Vaughn "thats a good idea"

Lately, Vaughn has tried to persuade Tony and me by saying "I have a great idea" and then proceeding to tell us how he wants a fruit bar or to go somewhere. After he makes his initial pitch, he follows it up with "that's a good idea". I think I should start using it in my sales pitch, because it most often leads to a compromise.

Brock on the move!

It only took a week. I need to go back a bit. On Fathers day at my sister's house he started to crawl. Then is was a combination of the butt scoot and crawling. This past week the floodgates opened up. Brock pulled himself up on Monday night on his activity table. Then he repeated his performance the next night while waiting for his bath by climbing up the stairs. Now he is standing in his crib and tonight he stood in the boat while in his pack and play through the waves. He also decided he needed to move. We put him behind his walker and he actually took some steps. He is such a determined little guy. He is obsessed with the gold knobs in our bath tub. Tonight when Tony and I gave the boys a bath Brock proceeded to crawl over Vaughn to get to them. Tony and I commented he isn't afraid of going under. He is also going up a few stairs at a time. Time for the baby gates. :) Pictures soon!

Vaughn's Birthday Continued

The birthday week continues. Vaughn brought fruit bars and licorice to his friend and teachers childcare this week. He loves Edy's fruit bars.

On Friday, Nana and II came and picked up Vaughn at childcare and took him to the playground. That morning, I came upstairs and Vaughn was telling Tony what his day was going to look like. He said - " I am going to childcare then we will eat lunch and then Nanna and II are coming to pick me up" I told him he need to call them to see if they would do that. When they picked him up he was napping - apparently so hard that he was drooling and didn't know if he was dreaming or not. Then they went to the playground. That night, Vaughn got his birthday gift from Nanna and II. My mom gave him her mom's rock collection. It is in a cabinet with lights. She has agates and other rocks she found in fields that look like items - like steak rocks and doughnut rocks. He was very excited to put them in the cabinet.

pony boy

II has a song that he likes to sing for the boys. He will also put the boys on his knee to bounce them up and down like they are on a horse. Here are some pics.

vaughn's 4th birthday

Vaughn had a birthday week and I am very happy he had a great time. It started off with daddy coming home on 6/1 and telling me that he was going to take Vaughn camping at Carver Park - at around 7pm. They ended up leaving around 8pm and Vaughn was pumped up to go! Tony took the next day off from work - a first! I called for an update and they watched a movie in the tent. Apparently, the bugs were pretty bad and it has been so dry here lately that a campfire wouldn't have been a good idea. The next day I called Tony fully expecting him to say his back was sore, but he said the inflatable mat worked just fine. In the background I heard screaming and he told me Vaughn had decided to join a little boy named George in the lake. Vaughn stared out wading in the water and ended up in 60 degree water in his underwear screaming and having a good time. Then, they went to the campground playground. After that they went home to clean up the sand - I got to clean the sandy clothes later that day! They went to the movies (the movie -up) and had two sugar drinks, gummy worms and popcorn. Then, they went to get an ice cream cake at Dairy Queen - a motorcycle cake - (see picture) I think they got a purple mister misty too - I got to clean up the glasses! Then, they went to the Arboretum to see the sea monster, go through the maze, see the little houses, and to see the fish in the pond. I am a little exhaused just typing this! It is not over yet - ( Tony told me this is the longest day he has had since he was in elementary school) Then, we invited Papa, Grandma, Ja Ja, and Eric (our neighbor) over for presents and ice cream cake. Vaughn insisted on using the candles we used for II's birthday as well as putting colored sugar on his piece. Now to the present - Vaughn watches way too much TV (or Vaughn TV as he called cartoons) he kept seeing an ad for Dinosaur Trick Tracks Hot Wheels track (he likes to call it dinosaur track trax) Tony and I ended up giving into the genius marketing. When asked what he wanted for the month before his birthday he said "dinosaur track trax". Enjoy the pics!

memorial day 2009

We had a good weekend at the hessburg home. Brock was getting over the twice a day explosive poop when dad got the 1 day flu! Then we ended our weekend with a trip to urgent care (3hours roundtrip) for potential pink eye (brock)! Thank goodness for medical insurance! In between, we found time to go to the arboretum. We had a great time looking at flowers and fish. Vaughn insisted on wearing his flip flops and he ended up falling 2 times. Other highlights of the weekend include - Brock scooting everywhere on his butt, Vaughn trying to fly his 1st kite, and Brock holding his own bottle while laying down. Still not much sleep around here - Brock woke up last night fussy at 1:30 am and then at 5 am! 2nd night in a row! Here are some pictures!

brocker the webble wobble !

Last week Brock learned how to do a complete sit-up. His abs are steel. Anyone who has seen him knows he does a pilates hundred (legs up and head up at the same time) all the time! Since he has been sitting up on his own changing his diaper has become more of a challenge. I try to get him to lay down and he pops right back up. When he gets really angry he slams his legs down at the same time (again the lower ab strength!). He is such a funny guy. He has also started to scoot around. He likes to try and grab any type of belt or scoot his way to the gold metal on our shower door. He also likes to grab the baby lotion bottle. He has also recognized that there is a funny baby in the mirror. Tonight when I was attempting to change his diaper he wanted to sit up and have a conversation with the baby. So far his words have been "Ba Ba"and"Ma Ma" Usually the Ma Ma is said when he is hungry and wants food. :)