Thursday, July 5, 2012

Home | Mama, Seb, Bruno





Just sitting and waiting for Mamaw and Pawpaw to come from Cincinnati to visit. Bruno obviously already wore himself out with excitement, and Seb is playing a little ditty to celebrate. And in other great news, Dada is joining us in Ohio tomorrow night. We couldn't be more thrilled.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Home | Happy Independence Day



Happy Independence Day from the littlest Streckers! 

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Seb | Learning



Seb insisted that he get to drink out of a cup without the sippy lid. It worked well for a while until curiosity got ahold of him and he dumped it down his shirt just to see what would happen. I love watching the gears turn in this little man's head. He's learning.

Home | Greetings from Ohio










Here's a little bit of what's been going on over the last few days. Photos c/o my little sister.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Home | Dada and Bruno (10 days old)

HOT DADA 
MONEY SHOT

CONTEMPLATIVE

NECK AS STRONG AS STEEL? CHECK. 
KISSABLE CHEEKS

Cody's parents started a tradition of taking a picture of Cody's dad with each of his kids on their respective birthdays, starting at birth. We've been doing this with Seb, and thankfully Cody remembered to do this with Bruno, too. Not quite on the day he was born, but 10 days is still pretty good.

Sebastian, Bruno, and I are snug in Ohio right now, while Dada is hard at work in Durham. Wedding week has begun, and while Seb is positively giddy with all the distractions of the farm, mama is trying to nurse away the pounds so she can get into her bridesmaid dress, and Bruno is happily packing on the pounds that said nursing provides. We sure miss Dada, though.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Home | What love looks like


Cody is without a doubt the most selfless person I know, and is no stranger to sharing. I pray that our boys pick up on this and learn to be as giving as their dada. Guys, this is real life, and it's awesome. These two never cease to brighten my day.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Bruno | The first days






Here are a smattering of pictures from Bruno's first days. He's had quite a few visitors, many of whom I forgot to take pictures of, unfortunately. The most tragic of whom is my sister who flew down here to help us out for a few days and did a magnificent job of somehow keeping Sebastian entertained (to the point where I think he thought she was his second mama), and the apartment spotless, laundry laundered, and tasty food on the table. Did I mention she made brownies from scratch? Twice. The daily 500 calories I'm burning from breastfeeding don't even make a dent in the amount I consumed because of those brownies. But they were so so good.

So what have we learned about Bruno this week? Well, he gained a whopping 3 ounces in his first couple days, which was shocking because most babies lose weight! He has dimples just like his mama, which makes me incredibly happy, and his feet and toes seem to be just like mine, too. He is an expert when it comes to nursing, has a really cute cry that we don't hear very often, snorts when he's hungry, and has already smiled, like a lot, and I'm not talking about sleep smiles, but real, during the day, wide-awake smiles. This kid is advanced.

Sebastian is doing well, and though we had a couple rough days, he seems to be adjusting really well now and showing more interest in and fascination with Bruno. He is growing into such a sweet big brother.