The Bushey Family

The Bushey Family
Brian, Erika, Blake & Ella

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Happy Easter!

Hello Everyone and Happy Spring!

I've posted some new pictures from February to April including our new family photos and the kids visiting the Easter Bunny. They did great for both!

Ella and Blake are growing quickly and changing every single day. They are both crawling around like crazy and getting anywhere and everywhere they want to go. They can also both pull themselves up to standing and walk along the furniture. Last night Ella climbed our entire flight of stairs from the basement to the kitchen. We predict they'll both be walking within a month or two. It's so crazy to look at the pictures from almost 10 months ago and see how small they were. No signs left of any premie babies here!

We're excited that the weather is finally starting to get better so we can enjoy some time outside. Blake and Ella both love to be outside! We can't wait to get up north this summer and start having some fun!!!

Lots of Love until next time,

Erika and the rest of the clan :-)

Monday, January 26, 2009

New Pictures!

Check out our new pictures from the month of December! We added all our great Christmas photos. January pics will be posted soon along with some videos from our new video camera (as soon as I figure out how to do it, that it).

All is well--both babies are weighing in at over 18 lbs (maybe more--we'll let you know in another month or so what the doc says) and 29" tall! Our biggest accomplishments at the moment are sitting (we can do it most of the time) and Ella is really trying to crawl, but she hasn't quite figured out how to "go" yet. It's pretty fun to watch. Blake is still perfectly content to roll around on the floor. Take care and have a good end of the month!!!

Love,
The Bushey Clan

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Almost 7 Months Old...

Again, sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I'll try and get our holiday and recent pics up this week.

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Blake and Ella really enjoyed their first Christmas although I have to say they enjoyed the wrapping paper more than any of the gifts! They're really starting to enjoy playing with their toys and especially with each other. Today, for example, Blake was trying to pull off Ella's sock and she was trying to suck on his fingers instead of her own. :-)

They're growing like weeds! Over 17 lbs and 27 inches tall/long. They're both sitting almost unassisted (they topple over when they try and get a toy that's a little out of reach) and they both enjoy standing while holding on to our fingers. Ella dances every time she's on her feet--it's hilarious. Blake is practicing for his career in the NBA in his Johnny-Jump-Up. He goes nuts in that thing!!! He's even bounced to the point of exhaustion-literally he's fallen asleep mid-jump. It's pretty cute.

We can't believe how much they've "grown-up" already, but we're loving it! The older they get the more fun they get. Ella is definitely daddy's girl right now and Blake is his mamma's boy all the way. They both very much enjoy their real food. Today they had real mac-n-cheese (all cut up of course) and they devoured it! They also really love bananas. It's a mess, but fun to watch. Ella sleeps through the night still. She's our good sleeper. She usually hits the sack between 7:30 and 8:00 and sleeps until between 6:00 and 8:00. Blake on the other hand isn't quite there. It's getting better. He was doing really well for a while only getting up once then we took a couple steps back and he started getting up two, three, even four times a night. The past week (knock on wood) has gotten better again with him only getting up once (rarely twice). Hopefully whatever was keeping him up has past and we are back on schedule.

Right now their life involves sleeping, eating, and LOTS and LOTS of playing! Like I said, the older they get, the more fun mom and dad have with them. It's even somewhat manageable to take them out to dinner! (Although that's far and few in between!!) Mom and Dad are both doing good (tired of course, but good). We usually hit the sack shorty after the kiddos. (Yup we're old and we freely admit it-at least I do!) I just finished my job at Bentley High School (it was only through the first semester), but I've been lucky enough to be hired in Mt. Morris! Yay!!! I'll be working with 5th and 6th grade students who are struggling in reading and I'm very excited about it. 5th and 6th grade are my grades of choice to teach so this is the perfect place for me. Hopefully with a little luck (as in someone or a couple someones retire) this will open up a door for a teaching position in the future. Right now I'm extremely grateful to have a job in a school and will be very happy there. I'm just happy to be working with kids! Brian is great too! He's a great daddy and I know there's no way I could do it without him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of Love to You All!

Erika and the rest of our clan