Five in the family

I have really been a bad mommy blogger! I am going to try my best to get back into this so I can have a good record of all of the fun and crazy times our family has together. There is a lot to catch up on. We are now living in St. Louis after a fun year in Baltimore. Josh is working for Midcounty Orthopedics and is very, very busy! I am still writing for examiner on a very part-time basis.

Max is going to Countryside Montessori five mornings a week and is really loving it. He has a lot of great friends including Gavin, Noah and Eldridge. He is such a character with unending energy. He loves swimming, gymnastics, soccer and pretty much anything that requires a ton of energy. He has a lot of pretty funny things that he says and does. He especially loves using big words: outstanding, terrible, excellent, amazing. He has some funny sayings as well: "Are you kidding me?" "Zo, Zo mo!" He likes telling knock knock jokes even though they often make no sense what so ever.

Max loves showing things to his little brother Miles. He brings toys over and tell him that when he "gets four," he will like to play with it too. Max is obsessed with Star Wars, Angry Birds, building with Tinker Toys, Hotwheels and fighting with swords.

Zoey is such a little talking machine! She is always stating observations and repeating. She is talking in sentences at 22 months. She also has a pretty funny personality. She says I'm sorry and thank you constantly. She likes to call her brothers "baby womos" and Maxie." Zoey also goes to Countryside and LOVES her friends and teachers. She actually cries when I drop Max off if she does not get to go that day. Zoey is obsessed with Miles and loves to give him kisses and help burp him. Zoey loves to sing and dance. She can sing along with the ABC's and especially loves the Five Little Monkeys song. She also likes doing When You're Happy and You Know it. Zoey is definitely a daddy's girl! She is one of the happiest, smiley little girls and loves sleeping late!

Miles is such a sweet baby. He has been on a heart monitor ever since leaving the NICU at two weeks. He is very easy going so far. He rarely cries and still spends a lot of time sleeping during the day. He has bright blue eyes and the chubbiest cheeks in the world! He has a smile that lights up the room and loves cooing back and forth. He is three months old already!

We have a busy spring and summer ahead. Max and Zoey are having parties in a few weeks for their birthdays. We are taking a family trip to Branson and then heading to Toledo for Uncle Nick's wedding. We are hosting our Memorial day weekend party and the Van Gundys will be bringing their new little man along with Jackson for the party. Emily and Ben will have had their baby then, too.

Josh has boards at the end of July so that will be a busy month.

Change is coming

I cannot believe it is already the end of June! We have enjoyed so many exciting change in the past several weeks and we are getting ready for another huge move.

We closed on out house in STL last week and we are getting ready for the big move back to the Mid-west. We move in less than a month and things are starting to get real. Max has made so many great friends over the past year. I never expected that either of us would grow so attached to Baltimore or the wonderful people we have met during our time here.

Over the next month, we plan to spend time with our dear friends. Max will miss Iya, Coo Coo, Co Co, Ashuck, Jsa Jsa and of course, Tessa. He loves is friends so much!

Zoey is getting so BIG! She gained 3 pounds during her first month and is spending more and more time awake with each passing day. She sleeps really well at night and is such a little joy to be around. Max is such a great big brother. He loves giving her kisses and especially likes helping to give her a bath. They are going to be great friends!

Welcome to the world Zoey Margaret Nadaud

What a big surprise the Nadaud family had in May. Just like Maxwell, our second baby decided to make a surprise arrival a month early. Zoey Margaret Nadaud arrived on May 10, 2010. As I hit the 35 week and 5 day mark, my water broke while relaxing at home. This is the exact same scenario as when Maxwell was born.

Fortunately, our good friend Dara came to the rescue and stayed with Maxwell while Josh and I went to the hospital. Zoey was born about 16 hours later at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The labor was pretty easy. Just one push an baby Zoey came into the world, changing our lives forever.

Zoey was 6 lbs. and 14.5 ozs. She is such a dream baby. Zoey sleeps well and eats like a Nadaud. Maxwell has been such a great big brother. He loves to help burp his sister and often rushes to the rescue with Zoey's pacifier.

So far, we have taken Zoey on a few walks and have gone on many outings around Baltimore. Mimi and Papa came to visit followed by Auntie Em. Grandpa and Grammy M. were next. YiaYia will be here next week and in June, Auntie Jen will meet her new niece.

St. Louis trip

On our recent house hunting trip to St. Louis, we had a fun but brief visit with some good friends. Josh got to meet baby Mila for the first time. As we prepared to return to Baltimore after finding our new home, we made a quick trip to the park for all of the SLU kids to play. It was a beautiful day! We can't wait to spend many more days just like this one when we move back in a few months.

Our new home

Josh celebrated a birthday in April. We had a great dinner out at Fogo De Chow while Maxwell had a night in with his Yiayia.

We had a big trip to St. Louis in April. We took Maxwell to the city of our future home to find our dream house. After months of endless researching, Josh and I narrowed down our list to about 20 houses. After long day of looking, we were in total agreement on our perfect home. It was also a big weekend for Emily as she got engaged to her boyfriend, Ben. It was so exciting to have two big events coincide on the same weekend when we were all together. Maxwell had a big day with Mimi and Papa. They took him to the park and pretty much chased him around for hours on end.