March Madness

March Madness

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Introducing Henry Abbing!

My sister and brother-in-law had their little baby on December 10th - Jack's best friend is here!! We have had such a nice time during the holidays welcoming our new little nephew! He is just adorable!


Henry just 30 minutes old - My mom and I were so lucky to get to be in the room when little Henry was born - I will never forget that incredible moment!


Cousins meeting for the first time!



Henry meeting his crazy Uncle Joe/future baseball coach!





Henry and his beautiful Omi!



Tante Amy was here for 10 days with us!! The boys just love their Tante Amy!



We have a beautiful Mama who has taught us to be beautiful Moms! She has given us so much support!



We love you our little Christmas elf!!! We can't wait for all the play dates, sleepovers and sporting events you and Jack will have together!











Monday, December 30, 2013

A Day with Friends!

Today Jack and I got to be in Centerville visiting friends - The Lechleiter Family, The Gamm Family and The Febus Family! It was so great to see them all! I felt like I was taking Jack back to a day in High school! 




We got to meet Lucy and Scott's adorable new babies! Little Thomas Daniel and Evelyn Ann - 2.5 weeks old and just under 6 pounds! So precious!!




 

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Getting in the Christmas Spirit!


Joe was off last Friday so we decided to make it a memorable family day. We went to the museum center to check out the train display and visit Santa! It was a wonderful day and even though Jack won't remember it we loved having this experience with him! 




Jack's first time meeting Santa - I think he liked it! He looks so much older then 3 months! 





I used to always visit patter and pogie when they used to be in downtown Cincinnati with the train display! 





I love the way Joe is pointing stuff out to Jack in these pictures. He loved showing his son the trains!






We had so much fun on our family special day! I just love Christmas time!









Saturday, December 14, 2013

Jack, You Are SO Loved!

Over the past 3 months we have been blessed with more visitors than we could have ever imagined! Jack is so loved and we are blessed to have so many wonderful family and friends in our lives!


 
 
Great Oma, Omi and Aunt Stefanie
 
 
Great Opa and Great Oma first meeting Jack!
 
 
Grandpa March

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Three generations of March boys!

 
Grandma and Grandpa March first meeting Jack!


 
 
We were so lucky to have Allie, Jacob, Liz and Mason come and visit in the hospital!

 
Grandpa Wetterau first meeting Jack!


 
Uncle Andrew and Carolyn came to visit for the weekend!


 
Great Grandpa Snyderburn first meeting Jack!

 
Great Grandma March first meeting Jack!



 
 
Jack has so many cousins and they all just cant get enough of him! Jack's first trip to the Lake House at 2 weeks old!
 

 
A beautiful day at the Lake House!


 
Meeting Ashley! We spent many days together while I was pregnant with little Jack!

 
Meeting the Flemings (the family I babysat until the week before I had Jack!)
Braden thought Jack was going to be a girl and wanted me to name the baby Beyoncé!



 
At 2 weeks old Jack, Tante Amy and I took a road trip to Columbus to meet cousin Isabel and Michael at OSU! Jack's first college visit!

 
Tante Amy came for 10 DAYS! to meet Jack and spend so much time with us! We LOVED having her here!  Jack also got to meet Amy's wonderful boyfriend Yevgeniy!

 
 
Uncle Charlie and Auntie Alex came to visit for the weekend!

 
Great Grandma Snyderburn visiting with Jack (she actually also came to meet him in the hospital when he was a day old!)



 
Meeting the Frutkin Family! Crawford, Evie and Frances were so in love! We have been babysitting this family for years and even the whole time I was pregnant with little Jack!

 
Jack with Uncle Dave (his future soccer coach!)

 
Meeting Angela!

 
Jack meeting Julie! I have been friends with Julie since grade school!
 
 

 
Grandma and Grandpa March came back for another special weekend with Jack!



 
Molly and Jason came from Chicago to meet Jack and visit for the weekend!
 
 
snuggle time with cousin Frances!

 
Meeting the Pernik girls - we call Audrey and Juliana our step-sisters - I met them when I was Jack's age!

 
 
 
 
A wonderful weekend in Cleveland getting to meet all of Joe's Aunts, Uncles and cousins!           Jack's first trip to Cleveland at 1 month old!

 
Mark and Isaiah came to visit! Jack also got to meet Mr. and Mrs. Febus at Stefanie's baby shower!

 
more cousin time!

 
Jack and Martha!  I babysat Martha for 6 years - I cant believe how grown up she is now!

 
Uncle Michael came to stay with us for the weekend!

 
Great Oma singing to Jack!

 
A surprise visit from John and Becky - our newly engaged friends!



 
More college friends - Shane and Maureen came from Chicago for the weekend to visit Jack and Susanna and Ryan from Louisville!

 
more snuggle time with Julie!
 
 
Jack meeting Vanessa - A good friend from my graduate program!

 
Jack and Opa Bill! 
 
 
Jack hanging out with Jack! Rob and Tricia are our neighbors and we had little boys just 1 month apart (Jack Brichler is 1 month older!) We love to hang out with our neighbors!
 
 
This is a picture of my dear friend Katie before her wedding! This is also a few days before Jack was born, but didn't want to leave Katie out. Jimmy and Katie also came and visited after he was born!
 
 
We have had many wonderful weekends of visitors since Jack was born and we are so thankful! Joe and I love to host guests and show off our sweet little boy and the great city we live in!  A few people Jack has met that I have not had the chance to get pictures of: My dear friend Joanna who I run several times a week with and her 3 little cuties. Our college friend Kristen. Our good friend Rebecca. My Aunt Lillian and Aunt Theresa came for special visits when Jack was a few days old. Lots of Joe's aunts, uncles, and cousins met Jack while we were in Cleveland, but we didn't get pictures of all of them. Lots of other work friends, running friends, and college friends we've run into around the city.
 
Having a baby really helps you realize how many great friends and family you have and how lucky you are to have their support. We love to bring Jack everywhere we go, and no matter where we are, Jack brings a smile to people's faces.