5 Months Old

I can hardly believe the Little Man is 5 months old! Not much has changed, except that he's found his toes and is loving those toes! It's cold here, so it's rare that his toes are out and accessible. But, when they are out, they are in his mouth!

Besides his toes, he's learning to grab at everything. We pulled out some baby toys and they are a hit.  He also watches every single thing we put in our mouths. It's making us feel rather guilty. I must say it seems like time to have solids soon. Doctor wants us to wait until 6 months, but I have a feeling we won't!

I really am enjoying this phase. He's still stuck wherever we put him, eating and sleeping a bit more on a schedule and is still our sweet, smiley, easy going little guy, but growing up a bit too quickly if you ask me. 

This was my assistant during our little photo shoot!

Happy 5th Birthday

To My Sweet Boy:

I can't believe it was 5 years ago that you first came into our life after a long day of waiting and wondering when you'd come. The process was slow for much of that day, but you surprised us by showing up just as I was ready to give up! We all thought you'd be born on the 26th, but you surprised us by coming just a few minutes past midnight on the 27th. And that has been what life with you has been like.... many surprises along the way!

I love the pictures above because they so encompass who you are. You are a little boy full of laughter and fun. You bring so much joy and life into our home (not to mention noise!) You are growing up in so many ways since becoming a big brother this summer. You get yourself dressed and ready for school every day- even getting your backpack and snack ready. You are so much more brave about saying good-bye and starting new experiences. You love to teach your Little Brother about life and the joys you find in it. You look up to your Biggest Brother and want him to be just like him in so many ways.

But, in some ways you are still my little buddy. Sometimes your Big Brother takes off with his friends and you get left behind with your hurt feelings and all. Other times you are just run down and you always want your back scratched. I can always count on you to help me out and to always be there for a hug. You are sweet, kind and loving. 

You have a great memory and are learning so much, like a little sponge right now. You always ask me silly things, like "Why are they called sandwiches is there is no sand in them?" You wear me down at times begging for sugar, tv shows and "screen time", but there is no one else who reminds me to laugh and see the joy each day quite like you can.

I love you and am so happy you are my little 5 year old! Happy Birthday Buddy!

Love, Mommy!

A Bowling Avengers 5th Birthday Party

Tomorrow my guy turns 5! We had his party a few weeks back since that is what worked best with our schedules. Sometimes having a birthday right next to Thanksgiving gets messy- so we just roll with the punches! It took some thought and many mind changes, but he finally settled on an Avenger's Theme for his 5 year old party. The party took place at the bowling alley with 6 of his buddies from school. They bowled for an hour, ate cupcakes, and opened gifts. He had a blast and was so excited. The only bummer was that it was a long 18 days to wait until the real birthday. Talk about stretching this one out!

He "helped" me with the cupcakes and was all set for the day with his new Avenger shirt.

Big Brother even got to skip the afternoon at school to celebrate his big day!

Here he is with his "best friend". And, even the Littlest Brother was sporting his super hero gear!

I'm expecting him to be up early and all ready to get the party started tomorrow. Off to rest before he wakes up the family to start celebrating!

Guess Who?

Guess who....

• is 4 months old?
• can roll over (both ways)?
• loves his feet and grabs them any chance he gets?
• laughs and smiles all the time?
• grabs at everything to put it in his mouth?
• sucks his thumb until it is chapped and raw?
• is 26 inches long (85th %) and 14lb 13 oz (50th %)?
• is still sleeping like a champ?

Did you guess this sweet little one?

Moments Between Brothers

In my day to day life, I see the clutter- paper, toys, half eaten tomatoes and avacadoes on the counter, but when I slow down to see how our family has transformed that all fades to the background of what is truly important. There really is nothing sweeter than the moments shared between these brothers. 

The Longest Halloween Post Ever In November...

 Due to the overload of photos, I'll keep it short on words! Halloween is a favorite around here and it didn't disappoint this year. Fun was had carving pumpkins, at school parties and parades, and trick-or-treating with our neighbor friends. Even the littlest brother had a fun night. (If you call being carried around the neighborhood by mom to stay asleep while your big brothers trick or treat for 2 hours!)

October Days

 October brought some fun days at school: For Big Brother they had a special day for parents to come and visit during centers. He happened to be the "Calendar Helper" for the day, so I got to see him in action. School is the highlight of his day- a far cry from the tears of last year having to say good-bye each day. I love that he loves school!

Biggest Brother had a field trip to a nearby farm. He came home with this ginormus carrot- we cooked it up in some stir fry. Yum!

And, Baby Brother is finding his thumb like crazy!!! He hasn't quite learned what to do with the other fingers, so we have to keep those nails pretty short!

Fall has been beautiful here- beautiful colors, beautiful temperatures and lots of fun outdoors...

3 Months Old

He's 3 months old!

He loves his thumb.

He started sleeping through the night. (About 10pm-7am, then a snack and another nap until 10am!)

He started sleeping through the night at 11 weeks old and hasn't missed a night since. I think it's because he loves his thumb!

He rolled over on his 3 month birthday (back to tummy).

He started laughing and smiles at us all the time.

He's an amazing little baby. I can't get enough of him!