4 Months

Mason turned 4 months last Friday! Things are going well...I am really starting to find my groove as a stay at home Mommy. I joined a Mom's group a few weeks ago with some of the moms from Ethan's preschool class and others. :) Life is good and I LOVE all the time I have with my boys.

Mason had his 4 month check-up today. He is in the 75th precentile for height at 26 inches, and in the 50th for weight at 15 pounds. The shots made him super sleepy so he's in his crib right now-let's hope we get a long nap! :) He goes to bed earlier now, usually around 7 pm and on a good night will sleep until 4 or 5 am for a feeding, and then go down again until 8. :)


sweet little guy

This is what bedtime looks like at our house! We all gather in Ethan's room and read books and sing songs. Afterward, I feed Mason and put him in his crib. I love our family!

at the Dr. waiting for shots :(

Yummy yummy cereal :) That would be a tent in our living room-Ethan has been playing in it!

Dewberry Farm

We took the boys to Dewberry Farm on Saturday afternoon. Ethan had a great time! He played in the hay, fed the barn animals, saw lots of pumpkins, and ran around with his friend Jace. Mason was a trooper and did fine in the stroller or in the Baby Bjorn. He enjoyed just being outside looking at all the sights. :)

Feeding the goats

HAHA

Sweet Mason enjoying the farm too!

Jumping on this cool bubble thing


A little scared of the big slide

Park Pics

runnin around

"Why can't I play, Mommy?"

"Ok, playing with my feet is good enough!"

Fall is Here!

...or close anyway. After months and months of relentless heat and temperatures in the triple digits, we finally have cooler weather!! I was so excited that I put sweaters on both boys (see Mason's pic below) Tuesday morning, only to realize that it wasn't quite that cold yet. I'm excited to start going to the park again and doing more things outdoors. :)

playing with my exersaucer

Ethan's first day of preschool at Faith School for Young Children August 30th, 2011

3 Months Old!

Mason is 3 months old today!

Here are some new things about our sweet boy:
-Has slept from 9pm-6am for 2 nights now!! :) Let's hope this is a trend!
-Loves when big brother comes over and talks to him-sometimes he gets poked in the eye or a finger jammed up his nose, so he's learning to go with the flow when Ethan is around!
-Adores being talked to-he will talk back and giggle! He is becoming very social.
-Started rolling from his tummy to his back
-Goes to the church nursery and today was his first time at the gym nursery since he is finally old enough!
-Weighs 13.4 lbs ( I weighed him at my in-laws' house)
-Still prefers Mommy, but will take a bottle ok. We finally found a formula he likes: Similac Advance-the premixed version. HATES the powder kind-sigh.....

Here are some pics from the day....

My Babies

I love these little boys! I am so fortunate to be able to stay home with them now instead of trying to juggle teaching and being a Mommy. I always felt like I was half doing both jobs, so now I can focus on what really matters to me. We are truly blessed with 2 healthy, happy boys!

Ethan is 2 1/2 and I think we may give the whole potty training thing a go-maybe over Labor Day weekend. He starts his Mother's Day Out program next week. He will be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2; it will be great for both of us. He will get the structure, learning, and socialization that he needs and that he was used to from being at school all last year. And Mommy will get a break and have more time to devote to Mason. :) He is talking like crazy; he amazes me everyday with what he knows. One of my favorite things is when he wakes up in the morning, and I can hear him on the monitor singing songs or pretend playing with his stuffed animals. :)

Mason is almost 3 months old now-I can't believe it. Before he was born, I didn't know if I could love another person as much as I love Ethan, but I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him. I love when he looks into my eyes-it's like he's saying, I know you're my Mommy"! He is starting to laugh, he loves to snuggle and be held. I love my little man!

Definitely Brothers!

Ethan-3 months

Mason-2 months