It's All Fun and Games Until....

I almost forgot to post on this, but it honestly is just to funny/gross not to....

Amelia wanted to camp out.   Well being the good Mommy I try to be, but not the super outdoorsman, I came up with a wonderful solution!   Lets just camp out in your room.  Sounds boring right....well it is until we pull out the air matress and flashlights and PRESTO...instant "girls" camp out!!! 

Now, lets flashback to early in the evening when we went to eat Mexican.   That sweet little girl I was camping out with ordered a sprite....a rather large sprite was brought to the table and in the confusion of feeding the little man and inhaling my dinner I must have missed the she gulped down all 42 freaking ounces!!!

Fast Forward....Camp out set up, air mattress blown up, books read, girl talk taken care of and ready for bed.   We crashed about 10:00....that is late at our house these days.   Anyway I woke up around 2:30 soaking wet.   My first thought was....seriously...did I drink to much water and wet the bed!!! and then I remebered the sprite!!!  Now let me explain air mattress 101.  Heavier person sinks....lighter person stayers higher.....liquid flows down....get the point.   Miss Priss was high and dry and me, well not so much.    I was soaking wet with PEE.   Yep, camping is all fun and games til Mom gets peed on !!! 

I got up, woke Jeremy up, he took care of the still dry, except for her panties, (she never even woke up) while I scrubbed and showered in the middle of the night!

Needless to say....we are very aware of the amount of sprite a certain little person consumes these days and not sure if we will be doing any camping any time soon.

Like it's His Job...

Bennett started eating solid food last week and Big Man has not checked up!  He no joke gave me a look the first time he ate like "where has this been all my life!"  He takes his food serious....like its his job to eat!!!

 

Also, I have been making his food this go around.   Really want to kick myself for not doing it with Amelia.   It is so much cheaper and really easy.   Of course the benefits of being able to have fresh fruits and veggies without the preservatives it wonderful.  

 

Anyway, here is a video of the Big Man chowing down on some squash and apples....I think he likes it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did I Mention I Love the Beach

For some strange reason this summer was a tad bit busy and we didn't make it down to the beach, but that is really okay! We have found the secret to beach going... Really it's late September and early October. Sssshhhhh don't tell though. The water is crystal clear .... The tropical island clear, beaches and restaurants are not crowded and its in the 80's so you don't melt AND the water is still warm enough to get in. Oh yeah, and rates are 1/2 if not 3/4 of what they are in the summer.

I am sold on this time of year. Anyway he are a few pictures of our quick getaway. And Bennett did great too. His owners manual worked and he had a blast and was excellent...yeah!!!

Woo had a "big, big, big tub!!" and Amelia took a swim!

Girl time on the beach.

The view from the 14th floor....the water was seriously crystal clear.

Chowing down on her black eyed peas and edamame...my strange eater?!?!

They added the farris wheel...or windshild as Amelia calls it.

"Say WHAT Mom"  She cracks me up!!!

Giving Woo some suga's

4 Months Old!!!

Holy Moly where has the time gone!?!? I know I sure haven't slept it away!!! Big Man is 4 months today and just a cute a can be. He keep growing and growing and growing get the point.

At his last check up he weighed 15 lbs and 10 oz and was 25 inches long!!! He is a big guy.

Dude is still wearing size 2 diapers and 3-6 months and some 6 months for now.

He is taking five 6 oz bottles a day and we just started solids this week. We started with peas and he LOVES them. Pears came next and they were a hit too. He basically wondered why mom had been hiding the good @$!& all this time.

Sleep is still our biggest issue. Well not really. He sleeps great, I just want to sleep more and Big Man want let me :). He goes to bed at 7:45 or 8 each night and sleeps until 6:00 or 7:00 each morning.

Bath time is one of his favorite things. He loves, loves, loves his stroller. Mom does lots of waking and running lately, especially with the nice weather. He is still curious about his sister and is content with tummy time when watching her. He is sitting up with support and tolerates his Bumbo seat.

No rolling for this man yet, I think he is a little lazy. We are working though. He gets mad at me when I make him practice :)

He is being a big boy this weekend and spending the several nights away from home at his granny D's and poppa Marvin's while mom and dad go to the beach. I only sent a 3 page typed "owners manual" to help out. He can be a little high maintenance diva sometimes.

Its really funny, it was this beach trip last year I realized I was pregnant with Bennett and I thought ... Well this time next year I will have a 4 month old . Amazing what can change in a year!!!

Our Life Lately According to my Phone

Checking out the Fire Truck

The Dentist came to visit at school and gave the kids gloves and masks...someone loves hers!!!

Reading his book to Mom as she cooks dinner.

Big Man chillin on Mollie's bed.

Thursday lunch at the Park!!!

My nuggets!

Firestation Field Trip

A fun ride with the Nena's

Waiting on the Homecoming Parade

My Happy Man

Working on her Homework

Goofing off with Mom

Bennett's Big Day

Today we Bennett was baptized.   It was such a special day for all four of us as a family.   We attend the small church the I grew up in, was married in and all of my family attends.   Mr. David, the pastor did a wonderful sermon that incorpated Bennett his Baptism.  

We had a dinner at Mom's house afterwards for all the family.   We couldn't have asked for a better day.  

Bennett slept through the entire church service then woke up right before.   He was wet and not really sure of what was going on.   He SCREAMED!!!! the entire ceremony.   I just said he was filled with the Holy Spirit.   Apparently all that religion he received wiped his little fanny out, because he smoothe passed out for 3.5 hours this afternoon.   



It took 5 takes and this is what we got!!! 



Three Months

My Smiley Man

 

Somebody is three months old today!!! Holy Moly time has flown.  It really is hard to believe that this little, well big guy is already this old.   In the past few weeks the "big man" and we have started calling him has really grown.   He is now weighing in at a whopping 14.5 lbs and is 25 inches long!!!  Seriously he looks like a 6 month old.   He has not lost ANY of his head full of hair he had birth, it has only gotten thicker and longer.   He is STILL not sleeping through the night on a regular basis, which is about to drive me nuts.  However, we are working on that.  He is currently like clockwork and wakes up at 3AM.  We are working to wean him off that bottle.  He will sleep through the night and has done it quite a few times, just not consistently....I like consisitency.   

 

We have gotten that mean little tummy situation under control.  He is still taking his Zantac three times a day and drinking his "liquid gold" formula.   He takes five 6oz bottles throughout the day and has cereal in his nighttime bottle.  

 

His little personality is showing through more and more.  He will smile and laugh all the time.   He found his voice last week and hasn't looked back.   He coos or woos and will squawk and squeak at you.   We are practicing the dreaded tummy time, he still despises it, and working on sitting up.  He loves his play mat and loves to pull the toy that makes music. 

 

Bennett is in awe of his sister, and she is doing such a good job.   He watches her whenever she is close (which I really don't blame him) and loves for her to talk or sing to him.   She will give up her treasured blanket if he is crying to help calm him, or sing Twinkle Twinkle to him....and it works!!!  She really is a great big sister.

 

It is amazing how fast little ones grow and change. 

 

 

 

Tough Guy