Friday, January 24, 2014

Elijah-3 year old

Mommy's little man is growing up.  He turned 3 today(well actually he turns 3 at 7:34 tonight but you know I guess we can say today.  It is surreal to think this time 3 years ago I was in the hospital waiting to have my little boy, our first born.  We were so excited we could barely stand it.  We had the bags packed and ready, full to the brim with all kinds of little boy clothes.  Greg was beaming and so excited that he was going to have a boy and we could barely contain our excitment in waiting for him to finally make his appearance.  He ended up coming that evening via C-section.  One of the most cherished moments of my life was getting to hold him and see him for the first time.

Now we see him growing into a little man.  His vocabulary is changing by the day and getting ever broader.  I am amazed by the things that come out of his mouth some days!  He is very inquisitive and always likes to know what we are doing and why.  He loves to read his Bible stories and learn his verses.  He loves to sing and play the drums(old coffee cans), and the piano.  If there is music playing in the house then he will dance around to the music or tap out the beat.  He is my little music man!  He loves music and the beats that go with.
He loves his "coffee"
Cars....need I say more.  This little man's world revolves around cars.  Every nap time and bed time he must have at LEAST 2 cars in his hands to sleep with. He will sit by the hour and play parking lot. (A game his daddy taught him) He loves this!  He has taught Athaiah how to play with him and he is always giving Avery cars because he wants her to learn how to play!

He loves his sisters!  He would do anything for them.  He is my kind and compassionate boy.  If one of them starts crying he immediately runs over to them and says "hello sweet girl, it is ok, I love you.  Are you going to be ok? Yes, you are going to be ok, we will make it all better."  Nothing sweeter than hearing your rough little boy speak so sweet and lovingly to his sisters.

He is rough, like most little boys.  He loves to wrestle and run and just have fun. Racing cars or boxes or whatever he can find is always good for entertainment.  He loves to go down the big slides at the park and climb up by himself.  He is starting to be more and more independent.  Where has my little baby gone?


He also loves to pretend.  He runs around the house fighting dragons, building towers, and making food in his kitchen.  He is a boy of many talents and interests.  He is not afraid to play babies with his sisters or help his mommy in the kitchen.  He also loves to help clean up around the house. I'm telling you-one day ladies he is going to make a great husband!

Sunday, January 19, 2014

7 Months Old

My baby is 7 months old today....where has time gone? I know I say this all the time but I just can't believe that she is over 6 months old now. Getting closer to her being a year old and I just can't even imagine her more than my "little" baby.  On another note-my first baby will be 3 in a week(that makes me feel old!)
Here are some recent pictures of my cute little monkey!
 On Christmas morning opening(eating) her stocking.
 In her big girl outfit.
 She would only smirk for me this day...
At the zoo with the goats!
She is a little over 25" long now(still a bit of a shorty), and is over 18 lbs!  She can say hi and dada. She can sit pretty well by herself, although she is very uncomfortable sitting without someone close by and will scream if you walk away and leave her sitting by herself.  It is kind of cute!  
She loves her big brother and he is always begging to hold and snuggle her.  She squeals and giggles every time she sees him.  When she sees her big sister sometimes she cries and sometimes she gets so excited and the slobbers all over her face(aka giving her kisses).  
Her big sister adores her and is always begging to hold her and snuggle her as well, often leaving the two older ones fighting over who gets to love on her first.  Which for me, is amazingly cute that they love each other so very much!  
We have been blessed with 3 children that love each other so much and help each other out with everything daily.  We have a ton of fun and cannot wait to see where the next couple of months lead us in this little ones life and watching her grow!  We pray she will grow to know the Lord and will have a kind and compassionate heart.  We are truly blessed by you little girl.  We love you!