2 years old

How is it possible my little girl is now 2 years old? Seems like just yesterday we brought her home from the hospital on Halloween day. She has brought such joy and happiness to our lives, we are so blessed. We celebrated her 2nd birthday at the pumpkin patch this year. This past year Avery has changed so much, she has really become her own little person. She says some of the funniest things and makes us laugh so hard. She also has her stinker moments, can throw a fit in a second and lets you know when she doesn't like something. She loves her brother so much and is always right there when he cries to let him know "its ok bubba". I love to watch her interact with him, definitely makes a momma proud. She is curious yet also cautious. She has become a bit shy lately, even around people she is used to. I love to hear what new things she thinks about, her little brain must be going a hundred miles a minute. She has started talking so fast that it comes out alot like gibberish, I think she just has so much to say but can't get it out fast enough! She can sing quite a few songs herself, count to 10, say her alphabet, knows quite a few colors and knows almost all of the days of the week. She definitely has a sweet tooth like me, but I have to limit her amount of sugar because it definitely affects her! She woke up every hour from 11:30pm till 3:30am the night after her birthday party. She had such fun on her birthday. She still loves her books, she will sit for longer books now. Her favorite this week is Fancy Nancy that Gigi and Papa T gave to her for her birthday. At her 2yr well check-up she weighed in at 30lbs and was 35 inches putting her in the 90th and 80th percentiles respectively. We love this little girl so much, she has blessed our lives so much. We are so lucky God chose us to be her parents.

Happy 2nd birthday Avery Jo!
Birthday pics to come :)

3 months old

Liam David is 1/4 of a year old!!

• This month he rolled over for the first time (10/9) but has yet to do it again!
• He loves interaction, he smiles and coos
• He still sleeps great at night, last week he sleeped from 7pm till 7am for 4 days straight! He did it again last night. Amazing for only 3 months old. 
• Liam loves bathtime, he never cries or fusses until I take him out of his tub
• Surprisingly enough, he hasn't pee'd on anyone in awhile!!
• I haven't been as scheduled with Liam as I was with Avery but he pretty much puts himself on a good schedule. He eats every 3 hours, usually awake for 1-1.5 hours then takes a nap. I definitely enjoy rocking him to sleep, it never takes long, but I usually rock awhile longer just to enjoy the snuggles!
• I love what Liam does just before he nurses. He gets very excited, kicks one of his legs like a rabbit and waves his arms around!
• He loves to chew/eat his fist. Still waiting to see if he finds his thumb but he would rather put his fist in his mouth than his pacifier.
• He started wearing size 2 diapers about halfway through this last month!! Ave was 4 months old before she was in size 2's! He also wears mostly 3-6 month clothes. BIG BOY!
• I moved him to his room about a week ago, once he started sleeping 11-12hours a night!
• Liam has started scooting when he's on his belly. At night I put him in the middle of his bed but by halfway through the night he's scooted all the way so that his head is in the corner of his bed!
• His legs are really strong, he likes to stand up and can kick pretty hard.
• This month he became really interested in his activity gym, he smiles and coos while watching the lights. He also loves to look at himself while he's in his swing, there is a mirror just above him and he smiles and coos at himself!
• He is still on his reflux medication and still gets gas pains sometimes. He has good days and bad days, some days he won't hardly spit up at all and others he spits up ALL day long.
• This little guy loves to be held. Shoulder is his favorite spot but he also likes to be held in your arms so he can stare up at you. He still falls asleep like that! I soak up every minute I can.

Happy 3 month birthday Liam! We love you so much!

"its ok bubba"

Have I mentioned that Avery loves her brother? Today, Liam didn't want me out of his sight so while I emptied the dishwasher he sat in his bumbo. Of course, Avery wanted to come join in. She scooted his bumbo to her and this was when he started fussing. She tells him "I talk to you" then she says something like "goodness gracious" she likes to mimic right now so you can hear her trying to "talk" like him. She is also fascinated with his eyes. Fortunately, she is good about not touching his eyes. :)

Liam's Birth book

Click (HERE) to see the photobook I made of Liam's birth and NICU stay!

Click on View photobook and then full screen otherwise the text is pretty small!

Enjoy!

bathtime giggles

Liam loves taking a bath. He always gets the biggest smiles and kicks around in the water. I don't think he's cried since his first bath at home. Tonight was the first time I've heard him giggle. I even caught it on camera;

prepare for utter cuteness!!!



Happy birthday Great Papa!

She did say "Happy birthday Great Papa". I just couldn't get her to say it on camera! Little Stinker! We love you Great Papa! Happy Birthday(yesterday!).

(this was supposed to be up yesterday but I couldn't get the video to upload till today!)

2 month baby chatter

I just love Liam's baby chatter and smiles he's been giving us!