A Growing Boy and a Baby Shower

This little man is growing like crazy.  I know that's what they are supposed to do, but jeez. . . it makes me so sad to watch my last little sweetie pie growing up so fast.







Auntie Ashley is due with little Miss Ellery Jean on October 16th.  I threw a baby shower for her a couple weeks ago and I think / hope everybody had a great time.

She's Backkkkk . . .

I realize that by now I've lost any audience that was at one time reading my blog.  To be fair I'm fairly certain most people were resorting to only looking at my Facebook anyway. . .but I'm still committed to keeping this blog up for my kids.

So. . what have we been up to?  Easton is now 6 months. . Brooklyn is 6 years old.  They just keep growing up, despite my efforts to keep them small. 

I have tons of pictures to share to get you updated. . .

Way Behind: 4 Month Photos

Just a quick look at the Month 1, 2, and now 4 pictures.  Unfortunately I don't have a 3 month picture. . .and the 4 month pictures are a bit brighter than the previous. .but. . . c'est la vie.  I'm just glad we have pictures.

The four month pics don't look that much like him, but they are the best we could do with the mood he was in.  Five month pics coming soon :)

Sprinkler Park Continued

A couple more sprinkler park pictures. . .

Wish Easton had been looking - but - c'est la vie. . and augh. .the wind!

 

Clearly Easton did not love the cold water!

Sprinkler Park

Easton's four month post is still to come, but I wanted to post pictures of some sprinkler park action during Memorial Day Weekend.  We went to Cedar Rapids to spend some time with my bestie and her family . . and meet up with a small group of my classmates that were in town (our fifteen year reunion was cancelled due to lack of interest. . but a few of us still got together.

I have some adorbs pics of my bestie and her kiddos too - but I want to respect her privacy and not post those on the blog.  We are running a half marathon together in November along with another bestie, Kat. . so hopefully we'll have picture overload then :)

I Pinky Swore. . . . Sigh. . .

So, I'm way behind on blogging and I'm going to do a bunch of random posts to make up for it.

Here are some pictures of Easton's baptism at the end of April.  His Godmother is Matt's brother's wife (Easton's aunt), Julie. . .and his Godfather is my sister's husband (Easton's uncle), Jeremy.  We feel very blessed to have had them stand up for our sweet baby boy.

We had most of our immediate family in attendance and was a blessed day.  This is the same church where I was baptized, Matt and I were married, Brooklyn was baptized, etc.  It only made sense to have Easton baptized there also.

This is my grandfather presenting Easton with a rose on behalf of the church.  The moment was bittersweet for me because when Brooklyn was baptized my grandmother presented the rose with grandpa.  I miss her.

3 Month Old Update

What / How Is Easton Eating?

Easton has established the fine art of eating.  He eats between 4 and 6 ounces every three hours.  Except at night. . at night he sleeps . . and mama is happy :)

What Does Easton's Schedule Look Like?

Easton typically wakes up at about 6:00 AM, after I am awake and ready and have Brooklyn ready. He typically drinks a bottle right away and is headed towards daycare by 6:45.

He naps sporadically at daycare. .but he's sleeping through the night, so I am okay with no real solid night routine.  Either Matt or I pick up the kids around 5:45 PM and head home for dinner, sometimes a walk, and any other things we need to complete.

We  stillstart our nighttime routine at about 7:10 when we get the kiddos in the bath, Matt reads some books to Brooklyn, and I feed Easton before laying him down to bed. Both kids now sleep throught he night (have I mentioned how HAPPY I am) and they get about 10 1/2 hours of solid sleep a night.

What Does Easton Love?

A lot of his loves are similar to last month. . .
* Cuddle time with mommy or daddy

* Bathtime with Brooklyn

* His Swing - He loves watching the birds spinning around and his reflection in the mirror

* Music

* Being outside


What Has Easton Learned This Month?

* He's become the smiliest little boy in the past month.  Love him - love his smiley face :)

What Do I Want To Remember About This Month?

I want to remember how sweet my baby boy has become.  He's so sweet and adorable . . and his giggles melt my heart.

Sibling Encounters

Brooklyn loves to make her "bubby" smile.  She is adorable with him and he adores her too.