momma day breakfast part 1

the Friday before momma day, I got to eat breakfast at Graham's school. I loved it and he made me a flower pot with an orange flower in it. So sweet!

He always makes me smile! Love you Graham

little chair

finally! He sleeps in the little chair. He has a love/hater relationship with this thing. His brothers LOVE to sit in it (I am surprised they haven't broken it yet) But he finally caved and slept in it. For like 20 minutes. I got to each lunch! Woot woot1

Bennett's outfit

So Bennett is a bit particular about his clothes. He is starting to recognize shirts and wants to wear certain ones at certain times (like minions shirts ALL THE TIME!) He "helps" me with laundry, and has me change his shirt every time he sees another one he wants to wear. He also LOVES PANTS! Putting him in shorts can ruin the moment, like need a serious distraction to get him over the point that he knees are showing. I even get Graham dressed in shorts to show him shorts are cool, but it doesn't help. He hears pants. So he was not a fan of the outfit I picked out for him. I loved it...he thought it was ok. 

telling/showing me he doesn't have pants on. He tried to pull down the shorts. 

picture with mommy to help distract him

but this hat seemed to help him get over the short hump. It was super hot out, but we left the house in major style!

We got this really cool car (thanks G&P) and while leaving the house, Bennett always go and its in it. Like he will drive you around or something. So cute. 

my shopping buddy

back at home and happier

this kid always make me smile! Love you Bennett

swaddling Elliott

Elliott likes to be swaddled; more than our other kids did. We learned he likes his feet out, and we do that each time. It freaks you out when you go check on him and he looks like this! He moves his arms around enough to get the swaddle up over his head! He is fine, but it still makes your hears skip a beat.

A little perturbed to have been messed with. But I feel safer this way dude. 

but back to sleep

and adorable

getting big

this stool has proved to be a useful tool and a means for Bennett to get to stuff you don't want him to handle. It is light enough for him to move on his own, and he does, as you can see above. If you hear running water and you are downstairs, bets are pretty good Bennett is upstairs playing in the water. All it takes is one time to make that mistake and now, we keep the bathroom doors shut. He is getting so big so fast. Almost 2 years old! 

Elliott 2 months

Here he is! At 2 months already. Seems to have flown by, but then felt achingly slow at the same time. 

He is a very serious little boy who loves watching his brothers. His smiles are coming around more often. 

He was good to go at his 2 month check up. Got a boatload of shots and handling them like a professional. He is up to 9 lbs! Yowzah, this kid is officially out of newborn clothes. 

A sweet snuggle with daddy. Elliott loves sleeping on you, rather than alone. We are working on transitioning him out of our room into his, which was not as easy to do as we hoped. He is still waking every 3-4 hours to eat....we sometimes get a 4, almost 5 hour stretch but we are getting there! 

crazy wet hair

the boys HATE getting their hair washed...like scream out loud like crazy hate it. You can bust an eardrum going toward their hair with a cup of water. But, it has to be done, and at least once it is over, they have fun and crazy bath hair. 

Graham looks like he has been traumatized from his hair washing. 

And too much sun (see his arms? mine looked like that too!)

It was so cute....Bennett kept looking for me in this mirror in the tub. He looked away while I got a photo, but it was still cute.

What a sad little shark. He loved this towel for a minute, then wasn't a fan, then he was back to loving it. He ended up running around upstairs with it on. But what a sad little shark to start out!