Almost Party Time!

I cannot believe Connor is just weeks away from being 3.  I know it's been said by every mother everywhere in the world, but it still amazes me at how fast times flies when you have kids.

Anyway, about the party. I am so excited this year!  We are doing a circus theme and I'm going all out (not sure why though...3 isn't exactly a milestone birthday, but whatever). We are renting a popcorn machine, hot dog roaster, and a nacho machine for food (plus I think we'll order some sandwiches and do a few salads). Instead of goody bags, I decided to do a candy buffet this year where kids (and adults ;) can fill a popcorn box with candy. I decided to do cupcakes and cookies instead of cake as well.  Cake is such a hassle! Then we are going to have a bounce house for the bigger kids and a ball pit for the babies.  I think most of the kids are still a little young for games so we just going to do the bouncy house ad ball pit. I'm pretty excited though and I can't wait to share pictures!

I'm super excited about his invites too. Especially since I made them myself. ;) I found one I like on Etsy but I didn't want to pay for them, so I made my own version and I am pretty happy with how they turned out.


How cute is that picture by the way?! He is looking SO much like a little boy these days. It's heartbreaking, but I love it. :)

4 Months Old!

This post is actually crazy late but these pictures are from the day she turned 4 months (the 9th). We left for our cruise on the 11th, got home on the 18th, and I have been too lazy since then. ;) The cruise was a ton of fun by the way (Caribbean stopping in Grand Turk, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas) but I am SO bummed I didn't take my good camera. I was afraid to check it at the airport and our carry-ons were just too full. Plus, I was worried about taking it on the beach and at ports. Now I am totally kicking myself for not making sure to pack it. ::Sigh:: Maybe next time?

Anyway, back to Mya. 4 months already? It seems like she should still be a newborn. I know it all FLEW by with Connor but I feel like it moving even faster with her.

Her 4 month appointment isn't until the 26th so I don't have stats yet but she is definitely chunking up. I'm just not sure how! She is such a terrible eater! She does 5 oz bottles but she only finishes them about 70% of the time. The rest of the time she'll take 2 oz here and 2 oz there. She is still not on ANY type of schedule...AT ALL. She isn't consistent with eating or sleeping. By this time, Connor was on an extremely regular schedule (which he mainly did on his own) and it was amazing! I just don't know how to push it with her if she's not ready. I plan to talk to her pedi next week and see what he suggests...

4 Month Facts:

Wearing mostly size 3 months

Still in a size 1 diaper

5 oz bottles

We have started oatmeal with a little bit of mixed in fruit.

Still very little interest in the pacifier

No regular routine

Up 2-3 times at night and she only goes back to sleep if she eats (usually only 1 5 oz bottle throughout the night, she just takes a little at a time)

VERY smiley! Especially when you tell her how pretty she is. :)

She has started to become a little clingy. She doesn't like to be held by anyone she doesn't know.

Connor still absolutely ADORES her. <3

She is cooing and giggling.

She rolls back to belly and belly to back but she is better with back to belly (should be the other way around? ;)

She was really good about playing on her play mat before we left for vacation but since we came back, she has been a little clinglier and wants to be held all the time.

She is JUST starting to put herself to sleep once in a while.

I know she is a total drool bucket here but she has been doing the raspberry spitting so there is almost always drool/slobber on her face. Is it weird that I find it cute?!

Pretty much, she is a tiny, chubby, ball of adorableness and I feel like squeezing her all day long. ;)

Happy Easter (a day late)!!

The older Connor gets, the more fun holidays become. And then Mya experiencing all of her "first" holidays is just icing on the cake. We normally do pretty simple Easter baskets for Connor, but this year he got a bike too. We have had such warm weather here lately and anytime we are in Target or Walmart, he says, "Wet's go wook at the bikes!" He has wanted one forever. We were planning on waiting until his birthday (2 months for yesterday, AHH) but Pat caved and decided to get it for Easter. Just as long as he doesn't expect one every year. ;) Other than that, he got cars (he is obssessed), finger paints, a movie, and some candy.

Watching his bike come around the corner.

Major hand chop issues but he's still cute as a button. ;)

Mya's basket was pretty simple. A few toys and puffs/yogurt melts.

I forgot she got a mobile for over her crib too.

So sleepy. She wasn't quite ready to get up. ;)

We did eggs last week too. Connor loved it! Next year I think we'll do more than just a dozen. It seems like the whole dying process took about 10 minutes. He looked so disappointed when I told him we were done!

Took a bunny ear picture of Mya just for fun yesterday. :)

In un-Easter related news, Mya started cereal! She is still a little unsure of it, but she makes the worlds cutest puckered face with every bite. Her cuteness rocks my socks!

And one more of each kiddo just for fun. :)

PS. Mya turned 4 months old today!!! I will do her 4 month post in the next fews days...

Funny Boy

I know I'm a little bias, but Connor really is one of the funniest kids I know. At least once a day he says something that catches me off guard and cracks me up. People always say that kids are like sponges and they hear everything you say. It just amazes me how they can take what they are hearing and use it correctly. It's not even always something Pat or I say, sometimes he hears things on the TV shows he watches and then uses those phrases appropriately and it's hilarious/adorable. I have been wanting to do this for a while so I'm finally doing it. I want to share a few of the funny things he's said and some of the things he says all the time. It will be fun to look back on later. :)

• "Shh. Don't talk. You going to wake up my sister."
• "You don't say no a me!" - STINKER! He usually gets in trouble for this one but it sounds so cute sometimes, I grin to myself.
• "I just wuv you so much." - Always said while wrapping his arms around your neck. ::swoon::
• "I hungwy. My tummy's rumbwin" <3
• "I wannnt....grilled cheese....and apples....annnd..a sammich." - anytime you ask him what he wants to eat.
• "It's not me, it's my socks!" - When I told him to stop jumping the other day.
• "Damnit!...I don't say dat, dats a bad word. I sorry. I no meana say dat." Ha he let it slip and then called himself out immediately.
• Not something he says, but I love that every time he goes to the bathroom, he comes out and his shirt is tucked into his pants/underwear. ;)
• He currently knows most of the words to "Baby" by Justin Bieber, "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO (he knows the easy parts, not the raps), "One More Drinkin' Song" - Jerrod Neimann (haha, not proud but he LOVED it the first time he heard it on the radio and has referred to it as "my drinkin' song" every since..sigh), 2 other Bieber songs, "We Own the Night" by Lady Antibellum.....when he wants to hear one he'll say, "Wanna hear the baby song? C'mon, wet's hear it!"
• "OH NO! It's a STINGY BEE!!!"
• "We don't wike spiders....day not nice. Daddy needs to squish them with his fwip fwop."

Pat and I are always quoting him. He just has this adorable voice and says things in the cutest ways. At certain times, I wish I could freeze this stage and just stay here forever. Other times, I want to lock him in a closet! Hahah, I kid, I kid! He is my little love bug...attitude or not. ;)