Sweet Boy...

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Both my babies at 3 months.  Both in the same 6-9 mo jammies.  Look alike?

Bo Update!

So our "little" man is 3 months old!  He has survived his first ear infection and cold, sat in his bumbo seat for the first time, started wanting to sit up rather than lean back, opening his fist and try to grab things, "chatting," and laughing.  He has this precious voice.  It is so soft and his giggle is this really low sound.  I cannot get enough of it!  He slept for 9 hours a few days ago and has started consistently sleeping 7-8 stretches.  After starting the dream feed again (it didn't work early on b/c I could never get him awake), I am only having to get up once to feed which is so nice!  We had his ears rechecked last week and he was 17 lbs.  His sweet sister was not that big until 6 months.  I love having a big baby.  It so gives me peace about nursing.

I just look at my sweet son and remember daily the miracle of his life and I love to dream of all God is going to do in and through him.  I am amazed that I now have a son and a daughter.  I wondered just this week if my Mom and Dad felt this young as they were parenting?  I feel like my childhood was literally just yesterday.  How did this happen?  

It is a great reminder of how quickly it goes and how much I want to treasure this time with my babies at home full time.  My favorite time of the day is at night when I put Bo to bed having him snuggle against me completely relaxed and just smelling his sweet baby smell and feeling the steadiness of his breath and treasuring it all my heart.

Halloween Cuties...

We had such a fun Halloween this year!  Abby Kate was SO excited and thanked me over and over Halloween morning for "making Halloween come."  I explained I didn't have that kind of power but she so didn't get it.  At least she is learning gratitude right?  She LOVED seeing all the kids dressed up.  Her enthusiasm was HYSTERICAL..."OOOHHH you look BEAUTIFUL!"  "OOOH, you are SCARY?!! (followed by a loud strange fake laugh), "Hey!  Pirate (or cheerleader or Buzz Lightyear), Come over here! (as they passed by our house or could get to our door).  We had our sweet friends Owen and Ethan (and Heather and Roy) and Aunt Ashley and Liv over.  Aunt Ashley and Liv helped us hand out candy all night and Ash and I just laughed SO HARD at Abby Kate.  What fun!  Now we are counting down minutes to her birthday and Christmas.  She is so excited about putting up decorations!