Bath Time

Since I was on my own this weekend I decided to give the kiddos a bath together for the first time. Brooklyn was SO excited and loved it. Dylan always loves his bath but is usually very calm and serious. He was all smiles this time. Brooklyn was very careful not to splash and made sure that he was under the water enough so he wouldn't get cold.






She kept kissing his tummy and toes the whole time. So cute!

Check out his rolls!! I love it!


So cute and cuddly in his towel:)

Brooklyn's First Haircut!

Brooklyn leaves much to be desired in the hair department. She hardly has any. Although this is the case, I decided that she needed to get a little trim. The ends were looking pretty unhealthy and I was hoping that it would help it grow a little faster. She was pretty hesitant at first. She walked into the salon doing her best to cover her whole head with her arms.

She was pretty ticked at first..

Then miserable..

As soon as she realized that they weren't going to cut her head off she started to enjoy herself.


When it was over she was pretty darn proud of herself:)

Her reward for sitting still.

Six Weeks

I can't believe that Dylan is 6 weeks old!! Time really is flying by. Here are some facts about Dylan that I'd like to always remember....

• He's a VERY easy going baby. He only cries occasionally in the car and when he's hungry.
• At his 5 week check up he weighed 12lbs 2oz and was 23 inches. Putting him in the 95th percentile. (His sister weighed in at a whopping 10th percentile)
• At 6 weeks he now weighs 13 lbs. He's averaged a 2 oz weight gain per day since birth.
• He's a great nurser, as evidenced above.
• He has his good nights and bad nights. To celebrate turning 6 weeks he decided to sleep 5 hours straight!
• He's been smiling and cooing for over 2 weeks now! He's gifted:)
• He LOVES Brooklyn. Anytime he hears her voice he searches for her and when he sees her gets the biggest smile on his face.
• He looks just like his daddy.
• In the evening before bed he gets pretty restless. He only wants his mommy.
• He sleeps in a co-sleeper next to our bed.
• He sleeps best on his tummy.
• He's most happy and content in the morning.
• He loves his bath.
• His eyes are still blue but they look like they won't be staying that way for long.
• His hair is falling out starting from the top.
• He's a cuddle bug. I love it!

Unfortunately, I haven't been the best at taking pictures lately. But here are some recent videos.

Trick or Treating

This Halloween consisted of a party at the Ireland's and trick or treating with the Jacobs'. Brooklyn was SO excited. This was her first year trick or treating. When I explained to her what it was her reaction was, "Whaaat?!?!". She thought that sounded like the best idea ever.
She, Kate and Luke ran to each house with so much excitement. As soon as they got up to the door they knocked and yelled "trick or treat!" over and over. At one point Brooklyn said to a lady, "I want some candy." I explained to her that it was rude to say that so the next time she said, "I'd like some candy please" and then "I'd like a different candy please." What a stinker! Between each house she would exclaim how happy she was. It was so cute! Unfortunately it was too dark to catch on video. We did, however, get some good video of them at the door.

Some cute pictures before we left for the party. Brooklyn loves her baby brother.


Trick or treating..

Big Sister

Brooklyn has really taken to the big sister roll. She asks to hold him anytime she can and loves to give him his passie (as long as he's not screaming). Although she has been a little of a challenge since he's been born she doesn't take it out on him:)

She has also been playing mommy a lot. I was happy to get some typical big sister nursing pictures.

However, this took me by surprise....

What a great little mommy!


Too cute....



She loves to sing to him.

I'm trying to capture all the sweet moments. Before they learn to fight:)

Pumpkin Patch

Since our annual cousin's trip to the pumpkin patch got rained out we rescheduled for a quick trip with the Jacobs' to get some pictures. The kids had a great time getting dressed up, posing for pictures and going on a train ride. It was the perfect trip for me, short and sweet.

This year Brooklyn really wanted to be a butterfly. It may look more like a bee costume, but trust me it's a butterfly. Just ask Brooklyn. At the costume store I told her they didn't have a butterfly costume and she showed me that they did, in fact, have one. A black and yellow one. That works for me! Dylan is dressed like a dinosaur or a alligator. Not sure which it is. He didn't seem to care:)

Silly girl...


Brooklyn was so excited to see her cousin's dressed up to. She said Kate was a princess and Luke was a thing with wings. They actually had a Toy Story theme.

I decided to wake up Dylan so he could be in some pictures too. He was so good and the kids loved holding him for it.



Brooklyn and Kate have become such good friends. Brooklyn loves her to death.


Hopefully next year it works for all the second cousins to go. The group has and is growing so much. Should be interesting!

4 Weeks Already!!

I can't believe Dylan is 4 weeks! Time really does fly by. This time around seems to be going by a lot faster than it did with Brooklyn. Maybe it's because I have 2 to look after or maybe it's because he's such a content baby. His "fussy" time at night is NOTHING compared to how his big sister's was. He lets out a little cry and is easily consoled by holding or nursing. He's a great eater. He already weighs 11 lbs 10 oz! Big guy! As good as he is, he still keeps his mommy up all night. We finally had a pretty successful night last night. He was up about every 3 hours to eat but went to sleep right after and stayed asleep till the next feeding. We found that the key to getting him to stay asleep is to let him sleep on his tummy. That's alright with me.
Here's some shots taken over the last few weeks....

LOVE HIM!!