ZZZZZ....

I took both of these today....my sweet boy just a snoozing away. The first pic I took this morning, I call him my "little burrito". He likes to be swaddled which turns out to be a good thing as he's developed eczema on his eyelids and when he's swaddled he can't scratch his eyes ...poor baby :(

The second pic I took this afternoon after getting home from some errands. If B is a little cranky, all I need to do is put him in his car seat and he almost (immediately) falls to sleep. I call it is "license to snooze" :)

Such a sweet boy!

LOOK WHAT I DID...

"Mommy, look what I did" is typically a statement that makes you cringe a little when your 4 year old walks out of her room from her afternoon quiet time so...when Boo came out of her room the other day and made this statement, I got a little nervous. Imagine my surprise when I turned around to find her showing me her finger nails which she had painted all by herself. I'm not sure who was the proudest...Bailey or myself. She did such a great job! Of course later she peeled all the polish off which cracked me up :)

What an amazing little girl...she'll point out clothes that other girls are wearing because she likes the outfit, she matches when she picks out her own clothes and now she's painting her nails on her own. Heck, she's already a better woman that I am :) Way to go baby....

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...

Brandon is taking after daddy... he loves to talk :o) I was able to catch a couple of short videos which was an accomplishment because (typically) he quiets down when I bring out the camera. If you had been in our home after I took these two, you would have cracked up because after turning off the the video, Brandon when into this long (and loud) monologue....it was hilarious. As I said, "like father, like son" :o)

Oh...and the second video actually captured a first! For the first time, he clicked his tongue! He's been trying to do this for a few weeks now; we got lucky and got this first on video :o)

MAN...

I love this little girl...

STATS

Brandon had his 2 month check up today and he weighed in at 10lb 8oz (up 3 full pounds since birth!) and 22 inches. At this point, his sister was also 22 inches but a whopping 10lb 10oz :) Funny enough, since Brandon is a boy the 22 inches puts him in the 25th percentile where as Boo was always in the 75th percentile (in height).

The doctor thought our little man looked perfect and we had to agree :) He's hitting all the right milestones (on eating, sleeping, holding his head up, following us with his eyes, smiling, cooing, etc) and she was happy with the mass on his neck (which is starting to go down...or maybe the muscle is now starting to stretch out as his neck grows).

Brandon continues to be a super happy baby. He wakes up with a huge smile (which I'm not sure is for me or the fact that he knows that I'm going to feed him :) and his smile continues all day...even sometimes while he sleeps which is so incredibly sweet. His little thighs are so darn cute as they now have a couple of rolls on them. My favorite time is changing time because his belly is full of milk, so it's and nice and round, his thighs are out in the open and his naked little tush is exposed...oh my gosh he is so stinkin cute! For the last couple of weeks B has been at my favorite size where he snuggles in and fits just perfect in my arms...it melts me every time I hold him, especially since I know the time will pass so quickly. As I did with Boo, I'm being very careful to enjoy each and every moment; to cherish the time while it's here.

I took these pictures this afternoon and yes, no bib did equal spit-up :)





Man...I'm getting tired of all these pictures!

Really, I mean it! Put the camera down and no one gets hurt....

THE CAT'S MEOW...

Today Bailey went to a birthday party for a classmate. She had a really good time. It was a new house with some people she did not know so...Brandon and I kept her company :o) At this party, they had a friend do some face painting; Boo chose a cat which turned out quite cute. I liked the face painting kit so much that I'm going to purchase it and give it a whirl at Bailey's party in a couple of weeks (wish me luck!).

The pictures below...no, I did not as her to pose :o). She has this obsession with posing, especially since baby brother was born. The camera comes out and I have a hard time taking a picture with a simple/basic smile. She always wants to do some sort of pose :o) We went to the Picture People a couple of weeks ago and the photographer got a kick out Bailey; she did whatever pose they wanted without a problem. Now, if only we could get some college money with this newest obsession! :o)



What is this? Charlie's Angels??

TWO MONTHS OLD!

Today our little man is two months old! We find this to be unbelievable! Time just marches on....

What can I tell you about our miracle? He's simply wonderful. I adore every single inch of him (which is just getting cuter and cuter by the day :). He's starting to get some rolls and is beginning to drool...which you wouldn't think is cute but, it kind-of is :) He's a good sleeper and a happy baby. Still LOVES his food and doesn't like to take time to burp. He's hasn't laughed yet but is getting pretty close. He smiles lots and has started to "talk". Neck control is getting better and he kicks his feet a lot.

What can I say...he's beautiful, healthy and growing much too quickly for this Momma. Oh...I hear him now, must be time to eat :)

Big sister still ADORES him...

THIS IS WHY...

we should never take off the bib...even if only for a few minutes to take some video :)

I took this video this morning...

WATER BABIES....

Both of our children love the water. Today Bailey got to go to a birthday party (for a friend at school) that was at the local pool. She had a blast! I had a hard time pulling her out of the water. As she's still learning to swim, I put her float on her which gave her the confidence to go down the slide by herself. She's already asking when we can go back :)

Brandon has really started to like his bath. I'm actually hoping to do some swim lessons with him this summer. With Boo, I think we waited to long and she had developed some fear of the water...I don't want this to happen with B. As long as both the water and the room are warm, he'll stay in his bath water for a good 20 minutes. He'll even let me "float" him on his back...he's becoming quite the little fish :)

MOMMY, MAY I.....

...touch the baby, kiss the baby, hold the baby...feed the baby? Bailey LOVES to help with her baby brother. If I need her to bring me a burp cloth, his bink, a toy or just to talk with him while I'm trying to get something done...she's right on it. She's a natural little mommy and she loves our little man. Brandon, likewise, loves his big sister. He will smile and "talk" with her. It's so wonderful to watch. It's what I prayed for when we were trying to conceive a second child; a special relationship between our children. I'm really excited to watch them grow together.

7 WEEKS...

...and I finally bring out the video camera! With Bailey, we started video taping at birth (just after delivery). With this little man, we started a bit later (oops!). I guess that's part of being the second child! :)

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY...

Just hanging out ....

OUR LITTLE PERFORMER....

A few days before Christmas, Bailey's school had their winter program. She sang with her class and danced with her ballet group. Boo did awesome!! Extra special was the fact that Yia Yia and Popo were here to watch her. In the third picture below, Bailey is waiving to them :)

Way to go baby girl! We're so proud of you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy 2012...from our family to yours.