SPRING!

I had a coupon for a free picture at The Picture People so I took advantage of that and went with the kiddos to get their pictures taken in their Easter outfits. I know it's not Easter yet, but what a great way to have a lasting picture of them in their adorableness!

I wish it wasn't so little-but I got this from the website and it's the only size I could get it at! But it gives you an idea at least! :)

LOVE this one-I was a bit terrified that Lily would let go of him, but she did great!

I love having a boy so I can put a little tie on him!! It's SO fun!!

They both did great! And the best part is that I got a free picture out of it! Happy Spring!

BIG boy!

Jameson had his 4 month check up today-which included shots, poor baby! He weighed in at 17.5 lbs (90th percentile) and is 27.5 inches long!! (97th percentile!) This boys is HUGE! Unfortunately, he still isn't sleeping through the night. He should though since his belly is so large! But lately he's only been giving me 5 hour stretches. This isn't horrible, but after putting him to bed at 10pm and getting a wake-up call at 3 am hurts me! Plus, I know Jameson can go longer because he has! On many occasions he's gone for at least 7 hours without eating. So his doctor said to let him cry it out! Not sure if I can do this quite yet. I will admit that as soon as I hear him fussing I go to him immediately. But this is because I really don't want him to wake Lily up-I mean, they share a wall! But I think I'll try to let him fuss for a while and see if he can just go back to sleep. If this doesn't work I'll probably need to turn on a fan or something in Lily's room at night so that we can let Jameson cry it out-which I hate! I know it'll be hard for me to listen to! I'm really hoping he'll make this change fast and without too many tears. I'm just a softie :) Anyway, just a couple of pictures of my little man (or BIG man I should say!)Such a sweet boy! He fell asleep on Lily's beanbag chair-and if she saw this picture I'm pretty sure she'd freak out since it's her chair!! Oh well :)
Naked baby!! I love his cute bum! Getting ready for bath time! (check out the massive spit up on my left shoulder-the joys of being a mama!)
All smiles after his bath-and he's so chubby! Love him!

Trip to the Dentist!

Lily went to the dentist for the FIRST time last week! She did amazingly well too!! I was so impressed with her! She sat very still while her teeth were cleaned and she even let them do x-rays of her teeth too! My mom actually works for the dentist (and the dentist happens to go to our church too!) so it helped that Lily was familiar with the place :) Just a couple of photos to document her first trip to the dentist!

Right before her teeth are cleaned-had to have her baby and blanket with her too!Glasses she had to wear to protect her eyes from the light. They happened to have matched her outfit perfectly too-not that it matters, but it was fun!"Say aaaaah"Doing so well at sitting still!

The only time Lily was afraid was when her chair was being moved into the laying down position! She thought she was going to fall. I assured her she'd be just fine and she relaxed after that. I'm so proud of my little girl!!

4 Months!

Once again, I can't believe another month has gone by and now Jameson is 4 months old!! He is such a joy and has such a fun personality!

*Starting to move out of 6-9 month clothes! He's so long that onesies and pants don't fit him lengthwise but they do at the waist!

*Holds his head up really well!

*Laughed for the first time a couple weeks ago and I finally made him laugh yesterday!

*Still sleeps a good 6 hour stretch, but lately is getting up more frequently....which is sad. Must be going through a growth spurt!

*And is teething already-at least showing signs of it! He is drooling like crazy and will find his hands and stick them in his mouth 24/7! This is way earlier than with Lily!

Love how his red hair stands out in this picture!
Trying out his new bumbo! We never had one with Lily and got this one as a gift (and not realizing it was purple until we opened it! But I have since taken it back and gotten a green one!)

Such a sweet picture to me-Lily really does love her brother and will give him the softest kisses (most of the time!)Another bumbo picture-but with a smile!

We love our growing boy!

Look Who's Cooing!

AJ got Jameson to laugh for the first time last week!!! It was adorable! And of course by the time I got the camera out to record he wouldn't laugh anymore. But you do hear him cooing and "talking" with AJ! And sorry the video is so dark!

Lily's Birthday Parties

Lily is one loved girl! On her actual birthday we had the family over for a birthday lunch to celebrate Lily. She got lots of great stuff and LOVED being the center of attention! (wonder where she gets that from?!) With all of her gifts!Giving her auntie Andrea some loveShe loves her new bean bag chair from Grandma and Grandpa!And her very own watch from Auntie Leandra and Uncle (almost!) Kevin And a fun, new umbrella from her Papa and Nana!When I asked Lily what she wanted for her birthday (cake, cupcakes, etc.) she said "pop-a-sicles." I love that she says that for popsicles! Anyway, I stuck 3 candles in a fudge bar and we all sang. She thoroughly enjoyed her "pop-a-sicle" while the rest of us had brownie sundaes! A couple of days later, Lily had a few of her friends over for a princess dress-up party. My sweet Cinderella! (My mom purchased this dress for her in Disneyland when we were there. Lily loves it!)The table settingPrincess stuff everywhere!I love this picture-the princess waiting for her guests to arrive!

Lots of kids and moms! But it was so fun!

And little Jameson was the only boy! Playing a game

Little Cami's turn!

Lily got a turn-she also decided she didn't want to wear her princess dress anymore! I wish I would've remembered to take a group shot of the girls in their dresses but I forgot!

Lunch for the girls! The twins Emmy and Aja-aren't they adorable?!

Opening gifts-it was so hard to take a good picture because I was trying to help Lily open her presents too! Oh well, you get the point :)

Singing Happy Birthday-and yes, she was singing along too!

Blowing out her candles!
We had such a fun time celebrating Lily turning 3!! She is a wonderful little girl and we are so thankful God gave her to us!!!

Happy Birthday Lily!

Today is our baby girl's 3rd birthday!! I can't believe she is 3 already! I will admit I'm a bit nervous for the 3's since I've heard they are worse than the 2's and her second year of life was no piece of cake! But, I know we'll get through it with God's grace of course! Lily is such a joy in our lives and truly is a sweet girl. Of course she has her moments, but what 3 year old doesn't?! She LOVES her daddy and is always wanting to "hold him"-she still says hold you when she wants AJ to hold her. I love it! She is off the charts for her height and we actually go for her 3 year check-up on Monday so I'll be anxious to see how tall she is! She is wearing 5T pants/shirts just so we can get the length to be long enough on her! She really does love her brother and is always saying hi to him, smothering him with kisses, trying to give him (or force on him!) a binky if he's crying, and will even read to him! She has a BIG sweet tooth for sure and if she says she isn't hungry she'll always find room for sweets (we don't let her have too much!). She is also a night owl. We put her to bed between 8 and 8:30 but 99% of the time she won't fall asleep until 9 or 9:30! She'll just lay in her bed and sing songs or talk to her baby. You'd think with her falling asleep so late that she'd sleep in-but nope! She still wakes up between 7:30 and 8am. It's not that bad but I wouldn't mind if it was later! Her favorite songs to sing right now are "The wheels on the bus", "Jesus loves me", her "ABC's", and "Deep and wide." Lily makes AJ and I laugh all the time with words or phrases she'll say. She is a talker too but will act shy around new people. Give her 5 minutes though and she'll be your best friend. We love you Lily Mae and are SO thankful God gave you to us! Happy 3rd Birthday!

6 months

2 years old!

Oh man, looking at those pictures makes me wish she was still little again! But I love being able to communicate with her too! We love you Lily!