Easton’s first haircut!

At a mere 4 months, it was definitely time for Easton’s first hair cut! 

Since it’s so easy to forget; several before pictures…

   

She started with a 5-guard for the back and sides….

He’s looking to see what’s going on back there :)

Then it was time for the scissors to cut over an inch off the top!

And the clippers to get his sideburns and clean up the back! 

And AFTER….My handsome little boy is even more handsome and looks more grown up! I love his hair and am so happy that we cut it when we did.  He was great throughout the entire thing!

  And after…Ella jumped up into my lap for her turn!

We had fun getting Easton’s first haircut in Abilene and the best part was that Mimi was there with us!

Who is it?

You can probably tell them apart, but you have to admit, they are pretty similar!!

Both are 4 months old exactly!

Easton is 4 months!

Easton is 4 months old today and getting more and more scrumptious by the day!!  In this first picture he is completely focused on Ella who was sitting on the ottoman reading all of his books!  It wasn’t super easy getting his picture tonight in the chair since he constantly wants to lean forward and Michael wasn’t there to help me get him to smile…the pictures are still cute! 

His hands are CONSTANTLY in his mouth!  But, we did confirm at the doctor today that he is not yet getting a tooth.  The little white spot on his gum is a mucous pocket and will one day go away!  I started thinking that may be the case, since it hasn’t changed in 2 weeks!  Regardless, he is still teething with the drooling and chewing on everything!  

Tonight for the first time while we were all laying on the floor of his room, I noticed his sweet little hands playing with his feet!

He was perfect at the doctor today….he’s getting big but surprisingly, he’s a tab bit smaller than Ella was at this age! 

weight: 14 pounds 11.5 ounces (50th percentile)

height: 25.5 inches (75th percentile)

head: 16.25 inches (50th percentile)

We did find out, however, that our pediatrician is closing his office, so we are meeting with a new one next week and Easton will have to wait a bit longer for his 4 month vaccines….

We were told that we could start cereal and then fruit, however, I’m in no hurry.  Easton is doing great with breast milk and cereal just adds one more step to the process, so we’ll just hold off for now! :)  Per the doctor, he should be getting about 30-40 ounces daily.

He’s still eating about every 3 hours, but sometimes keeps sleeping and will go up to 4 hours between nursing during the day.  His doctor confirmed, there is no need to wake him up prior to the 4 hour mark, and at night he should be going 6-10 hours….he passed that one with flying colors! 

As he starts his 5th month, his weekday schedule is the following: Wake up around 7am and nurse, 5 oz. bottles at daycare at 9:30, 12:30, 3:30.  Nurse at home around 7pm, down for the night by 7:30/8:00pm, nurse again around 10:30pm.  He’s still napping between each nursing for 1-2 hours. 

I am so in love with my little boy and it really is amazing how much love I feel for my two little munchkins.  Some days I feel like my heart could explode!

Back to school pool party!!

Ella has been so brave this year in the water…we are so proud of her and think that next year will be the perfect time to start swim lessons! After watching Carter and Addie, she did not want to stop jumping off the diving board!

A perfect layout…aka “belly-flop”!!

While playing in the baby pool, I saw them hugging each other real tight and at first I was amazed at how affectionate they were being. Then I realized that they were trying to help each other crawl onto the fountain in the center!!

It was so cute to watch them helping each other…I didn’t interfere, and after several tries, they finally made it!! Ella helped Addie and then I gave Ella a little boost so they could be up there together.

Our sweet girls, EXACTLY one year ago….

Who says legos aren’t fun for a 3.5 month old?

Ella: 27 months!

Ella Pearl….such a beautiful girl…inside and out! I love this sweet age right now. There are still melt downs but they are fewer and farther between. I could also do without the whininess that comes with a 27 month old, but the things I love far outweigh it!

things I love:

• how much she talks and the fact that we can carry on a conversation
• how cuddly she is and the hundreds of hugs and kisses that we get daily
• that she still wants me to hold her and the fact that even though she is getting so big, she can still feel like my “baby” girl.
• her love for her sweet friends and their parents
• when she is so tired that she tells me “i want to go night night mommy”.
• her love for her brother and all the sweet little ways she shows it.
• the proud look on her face when she hands over her diaper or pull-up to show me that it is still dry!
• the way she ways “yay mommy” and claps when i go potty or when I fix something for her.
• her sweet laugh and smile that can brighten up everything!

some of her quirky little things:

• anytime she gets a sticker she puts it on a “boo-boo” and she always want to peel the stickers off of her bananas to put on her “boo-boos”.
• she always want to match! She’ll pick out a purple dress and then she’ll want to wear purple shoes with purple hair clips and then she’ll want to eat out of a purple bowl with a purple spoon and a purple cup. anytime I ask her what color of bowl or cup she wants, she looks at her shirt to see what color she is wearing.
• refers to herself as “ella perkins”. there is another ella in her daycare class, so she hears her full name often.
• she only counts “2 – 5 – 8”. i ask her to count “1 – 2 – 3” and she just looks at me, smiles and says “2 – 5 – 8” and then jumps or whatever it is she is doing. She knows the difference. Recently it has become “2 – 5 – 8 – 9 – 10” and then jump!

and more:

• she will finally let me cover her up with a blanket. when she goes to bed at night she gets cozy with her new little pillow, animals, babies and little blankets, then I cover her with a big turquoise blanket that mimi made and she doesn’t move until she falls asleep.
• this little girl still needs her sleep! if she goes to bed late, she makes up for it the next morning, and i let her sleep as long as possible, because if she doesn’t get her sleep, it doesn’t make for the best day for any of us! Last weekend she slept till 11:30am, and as I write this at 10am Sunday morning, she is still asleep after a late night last night!
• she can undress herself with sometimes just a little help with her shirt.
• she still regularly talks about addie and jack and on the way home from school when we pass by addie’s house sometimes she will cry the whole way home because we didn’t stop to play. She says “I want to play addie’s house pool!”.
• she loves to swim and is not afraid of the water. she jumps in and goes under water without a problem.
• still very timid with new things and people but once she warms up she is great and sweet as can be with new people!

(I wanted to post this picture because not only is it sweet of her kissing Easton’s hand, but it showcases how long and beautiful her hair is!)

happy 27 months ella pearl!

Mental Picture

This was the title of a friend’s post the other day, and it just happen to be my situation tonight as well! Sometimes you just can’t or don’t want to grab the camera for whatever reason, but those are often the moments that you want to remember the most!

We typically read books in Ella’s room because we can all easily fit on her couch, but tonight Michael was still at work and we were in Easton’s room so the three of us snuggled up in the brown chair together to read books before bedtime. This is the same chair that was in Ella’s room as a baby, so I was getting flooded with memories of her as I sit there now with my big girl and a brand new baby in my lap! Anyway, as I was reading they were both perfectly still just looking at the pictures. I felt a little hand rubbing on my leg and the way Easton was sitting, I thought it was his…so as I continued reading, I lifted my arm slightly to see whose hand it was….it was Ella and she was actually holding Easton’s hand and rubbing on his palm and fingers. It was the sweetest thing!!!! She proceeded to rub on his hand and then just held his sweet tiny hand in both of her hands. Their hands were hidden by my arm, so I didn’t even know the whole time. So precious.

After a trying evening alone with the both of them (actually the second in a row) this was a sweet moment to put a huge smile on my face, a tear in my eye, and the perfect way to end my day with the two of them.

08.11.2011

Super sleeping powers!?!

Last night after dinner at the Brown’s and then bathtime for the kids, Carter so sweetly offered his superman pajamas for Ella to borrow!

We had a later than usual night for Ella, getting her to bed at 9:20pm. At 11:20am this morning, we were STILL waiting for her to wakeup!! She broke a new record with us finally waking her up at 11:30am in the afternoon!!! The first thing she said…”i want to eat mommy!”.

I think those special pajamas that Carter lent her must have given her some super sleeping powers! She was in such a great mood when she woke up and even had beautiful “bed-head” hair after 14 hours of sleep! Here she is immediately out of bed…

Ella and Carter had so much fun playing last night and while leaving their house I kept thinking how happy I am that Ella has a little brother to expose her to different things. And we are so thankful to Carter who fills the shoes of her “big brother”. He is an amazing little boy and she loves him dearly…we all do! Thanks Carter Brown!

All 4 of our little superheroes!

And of course sweet Addie…she can never get enough of Easton!

08.08.2010