Pumpkin Patch

Pics from our pumpkin pickin' outing a few weeks ago...

Beckett - 3 months & a FIRST!!!

Beckett turned 3 months on October 19, 2011 and he's a growing boy!

Stats:

Wt: 14lbs 3oz

Ht: 24.5in

• He's "sleeping through the night" meaning he's sleeping about 5-7 hours. We usually put him down around 8 and end up getting up to feed him around 2-3am. SO, WE'RE not "sleeping through the night," but he is based on what I called "sleeping through the night" with Ruby Belle...and what most liturature calls "sleeping through the night," I think.
• He rolled over just a few days before his 3 month "birthday." AND it happened the same time Ruby Belle hit the same milestone!!! How crazy is that!! http://mandysmakins.blogspot.com/2009/12/first.html
• he is eating about 30oz a day of breast milk/day (sometimes more, sometimes less...but usually leaning toward more!)
• I'm exclusively pumping (6 times a day...ugh!)
• He's wearing #2 diapers, and cloth ones on the weekends (usually)
• likes his tummy time and doesn't love his Bumbo time, but we're still practicing
• He's smiling a lot and laughing a little!!! I LOVE IT!

Someone is 2!!! Guess who?!?

Ruby Belle turned 2 on September 16th, 2011. and yes, this is LATE! Like I said...still trying to adjust to work /life and family balance with 2 kiddos :-)

We had a fun little get together with just our family. Justin's parents were in town so we had them, my parents, and my brother and sister-in-law over for dinner and cake and ice cream at our house. Poor Ruby Belle got sick and threw up during her party, but quickly quickly recovered enough to open presents and eat cake!!

Overall, it was a great day! I cannot believe my little girl is 2!!! I didn't know it was possible, but I love her more and more each day. She's talking up a storm now (although, it's still tough to understand a lot of what she says)! Sentences are just mumble jumble sometimes, but she usually gets her point across! She also has gotten into the habit of putting her hands on her hips and walks with a little sass sometimes!! Cute now...in a few years...maybe not so much! ha! She really is a sweet, sweet girl, who LOVES to laugh! She is a typical 2 yr old and has her moments at least a few times a day with a temper tantrum, but she's still so easy to love!!

Beckett's 2 month check up

We had Beckett's 2 month check up appointment September 19th...and yes, I'm just now blogging about it. I went back to work on Sept 5th and life's been a little busy since then. I keep telling myself that one day I'll figure out how to balance 2 kids, work and life, but until then...I'll just keep trying!

So, here's where we are:

2 month Stats:

Wt - 12lbs 11oz (50th percentile)

Ht - 24 in (75th percentile)

Head Circumfrence: - 15.5in (50th percentile)

• Beckett is much more laid back than Ruby Belle (maybe because I'm more laid back this time around!)
• He's eating 6-8 times/day
• He's sleeping 5-8 hours a night, but we put him down around 8, so we're still getting up once to feed him
• He's wearing size 1 diapers (but really needs a 2...we're just trying to get rid of the 1's)
• We are going to start doing the cloth diapers while at home (day care won't do them) this month
• He's in day care...has been since he was 7 weeks old (RB didn't go until she was 4 months - work didn't allow me that long off this time)
• He's smiling and is SO much fun!