Emy and Steve carved our pumpkin today. Emerson was enthusiastic about picking out the pumpkin and the design of the carving. She was not, however, interested in helping pick out the pumpkin seeds. "Daddy, it's yucky!" were her exact words.
And for fun, here is a glimpse into the many faces of Emerson:
Here is what Ashton was doing while Emy and Steve carved the pumpkin
Ashton's 1 month birthday was actually 2 days ago. I did not forget, it was just hard finding a time to take these pictures. I guess that is how it goes with the second child. Oh well, close enough:)
Here is a little about Ashton at 1 month:
-He loves to eat. He is still a great nurser and getting even better and faster every day. He is eating every 2-4 hours. The longest he has gone is 4.5 hours and that has only been twice.
-He is wearing 0-3 month clothing. They are big on him but the newborn stuff is too short, so we are just making due.
-Ashton loves to sleep but is not very good at it. His sister had the same problem but she was always content being held or sleeping in the swing. Ashton is more high maintenance than that. He will rarely sleep on you or in the swing. He likes to be swaddled and walked around the house in order to fall asleep. That and being nursed to sleep of course. Oh, and he will fall asleep if you carry him in the Moby wrap.
-When he is not crying, he has started to coo and be a little more social. It is precious.
-Despite all the crying, Emerson still adores him. We are so lucky that she has not acted out at all. She loves to help with him and is very understanding when we can't play with her because the baby needs to be fed/is crying/wants to be held, etc.
-There are so many faces that he makes that remind me so much of Emerson when she was a baby.
Despite him being high-maintenance, we do love this little guy to pieces. It is hard to believe that a month has gone by already. Here is to less tears and more sleep in the next month!Emerson's friend, Hayden, turned 3 over the weekend and he had a gymnastics party to celebrate. Basically, all the kids got to run around the gym and play on the equipment the entire time. Since Emerson was involved in the Little Gym over the summer, she was familiar with how everything worked and had a blast.
Playing in the foam pit
Swinging on the bars
Doing some random "dance move" that she came up with.
Balance beam
Jumping on the trampoline with Jaylee and Hayden
Sitting with Rylie and Jaylee for the group photo
Tackling Jaylee during the group photo
Group photo chaos
Happy Birthday Hayden!
My friend, Jennifer, and I took everyone to the park last week. Since we both have toddlers and newborns, we thought it was a "safe" outing for us to attempt with 2 adults and 4 kids. Emerson and Jaylee are the best of friends and can seriously have a blast wherever they are, but they thoroughly enjoyed running around the park together.
It proved to be a "success"...meaning there were no injuries, no one was lost, babies were content and mommies stayed relatively sane.It is really hard for me to take an afternoon nap with Ashton because I can't get enough of watching this precious angel sleep.
Just some pictures of Ashton in his bouncy today. Trying to make an effort to take more pictures of him...
