Ezra Age 3

Ezra Age: 3

Favorite Color: blue

What do you want to be when you grow up? Super Hero

Favorite Movie: Batman and Robin

Favorite Book: I'm not sure. Batman and Dora the Explorer

What makes you happy? Ben makes me happy. 

What makes you sad? I don't know.

Favorite food: Chicken Nuggets

Favorite song: Batman

Best Friend: Ben

This guy is 3. How could it be? I feel like he has grown up so much from last year and now looks so much like a little boy and no more baby. He's still as happy as can be. Ezra's got a silly sense of humor and infectious grin. As you can tell from his survey right now he is all about superheros. Loves them. Superman, batman, and spiderman are all his faves. We gave him a scooby doo movie for his birthday and they meet Batman and Robin in it. He is pretty much obsessed with that movie. I let him watch old spiderman from the 80's and he's as happy as can be. He's constantly wearing a cape or mask, and when he doesn't he ties a bandana around his neck to create a pseudo cape. He keeps a sword on hand because you never know when you'll run into a bad guy. He's started to show preferences in what he wears. He really loves his soccer outfit and wears it all the time. But, no matter how many times I tell him he always puts his clothes on backwards. Underwear and all. He's such a sweet boy with a tender heart. Ezra always compliments me and is very affectionate. Being in the middle of two girls I'm hoping will help keep that sweetness as the years go by. On the flip side he's a wild boy who likes to wrestle around. It's funny how different he plays when he is around another boy. All the toys battle, the cars crash. As Emerson starts school this year I'm sure he will begin develop more buddies of his own apart from his sister. Can we talk about food? Because this kid can put down some food. He can eat about four bowls of cereal in the morning. Ezra likes routine. He always wants cheerios. He has had a peanut butter sandwich everyday for almost a year. Just in the last month I have been able to add in jelly. His third food group is meat. Emerson is my mostly vegetarian and Ezra is my carnivore. He loves chicken of any kind, steak, cheeseburgers, and hotdogs. His three fruits of choice are bananas, watermelon, and occasionally an apple or orange. Right now he's about 30 lbs, and I believe 36 inches tall. Much bigger than Emerson at this age but pretty average for his age. Ezra knows all his letters and sounds and loves to pick out letters. He has changed so much in the last year I can't even imagine him as a 4 year old. But, if anything I can say I'm pretty sure things are not going to slow down one bit.

Emerson the performer

Her frozen rendition.

Praising God. She's well rounded.

Haven 3-4 months

Could I be anymore behind on updates? I was waiting, and waiting to do a 3 month update and now she is 4 months! So of course lots of things have changed. She had her 4 month check up this week. She was close to 13 lbs. I want to say 12lbs 11oz but I'm unsure exactly. About 2 lbs bigger than Emerson at this age.  But, not huge by any means. I have no idea on the length. But, I know for certain her once pants are now capris. She has changed a lot in the last month or so. One development is the ability to grab things. It kind of hit me by surprised when I was holding her in the kitchen and a tiny fist knocked my bowl in the floor. Now, she grabs at everything. My hair is no longer safe. She has been enjoying the baby gym but is getting irritated she can't pull the toys off that are attached. Little miss is not rolling over yet. I'm not complaining, as it's nice to have a baby be non-mobile for the moment. She has no interest in being on her belly. She does like to be on her back and kick her legs like crazy. Haven has a very social personality. She loves to be in the middle of conversation and grins at everyone. She has started chuckling and finds Emerson hilarious. She even has a tickle spot. I’m sure everyone thinks they have the most adorable baby, but I’m pretty sure Haven might be.  I’m mean seriously she has the most joyous smile. 

This is a funny peak at her personality. On the left, I'm entertaining her. She wasn't impressed. On the right, Emerson did something silly. 

The scowl, and the chuckle.

Emerson at the same age.

Emerson Age 5!

So, birthday post 6 weeks late. That's kind of how my life runs now. I'm on a 6 week delay. ;)

Emerson Age: 5

Favorite Color: Golden

What do you want to be when you grow up? A firestar (from Spiderman)

Favorite Movie: Treasure Planet

Favorite Book: Ariel

What makes you happy? Daddy

What makes you sad? Timeout

Favorite food: Monkey Muffins

Favorite song: Tangled

Best Friend: Emerson from dance class is her best friend because she told her she can have a gold coin so she’s nice. And Olivia. Ha! 

Emerson is five years old! An official school age kid, not a preschooler anymore. She was so thrilled for her birthday. Her birthday request…to get her ears pierced! She was pretty adamant that she wanted them done even though it hurts. I would love to say there were no tears but overall she got past the pain pretty quickly. Five minutes later she was over the moon with her new flower earrings!

A rare mother/daughter shot with the birthday girl. 

She loves her sister! Don't worry not a black eye. Marker. :)

A little bit about Emerson right now. She is a talkative, bubbly gal. Inquisitive, and relentlessly asks why. Emerson loves to play with dolls, barbies, and her favorite thing is dressing up her stuffed animals. She is very focused in accessorizing them. Earrings, hats, and hair bows. She loves to dress herself and combine different patterns and layer. Her favorite thing to do is draw. She spends a couple hours a day creating her master pieces. Emerson has a great eye for color combination. Because of her perfectionist tendencies she gets frustrated when things aren't quite right. I remind here that drawing takes practice. She is both particular yet carefree. She loves to be around people and making new friends. If you had told me 3 years ago how much this child would be eating I wouldn't have believed it. She is a huge veggie and fruit lover. Likely the healthiest eater in our house. She's growing up fast. I can't wait to see what the future holds for her!

Haven 2 Months Old

Haven is two months old! She is changing everyday. I feel like we have turned the corner from fussy newborn to more interactive baby during her awake time. We are finally getting to see her personality and those sweet smiles. She is a social girl. Haven loves to coo and talk back and forth. Of course she throws in the most adorable smiles ever. She has a very expressive grin that'll make your day. We just started to use the baby gym from time to time. She'll enjoy a few peaceful seconds staring at the toys before her siblings pile on top of her. She has been sleeping amazingly well. She'll go to bed around 9 or 10 and sleep until 7 or 8. All. Night. Long. I can't believe it myself and I certainly wasn't expecting it. So I'm much more rested at night now than when I was pregnant. Haven has rejected the paci but does suck on her hands now and it has been her way of self soothing to go to sleep. At her check-up she weighed in at 10lbs 7oz and was 22.8 inches long. She's moved to 3-6 month sizes since she seems to have very long legs. 

When I took her in she was passed out sound asleep. I told the nurse to be prepared for a crabby baby since it was freezing outside and I had to strip her down. 

Much to our surprise she was delightful. Smiling every chance she got and winning hearts. 

"Check-up during nap time? Awesome!"

Here are a few pictures of our spunky girl. 

For reference Emerson at 2 months old. 

Here are some updated pictures of Haven. Taken sometime in January. Maybe around 6 weeks?? I have been terrible at getting pictures this time around. Sadly most have been on my iPhone and the most awesome quality. 

She has filled in the face quiet a bit and has a sweet smile. She always smiles with eyes too.  

This was Emerson's outfit. Whenever she wears something of hers I get a sense of nostalgia. 

I think she looks a lot like Emerson in this picture. 

Here is Emerson at a little over two months. I see some similarities. How about you?

Another one of Emerson at 3 months. 

Holidays

I thought I would go back and catch up on 2013 before 2014 started flying by. Here is a picture of me and the kids on Thanksgiving. I didn't do any maternity photos this time so I figured I should document my bump with the kiddos. We thought Haven was going to arrive all weekend long.  She had other plans though.

Thankfully she didn't decide to be a Christmas baby. It was lovely waking up this 10 day old face on Christmas morning. I got this outfit on ebay. Unisex green since I didn't' know who would wear it. She looks so cute in it but sadly it's already almost too small. 

Ezra in the best Christmas picture ever. Ezra the Elf anyone?

Thankfully even with a newborn we were able to make our favorite monkey muffins. Our own Christmas morning tradition. 

A picture of all three cuddling up. She kind of shrank up in the middle of them.

Emerson couldn't keep her hands off of her. That sweet face. 

Since Haven was so little we stayed in for some girl time. AKA a cheesy christmas movie and a nap. But, we managed to get in one selfie. 

Sisters

Haven 1 Month Old

This past month has flown by. I had a hard time capturing a good one month picture of Haven. She hates being naked, so it was tough to have a non-crying picture in her diapers. I couldn't even get the giraffe set-up but I guess it'll have to work! So here is what I've learned about Haven in her first month.

1. She really doesn't like to be cold. Unfortunate for a baby born in winter.

2. As a result she hasn't been a fan of bath time. 

3. She's a loud baby. A serious set of lungs.

4. Although she can be fussy when awake she is a great sleeper.

She weighed in at 9 lb 2.5 oz (50th %) and 21.7 inches long (75th %) at her one month check-up, up over a pound in two weeks. In the last few days since she turned one month she has had a lot more pleasant awake time, and has also shown a few smiles. The other night when she woke up I said her name and she flashed the biggest grin. Adorable. All the sudden she looks fuller and less newborn like too. I forgot how fun it is to dress a little girl so of course I ooh and ahh over everything she wears. Since she is a big spitter we have plenty of opportunity for wardrobe changes. She's been the object of affection of her brother and sister. Emerson can't get enough, and Ezra loves her until she spits up and he is totally grossed out. 

Here is our picture mishap.  Hopefully she'll be sturdier next month. 

It's a girl!

It's a girl! Haven Elizabeth arrived December 14th, coming in at 6 lb 11 oz and 19.5 inches. We are thrilled to add another little girl to our family. As you can see by the delay in posting we are still adjusting to life as a family of five. I'll post a birth story when I can. 

Family shot before leaving the birth center. We remembered our camera this time!

Here is little miss on the day we brought her home. Couldn't you just eat her up?