Santa Baby

I can't believe I'm even taking the time to post this blog right now. I'm supposed to be baking, and cleaning, and shopping, and wrapping, oh- and taking care of three children. I asked for a cape for Christmas. But I just had to take a minute to share these pics of the boys as they anxiously wait for old St. Nick. Jack sported a festive Santa Suit today (thanks Aunt Mindi!) and looked adorable! The grandmas at the mall fussed all over him. Rex and Sean were entertained this afternoon by the huge box that our new dishwasher came in (yes, our old dishwasher sadly passed two days ago.) It sickens me to know that I have spent way too much money on toys this year when a large cardboard box is all any child really wants. I'll try to get some good Christmas morning pictures posted when the big day arrives. May you all have a very Merry Christmas!!

Two Months

Wow. Jack turned two months old on Wednesday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Here are some pictures of the little butterball. The first is from when he was one month old. At his one month doctor's appt., he weighed 13lbs and was over 23 inches long (off the charts for percentiles!). He is huge! He has almost grown out of the 3-6 month clothes! And he gives the best open-mouth, toothless smiles. He goes for his two month appt. next week. I also included a picture of Sean playing with Jack in his boucncy seat. I must admit- I was wrong. I thought for sure Sean was going to hate Jack for taking away some of his attention, but I was pleasantly surprised to see just how much Sean dotes on Jack. In fact, I can't leave them alone for fear that Sean with accidentally smother Jack to death by hugging him. It's really sweet. And Rex has been fantastic with helping me with Jack and with Sean. He's very good at gently bouncing Jack in his seat to soothe him while I cook dinner, and he helps to distract Sean with toys when he's heading for a meltdown. Neither one of them likes to hear Jack cry. Anytime Jack starts to fuss, Sean comes running to give him a hug, and Rex starts searching the house for a pacifier to plug into his mouth to quiet him down! Now that's teamwork!