These Boys . . . . . .

are my favorite.  They are a lot alike in that they are both so happy!  They love each other and love to giggle and laugh.  Kai is CONSTANTLY kissing and hugging Boston.  Seriously - to a fault.  I am always telling him to leave him alone.  These pictures are pretty typical of how things are.  I just can't believe how much Bos looks like his big brother - with the exception of his hair - it seems to be red.  Could I have a brunette, blonde, and ginger between the 3 kids??

Poor Bos - how would it be to be so loved?

 

It happened . . . . .

My baby girl grew up. I told her not to, but she just wouldn't listen! The day that I have been dreading since she was born came - and it was bittersweet. I am NOT ready to have my sweet girl in school ALL DAY! I feel like it's the beginning of the end. She's going to be in school all day until she moves out! I need to not focus on her moving out yet though. :) She was SOOO excited to start. My girl loves school. She loves her friends and her teacher and she LOVES having lunch at school.  She also loves her new lunch box, backpack, and school clothes.  She's my girl because we definitely focus on the details.  The boys and I miss her while she's at school, but she is having a blast. She is fun and beautiful and smart and such a joy. I guess I'm just going to have to embrace her growing up. She makes me proud.

Kai may or may not have had a ridiculously swollen eye on Ava's first day.  Luckily, it didn't stick around for too long, but it looked like he got punched in the eye.

2 Months . . . .

Notice the cheeks?  He's getting chubbier.  It's funny because Kai just got thinner as time went on, Boston seems to be doing the opposite - although their faces still look identical to me.  My favorite thing about my sweet baby right now is his eyes.  They are always wide open.  Even RIGHT before he drops off to sleep.

 

  Basically all you need to know is that Bos is the best. baby. ever.  Hands Down.  He is still sleeping 8-12 hours a night.  He has done it since the DAY we brought him home from the hospital.  I can seriously count on one hand the nights he has slept less than that.  I have none of the regular "newborn" excuses because I am one well-rested mama. 

 

This kid laughs and smiles at ANYTHING.  (That is one thing he definitely has in common with his big brother)  He is also ridiculously ticklish which is the most hilarious thing I've ever seen.  I tickle him until tears are streaming down my face from laughing so hard.  He is "roughly" loved by Kai and "lovingly" mothered and taken care of by his big sister.  They just adore their little brother.  We took him in for his 2 month appointment and he was 13.6 lbs (90%), 23 in (50%), and his head was 16 in (75%).  He is short and stocky.  We took Kai in at the same time and Kai was just the opposite; 50% in weight and 90% in height - tall and skinny.  It will be interesting to see how they grow over the years.  Boston is wearing mostly 6 or 9 month clothes.  In fact, the other night I put him in these cute frog jammies that Kai got for Christmas when he was 7 1/2 months old.  They fit Boston great right now at 3 months.

 

He is such a joy in our lives and I am so grateful that we have been blessed to have him as part of our crazy family!

 

 

Leaving hibernation . . . .

Here are the kids on our first walk out with Boston! We started out all smiles and apparently he was relaxed enough to snooze through the whole thing. My kids love walks. The love exploring and are fascinated by everything. Let's just say that walks with the kids are more of a leisurely stroll than anything that could be considered exercise.

The first time I got out the Bumbo for Boston.  He LOVED it and was giggling and smiling like crazy.  I couldn't even get him to hold still for a picture.

Only 4 of MANY pictures when I'm trying to get just one snapshot.  Love this kid even if he does look drunk in a lot of his pics.

Ava's first day of soccer practice!  She was super excited to go and play and especially excited to have daddy as her coach!

Clean Baby.  He looks a little shocked.

Ava loves exercise videos for some reason.  We had some friends over to play and they decided to do a little 30 Day Shred with Jillian.  I promise I don't make them exercise like this!

A rare, super rainy day in P-town.  It was really warm, but Ava thinks if it's raining she needs full on cold-weather rain gear.  We were all outside for at least 2 hours and Boston slept through all of the fun.

Time Marches On . . . . . . .

The first time Bos went to church and I went BACK to church. He was 6 weeks old.  Such good-looking kiddos.

The capturing of some of his first smiles at about 5 1/2 weeks.  I love the gummy smiles and spontaneous grins when he just can't seem to get his smile big enough!

Matching Elmo Slippers for Kai and Boston.  My kids were THRILLED with this.  They get excited about the funniest things.  They also always get excited about s'mores at Grandma Annie's.

Boston's first bath in a tubby, not a sink. :)  The kids love to help with tubby time and luckily for Kai, he didn't get drenched by Boston like the first time. The last picture is of Boston after our very first outing in P-town all by ourselves.  Of course he chose that time to have a major blow-out and came home naked.  It didn't seem to bother him at all and I really don't think he learned his lesson.

Sweetest. Thing. Ever.