3 Months

Claire you are 3 months old! I absolutely love this stage.  yes, I am tired and weary, but boy do these days go fast.  so I am going to try and enjoy every second I can.

Here are your stats:

1. You weigh 12 pounds.

2. You are wearing 0-3 months clothes and very little 3-6 months ( it is big on you but works)

3. You sleep through the night!!! YAHOO!

4. You take 2 short naps through out the day ( I will be starting a schedule soon)

5. You LOVE LOVE LOVE bath time!!! You would play and splash for hours if we let you. Getting out of the bath is a differ story however. You SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM.

6. You are wearing size 1 diapers.

7. You can hold your head up.

8. You enjoy tummy time.

9. You are always smiling and laughing. Everyone always comments on how you are the happiest and sweetest baby.

10. You let anyone hold you.

11. You talk a lot!!!

12. You like to mimic sounds.

13. You adore your sister and brother and they adore you!

 You are truly the sweetest baby ever. We are complimented over and over. People fall in love with you  and are constantly saying< "it makes me want another." We are blessed to call you ours.

Graham is 2!!!YAHOO!

Oh my...Graham is 2. It is crazy cause I feel like he has been 2 for awhile now, or at least I have been saying he is 2. We had his birthday party at the Chino Children's Museum and it was sooooo much fun! I would have his birthday there every year! We decided to do a breakfast party. We served donuts and starbucks. It was perfect! Thomas the train was the theme and was sooo cute! We feel so blessed to have so many special people in our life who love our babies and love to celebrate with us.

A little about Graham:
1. He LOVEs LOVEs LOVEs trains!!!!
2. He follows Ashtyn around everywhere and LOVEs her.
3. He LOVEs Claire and loves to hug her.
4. He LOVES to give hugs to everybody. He is super loving.
5. He is finally talking and forming sentences.
6. He loves to eat hot dogs, fruit snacks, cheese and yogurt.
7. You weigh 26 pounds.
8. You are mainly wearing size 2 for shirts, but mostly 12-18 months for pants.
9. You wear a size 6 for shoes.
10. You like to watch trains on youtube, Bubble Guppies, Super Why, Jesus Cartoons and Elmo.
11. You sleep through the night. Your routine is bed at 7:30pm and wake up at 7am.
12. You take one nap after lunch.
13. You love to play outside, get dirty, climb on things, jump off things and do anything dangerous.
14. You love to take baths and swim.
15. You stuck a tiny bracelet bead in your ear and had to have it surgically removed.
16. You wear size 5 diapers, but love to pretend to go on the potty.

Graham 23 Months

I cant believe you are almost 2 years old!!!! You will always be my baby boy! You have started talking and I love it! You say so many words now and copy everything we say. I love your little voice. You LOVE your sisters and love playing with them. You are always climbing on something or breaking something and trying to put it back together. You love trains and balls. You love hotdogs, yogurt and fruitsnacks. You said your first sentence, " momma no, I eat blue ones" (talking about blue fruit snacks, when I was trying to give you crackers) You love to swim and play outside.
1. You wear size 18-24 months and some 2t ( you have a few pairs of shorts/pants that are 9-12 months)
2. Size 6 shoe.
3. Size 5 diapers.
4. You sleep through the night 7:30pm to 7am.

Claire is 2 months and some other things too

Our little Claire Bear is 2 months old. How can this be?!? You bring so much Joy to all of our lives! Your sister and brother ADORE you! They are constantly looking after you and including you in every thing we do. I don't blame them, you are just pure joy to be around. 

1. You weigh 11 pounds

2. Your head is 15 in.

3. You are wearing some newborn and some 0-3months clothes and size newborn shoe.

4. You are ALWAYS smiling!

5. You LOVE to be held. (Ashtyn & Graham are always wanting to hold you)

6. You cried and cried and cried after your 2 month shots. You would stop crying and stare at me and then cry some more...It broke my heart but girl you have a mad mug :) (Ashtyn never really cried for shots and Graham would cry as they were doing them but would be fin immediately after)

7. You are still being swaddled but broke out of it last night ( i think its because daddy swaddled you :)

8. You sleep through the night at this point. Usually going to bed around 9:30 and waking up at 8:00. I do realize what a blessing this is!!!

9. Your naps are very sporadic. We will start a routine in the next couple of months.

10. You LOVE bath time!!!!

You are just really a sweet baby. I get compliments all the time about how calm and sweet you are... and it's TRUE! WE are all in love with you. Dr. Saad said that you are perfect and I have to say I agree...Even if I am your mommy.

Graham 22 months:

You are 22 months old! You are going to be 2 soon buddy!! I love you soooo much sometimes it hurts. You are Ashtyn's best friend and Claire just adores you. The way she smiles at you melts my heart. Your caring and sensitive and really look after your sisters. You are the best brother and son. 

1. You are 25 pounds

2. 34 in. height

3. You are wearing size 12-24 months. The majority of your clothes are 18 months, but you have the occasional 12 month and 2t shirt. You also have a few pairs of shorts that are 9 months..ha! Your shoe size is 5/6.

4. You LOVE trains!!! Choo Choo was like your 3rd word.

5. You love Mickey Mouse, Elsa, Anna and Olaf.

6. You just started trying to talk and we are loving hearing your little voice.

7. You have NO FEAR. At the end of each day I am truly amazed we made it through. No joke..my heart.

8. You love dipping sauces like your momma.

9. You don't like sweet for breakfast, like your momma. You would prefer a hot dog over a pancake any day. (except donuts, you like donuts)

10. Your favorite foods are hot dogs, pickles, red chips, fruit and fruit snacks. 

11. You love to play outside.

12. You go to sleep at 7:30 every night and sleep until 6:30 the next morning. You still take a nap everyday at 11:30-12:30 and sleep for about 2hours. You are by far my BEST sleeper.

Ashtyn Layne 3 years:

You are the most amazing little human! You are smart, beautiful, funny, entertaining, shy, sweet...the list could go on and on! Thank you for making me a mommy. It is my most favorite job yet.

1. You weigh 35 pounds

2. You are 40 in.

3. You wear a size 3t/4t. Your shoe size is 10.

4. You LOVE being a big sister and are amazing at it!! Sometimes I forget you are only 3 years old.

5. You LOVE to play pretend and make believe. We dress p all day long! If you don't change 12 times per day, then something ain't right..ha!

6. You are crazy smart and can write your name, recognize all letters, colors, and numbers. You blow us away with your vocabulary. You can count to 10 in Spanish, Chinese and Russian. 

7. Your favorite food is Fruit (you just started eating apples whole) pizza, cheese hamburgers, pancakes and fruit snacks.

8. You DO NOT sleep. You go to bed around 9:30-10:00, but we are trying to make that earlier. You will lay down for a nap at 11:30-12:00 and eventual fall asleep. (Everyone napping at the same time is my saving grace)

9. You love Church, your friends, Villains in movies, Frozen and bible stories.

10. You love to watch cooking shows with mommy and help cook dinner. You also love to wear an apron like mommy.

These are my little ones. The most important little humans I know. I am beyond blessed to be their mommy. Most days are hard but always fun and filled with love. Thank you God for entrusting them to me (and Jeremy). We are grateful.

Happy 1 Month Claire

I can not believe how quickly time is going...yet I feel like you have been here forever. You complete our family Miss Claire Adellee. Your sister and brother ADORE you!!! I mean seriously I have never seen so much sibling love, you fight right in to their best friend duo, now trio.

What you are like at 1 month:

1. You are starting to smile with a purpose. You will look at us and smile the biggest smile. I LOVE it.

2. You are eating better and for longer periods of time (10 mins)

3. You are not sleeping through the night at this point, but it is getting better. You like to lay on mommy and daddy's chest, in our bed. You wake up about 2-3 times a night. You wake up in the morning anywhere from 6-8.

4. You LOVE to sleep and nap during most of the day...it is amazing you sleep at all at night.

5. You wear newborn diapers and newborn clothes.

6. You don't like bows or headbands.

7. You do not like to be swaddled and are my first baby to not be swaddled...It still feels weird to not swaddle you.

Just for fun...

Graham is 10 Months

My Silly, Cuddly Baby Boy!

Ashtyn is funny. Ashtyn is smart. 28 1/2 Months Old.

Ashtyn got a big girl bed. She is doing ok. We are doing ok. The same routine seems to play out every night around 4 am. I have to admit I love having my snuggle buddy. She has gotten quite a bit snugglier over the year.

She is so funny. She is so smart. I find myself angry that I am not blogging better cause she is quite remarkable and I want to capture every single moment..Thats impossible...right? If only I could install cameras in our house. And actually thats not a bad idea cause the minute the camera turns on, she goes limp...Yeah try catching her ABC's or Beauty and the Beast reenactments...or even just a still shot for that matter.

A few of her fav sayings right now:

1. Swiper no swipey. She says this for everything!!! Even when I try to take away her dinner before she is done..ha!

2. Nothing or too much. She says this when she doesn't want something....this girl it TOO MUCH.

Funny Funny girl!

Just skip over this part, unless you are a grandparent or aunt...By the way..Miss A knows all her letter and shapes and colors and can count to 16. I know it totally sounds like bragging, but really it is just for our records.

You are 28 1/2 months and seriously going on 5.  Did I say 5...I meant 25..ha! You have sass, spunk and spirit. You love to play toys. You love to play performing. I can always find you lining up your princess figurines and putting on shows for them. You sing along to everything and even repeat lines from your favorite movies and tv shows. You love your brother sooooo much. You are constantly rubbing his head, patting his back and loving on him. I love you so much and could write about you for hours. You love on me constantly and kiss my face so sweetly. I am obsessed with you!

Graham is 6 months

You are 6 months old baby boy! I can't believe how quickly time is going. You have accomplished so much this month it is crazy! You are now crawling, like full blown crawling. For a few weeks you would get up on all four but never really moved forward or would just scoot backwards. You are on the go and moving quickly! You can also sit up completely on your own! You love to sit and watch tv with Ashtyn. You also got 2 teeth!! On your 6 month birthday your first tooth (bottom left came in) and the next day your second tooth (bottom right) came in. You also ate your first solid food (bananas) and didn't like them. A few days later you tried carrots and still didn't like them, so one week later we tried pears and you are eating tem. It has taken you awhile to get used to them, but about a month later you are loving pears and look forward to eating everyday. You drank your first formula bottle and again didn't like it. We are still working on this. Somedays you will drink it and most days you will not :) You also joined your sister in the church nursery for the first time and loved it! You are becoming such a big boy. You are funny, smart and oh so sweet. You weigh 14 pounds and are 26 1/2 in.  You still wear size 1 diapers and 3-6 months or 6 months clothes ( the waist is always too big) and a size 1 shoe. You love baths, Ashtyn and cuddling with mommy. We love you so much!!!

Graham 5 months

Graham you are 5 months. You are so talkative and smiley. You love love love your sister and light up when she enters the room. You are  DEFINITELY not sleeping through the night anymore..boo hoo! and probably wake up 3-4 times a night. You weigh probably 13 pounds, 26 1/2 in.,  wear size 0-3 and some 3-6 months clothing and a size 1 shoe. You are attempting to crawl, love to give kisses and play with toys. We tried to give you rice cereal and you did not like it. You also don't really like taking a bottle. You are so sweet, and gentle and know how to make everyone feel like they ar ethe most special person. We are crazy strong and must havethe strongest abs I have ever seen. You clearly get that from me:) EVERYONE alays comments on how strong you are. We love you Graham!

Graham is 4 Months

You are now 4 months old and growing like a weed...what a weird saying, but anyways...you are growing so quickly and I just wish I could stop time.

1. You are wearing 3-6 months clothes and Size 1 shoes.
2. You are wearing size 1 diapers.
3. You eat about every 2/3 hours.
4. You sleep though the night, although lately have been up every hour. ( I am hoping it is because you have a cold or are going through a growth spurt)
5. You love watching the God Made Families video.
6. You can hold your head up and are very sturdy.
7. You are soooo strong and prefer to stand on my lap..ha!
8. You roll over and love tummy time.
9. You are starting to play with toys and went in the exersaucer f or the first time.
10. You love your sister sooooo much and smile so big when you see her.
11. You hardly ever cry, except you love to be held and would prefer that all day long.

I don't know your stats , but we have a doctors appt. next week.

Graham is 2 Months

Graham, my love, you are now 2 months old. You are the perfect baby boy. We are so blessed to be your family. Your sweet little face and huge smile make me the happiest mommy. 

Things to Remember about Graham's 2 month:

• You are wearing some 0-3 months clothes and a few newborn pjs
• Size 1 diaper ( a little big)
• You love love love bath time.
• You love to be held.
• You love to watch Miss A play.
• You smile, laugh and coo all the time.
• You nurse about every 2 hours for about 10 minutes (one side only). You are not the best eater, but seem to be growing just fine.
• You sleep from about 10:30pm -6am, wake up to eat and fall back asleep until 9am. 
• You nap for a few hours during the day for about an hour each ( better than Ash if I remember correctly).
• You have a tiny bit of hair, with a few long pieces on the top of your head. 
• You are not found of your swaddle, but we still swaddle every night.
• You are unsure of your paci, but take it sometimes.
• You went to church for the first time and did really well. You usually sleep through the service ( sorry Uncle Josh). 

Catching Up...

 It has been so long since my last post and not because I have nothing to write about, I feel so behind sometimes. I guess its my new norm. I feel like I have said that before :) Truth is my camera wasn't working and something about writing with out pictures I am not a fan of and I couldn't motivate myself to sit down and write. I would rather watch Cinderella with Miss A ( her new fav) or sing to Graham on my lap ( he LOVES my singing) or any other mom task that would qualify me for mom of the year..at least in my children's eyes. I guess my theme is I would rather be and inconsistent blogger and a consistent mother. These babies, my family are everything to me and although I love to capture memories and write about them here, my days don't always allow.

Moving on: 

1. Miss A can COUNT TO 14....YAHOO!!! 

2. Miss A LOVES LOVES LOVES to sing and dance! Her favs include...The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Everybody Clap and It Is Well With My Soul.

3. Miss A LOVES to CLIMB! Aye Yi Yi!

4. Miss A talks consistently...her vocabulary is pretty full, too many words to keep track of.

5. Miss A is OBSESSED with her BROTHER. She calls him 1. Brother 2. Baby 3. GRAHAM....I LOVE it!

She is growing up way toooo fast! I can't believe 2 is around the corner! 

Graham is almost 4 months...WHAT? I know. Time is flying.

1. Graham is SOOOO STRONG! He can pull himself up and prefers to stand on your lap.

2. Graham loves to laugh and smile and loves when you pull his arms over his head.

3. Graham recently discovered the TV. When we drive he will watch Miss A's ipad and it is soooo cute.

4. Graham does not like to sit down and prefers to be walked around.

5. Graham LOVES LOVES LOVES his sister! The smile on his face is the sweetest thing when he sees her.

I love these babies. I am so excited for the holidays and watching my babies experience them. We are so blessed and so grateful for what God has given us. I do not take a moment for granted.

Graham is 3 months

1.You are wearing size 0-3 months clothes and size newborn or 1 shoes.

2. You are wearing size 1 diapers.

3. You love to take baths and have been taking baths with Miss A ( she loves to help bathe you).

4. You are so strong and have started pulling yourself up.

5. You are sooo smiley and happy.

6. You sleep through the night.

7. You nurse about every 2/3 hours.