5 little ghosts

Don't you just love my 5 little ghosts!?! I got this idea from Caden's preschool teacher and just had to do it. Plus, it makes a perfect 12x12 scrapbook page!! I am a sucker for anything with my kids *prints* on them!

2 months

I can hardly believe my baby is 2 months old. He is already growing up way too fast. He is a big boy! His 2 month stats are:

14 pounds (95%)

24 inches (90%)

Micah has brought us so much joy!! He is the best baby!! Our first 4 were difficult - reflux, fistulas, NICU....so it's been nice to have a relatively easy baby. He is smiling and cooing, which I love!! He has the biggest, brightest eyes and a beautiful smile, not to mention the yummiest cheeks!! You can't help but smile when he smiles at you. The kids adore him and I love watching them *interact* with him. He is such a sweet little guy and we are cherishing every moment with him!!

Yummy cheeks!!

love that face!

So big!!

random pictures

I am trying to get caught up on the blog. Sorry about the million posts today!! :) Here are some random pictures of the kids.

Colton loves to hold and walk around with Micah...and Micah LOVES him!! It is so sweet to watch how gentle and loving Colton is with him.

Sweet boy!

Caden and Micah

Caden loves his baby brother.

Miss Mia - wearing an outfit that Janie got her when it was still warm outside and she has been itching to wear it!! She wore it on our first cold day!!

Grandpa meets Micah

My dad had some time off from work and came down to see us. We were so excited for him to meet Micah!! He was able to stay for a week and a half and we had a great time with him. While he was here, we enoyed movies, eating out, a soccer game, and nightly Bananagrams tournaments!!! As always, the kids loved having Grandpa here....and are looking forward to him coming again.

Too funny!!

I made chocolate chip cookies for the kids. I had them on the cooling rack and when I came back into the kitchen, this is what I found. Apparently, Caden felt like Cookie Monster needed to "guard the cookies".

Soccer

What have we been up to?? Soccer, soccer, and more soccer!!! Between the practices during the week and the weekend game, we have spent a lot of time at the soccer fields. Colton loves it...and we love watching him!! He has played some really exciting games!

playing goalie

Colton's cheering section!!

Mason's birthday

Gosh, I am so far behind on my blogging!!! Here are some pictures from Mason's birthday. He loved his Sesame Street cake! He was so funny....he was happy until we lit the candles on his cake. Then he covered his eyes and cried (silently) the whole time we were singing happy birthday to him. As soon as we were done and he blew out the candles (with my help), he got a taste of the frosting and was instantly happy. Silly boy!!

Happy - before the singing

we started singing and he got sad (we must have sounded really bad!!)

covering his face and crying

yummy frosting! Now he's happy!!

Time for presents!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday, Mason!

From this.......

To this....

I can hardly believe Mason is already 2 years old! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the NICU!! It has been a fun two years and Mason has grown into a beautiful, sweet, and VERY ACTIVE little guy!! He is our monkey and spends most of his day getting into things, climbing up the bar top, jumping off bathroom counter tops, scaling the furniture, and attempting to eat pretty much anything that he shouldn't (toothpaste, deoderant, shampoo, hand soap, paper, etc.). He definitely keeps me busy and I love him to pieces!!! He has a smile that melts my heart and I love to hear him say "hello mommy!!" while waving his chubby little hand. He may not be *the* baby anymore....but he will always be *my* baby!!

I love you, sweet boy!!

So sweet...

More sleeping baby pictures! I just love them!!

Sweet baby face

I LOVE baby feet!!!

Brotherly Love

Mason loves his baby brother. Having said that, he is also having a hard time adjusting to his new place in the family. I'm sure part of it is that he is almost 2 years old (gotta love those 2 year old tantrums!!) and he hasn't been getting enough sleep (he's been climbing out of the crib - so getting him to sleep takes us on average of 2 hours every night....NOT FUN!!!!). He loves to be near the baby and always wants to touch him (usually his face...preferably, his eye!). He is always really sweet with Micah.....he even likes to *share* with him. The other day, I fished a honeycomb (cereal) out of the Micah's mouth. Mason was trying to share his snack with the baby!!

This is too funny!! The other day I found Mason sitting in the infant carseat, bundled up under a blanket. Sometimes I think he wishes he was the baby again!!

Sleeping Baby

There is nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby!! I love how peaceful they look when they sleep. Here are some pictures I took on those rare occasions when Micah is asleep - and not in my arms! I love his sweet chubby cheeks! He really is a good baby and we are loving every minute of having him in our family. I can't believe he will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. The time is already going by way too fast. He is such a joy and I can't imagine our lives without him.

one week old

8 days old

12 days old

15 days old

~ 6 days old ~

Here is Micah at 6 days old. Where does the time go?? I know he is still REALLY little, but I find myself feeling sad when I think about how "this is the last time I will be snuggling a 6 day old baby (or just fill in the blank - 3 day old baby, 5 day old baby, etc.). At night when I get him to sleep, Kyle will suggest that I try and lay him down. I just can't do it!!! I love snuggling him and I know all too well just how fast this time will fly by.

At 6 days old, we took Micah to the doctor for a check up. He surprised us all when he was weighed. Not only has he already met his birth weight....but he surpassed it!!! He weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz!!! The nurses were joking about how I must have cream for milk!

*Little Mommy*

All of my kids love to hold baby Micah. They are all so good with him and so gentle (well, Mason is most of the time!!). But there is just something so sweet about the way Mia holds and loves on him. Not that the boys aren't sweet when they hold him, but it is just amazing how *maternal* Mia is. She is such a *little mommy*. I love to watch her as she snuggles him, tries to reposition him when he starts to fuss, and just the overall way she talks and acts with him. I know some of it she gets from watching me but the rest is just her! Maybe the novelty of a new baby brother will wear off, but for now I am loving just how much she wants to hold and snuggle our baby.

And here are some cute pictures from the last few days.

I love the way Micah is laying in this picture. He has that "here we go again" look! :)

I just can't get enough of him!!!!!

First day of school!

Here are the kids on the first day of school. Since I missed open house (Kyle took the kids because I was still in the hospital), I got to take them and walk them in for their first day. They were both pretty excited....well, at least Mia was! Colton didn't want me to walk him to his class but Mia insisted on it. It was hard for me to leave her....of course, I'm sure my postpartum hormones didn't help any. They had a good first day. Mia seems to like her new teacher. Colton has a new teacher that unfortunately isn't here yet (she just moved here and is still getting settled) so they have a sub for the first week. This was a sudden change (he found out that he was being switched to the new teacher on the first day - I was not a happy camper), and we are anxious to meet his actual teacher - hopefully next week.

Colton and Mia

Mia - First Grade

Colton - Fifth Grade

Coming Home!!

Here are some pictures taken before we came home from the hospital. The kids were all SO excited that baby Micah was coming home!

Sweet baby face

All bundled up to come home!

Oh, so sweet. I could just eat him up!!

Caden finally decided that maybe the new baby was as neat as Lexy's dog!

Mia just adores Micah. And I just have to add....she fixed her own hair! :)

I love this picture! Look at those profiles!!