Adventures

She needs assistance with her nails.  

Pretty sure she demands that Kitty helps...

No pants?  No problem.  

Libby watches TV with no pants on a regular basis...

Oh, hello mini BeBe.

I didn't even know you could learn how to do that at age 2...

Or this?  

WHO TAUGHT HER THIS!?

She sees.

Sometimes you don't even have to tell them what to do.  

I thought I'd celebrate the week of breast feeding by showing you that my toddler learns about it first hand.  My preschooler sees and knows that this is how babies eat.  She makes me proud to nurse my baby and love that she wants to help!  :)  

One Month.

Well, clearly I'm a crummy momma and I've been too busy to update y'all on my precious girl.

She is an amazing addition to our family and I love her dearly.

She eats like a champ and she sleeps just as well.  

She has been sleeping from about 11 pm until 7 am since she was about 8 weeks old.  

She smiles at everyone and is the most easy going baby.  Ever.

Spencer is my current favorite baby.

I know that not everyone understands or appreciates the use of BabyWise as a parenting style, but it works for my kids.  They are happy, balanced, and behave pretty normally.  They nap when we have scheduled it and the eat along the same lines.  I so enjoy my BabyWise lifestyle and planning around it.  My cousin and I discussed it this summer and we talked about how it was a parenting choice, not just something you do with babies.  Not everyone understands it and not everyone likes it, but it has worked great for our family.  Hayes and Libby have adapted well, anticipate the things to come, and know what is happening in their lives each day because of this 'parenting theory.'  Spencer Brynne fell into that lifestyle easily and she is a perfect example of how easy it really is!

Art with Libby

Sooooooooooo........

This girl has a great eye for patterns and colors.

She also likes to create her own art...

Go Vox Box

I love these products!

The Blue Diamond almonds were gone within 5 minutes.

The ProFoot pedi-rock and insoles are great too.

The NextStep shakes were not my fave, they were grainy.

I love the NextStep shaker bottle-its GREAT!

I am currently lactating and just had a baby, so the playtex hasn't been used as of late...

And the bath salts are just what I need as a mom of 3!

The Gym

Hayes has been taking gymnastics classes for about 3 years now.  He started upstairs and took a parent/tot class for a little while.  I venture to say it was one of the best times we had as parents!  We had a great class and spent a lot of time with those people.  There were 2 parents per kid (most of the time) and we all crammed into that classroom week after week.  We also had an amazing instructor who let us cram in there and play with our kids!  

Hayes LOVES to go to gymnastics.  He has now moved downstairs and takes a 'big boy' class with older boys.  He has a blast while he's there and has really learned a lot in the last few months.  We are looking forward to many more years of gymnastics with our cheese ball!

Elizabeth started taking gymnastics as soon as she turned 1.  She has been quite the star in class and out of class.  She often makes up her own routines and pays very little attention to her directions and mostly does whatever she wants to do!  However, she does enjoy the stamps on her hands at the end, so she always follows directions during that part of class.  Stinker!  Here she is modeling her medal and trophy at the 'end of the year' program.  She's a cutie!

Sleep

This is what car seat sleep looks like after a weekend in Chattanooga with your cousins.

This is baby sleep.