Bubby update

 

Bubby is still such a nice boy, but he has become quite a whiner. He has discovered what I would call his sense of "self" and he doesn't like to be told what to do or when to do it. He wants things his way and at his time. He also prefers to just wear underwear. He still falls asleep while eating though! It is just too funny! We have a good time with the older kids gone, but he is very sad that he is not also going to school. I opted to not do preschool until next year. I am already in the car so much. He does the funniest thing (unless it is directed at you- which is usually Jake or the baby). He puts his food up in your face and tries to feed you or he will grab at your face and poke at it. Who knows what he is thinking about it. I guess he just takes after his Dad and likes to bug. This morning it ended up with Jake having an entire bowl of cereal in his lap. 

Baby Allie Overload

 

I have so many pictures of Allison! Even extra since Braden loves to take her picture also. She started out the perfect little sleepy newborn that never ever cried! At about 3 weeks or so she started having tummy troubles and spitting up and such. Leading to sleeping troubles. But I went back to my two favorite baby books and established a flexible schedule feeding her less at each feeding and making sure to swaddle her tight and that helped a lot! She loves to be warm! and loves load white noises. Even Braden has the shh shh shh down when bouncing her to get her to go to sleep. =) The bathroom fan is her favorite though! Now at about 2 1/2 months she is doing a ton better and isn't too much of a crier. She sounds much more like a cat whining when she wants something. She is currently 12 pounds 8 1/2 ounces! Her chubby cheeks will attest to that! Kaitlin likes to hold her as well as Braden, but Ryan really has taken a great interest in her. Unfortunately, he mostly likes to poke her in the face and get really close to her with toys. We have spent a lot of the summer at home having a new baby (I didn't want germs!) and trying to go anywhere with my parade of 4 kids just didn't appeal to me much. We did go to weekly park days for the most part and hung out with friends.   

Allie found her hands! She loves to suck on them and hates all pacifiers! She also will lay on her play mat and look up at the toys for short bits of time so I can make dinner and even eat it! I can't remember that ever really working with the other kids! They would cry the minute they were put down. She is such a wonderful beautiful baby girl! We Love her!

World's Best Babysitter

Braden with his DS!

On a more serious note: Braden is a wonderful help and he truly loves holding Allie. He asks to hold her all of the time and now that she has some limited neck and head control I let him carry her around. He even is able to bounce her to sleep!

Shh Shh Shh 

Couldn't get by without a Mr Funny Man pose!

Back to School

The kids were super excited to go back to school. Both are still in the duel language program: Braden is starting 4th grade and KK is in 1st. So far they are both very happy. They get in the car after school and say they have really good days at school. Yeah for great teachers and good friends!!

Toothless

KK lost her first tooth! She discovered it was wiggly in the morning and had it hanging by a thread before Jake even came home from work. She even let Braden do the honors and pull it out for her. She couldn't be happier about it!!

Baby Faces

Guess who??? I think our babies look pretty similar! (and the blue is a dead give away!)