sleeping baby

I don't know why but I LOVE taking pictures of my kiddos while they are sleeping. Last night I went in to check on Corban before I went to bed and he of course was the cutest sleeping baby ever. Glad he slept through the flash cuz I was willing to take a chance to get this cute picture....

Sweetest 3 month old!

Here is the sweetest picture Corban. My bestie Andi took his 3 month pictures this week and this one is my favorite:)

Corban 3 months

Happy 3 months to Corban! As usual my statement is: Time is flying by SO FAST. You are changing so fast right now. Here what is going on in your world.

- You smile all the time and for almost everyone. Unlike your older brother, you don't care who holds you. - You love to be held facing out...no more 'holding like a baby' for you. As long as you are facing so you can see everything you are good to go. -I have been sitting you in the bumbo for about 5-10min at a time. You seem to really like it, but can't hold your head upright for a long time without some support. -You really like to be sung to. I always sing "You're a handsome little boy and God loves you," song and as soon as I start the song you laugh out loud and raise your eye brows. Pretty sure you recognize the song:) - I have been doing the 'sleep program' with you since you were 6 weeks old. You are definitely not getting it as well as Aaron did at first, but this week you have been doing much better. You sleep in your crib. At night you sleep from 8 to about 3am without waking up and then are up again about 6 to eat and then up at 7-7:30 to start the morning. I am hoping this will change soon...mommy is ready for some 'all night' sleep. Naps are harder. You still don't have a very predictable schedule. Soon, hopefully. - I started back to work this month. I am only working twice a month so you stay with mommy's friends while I work and your brother is at school. It's an adjustment for all of us since I didn't go back to work with Aaron until he was a year old. - You are starting to grab at toys when you are laying on the play mat. You have found your hands and look at them and play with them all the time. You seem to be trying to find your thumb, but have yet to be successful. - You are much more aware of everyone in the room now and seem to recognize mama and daddy...and of course your brother who loves to mimic the way we talk to you. You do your best to talk right back with your mouth and hilarious facial expressions. You love when I 'buzz' my lips at you. - You are 'decent' at taking a bottle. It usually is a much long process than necessary because you take time to talk to whoever is feeding you and play with the bottle nipple. Your gag reflex is really sensitive so that makes it difficult, but things are improving in this area. - You eat every 3-4 hours and you are FAST. You nurse in about 15min. I am very glad for this in the middle of the night. - I have noticed that you really like watching TV. When I change your diaper in the living room or lay you on the floor you always turn your head and look up at the TV until I pick you up. We aren't sure this is a good thing, but still something new from the past few weeks.

BFF's

Aiden and Aaron are 9 months apart. They have always liked playing together but the age difference has been a little bit of a barrier until recently. Those 9 months don't seem as far apart as they once did. Our church had a community carnival last Wednesday and I noticed that Aiden and Aaron were almost glued at the hip. At one point they walked up to me and Aaron said "hey mom, Aiden and I are going to get some food ok." Like they are teenagers or something. Ridiculous. The sweetest part of the night was when Andrea and I looked over during the prayer and saw this...

First Day of School 2012

Today was Aaron's first day of school. I was sure he was going to cry...but was so glad to be proven wrong. He got right out of the car and gave me a kiss and said "see ya mom." Such a big boy.

Trail Ride 2012

Well we are back of the annual 9 day trail ride. We had a blast. It was Corban's first trail ride and he did excellent. Aaron did awesome as well. He went on every ride and never complained once while we were out on the trail to be done. We took 6 and 7 hour average rides too...so I was impressed. Since Jerry just had his hip replacement surgery done he stayed at camp almost the entire time. Wednesday I took him to his doctor's appointment and he was cleared to ride some. So he was able to ride a little but very short rides and he was pretty exhausted. Since Corban was so little he wasn't able to ride and so either mom or I stayed at camp also. Mom was so awesome to help so much and made the whole thing so much easier. I know she loved the time she got to spend with the boys also. Good news is that we had no major problems this year...we are so thankful! We got home yesterday and are already looking forward to a busy week. Aaron starts school tomorrow, prayer group starts back up this week, and I start back to work this Saturday. Enjoy some pictures!