Family

I have been so pleasantly surprised with how wonderful Avery is with Jacob. She is very patient with me as I feed and change him throughout the day, and she loves to give him hugs and kisses and hold him. Never once has she seemed upset by his presence or frustrated with a lack of attention. I am so very lucky!







I also must mention that my husband is incredible and such an amazing dad...not to mention super good looking!



Jake is such an easy baby. Avery was a very easy baby too, so we really thought we couldn't possibly be so lucky twice, but alas, we are! I nurse him every 3 hours during the day (or whenever he wants) and then he'll sleep 4-6 hours straight at night, then nurses and sleeps another 2-3 hours. I've started putting him in his crib for the first stretch, this was the exact same age I did this with Avery too. I can't believe how similar they are, or maybe it's me...not sure.

The biggest change HAS been me...now that I am not working, I am so much more relaxed all the time, and happier! With Avery as a newborn I was instantly heart broken with the idea of leaving her. I also had to start building up a freezer stash of milk too to prepare for my return to work. I pumped 3-5 times a day for almost a year with Avery while working...so with Jake I have stayed as far away from my pump as possible! Lol. I have pumped enough for a few outings and can easily replenish that if/when needed.

I get my first girls night this coming week to see Harry Potter on my birthday...30, yikes! ;-) I have to admit though, I really have had no strong desire to be away from my kids yet. I know it's good for me though...and for Hunter to have one on one time with his babies!

I must say 30 is looking to be one of the best years of my life...can't imagine being any happier!




Love to all!

Avery's 3rd Birthday

Avery had an amazing 3rd birthday! We rented an awesome bounce house and had lots of friends and family come over to celebrate. It was a scorching hot day, we are in Texas in one of the hottest summers on record, but the kids still enjoyed bouncing and playing outside. Luckily we decided about a month ago to purchase and install misters on our back porch. We are using the heck out of them! Avery got so many wonderful gifts and really seemed to enjoy her party.

Can't believe how fast she's growing up.



I took her to her 3 year well check on the 13th. She got one vaccine and was very brave! She is 3 ft 1 in and 28 lbs. She's in the 50th % for height and 25th% for weight. This is quite an accomplishment since she spent her first 2 years of life struggling to stay on the weight scale at the 5th %! The pediatrician recommended we have her evaluated by a speech therapist. She is incredibly smart, has a huge vocabulary, can count to 11, say her ABC's, do tons of 24 piece puzzles...but she's not putting her words together to form coherent sentences. So I'm researching therapists and I'm sure with a little work she will be arguing with me in NO time! She can argue now, just without articulation, lol.



Nothing to worry about though, she is healthy, happy, beautiful, and smart.

The next year for Avery will bring full potty training, full communication, lots of fun staying home with Mom and little brother Jake, and many new happy memories!