Kicking off all the July festivities

The first week in July is my absolute fav time of the year. Not only do we get to celebrate 4th of July, our anniversary and Annabelle's birthday but we also have lots of family in town. This year all the fam came to Dallas- Uncle Phil, Aunt Katie and Charlie, Uncle Bryan, Aunt Steph and the twins visited for all the festivities. It was so much fun to spend time with them! We also got to have our first big family photo shoot--- all the cousins were present and accounted for. Altho, none of them really were thrilled with the early morning curtain call! Despite the challenging environment and not so thrilled children involved, the shoot was considered a success and we did get ONE good pic of all the fam. It will be an experience that we will always remember (and learn from!!).

Here are some pics from July 4th, family photo shoot and beyond. Annabelle's birthday is up in another post.

Ethan at 4 Months

At 4 months our little guy weighs 13.2 lbs (5th percentile) and is 24.5 in long (14th percentile). He is super smiley and is starting to focus in on his surroundings. He is particularly interested in his big sister (no surprise there) and would watch her all day if he could keep track of her. Ethan is still on breast milk but I mostly pump now since he seems to take bottles with a little more ease. I am also concerned that my supply is dwindling so that is a good way to keep track of it. Ethan is still eating every 3.5 hours but is slowly moving to 4 hr intervals. He eats about 6 oz and sleeps a good 10-11 hours a night.

We have started using the Bumbo. E can sit there for up to five minutes before he gets fussy. It is a good start. I imagine it won't be too long before he can sit on his own.

That adorable, sweet girl

That girl, she grew, she grew, she grew and she grew.... she grew until she was three years old. And she learned about Cinderella and loved her new school and made her parents SO proud!

Wait, where is my book?!

Father's Day and Pooltime

Father's day was spent poolside. Nothing else would have been acceptable. Happy Dad's day to my wonderful hubby and super Gramps! You are loved!

Silly Selfies!

Brought to you by a silly mommie.... its super, silly, selfie time! :-)

Ethan at 3 Months

E at 3 months- what a change! He is no longer taking his reflux meds and sleeping through the night. He is rolling over and cooing and smiling A LOT. I don't have stats at 3 months but he is still on the smaller side. The spitting up has drastically reduced and he is settling into a nice napping schedule. Love this little baby boy more every day!

In Summmmmmeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr!

Hi there... remember me?

We have had a crazy whirlwind of a summer! Our lives went into a spin the minute maternity leave ended. I am part time (awesome!) but I also have a weird schedule that I set up to align with A and E's Fall school schedule. I work everyday from 10am-2pm. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I am in the office at SMU and on Wed and Fridays I am working from home. Yes---go ahead, be jelly! :-) I hope it last forever!

My schedule will be absolutely perfect for Fall since the kiddos will be in school on the days that I work in the office but Summer scheduling was a hot mess. Thank goodness for Mimi! She saved the day and took care of A and E while we adjusted to my new schedule. The kids have been in such great care... they are spoiled. Mimi managed to juggle both kiddos and make it look easy. I suppose that is why she is the best Mimi ever! They went on field trips to the Ft. Worth zoo, Arboretum on numerous occasions and to storytime to name just a few outings.

I am obviously so grateful to have Mimi and Gramps so close but to have them willingly accept the monumental task of taking care of our two kids on a regular basis is over the top.  It melts my heart to know that Annabelle is going to have such wonderful memories of her grandparents and this time they had together.

Below are just a few of the MANY pics that Mimi and Gramps sent us while they were out and about. I will probably go back and add more but I love these the most so they are up first.