A tradition I started with Keagan was to document on film his 3, 6, 9, 12 month milestones. I hired a photographer with Keagan and had intentions of using Julie (the awesome photographer who did our maternity shoot and Finn's newborn pics) for these milestone pictures but Josh suggested I give it a try myself since we really only need a few pictures and one for the frame in Finn's room. He said that if I didn't like the way they turned out, then we could hire someone. So, I gave it a shot, and here are my results! The adorable monogrammed jumper is from Abby (& baby Cayden) and the sweet boxers are from Lindsy (& baby Greyson).
I love Halloween. I love candy. And I love dressing my kids up in costumes and watching them get the hang of this ultra-fun holiday! This year our boys were service men. Keagan was a fireman and Finn was a UPS man (shout out to Poppy!). They were most certainly the cutest little community helpers ever! Halloween in our house started nearly a full week before the actual holiday. Keagan participated in FOUR trick-or-treating events this year and I am afraid he is thinking that it is quite normal to ask people for candy. This morning the first thing he asked upon waking (as he has the past 4-5 mornings) was could we "go frick or freating?" To which I responded by diverting his attention elsewhere because I dreaded the meltdown that would occur with the obvious, "Nope because that holiday is over 'til next year." I have to admit, though, that he asks so plainly and so sweetly it makes me want to dress him up for a fifth time and let him go knock on doors! Anywho, here are pics from the past week of Halloween fun. (Oh, and his new favorite word is SPOOKY!...and he uses it pretty appropriately! But he was never spooked by any of the scary costumes we saw during the last week's adventures...makes me proud and I hope it remains that way!)
Event #1: Trick or Treating at school. Here's Keagan with his two favorite teachers, Ms. Vallery (Minnie) and Ms. Sheryl (Mickey)
Event #2: Boo at the Zoo in Evansville, IN. We went and visited Josh's parents this past weekend and took Keagan to this event in Evansville. It was a bit of a disappointment because we hardly saw any animals and stood in line for the majority of the time waiting for about 10 pieces of candy. Luckily Keagan didn't feel any of the disappointment that the adults felt, and Finn was a good boy in the stroller. Live and learn.
Event #3: Trunk or treating at church. There was a little "spooky animals" show prior to the trick-or-treating part and there were a few really cool animals! Keagan could care less about the animals (which surprised me) but was all about little Ariel with her red hair (he has never met this child until tonight!) and Mr. Kerry's iPhone games. Keagan would sit next to this little girl and then stare right at her for a good 10-15 seconds. Can we say AWKWARD!?! Good thing adults don't do that! I bet he was thinking that her hair color couldn't possibly be natural! We even saw her out the next night trick or treating and he did the same thing...he could not take his eyes off of her! Ladies Man...but we gotta work on tact so he doesn't weird the girls out by staring!!
Sweet little Annie...a strawberry!
Kelley and Chris watched Finn during the show and he snoozed most of the time (surprised me!)
Keagan and EJ sharing Mr. Kerry's lap...glad EJ didn't mind sharing his daddy with Keagan!
I'm telling you...he is the Ladies Man
Best buds coincidentally dressed as firemen!
Dana got some Finley lovin, too.
How I look the majority of the time...
I love love LOVE these next two pictures of my boys!
Event #4: Neighborhood Trick-or-Treating. Our neighborhood is such that a golf-cart is a necessity to trick-or-treat. Kinda sad, but if you want to hit up more than 4 houses in an hours time, you gotta join the crowd with your golf cart. Keagan was in heaven...trick-or-treating AND golf cart riding. And Finn snuggled mommy in his carrier the whole night. He was a good boy and let his big brother enjoy a full night's worth of candy-getting!
Not Halloween related...I got some sweet pictures this weekend of the boys and their Poppy. And a very sweet video of Finley talking to Poppy. I think he is quite proud :)
Amazing, isn't it? I mean, isn't amazing that Finley has surpassed three months already? I feel like it was just days ago that he was born. Just days ago that I held my second baby boy for the first time. Why does time fly so fast? I guess because we are having fun! Today I held a brand new baby. My friend Misty had her baby (it's a GIRL!) on Friday and I finally got to hold her today. It amazes me that my babies were ever that small (and boy were they! Sweet Ellison Kate was born at 9lbs, 21+ inches long...) and yet I looked back and forth from Ellison to Finn and cannot believe how quickly time flies. Today was yet another reminder to embrace today, because they don't stay little long.
Finley is quite the little man. He is a super-chunk and it really tickles me at how vastly different he is compared to his big brother! I don't know what he weighs but I do know he is in some 6-month clothes already. (and I don't mean that he can wear 6month sizes and they are big on him, I mean he is filling them out quite nicely!) The smaller sizes he can still squeeze into are either pre-stretched (length and width!) by Mommy or run big. It's hilarious how chunky he is!!
Some things about Finn at 3 months:
He is passionate. And by this I mean he screams when he doesn't get what he wants and when he wants it. He adds a cascade of tears and breath-catches to further show his passion. I wouldn't say it is sweet, but I do hope it amounts to something positive in the future.
Along that line, I have found that at nap time he needs to holler a bit before he conks out. He doesn't do this at bedtime, but most definitely during the day.
He is sleeping 7-8 hours a night now (most nights). He goes down 10/10:30 and then wakes between 5-6...he even did 9 hours one night. But let's not count our chickens before they hatch...
He goes to daycare ("school") now. He doesn't love it. I don't either. In fact he has decided he does not want to take a bottle AT ALL while there, and is even now refusing them here. But luckily I have a picture of him taking a bottle...and it was a pleasant experience before he started daycare. I don't know what this all means...and what it will amount to...but I am in the thick of it right now and would much appreciate your prayers.
Tummy time is improving; he will do about a minute before screaming and will actually push up on his arms and look around.
He has found his fist, more specifically his right fist, and it is hilarious to watch him watch it, then put it in his mouth.
He is a smiley little guy (believe it or not! he doesn't scream constantly...) and likes to flirt with me in between sides during nursing sessions. One time he laughed so loud he scared himself and then the bottom lip stuck out. The laugh also woke Josh up (this is saying something!).
He watches Keagan all the time...I am sure he is thinking, "You just wait, Big Brother! Soon I will be able to play with you!"
He is still sleeping in a bassinet by our bed. I doubt this will change anytime soon, but those have been famous last words of mine regarding multiple issues in our life right now...so I am not holding myself to anything.
He is starting to ride better in the car. We went to visit Gama and Poppy this weekend and he slept the whole way there and back (2 hour drive).
First bottle (wish I could say he took them this well now!)
Snuggle time. I tried to get snuggles from my big boy, but he is just tooooo busy!
Tummy time with baby Einstein. Keagan loves to watch this again...when Finn is "done" with tummy-time, Keagan says MY TURN! and proceeds to finish watching.
Official "3 Month" pictures. I took some (not-so) "professional" pictures of Finn but haven't gone through them yet. I will post them once I get a chance.
And to be fair: Keagan is 2 years, 4 months, and 7 days old. He is quite the ham. He seriously keeps me laughing all day (even when he makes me want to pull my hair out!). Something about a toddler becoming his own person is so neat. He is so much fun to watch, listen to, and play with. I was taking Finn's 3-month pics this morning and Keagan wanted to see each one. Then he started saying "CHEESE" so I took his picture. Then he wanted to do a photo-shoot...and this is what we got. These pics are all chronological and taken within a 5 minute time span. To say Keagan is a silly goose is a true understatement!!
