photo dump

life lately in photos.......

xoxo
Ashlea

6 months

Half way there!!!!
Brother turned 6 months last week and that means 6 down 6 to go as far as the tough first year goes :)

He has been a busy guy this month, sitting up by himself, rolling all over the place, straining desperately to crawl/scoot and grabbing everything and shoving it into his mouth.

He weighs right at 16 lbs and is wearing size 2 diapers and 9 month clothes. He loves his sister, being out and about, his paci, long morning naps, being thrown in the air, peek-a-boo and looking at all the Christmas lights.

He does not like sleeping at night, being left alone and having his face wiped

Car seat is 50/50 now, he doesnt love it but with a paci or toy he will ride without screaming. Eating is also hit or miss, sometimes he gobbles it up and other times he will flat out refuse. He has always been consistently inconsistent with most things :) 

xoxo
Ashlea

wrapping up our month of thanks

  Tomorrow is the last day of November and so we are wrapping up our month of thankfulness and about to dive head first into December and all things Christmas (we may have already been dipping our toes in ;) )

dipping our toes in with a first hot chocolate of the season

  We did a leaf on our thankful tree almost every day and this was Charlotte's final list...
- rain
- animals
- Bailey
- Lo
- leaves
- clouds
- Cooper
- caterpillars
- all my friends
- Christmas trees
- Mama
- Dada
- sunshine
- Mickey Mouse game
- Let it Go
- new pajamas

So basically my girl loves nature, her friends and family and Disney :)

We also had a small Thanksgiving here at the house with just us and Bean and the kids, it was not our typical but still a wonderful dinner with family.

xoxo
Ashlea

5 months

Our little baybuh (Charlottes name for Cooper) turned 5 months back on the 11th, here is what he has been up to this month.....

Cooper is......
- wearing 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers
- started solids, right now he is eating purees that I make and has tried sweet potatoes, avocado, pumpkin, pears and apples
- taking 2 naps a day and not sleeping through the night
- starting to scoot and trying to get into crawling position
- sleeping unswaddled (finally)
- still hating the carseat
- making all sorts of new noises
- loving his paci, bath time and his exersaucer, being worn facing out in his carrier
- LOVING playing with sister
- getting much more coordinated at grasping things and bringing them to his mouth
- sitting unsupported for a few seconds
- still our sweet happy little dumpling :)

xoxo
Ashlea

Thankful tree

We got a bit of a late start on our Thankful Tree this year since we were traveling for the first week in November but we are in full swing now and its so sweet to see what Charlotte wants to add to the tree. This year I tweaked it a little by adding a new leaf every morning when we do calendar time and then having a separate list of charity that we can do.

This morning she added The Lion King to the tree <3

xoxo
Ashlea

4 months

The Cooper is 4 months!

This month he is
- 14 lbs 4 oz
- 27.5 in
- wearing 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers
- not sleeping at night
- loving his exersaucer and playmats
- liking tummy time more and really pushing himself up
- starting to eat solids, oatmeal, avocado and banana so far
- lots of smiles and giggles
- loving facing out in the carrier
- hates his carseat

 

xoxo
Ashlea

Fall happenings

  We have been fully embracing Fall around these parts and having so much fun :)

  I have made vegetable beef soup, chili, smokey sausage and black eyes pea soup and a delicious pot roast. We have gone on walks to find autumn treasurers - acorns, multi colored leafs, and spotting pumpkins on front porches.

 We went to the library for their Halloween night and made spooky crafts, watched a live animal show and checked out some Halloween books.

 Brother got a new favorite toy from the dollar store - a giant shiny jack-o-lantern balloon 

 And of course a visit to the pumpkin patch with friends full of hayrides, petting zoo, corn buckets and bouncy houses

 

Yep we are doing Autumn all right around these parts :) 

xoxo Ashlea

3 months

  Baby Cooper is 3 months! We officially survived having a young toddler and a newborn :)

In some ways he is so much like Charlotte - he is alert, super strong, curious and loves "talking" In other ways he is totally different - he is a champion napper and a not so great overnight sleeper (she was opposite), he is a full pound heavier and a 3 inches longer and he loves a paci, something she never liked.

Overall he is still a happy baby, he has started to smile so much, it just melts me every time. He also found his hands and loves to chew on them, he has rolled from belly to back several times and still hates his car seat. He wears 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers and has the most gorgeous long lashes.

xoxo
Ashlea