Month 3 for Liz and Christmas Prep with G!

It is incredibly hard to believe that my girl is 3 months old. Probably the most exciting thing about this month is Elizabeth trying to talk. She tries REALLY hard and squeaks out quite a few sounds! She also loves playing with her brother, and him with her:



She also loves scooting our of her chair!


and falling asleep in her jumper:


Well..sleep in general is good for Lizzie Kate:


She is the cutest narcissist ever though ;).haha! One who has found her hand and is quite pleased with it! For a child who won't take a paci to save her life, I am happy she has learned another way to self soothe. She is drooling a whole lot already, so I'm not sure if she is already getting teeth or not? Seems crazy but I remember Gabriel getting them super early. So, the fun will begin soon I am sure... :(

In other news, we are all excited for Christmas time:



I wish we were in Florida like last year, but sometimes it is good to be home too. Josh and I are trying to decide on family traditions with the kids. So far we have considered Santa or no Santa, PJ's on Christmas Eve, cookies, Christmas at our house Christmas Eve, and where to eat Breakfast. We definitely want to make it special for the kids without spoiling them rotten, or wearing ourselves out running all over creation on Christmas Day. It has been decided that they won't be getting dump truck loads worth of toys for Christmas. We also very much wish to focus on the fulfilled prophecies of Jesus. His birth which was prophesied 1000 years prior, in detail, and the promise He has for all who believe (Eternal life through Christ). Speaking of Jesus, I must add that Gabriel is quite the fan. He loves singing "Jesus loves me" with us, and praying before bed. He will fill in many words of the song and is sure to say "Amen" after we pray. He also enjoys patting my head as daddy leads us in prayer, and telling me he "loves you!" Obviously meaning me. It is the most adorable thing ever!

Gabriel minds very well the majority of the time, but sometimes he irritates me and does something that I have told him repeatedly not to do. So yesterday he was standing in the co sleeper (the bed Elizabeth sleeps in next to my bed) when I walked in and told him to get out. So what does he do? He gets right back into it of course! So I told him I was going to pop him next time he did it. He started to laugh so I told him it wasn't funny. He then cocked his head to the side, slanted his eyes, and gave me this flirty grin to say, "ohhh mommy" in the cutest little voice I've ever heard. I totally wish I had a camera in my head, but this blog is the best I can do for remembrance sake. He's a sly one that one, but I love him to death!



Oh, we did go on a train ride this month. Gabriel was over the moon! Pics to come...hopefully! haha ;).

Smiley Girl!

So I wish I had time to blog a little more, but sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with work, cleaning this pig pen of a house, and chasing Gabriel around that the last thing I want to do is turn blogging into another chore. For this second, however, Gabriel is in bed napping and Josh has Elizabeth snug in his lap. I just enjoyed a cup of eggnog latte (a little too hot at first to remind myself to drink it slow and relax)and wanted to jot down a few memorable things! My little Elizabeth had her 2 month check up -slightly late- and is almost 11 lbs. She is growing like a weed and has little rolls on her legs and under her chin. She is also getting a red tint to her hair. She is the most adorable thing, and she is a social bumble bee. She LOVES looking at people, smiling, laughing, and cooing. I swear she says, "HI" to us sometimes. She even gets her legs kicking and arms flying. She just gets so tickled that we want to talk to her, or even walk by her, in her chair. It is almost as if she is thinking about you and when you walk by she says, "hey, hey, here I am! Look at me!" It makes my heart smile! She is also very picky about certain things in her life. She wants to be held, doesn't like to be set down, likes to stand up while being held, won't sleep unless she is being rocked or has a boob in her mouth, and loves to be swaddled. So, Josh has learned if he can swaddle her, stick a paci right at the corner of her lips (because she won't actually suck on a paci), and turn on his phone to white noise, she will go right to sleep. Like magic! When you don't have a boob you improvise! haha! Gabriel was also kinda picky. I like to say my kids know what they want. Others would say they are just spoiled. Who cares though, I love spoiling them if that is what I'm doing! They are only small for a fraction of a moment. Here they are, the cutest kids in the world:












We also celebrated Daddy's 30th birthday last month:




And although I'm the one mostly holding Elizabeth, daddy gets all the pics:



I love all of them so much. They are my world! Even though Gabriel has a serious daddy obsession! I can't complain though. I love that he loves dad so much, and I hope he is a good man just like Josh =).