I have a THREE year old!

Jack got to wear a birthday crown at school yesterday!

Jack's last night being two was a tough one...He woke up at 4 AM and did not want to go back to sleep. Usually when he wakes up in the middle of the night, we just have to go in his room and tell him everything is ok, and he goes back to sleep. Not last night...Rob brought him into our room and we tried to get him to settle down. He climbed all over us for awhile and did finally sleep between us.  Wyatt was up at 2 and 6, so it was a long night. I put him down for a very early nap, so hopefully once he's up he'll be back to his old self and we'll be able to start celebrating his big day.

A very tired Jack.

I see no reason to stop taking these monthly pictures...It's been fun to look back at them and see how Jack's grown into a little boy. I'll have to put them all together like I did here at some point...stay tuned!

Happy Halloween!

Sad pumpkin

October snow makes for a sad pumpkin.

2 months

Wyatt has started smiling! There aren't many things better than seeing him look right at you and give you a big, happy, toothless smile. 

He seems to be growing so fast. At his 2 month check up last week, he weighed 12 lbs 3 ounces and was 23 inches tall! Jack had the EXACT same measurements at his 2 month check up only Jack was technically 9 weeks old and Wyatt was only 7 weeks, 4 days old at the time.  Wyatt's been sleeping pretty well at night and manages to have one 5 hour stretch most nights.  During the day, he's been pretty easy and only cries if he's hungry. But for the past couple of weeks, between 8 and 11 at night, he's been incredibly fussy. When he's crying during this time, the only thing that calms him down is if we stand up and rock him. Nursing him, giving him a pacifier, changing his diaper, or cuddling don't work. I know it's just a phase and it will pass, but it's pretty trying and not fun to see him so upset. The doctor said that between 6 and 12 weeks it's normal for babies to have some form of colic and she would consider Wyatt's case pretty mild. I am just happy that once 11 o'clock rolls around, he finally nurses and then sleeps and this doesn't go on for all hours of the night.
He's been a real cuddler too...he only likes the swing if he's going to sleep which is so different than Jack. Jack was perfectly happy just hanging out, swinging away. Wyatt would much prefer being held, which I really can't complain about. :)

Snapshot of the day

Bath time.

***In case you were worried...Rob was right next to Wyatt while I took this picture. 

Brothers

The other day, Jack humored me and let me take some pictures of him and Wyatt together. He even let me change his shirt so that he and his bother matched! A willing participant is pretty rare, so I took advantage...

35 months

I know, I'm a few weeks late here, but I promise that this picture was taken on the 4th... and in the time since this was taken,  I really think that Jack's had a growth spurt!  Both of my boys seem to be growing like weeds, but all of a sudden Jack is a little boy and no longer a toddler. Maybe he seems bigger because in comparison to Wyatt, he is giant. I can barely carry Jack now and I've noticed that his hands look huge! Where did my little guy go? I can't believe that in a few weeks, I am going to have a THREE year old!