All things July

Hoppin' time at Hoppin' House with friends~






Pool time with Kinley's friends


Baby stretching. Funny, I had completely forgotten that newborn diapers show a blue line when they are dirty until we started using them again.




Tyler behind the lens~






I got this adorable paci with stuffed animal attached in my continued efforts to get Brooklyn to take one, but this lasted for a photo op only.


Sleepy baby~








Talk about DejaVu. I was taking pictures of B as she was noticing the objects on her bouncer and remembered the one below of Tyler. What was funny about Tyler's picture is that he stared at that puppy for 30 seconds and then just busted out crying. He was not a fan.


Here's Tyler at 14 weeks~


iPhone pictures~
Kinley playing with my phone


Kinley and her new friend, Brielle. Her older brother is in school with Tyler and the girls will start kinder together.




Brooklyn's first friend, Monroe. They are almost two weeks apart, but Brooklyn looks like a giant next to her!






Safari birthday party~


















Brooklyn smiling at her big sister~


I'm obsessed with trying to get smiling pictures now. She gets camera shy when I get my big camera out so iPhone photos will have to do. This is what we do while we're up all alone late at night. :-)












Video~
Kinley is our little momma now

Tyler's 6 year well check

Tyler weighs 44lbs (25-50%) and is 46 3/4 inches tall (50-75%).  He had his vision tested and was 20/30 in his left eye and 20/25 in his right eye.  He passed his hearing test.  :-)

(Tyler had a pretty big issue with wearing a gown and wouldn't let me take a picture) :-)

Kinley's 3 year well check

Finally had the kid's well visits with our pediatrician.  Kinley weighs 33lbs 2oz (50-75%) and she's 37 3/4inches tall (25-50%).  They tried to do a vision test on her and she was pretty clueless on a lot of the shapes, but she would get the very obvious ones (circle), so I'm not too worried about her vision.  They said they would try again next year. :-)

Baby Love

Kinley and baby sister~








Playing around with some black and white~

Brooklyn is 1 month old

Baby girl is one month old now. It's not quite as easy as it was the first week, but things are still going pretty good and we're managing. She's generally becoming more fussy and demanding as her wakeful moments are lasting longer, which is to be expected. When she's awake, she either wants to be held and moving around or nursing and it can feel a little exhausting at times, especially when having to tend to Tyler and Kinley as well. She's not happy or content in the bouncer or swing just yet. All of this is pretty familiar territory, but I think we (or I) feel more comfortable the third time around, knowing what to expect, and I still wouldn't say that she is as difficult as Tyler and Kinley were as babies... yet. ;-)

Her first road trip to Illinois was longer than any trip Travis and I have taken together in the car and obviously, longer than any trip Tyler & Kinley have been on and she did great! Another first to log... Her first real smile was on July 8, the day she turned 4 weeks old. She woke up in such a good mood and just smiled at everything I said for a minute. Of course, now we try to make her smile all the time, but she's pretty reserved about sharing them, so no pictures yet. ;-)

I have figured out that I don't produce breast milk, I make milkshakes! Little Brooklyn is already about 9 1/2 pounds and getting rolls on her thighs. She is nursing on demand, but the general schedule is about every 2 - 2 1/2 hours, depending on the time of the day. In the evening, she gets pretty fussy and nursing is the only thing that will calm her down, so she nurses pretty often. However, I think she nurses too much then and just stays fussy because she probably has an upset tummy, so I have to give her gas drops. It's a not fun cycle. She's sleeping pretty decent during the night. Still waking up every 2-3 hours to nurse, but will usually fall back to sleep. She has a new rock-n-play sleeper that we got and she actually sleeps in that during the day and always starts out in it at night. I try to put her back in after nursing in the middle of the night, but sometimes I'm just too tired and enjoy snuggling on her... in my bed. Surprise, surprise!! Travis gave me a hard time a couple of times when he saw her in the bed, but really, why would I do anything differently with a last baby?? Of course, I want to snuggle her as much as possible!

Everyone has their opinions about who she looks like and I can't really tell, BUT I am excited that after three babies, I can definitely see some of ME this time (aside from the blue eyes we all share)! :-) I think she has my lips and chin/dimple. I have always received compliments about my lips and don't usually take compliments well, but after staring at her perfectly defined lips, it has given me a new appreciation for my own. She's already such a pretty baby! :-)

The kids are still loving on her and being very helpful! The newness hasn't worn off yet! We are all settling into our new routine. I wish that her name was coming to me as easy, but unfortunately, it still hasn't clicked. I do love her name and I think it's beautiful, but I just keep second guessing not giving her a K name to go with her sister. We continue to debate about changing it, but everyone really does love Brooklyn. I think it'll always be a lose/lose situation for me. I love her name and I love the idea of having a K name, but I can't have them both.

One month old cutie~








Of course, I have to take some comparison pictures since Brooklyn is reusing most of Kinley's clothes!

Here's Brooklyn at 1 month~


Here's Kinley at 1 month~