Thing 3 is 18 Months Old!

Time flies when you are being cute!

Height/Weight: James is weighing in at 28 lbs

Routine: We have a pretty flexible day to day routine seeing we have different activities most mornings. 

I am so thankful that I get to spend my

 days doing day to day life with this smile!

Sleeping: James had moved from a short morning and short afternoon nap to just one long afternoon nap usually from about 1-3. Bed time is still 8:30. If we put him in bed with us when he wakes up he'll sleep for another hour or so which is great on the weekends! He also loves cuddling in brother and sisters beds ;)

Eating/Feeding: At this point little man can eat about anything. He prefers fruits and veggies to meat, and loves yogurt and cheese. 

Sizes: He is wearing 24 month clothing and size 6 shoes. We feel so blessed that even 18 months in we have yet to buy him any clothing (other than a few seasonal things we wanted to)! Yay for great friends and family! 

However he prefers to be naked, and will strip down any chance he gets!

But if he is wearing clothing he now requires a cape lol 

Milestones: 
James is a little Talker! He can clearly say about 10 words and is working on about 20 others!
He knows most body parts when asked, and will make animal noises when he sees pictures of them or is asked (his favorite is anything that says Roar) 

James loves water! Bath time and swimming lessons are his favorite times of day!

He loves shoes, and will put on any he gets his hands on :)

And loves hide and seek (even though he isn't as good at hiding as he thinks)

And he is getting super brave!

Fall Shenanigans!

This last weekend to reward our older kids for being so helpful we took them to Farmstead! 

It was the perfect weather, and a great night!

Kade finally got Jenna (after 3 years of trying) to go in the "monster" with him! 

After 20 mins of them playing in it Dad had to go in after them ;)

We went on a hayride to get pumpkins!

We even found a Jamie size one!

While Big Sister and Brother "shot" at each other 

James chased the balls around until he got one! 

Kade is such a good big brother he carried James around the petting 

zoo teaching him about the animals!

Though James did not like when Kade got the geese to Honk at him ;)

Jenna also loves spending time with "her baby" 

I love how well all of my kids get along and how much they care about each other!

Siblings really are the most important people in a persons life! No matter how many friends come and go, and what happens to your parents your siblings will be there! 

I am glad my kids have that!

The boys loved the corn box

Jenna wasn't as much of a fan 

It truly was a beautiful night! 

Thing 3 is Ten Months Old



As you can see he is not much for sitting down these days!

 He loves to brush his hair (well hair/head/face whatever)

And playing with cars

He goes broom broom whenever he sees them!

Height/Weight: At his 9 month check up on 6/9/15 he was weighing in at 21.5 (74.4 percentile) and was 28.5 inches long (42.6 percentile)

Routine: We are loving summer here in this Reece House! I have never had a time in my life that it was so easy to keep up with things. I have gone weeks caught up on house work and laundry! Needless to say this stay at home mom gig is kinda nice! 
We try to get out in the sun at least once a day, so we have been trying all the parks in Nampa, having play dates, walking downtown to the library, and getting to know our new neighbors. 
James is still on the same sleep/food/bath schedules, but luckily is a flexible little man to make time for having a busy big sister!

oh the difference 10 months can make!

Sleeping: James is a great sleeper, and I am so glad he likes his crib so much! We have also learned this summer that he loves to sleep in his stroller, so we will take walks at nap time.

Eating/Feeding: Pretty much the same on the food front. Eating solids 3 times a day and snacks though out (mostly when I need to entertain him lol)

He did however experience his 1st gluten at the water park last week, and I don't think he will ever give it up now! He was so impressed with that bread stick he would scream if we tried to take it away!

Sizes: He is rocking 12 month clothing and size 4 shoes 

Milestones:
This has been by far the biggest growth month for Mr. James!
He has learned to Walk and is quickly figuring out running!

He learned to not only go up our big flight of stairs, but can go down just a fast!

He can play the drum, brush his hair and teeth like a big boy, and can make car noises!

He loves dogs and barks (woo woo) at them when he sees them!

He raises his arms anytime you ask how big he is or say touchdown lol

He gives the best kisses ;)

He loves playing at the waterpark, and water pretty much anywhere!

I really can't express how in love with being his mom I am,

 or how much I am loving spending my days with my kids in the sun!

Family Day in the Sun

At the breakfast table this morning while sitting and eating the yummy breakfast Mike made us we decided we needed to do something fun out in this pretty weather! 

Jenna got a free family pass to birds of prey from her class field trip last week, so we started there!

My whole heart in a picture... especially those little chunky toes in the back :)

All 3 of my Things getting ready for our picnic :)

Then we went to the Kleiner Park!

While big brother and sister played and rolled down the hills Jamie got to swing (which is one of his favorite things ever)!

Then we all buried Kade man in sand... it took Jamie awhile to be sure about the whole sand thing lol 

Then we took a walk to the village for dessert. Mike and I got some time to just talk while Jamie napped, and the kids played! 

The sound in my car the whole way home was my kids playing with each other which was better than any other sound in the world I am sure!! 

Jamie has his big brother and sister wrapped around his chunky finger :)