Christmas is upon us

My favorite season is here!! I LOVE Christmas! I love the meaning, I love the music, I love the lights, and I love the warm feeling I get when I drink hot chocolate by the fireplace. AND 3 weeks from now we will be in Michigan with our families. We cannot wait to see everyone! It will be here before we know it! 

Here's our decorations :)

No post is complete without a few pictures of our sweet kids!
Jacob can sleep anywhere :)

and he's really good on his tummy :)

On Thanksgiving day, Jacob started creeping! I changed his diaper on the floor, and moved the wipes so he wouldn't roll over on them. Before I knew it, he had reached them. So I put them just out of reach, and watched him creep to them! I grabbed the camera to get the moment on "film". I am not ready for Jacob to be mobile yet!! It seems like yesterday we were jumping for joy because he was sleeping through the night. Where has the time gone???

I'll get a video uploaded later today- I was having trouble with the video.

Artist?

Kaitlyn loves to color! I am quite impressed that she can almost color in the lines and she's not 3 yet. She is very detail-oriented, and meticulous. It makes me wonder what God has in store for her little hands :)

she got each doll balanced in each seat all by herself :)

Special Cereal

Jacob has started rice cereal :) He's been having it once a day for about a week now, and has been doing great! The whole family was there for his first bite :) Kaitlyn really wants to feed Jacob his cereal, and doesn't understand why he can't have her cereal. Maybe once he gets better at solids I'll let her help me with his feeding.

4 months???

I cannot believe Jacob is already 4 months old! Time just flies with two little ones keeping me busy. Today we had Jacob's 4 month well check up.

weight:  14 pounds 2 ounces (50% )
height:    25 inches (75% )
wearing 6 month clothes, size 2 diapers

We have been given the go-ahead to start cereal and once he masters that to go ahead with fruits and vegetables. He got 3 shots and an oral immunization today. Jacob tried to be tough, but after the first shot he cried. Once I picked him up he stopped. He fell asleep on the car ride home, getting 3 shots is rough! We will wait for Daddy to be home for the first cereal experience. He doesn't want to miss it :)

Jacob is really rolling over well, and is starting to reach and play with toys. It seems his favorite toys are things that light up, have a tag, and crinkle. He can sit up pretty good with assistance :) He is SUCH a good baby, smiling all the time! He loves to bounce and "jump" high. He is also starting to laugh. We have found that Jacob is really ticklish :)

He is really wiggling more, trying to be mobile too soon! He is more vocal, making sweet baby sounds, "talking".  :) Kaitlyn thinks it's fun to "push" him in the baby swing. She is still a very sweet helper :) After 4 months she's not tired of him. That's GREAT! I'm sure that time will come soon... I'll give an update soon on how he did with cereal. It should be good :)

Here's a few pictures of out BIG boy!

rub-a-dub-dub big boy's in the tub!

comparing how little he is to this plush baseball

mastering tummy time!

 Right before I put Kaitlyn down for a nap (she's napping again! yay!!) I caught this video :)

Our Happy Halloween

Last week was quite BUSY! Wednesday, we went to "Haunt the Zoo" with our friends Elijah and his mom, Jennifer. The kids were crazy excited to go to the zoo, and asking to see the animals. It was dark by the time we got there, and CROWDED!

excited to go!

say cheese!

Sleepy monkey

Spiderman and Cinderella

Looking for Snoopy

My big boy fit into the onsie that I got for Kaitlyn to wear (when she was 8 months old!). Here is Kaitlyn in this onesie at 8 months, and Jacob in it at 3.5 months (haha).

Kaitlyn, 8 months

Jacob, 3.5 months

We had trick-or-treating on Saturday night. It was a BEAUTIFUL night! Kaitlyn was a little tired (and a little pink, ooops) because we had a busy day at the park with Daddy. But she had a lot of fun. Jacob came along for the stroll (and slept the whole time), but he didn't get candy, next year buddy.

Trick or treat!

Here he goes!

I got Jacob rolling over on video :) Here's the milestone on camera :)