More Baby Girl

I hate that by the time you have a third, your time is cut so drastically. I swore I'd never be one of those parents who took oodles of pictures of the firstborn and then none of the subsequent, but the truth is we did take more pictures of C than the youngest two. You just simply have more time, more awe, and more free hands! lol
So we've been a bit slack on pictures with A, even though I think we take more pictures than the average person, for sure. I'm trying to do better. She's just such a good baby, quiet and serene, and so far hasn't done much more than sleep and stare at the kooky people she will have to call family. I'm hoping for more smiles and interaction soon and then I will have something more to show you all.


Either way, today you get these. More sleepy baby pictures. She loves her bouncy seat! I remember with T we called it the potty chair because EVERY time we sat him in it he blew up his diaper. Not A, though. She likes watching the animals on the toy bar move up and down and occassionally we catch her giving those rare, precious smiles to the monkey and bird who are entertaining her! I admit we get jealous of that because full on smiles for US have been so few.

But I'm happy that she's happy.
We do get this, however, which is what we call "Happy Face". Not really a smile, but definitely happy eyes and contentment. This is the face she makes most of the time when we talk to her; she gets very excited and kicks her legs and moves her arms and lights up. So even though we aren't getting full on gummy smiles, we know she's a happy girl.

Then the rest of the time, this is what we have. Mom or Dad holding her, messing with her, talking to her, trying to get a smile and her giving us the "What is wrong with you people?" face. LOL

Meow!

This is As Halloween outfit. Not really a costume, but pretty cute nonetheless. I made the tutu, it was super easy! It only took about an hour and was maybe $2, tops. So fun!
Last weekend we took the boys to a Fall Festival at church and they wore their costumes there, but my camera was out of batteries so I didn't get any good pictures. They had a blast though! Tons of those bounce houses and games and yummy food. On Friday we are taking the kids trick or treating in the neighborhood, then to our friend Candus' house for a kids Halloween party. That should be a hoot, because Candus and her hubby Blair REALLY get into Halloween! Then on Saturday night we have a sitter coming because there is an adult party (also thrown by Candus!) in our cul de sac that we are going to attend. So fun! This will be the first time we've had a sitter for Addie, but I will literally be 20 feet away from our front door so if she needs anything she knows she can just yell. This way I will get some adult time but not feel too guilty about leaving my newborn! And it's a costume party so it should be super fun!

We can't resist

So last week we had some more good beach weather, and decided to take advantage of it again. The breeze was perfect for kite flying! T got his in the air and we looped it on the chair and it stayed up the entire time we were there. R and T looked for more good shells and played in the surf. A and I took a sun nap and then she stuck her feet in the sand for the first time! She was NOT impressed though. Poor baby.

Weekend in Athens

We decided to take the boys on a little trip to Athens, Alabama to see R's family there. Although it's a bit of a drive (7 hours with three kids!), we love going there to relax and visit with family. It always seems so peaceful there! It's truly a "small town" where everyone knows everyone and is just adorable. R's cousin Missy and her husband own the local burger joint, which has been in the family for many years. We sat in the back of the diner with Granny, Missy, her boys Guy and Ben, and her mother in law and had some yummy burgers and chicken.
We really do feel like we're in a time warp in this town, but it's a sweet feeling rather than strange.

The boys enjoyed Granny's leaf pile

R's cousin Matt still had an inflatable slide from his son's birthday party last weekend and invited us over to play. Look how huge!

Dad even got in on some upside-down-and-backwards action

Last good beach days

Thursday afternoon just looked like perfect weather for walking on the beach. It was warm but a bit cloudy, and we decided to take a quick trip and soak up some peacefulness. There's just something calming about sitting on the beach, even with three kids. They love running along the waters edge, looking for shells and crabs (and finding big shark jaws, which they did yesterday!) and even A seems to zone out peacefully on our laps just soaking up a bit of sun and hearing the waves crash.

Beach Afternoon

Yay for T

Yesterday afternoon the boys were out front and I went in to feed the baby. C came running in and said "Mom, come see!"
And this is what I found!
T got his bike out of the garage and started riding--no help! Dad had taken the training wheels off a few weeks ago but T wasn't really getting the hang of 2 wheels. So he asked for the trainers to go back on, which we agreed to do but didn't get around to. Apparently he was tired of waiting!
Yay for Trevor! Good Job Buddy!


he was so pleased with himself. :)

Hangin' out

Just Addie and Dad, watching some football on Sunday...she will sit like this for a long time.
She always wants to face out unless she's sleepy. Never in, never on your shoulder, always out so she can see. Even when walking, we have to carry her over one arm, which looks so uncomfortable, but is the only way she doesn't protest. She just looks around, stares at whatever she finds interesting. Ever wonder what is going on inside newborn's heads?

if it weren't for the clothes...

I wouldn't know which was which!


Carson at 5 weeks

Adelyn at 7 weeks