Dressed by Big Brother

Coop picked out Austin's clothes on this particular day, and he was so excited and proud of his "farmer baby brother" that he actually asked me to take a picture of them together.  (And why does Austin look a little bit like a clown?  Because he took a big, huge tumble on the sidewalk and scraped his mouth and nose up quite a bit.  Poor little guy!)

Late Night Date with Austin

Oh, my little Austin Buddy.  Some weeks he's a great sleeper at night.  Sleeping 12-14 hours at night.  But other weeks, he can't go more than four hours without getting restless, fussy, and waking up.  Philip and I have struggled with going in to comfort him and rock him versus letting him work it out on his own, which risks a loud stretch during the night in which no one gets any sleep.  Ugh.  Super tough.  This particular night was during a two-week stretch when Austin was struggling at night.  He woke up just as Philip and I were heading to bed, maybe around midnight, and I couldn't seem to calm him down in his room.  He kept asking for milk, so I decided to go to the kitchen and we would just regroup.  So, that in turn led to our late date night with Austin Boo.  

We saw this face a lot (with awesome bedhead, by the way).

 We did a lot of this...

And we'd see this face again.

 And we cuddled a lot.

 And then...climbing on the couch.

 And playing with our favorite toys.

 

 And then this face again.

 And then he found some clothes to dress up in.

 

Several crackers, some milk and over an hour later, I finally got Boo settled and asleep back in bed.  Little Turkey.

04.20.2013

Austin Says, Part 1

February 2013

(Philip put Austin to bed, but he started crying when Philip left the room. It was a sad cry, as opposed to a "getting himself to sleep" cry, so I went back in his room. He laid his head on my shoulder as I picked him up, but raised it after a few seconds, looked at me, and said in the saddest little tone...)
Dada go bye bye.

 

 April 2013

Me: Austin, let's go to the store.
A: Dada?  Poopa?
Me: No, just Mama and Austin. Are you ready?
A: No. (Pointing to Philip and Coop) Dada?  Poopa?
Me: You want to stay here with Daddy and Cooper?
A:  Dada.  Poopa.  (Pointing to them, like he wanted to go join them.)
Me: Sorry, Bud.  Mama and Austin are going to the store.
A: Bye bye Dada Poopa.

 

May 2013/June 2013

Answers, in the most amazing, sweetest voice, with a huge dimple-showing grin "nooo" to almost anything.  Almost like he knows he's being silly.  For example...
Me: Austin, did you sleep well?   A: noooo
Me: Are you silly?  A: nooo
Me: Is your name Austin?  A: nooo
Me: Is Drake your dog?  A: noooo

Loves to sing "Bye Bye trash truck...or Dada or Poopa"

 

How to Speak Austin: (as of 19.5 months)

Poopa (Cooper)
Da (Drake)
Mama
Dada
Pop Pop (Poppi)
MiMi (Gammi)
Annie
Ou-hide (outside)
Lala (Charlie)
Nigh nigh (night night)
Bebe (blankie)
Bye bye
No
Baby
Go go
Door
Mine (fireman)
Fooball (football)
Bayball (baseball)
Lil-LA (gorilla)
Baba (bath)
Shoe
Sock
Shirt
Trash
Pie (spider)
Mock (milk)
Mo Mo (more)
He Be (help please)
Beach
Yea
That (says this and points to whatever it is that he wants.  But then we work on the actual word for the item.)
A-tin (Austin)
Lulu (love you--Coop taught him this and is so proud!)
Loud
Trash truck
Chicha (cracker)

Austin's First Birthday Posts

Yep, eight months later...here they are.

Austin's First BirthDAY

Austin: 12 Months

Austin's First Birthday Celebration

Pockets

I kinda love what I pull out of boy pockets.  Just this week, I've pulled out crayons, a crumbled straw and some twigs (all together in one pocket), a flashlight, Fireman Sam and Jake the pirate.  And, there's almost always a rock in those little pockets.  Or a stick.  And I totally love it. 

Hello, June and Baby #3 Update 35.5 Weeks

Hello June.  It's nice to see you.  I'm glad you are finally here.  June, you are the month that we will welcome our sweet Little One into the world.  You are the month that will bring us our third little boy, the one who will complete our family.  You are the month that we've been counting down to.  You are here, finally.  And while I've been waiting and waiting for your arrival, I'm also a little nervous that you are here.  You are the month that will shake our house up a bit.  You are the month that will begin to put my juggling mommy skills to the test.  But, while I do have some nerves about how we will manage it all, I have confidence that after Little One is here, things will just fall into place as they are supposed to be.  So, hello, June...here we go!

Baby Update: 35.5 Weeks

Baby is looking great!  I had my last sonogram this week and baby looks great, healthy and totally adorable.  He had his feet up across his face, almost to say "no peaking", but I did get a little peak at his lips and little nose.  They estimated his weight to be 6 lb. 6 oz, but in my experience, the sonogram weight is always about a pound or so over.  I'm seeing my doctor every week now, so I'm anxious to see if I'm making progress week to week.

I really can't believe he will be here in about 3.5 weeks (as of the time I write this).  Really, really can't believe it!!

 

 

I also just added another baby update.

Baby #3 Update: 28 Weeks

I Have Boys

I have boys.  Two, for now.  In about five weeks, however, I'll have three.  Whoa.  This is what boys do: get dirty, make silly faces and wrestle. Totally awesome.

04.15.2013

A Chef Like Daddy

I was inside working on a few things for dinner, when Coop ran in asking for a dish towel.  I thought Philip might need it for the grill, but when I peaked out the window, I saw this.  Coop wanted to be a chef just like his daddy and when Daddy grills, he tucks a towel in his back pocket, so that's what Coop did, too.

04.14.2013