Lots of Firsts

We've been busy the past few weeks. Lots of firsts around our house, makes life a little more exciting when we try...experience...do new things.

Went to see Mickey Mouse's Magic Show (a disaster with a hungry newborn and impatient 2 year old)

Visit with GREAT Grandma Bayer in Dayton

Ashlyn is loving, and adorable, with Pig Tails

Getting our winter Gear ready as it gets burrrr.....Cold!

Austin is in his own room and Sleeping 6 hour stretches

Was 70 degrees in November so we went to the Zoo with our second cousin Cole and rode on the Carousel (scared but smiled)

First Family of 4 road trip. Went to visit Aunt Ashes and Uncle Nick (live outside Chicago). We spent Saturday in the city at the Children's Museum.

*Time Change Exhaustion*

Austin's 2 Month Check Up:

I knew I had a little chunky monkey on my hands, but I had to laugh when I heard he was in the 95th percentile for his weight. I feed him on demand, usually about every 3-4 hours, guess my breast milk is full of calories:) Dr. wasn't concerned, just said he was a healthy boy and eater. Otherwise he was 50th percentile for height, and 25th for head. I somehow produce chubby, small headed babies. Ha ha! Everything else checked out perfectly, and they pumped him full of vaccines---boo! Hopefully we won't be back again till we hit his 4 month mark.

Otherwise he is still pretty much doing what he always does. SLEEPS! I honestly don't think he's awake more than several hours thorughout an entire day. I'm going to have a child that sleeps through kindergarten at this rate. When awake he is super smiley and interactive, he's a cute chunky monkey!

A HAPPY Halloween

Not sure if it's all the sugar around here, but we've had lots of happy smiles lately. Smiling has a natural way of making your day brighter....we should all smile a little more often.


*Can't help but chuckle when my naked toddler takes off her clothes for bath and instantly breaks away from the bathroom to do the "naked baby run".

*Or get super smiley when Ashlyn gets so proud of herself after singing her ABC's.

*Feel happy and smile while going on a hunt to see the moon every night once it's dark out.


*And if these big grins don't make you smile......not sure what will!

We had so much fun taking Ashlyn out for her first Trick or Treating adventure. For weeks she was telling people how she was going to be a "Muunkey" for Halloween, and practiced saying Trick or Treat. She was super duper excited when she saw the kids outside the neighborhood in costumes and was ready to go. Ashlyn lasted about an hour, got to get candy from the ambulance, and was polite and adorable at each door she went up to. Austin slept the whole way of course. And I got lots of laughs at the monkey/banana duo. Needless to say, I think Halloween is a hit and we'll be even more excited next year.

My Little Monkey and Banana

Getting Candy from the Ambulance

Daddy pulling Ashlyn house to house in the wagon

Mommy carrying my little banana boy

Ashlyn was eating the banana

Standing proudly on the front steps with her bucket of candy

Mommy and Daddy even got to go celebrate Halloween with a couple hours out on Saturday night. We threw together our Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee costumes that day, I think we pulled it off pretty well. Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I was excited to get to celebrate a little bit and have a few hours baby free. Till next year!