Happy 5 months Baby Boy!!

I really cannot believe it has been 5 months already since I gave birth to this precious little boy! Time is going by too fast! He has totally stolen my heart. Austin is so sweet and is getting so big. He is now rolling over from his back to his tummy and yesterday rolled from his tummy to his back. We are enjoying all his smiles and giggles, especially the giggles he gets from his big brother Hayden making him laugh. I swear Hayden can just walk by him and Austin lights up with excitement. Hayden loves to cuddle him and give him kisses all the time. It's so funny because we always say "awhh" when he kisses him and if we don't, Hayden makes sure to look at us and say it. He always wants to make sure we see him being sweet to Austin. Austin is sleeping pretty well, taking 2 long naps a day (for the most part) and sleeping from about 8-9pm until 6-7am. Every now and again he throws us for a loop and gets up to feed in the middle of the night but it's very rare. He still really enjoys being held all the time but has taken to the jumperoo so that gives us a nice break if we need to get something done. He now has that jumping motion so when you hold him that's all he does is bounce. We have started to give him some 1st foods mixed with rice cereal at lunchtime and he is enjoying that. So far he has tried pears, apples, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Still hasn't totally mastered keeping it in his mouth but he's getting better and chews and swallows most of it. He seems to be happier during the day getting that extra bit of food. Anyways, we are loving every moment with the boys and can't wait for Christmas to get here!

Christmas Cookies

So I always make sugar cookies a few times throughout Christmas time and I decided that I would add Hayden into the mix and make it a tradition to start letting him help in one of those cookie baking times. He was very excited about getting up on the counter and getting in the "mix" of things. So it actually wasn't as messy as I thought it was gonna be. He cut out all the cookies with the cookie cutters for me and then once they cooled I gave him his own little bowls of frosting and some sprinkles to decorate. He absolutely loves frosting and sprinkles. I don't know what it is with kids and sprinkles (I hate sprinkles), but for Hayden, the more sprinkles the better! He would put some on and then pick them off and eat them and put more on. It was funny. Hayden also has a weird thing where if he doesn't know what it is, he won't eat it! So I made the frosting and wanted to give him the beater. There was no way he was gonna lick it. So I had to place some frosting in his mouth first and once he got the taste of it, he loved it! He kept trying to dip it back in the frosting to get more (Don't worry these were our personal cookies and not ones that I have given out). All in all it was a good, fun experience that we will continue to have every year. I love having kids because you get to start all your own holiday traditions with them!

Christmas Tree Fun

So I haven't blogged for a while so now I'll add a few! First off is our tree! We went up like we always do in the mountains to chop our own tree but there was NO SNOW!!! I don't remember there ever being no snow in all the years I've been going to get a tree in the snow. So it was as fun as it usually is but Hayden enjoyed riding in the back of the truck with Benny and the guys while in search for the perfect tree. Putting up the tree is more fun now that Hayden is interested in it. He was so excited when Ryan brought it in and got down and wanted to help with everything! He really was into putting the ornaments on and was very focused and serious as he placed them on the tree. It was so fun to watch! He was not very happy however, when there was no more ornaments left to put on. So he turned to taking them off and then putting them back on. An everyday fight with him since we put it up. Oh well it keeps him busy. There are no presents under our tree yet. Hayden thinks every time he sees a gift that he has to open it so we'll be waiting for "Santa" to place them under there Christmas Eve after he goes to bed. :)

Helping Daddy get the tree in the stand
Placing the ornaments on the tree

Our finished product!!