Eli is already 4 months old and is definitely devoloping a personality of his own! He is so lovable and smiley and most definitely adores his sister.

It’s official…Eli has taken to the thumb..I know its not a good habit…but its pretty darn cute!

So it’s been almost three months since sweet Eli joined our family. I can’t believe how fast time has gone already! We are living a very crazy life with them being 20 months apart. Usually someone is always crying in our house (including myself…haha), but the sound of their laughter and the warmth of their hugs make up for it! We go through LOTS of diapers and do lots of laundry. Sleep is often hard to come by and some days I don’t know if I’m coming or going. When Patrick asks me what I did today…some days I don’t even know because it feels like a whirlwind. The hours and the moments go by so fast. Sometimes I wish I could freeze time because I feel it slipping away so quickly away. But with all that said…I’m living my dream and enjoy every minute with my babies and my wonderful husband. I feel so blessed. I couldn’t ask for anything more. God is good!

My blessings.

So Hannah loves her baby brother Eli, but most of the time she ignores him bc she’s in her own little world. Every once in a while she remembers he’s there and decides to love on him.  At this particular moment, she REALLY loved him. I of course ran and got the camera. I think she was getting a bit too close for Eli’s comfort though.

So Mr. Eli is on his second month and is already smiling at us and rolling over both front to back and back to front! He can’t be trusted anywhere alone or he will roll right out the door!! He is definitely our little “Hercules” and is a very motivated, curious baby anxious to get moving! He is also my cuddle bug and loves to be held 24/7. My favorite thing to do is kiss his chubby cheeks.

One of my friends gave me a bag of hand-me-down clothes and Hannah found this cute Care Bear costume. She loved it and of course insisted on wearing it all morning (with her fancy black dress shoes).  She’s a crack up.

Okay so yesterday was Eli’s baby shower (2/20). My sister in law Jen hosted it and did a wonderful job. Everything was so cute and the food was very yummy! Several of my friends joined us for the celebration and we had a great time. Unfortunately…I was having so much fun  that I, and everyone else forgot to take pictures!!! So…I literally have like 5 pictures. Poor Eli (I guess he’s already fitting into 2nd child syndrome!) By kid 3, people are asking “did anyone even bring a camera?”. Oh well. I promise to take lots of pictures when he’s born! With all that said…it was a great day and we received many lovely gifts for our little guy!

My Beautiful Cake!

The Cousins “In Utero”. Jen is obviously four months behind me!

Me (8 months)…looking & feeling VERY pregnant.

I can’t wait to meet you Eli!!!!

What is winter with out a bout of some sort of illness? For Hannah she likes to lay around on the couch or kitchen floor when she is not feeling well. ..yes the kitchen floor. And no…I didn’t put her on the floor…she likes to lay there and cover herself with her blankie and bear…but honestly who hasn’t at one time or another felt that yucky? Poor baby. Emma of course is always beside her checking to make sure she is okay. But don’t worry…after a little lovin’ (and the occasional trip to the ER) our little girl has fully recovered and bounced back to her normal self!

The Christmas season was full of fun and family. We spent the month shopping & baking, visiting the Colorado Symphony, Denver Zoo lights…and of course family and friends. It was a blessed time to celebrate baby Jesus’ birth! And Hannah of course loved getting dressed up in her red dress and black shiny shoes. We of course missed all of our out of state family though!

Shopping days…

Singing with the carolers at the mall.

The Christmas Symphony downtown…a real date night!

Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo…it was freezing, but fun!

Hanging out with the cousins on Christmas day!

Hannah’s new nursery for her babies. She’s such a little mama.