Pumpkin Patch

This year we went to the pumpkin patch with some friends from church and the Jones family!  It was interesting to say the least…Wagner was two weeks old, and lets just say the trip involved me nursing in the actual pumpkin patch.  For the record, nursing a two week old under a vest in the warm weather was INSANE!  We enjoyed the corn maze, petting zoo, corn pit, tractor rides, slide and cow train.  Emery had a blast…Jeter farm you did not disappoint just like always!

And because this blackmail picture is too good not to post…

We have GREAT friends!! :)

What a difference a year makes

Last year

This year

WOW!! Are you kidding me??  Unbelievable…

Lions, TIGERS, and bears

Let me show you the cutest little Tiger in the WORLD!! Emery told me she was a “scary tiger”.  Believe it or not, this was Brad’s costume when he was a toddler…how stinkin cute is that??!!  Love it!  We didn’t dress Wagner up this year because it was just way too much to think about with a one month old, but I do look forward to coordinating their costumes (as long as they will allow it). 

This year our church had a Trunk or Treat, but due to Superstorm Sandy all of the festivities were moved inside.  This was the first year since we’ve been attending our church that they did anything like this, and Lincoln did a GREAT job!  How many churches do you know that would be willing to set up a bounce house and blow up slide IN THE SANCTUARY?  Each room on the main level had a game and a theme and handed out candy. Love our church!! It was fun for Emery to see her friends all dressed up they all kept giggling and squealing at each other in their costumes :)  Haley and Riley even made it up there which Emery loved!

Wagner is one month old!

My precious boy,

You are one month old, already!  Even though you’ve only been here for a month we all cannot remember life before you came.  You are the perfect fourth member of our family.  You and your sister are best friends already, and that makes my heart SUPER happy!  Smiles abound, and not just gassy smiles, but real genuine happy smiles.  You LOVE demand to be held all.day.long, but momma don’t mind! You rolled over the day you turned one month old…such a big strong boy!  You are not into sleeping in your carseat, or anywhere besides in my arms during the day…BUT you sleep pretty well at night (you’re going down at 11:30 and waking up once around 2:30 and again at 5:30).  You still look just like your daddy and I LOVE it!  You have lots of different funny faces you like to make at us, and you crack Emery up.  I have noticed that you really do respond to her, and you like for her to come and talk to you or just hold your hand.  You’re a good eater, and you eat about every three hours (sometimes shorter, but NEVER longer except at night…you don’t miss a meal that’s for sure!!)

Your check up went well aside from the fact that Emery essentially assaulted our doctor’s nurse when she tried to give you your shots.  She did not want ANYBODY hurting her baby brother!  Here are the “stats” from your one month check up:

Height: 23 inches

Weight: 10 lbs 4 oz

Head Circumference: 15 inches

You are precious to us baby boy and we wouldn’t trade you for the world!!

Love,

Mommy :)

**Even though this is posted late, it was written on his one month birthday and the pictures were taken at one month…I’m just now getting around to combining the two…can’t imagine why??? ha!

Bath Time Fun!

Wagner enjoys his bath time just as much as Emery!  He hated the sponge baths as demonstrated in the first picture, but loves taking a bath now that he can sit in the tub since his cord fell off (at one week and one day). 

My two boys melt my heart!!

Hospital Visitors

I tried to take a picture of all of our visitors in the hospital, but unfortunately I wasn’t as diligent as I had hoped and some people got left out…sorry guys, please know we love you anyway!!

Such a WONDERFUL big sister

I was so nervous about how Emery would handle the transition when Wagner was born, but let me tell you she has been a CHAMP!! I am so proud of her!  I will never forget her reaction the first time she saw Wagner.  She was absolutely giddy…in fact, she is still giddy to see him every time she wakes up in the morning or from nap.  It has been really sweet to watch how much she loves him.

Because she’s been doing such a great job, I’m always telling her “Emery you are such a good big sister, Mommy is so proud of you!”.  One day last week I cleaned up her lunch and she said “You are such a good Mommy, I so proud of you!”.  Oh Emery, melt my heart!