C turns 3!

My goodness, where did the time go!  

C turned 3 and I was so excited to celebrate him.  He's such a sweet little boy.  It's been amazing watching him grow.  

I got so nostalgic on his birthday, and it was so fun watching little videos of when he was a baby.  

C is 32 lbs, and 38 1/2 inches tall.  

He LOVES reading books, playing LEGOS, trucks, pretending, riding bikes outside, and is always up for an adventure.  He is seriously the easiest kid to take places.  He is learning so many songs, and loves playing with us.  He is so compassionate, and has such a loving heart.  

He's getting sillier as the time passes, and his prayers are getting sweeter and sweeter.

For his special day, we decked out the house in decorations, and served a fun b-day breakfast.  

We spent the morning in Boston, and then let C sleep the rest of the afternoon.  We made his favorite for dinner: lasagna.  :)

I made him a 'truck' birthday cake.  It was so funny...the sister missionaries had asked him if he would have a 'truck' birthday, and so he decided that is what he had to have.  It was so fun to make a birthday cake.  It actually turned out, which I was amazed!

We opened presents, and had a great night playing with them and him.  We love our C!!!!!!

Throwback to previous birthdays:

2 month baby!

Mr. T is two months old!!!!

The first thing of note to me is how chubby this baby is getting!!!

We LOVE his little chubby thighs and cheeks...such a squish! :)

Baby T killed it at his two month appointment:

11 lbs 12 oz, and 22 inches long!  We were so excited!  He's in the 30th percentiles for height and weight, and 50th for head.  

His hair is still very short and fuzzy, and it seems to me it might be a little lighter than C's.  We'll see.

His cooing has been so sweet.  He loves making noises, and loves when we mimic him.  

He LOVES to be held.  He hates being put down for any reason.  He also loves standing up.  

He's just barely started to seem interested in books.  

He hates his binky.  I think he is officially done with it, which is a major bummer.

He also hates being swaddled...he loves having his hands close to his face.

He's an amazing on the go baby.  He's really easy to take places and he handles all of it great.

His nights have not been too great... On the rare occasion he'll give me 4 hours, but it's usually 2-3.  :(  

I tried to get him on a schedule, which failed miserably.  We were both REALLY frustrated...so that lasted about five days.

We love little T.  

And because someone didn't want to be left out...

C is 2 yrs and 9 months! :)  

Favorite things to do: play outside, legos, play at the park and play with friends

LOVES his daddy!

Loves nursery, lasagna and going to Boston.

Kid isms

Boston is amazing.  A couple of months ago, I might have started to disagree with that statement, but I have to say, the spring weather has made me almost entirely forget the winter weather.  

Seriously. Everything is blooming, the weather is breezy and perfect and people are oh so much happier!

Baby T is growing like a weed...he's starting to coo and smile a lot more.  I feel like he's out of the newborn stage, which is really nice for me.  He loves C.  C is an AMAZING brother.  He looks out for baby T, and always tries to cheer him up.  T loves staring at C, and loves it when we play games and sing songs together.

This is his I'm not going to sleep face. :)

C is getting pretty cute at singing songs.  My favorite of his, however, has been "pattercakes".  :)  I don't know why he pronounces it this way, but it's pretty cute and we love hearing him say it.  he also LOVES playing the piano and singing a long.

C's also been calling us out lately on things we do.  When Mr. H and I get in a disagreement, C will ask, "Daddy, are you making mommy mad?"  The other day I was getting pretty frustrated and started complaining about something.  C said, "Mommy.  Stop whining.  You stop being frustrated, and you can be happy!"  Ha.  He's pretty cute.  

Baby T and I headed back to church.  It's gone very well.  I have forgotten how nice it is to relax in the mother's room and chat with the other moms.

I got very spoiled and was able to have a lot of fun outings with friends. I had such a good time, and Mr. H was a great sport.

Waiting on Baby

We're three days away from my guess date.

I've been trying to get every possible thing I can think of done before baby arrives.

This month has been great so far.  The snow is starting to melt.  

I've had some amazing help getting things ready.  

I cut my hair... which was kind of a big deal for me.  

Feeling a little sad....

We're getting really excited for this baby to come.  The last couple of days I've finally felt 'ready'.  

But what I really wanted this blog post to document was C.

I've been getting emotional about a lot of things, but one of them has been C.  

What a kid.  He never ceases to amaze me, and I feel so grateful to be his mother.  I don't know how this transition from only child to older brother is going to go, but I wanted to document some of the fun/sweet things he's been doing lately.  

* We have a game where I say, "C, you're the best!"  He always responds, "No mom, you're the BEST!"  We then both say "We're BOTH the Best".  Nothing like a good round of that to boost your self-esteem. :)

*He LOVES playing games.  He loves hide and seek and has started to learn how to be quiet while he is hiding.  He also loves the game 'Huckle Buckle Beanstalk', an H family tradition.  You hide an item in the room and then help guide the seeker to the item.  He hasn't quite mastered the art of not pointing directly to it. :)

*He loves reading books.  Man I'm so happy this kid likes to read.  He's been memorizing the books too, and he loves to read them out loud to us. He's also been letting me read him chapter books, and we're currently reading "Charlotte's Web".  I love snuggling him and reading to him.  

*He is also getting to be quite the avid singer.  He always sings a long with me in the house, and it's funny to hear some of the songs he's picked up.  Some have included "Sweet Sweet Smile" (Carpenters), "Shake it Off" (Taylor Swift...he's really good at the 'boom boom' part), and "Let it Go".  

He loves singing by HIMSELF too, and his current repertoire is "Winnie the Pooh", "child of God", "Edelweiss" and any other silly song we can come up with. 

He is getting to be really polite (most of the time), and I love his little mannerisms.  

"Oh sorry, momma."

"Please, with a SMILE!"

"I won't anymore..."

"Oh, okay."

"This is really good mommy!  Thanks!"

He's starting to ask questions, and one of his favorites is asking who the people are on the cereal box.  

The other day at the store, there were St. Patrick's day decorations up.  He pointed at them and asked, "What are those mommy?"  I told him, and he said, "Wow.  They are so beautiful".

He loves pretending going to the store, and he LOVES our new grocery store of preference "market basket".

I said, "C do you want me or daddy to read you a book tonight?"

C: "I want daddy.  Mommy needs to work on dishwasher".

*those two boys gang up on me! :)

He wakes us up in the morning by knocking on our door in a very polite fashion. :)

He loves running laps in our house. 

He's also getting quite good at memorizing, and we've been having him work on articles of faith.  He's doing awesome!

I could go on and on, but I love having my little buddy around.  He has such a tender heart, and I am amazed at how he recognizes the needs of others around him.  This morning I was feeling a little sick, and he tucked me in, gave me a back rub and brought his baby to help me feel better.  He loves being all together and his daddy is still his favorite person in the world.  I wish I could hold onto time, but it is amazing to watch him grow up.  The next couple of weeks are going to have a different focus, and it kind of breaks my heart that my C time is going to diminish but I'm also so excited for him to be able to be a brother.  

pretty sure he gets the closed eyed photogenic skills from his momma :)

Well....the next post should be about a baby... so hooray for that!

C + a primary party

Just wanted to document some cute pics of C.

He is getting so fun!  

He loves playing pretend...I love watching him think through so many fun situations.  

Also....the flash kept blinding him this one morning...we tried so hard to get a normal picture.... 

 We also hosted a primary part for our class.  It was lots of fun, and they were really cute.  We found that C loves Doritos that night. :)

Mario Kart tournament