Christmas Jammie Party

Instead of ugly sweaters, we decided to do a Christmas jammie party, but other festive clothing was acceptable too if you didn't have Christmas jammies. The kids all played while the adults tried to have conversations over the noise...haha!

I cannot stop laughing about our friend, Nate's outfit. It was SO awesome and I will not forget about it for a long time!

We needed some comic relief after this week and really the last few months. I will gladly welcome 2016 and although this year has been filled with struggles, we have definitely been blessed beyond measure, too!

Christmas Fun!

Last week was SO busy!

We got together with friends to make ornaments, then got to see Santa, went to the Indy zoo, I took pictures twice on Saturday, along with a birthday party. I was pooped by the end of the week that's for sure!

Alison was brave enough to do some messy ornaments with the kids at her house. They turned out great and the kids had fun getting messy!

On Thursday, while Bobby was helping out at the church, I took all 3 kiddos to go to Storytime with Santa at Barnes and Noble. I was afraid that it was going to be crowded because the Facebook event said there were almost 100 people going!  Luckily probably only 30 kids or so showed up. Cookies and milk were also provided by Chick-fil-a so they had Santa Cow come out to see the kids. Aubrey freaked out (the only kid that freaked out) when the cow came out and she was so afraid of him!  Poor girl. I had a pep talk with her in the car about Santa and how she didn't have to sit on his lap, but just stand next to him and smile so I could get a picture. After I saw what happened with the cow, I was worried about how she would react with Santa because she has not liked him since she was born.  Santa came out and read a story or two while the kids enjoyed their cookies and milk, then it was time to line up so they could talk to Santa and have their picture taken.

To my surprise when it was our turn, Natalie grabbed Aubrey by the hand and lead her to Santa. They both sat on his lap and talked to him and smiled for the picture!  This whole event was free too! Can't beat a free picture with Santa!  Aubrey even turned around and hugged Santa TWICE before we left...it was so sweet!

Aubrey asked Santa for a star and Natalie asked him for a Snoopy book.

Friday, I met up with Cassie and Gavin, along with several other friends of Cassie's for Christmas at the Zoo in Indy...along with every other person in Central Indiana. I have never ever seen the zoo so crowded! The parking lot was jam packed, but I can't really blame anyone because the temperatures were awesome!  Just light jackets were needed. The weather was definitely not December weather, but I'll take it!

We only had to pay for parking which was awesome! Thanks to all of Cassie's friends that have memberships!

I was glad to use Cassie as my extra set of hands since I had all three kiddos by myself and since it was dark and crowded, we needed to be extra cautious of making sure everyone stayed together.

I would have never anticipated staying at the zoo the entire time from 6-9:30p, but we did. The kids all did great, but it was just way too crowded for my liking!

Austin was so good while we were there!

Austin ~ 3 Months

Happy 3 Months, Austin!

He has been smiling more and more, but also getting fussy more and more. It seems to be gas issues like Aubrey had, but not quite as bad. So far, gripe water is helping some and holding him facing out with pressure on his belly is helping.

We moved him to his crib, which is in the playroom. The girls have been learning quickly that they need to clean up all of their toys and that they can't play in the toy room while he is sleeping in there. I was hoping he would sleep better once moved in there, but that hasn't been the case. I'm still getting up at least 2 times a night. 

He doesn't go to the doctor until next month, but I weighed him on our scale.

Weight: 12 pounds

He is still wearing size 1 diapers, but is slowly transitioning into 6 month clothes, which makes me sad because he's getting bigger. Bobby has no sympathy toward me and just says he doesn't understand why I'm sad because Austin was born big...haha!

Likes: his mommy, being held facing outward, his carseat, his fisher-price piano activity mat and the hanging elephant toy, Christmas tree lights, his sisters and their singing, going to sleep with his pacifier, he's also starting to grab fabric and try to put it in his mouth just like his sister, Aubrey!

Dislikes: gassy belly, being hungry and wet, his sister's hair tickling his face; tummy time

As you can see, he is loving grabbing onto things now.

Milestones: can roll on his side, but not from back to belly quite yet; starting to discover his feet; smiling, cooing and some giggling; grabbing for objects; getting better control of his head every day

That's a wrap!