Abigail at 3 Months

Our smiley little girl turned 3 months yesterday! We just love having her around.

As a way to celebrate her 3 month birthday (actually it just worked out that way), my friend, Mary Lou, and I took her on her first shopping trip. Of course she was great the whole time.

Some things about Abby:
- She wakes up in the morning cooing, and as soon as she sees me, she gives me a big smile. What a way to start the day.
- She loves having her brother sing to her. She was fussing the other day and I asked Caden to sing. As soon as he started she stopped fussing. Then he would run over to me and say, "I made her stop crying," which would make her cry again because he left. This little "game" continued for awhile.
- She's starting to notice and explore with her hands more. The other day she was rubbing her Boppy after nursing which has polka dots all over it. It was like she wanted to pick them up.
- She enjoys sucking on the knuckle of her pointer finger and sometimes her thumb.
- I think she's going to discover her feet soon; she keeps kicking them up and will sometimes grab a hold.
- She loves to eat her dress or whatever she can get a hold of and pull up to her mouth.
- She fits a lot of her 3-6 mo. clothes at 3 mo...I hope they last what's left of the summer.

Napping

Bumbo

Since Abigial was doing so well holding her head up the other night, we thought we'd try the Bumbo next. She seems to like it. Caden liked it too when we first sat him in it, but he didn't use it all that much. I'm thinking Abby will get a lot of use out of it. You can see her little flip-flop feet in these pictures :)

A little unsure...

Whatever Daddy did/said made her smile.

She fell forward but didn't seem to mind.

Then of course Caden had to give it a try (he does have pull-ups on though it looks like nothing).

This was taken the next day. She put her own arm there on the side, just as comfy as can be.

#1 Fan

My #1 blog fan, Mrs. Splane, came to visit with my mom and sister last Tuesday. She made some delicious vegetable lasagna and brought some nice gifts for the kids (thank you)...you are welcome any time Mrs. Splane!

She's on the Move

This is not where I put her the other day :) She was laying under it where Caden's legs are. She's a mover!

Smiling at her brother.

Caden's checking things out.
Please excuse the no pants on Caden...potty training is easier that way.

She's so proud of herself!

Neck Exercises

She's doing well with this.

Potty Training

It's been about a month that we've been doing some serious potty training wearing only "trainers" during the day. Surprisingly it's going well (I really hope I didn't just jinx us by saying that). This morning was the second dry overnight diaper - still using those just in case. It's been quite amusing to say the least. When he says, "I have to go to the potty!" Jason and I drop what we are doing and we all run for the bathroom which is a little tight for 3 people. I've been enjoying watching Jason move so quickly, especially in the morning when Caden first wakes up :) We keep telling Caden that everyone is so proud of him, so now he says the Quaker Oats guy is, "so proud of me" along with the frogs on my pj's and some of his toys. He says the funniest things sometimes too. I hope it continues to go well.

Finger Painting

I had a finger painting set for a long time now and finally remembered to get it out to try with Caden. He was very careful at first, just using one finger in the red, but by the time I got the camera it turned into whole hand painting. He really had fun. I'm glad he doesn't mind getting his hands dirty anymore.

I love the look on his face.

This was only half way through. By the end both hands were completely covered.

The final product...it was tough getting a picture of him as you can see by the picture below.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

This is one from Pillsbury:

1 pkg. 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 roll (16.5 oz.) Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth. In ungreased 9 or 8 in. square pan, break up 1/2 cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough. Crumble and sprinkle remaining 1/2 of dough over cheese mixture. Bake 35-40 min. or until golden brown and firm to touch. Cool 30 min. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 4x4 rows. Store in fridge.

Eleventeen

The other night I weas playing hide-and-seek with Caden. I told him to go to the front door and count to ten while I hid. He heard me say "ten" so he started with ten. This is what we heard, "Ten, eleven, twelve, fourteen, seventeen, eleventeen, eleventeen, eleventeen." When in doubt, eleventeen works.

"Rumble in the Jungle"

Little did we know...Rumble in the Jungle is actually the title of a book. We got the idea for the title of the blog from the first line in one of Caden's favorite books when he was a baby. That book didn't have a title, so that's just what we called it. Thanks Nana for this book!

A Trip to Hillside Farm

Last Friday we took a trip to the Hillside Farm with the Family Center group. Caden was so excited. He wanted to see pigs playing in the mud and cows with udders (not sure how he remembers that word), and he wanted to feed the animals. We did see lots of cows since it's a dairy farm, but there weren't any pigs! He had a great time anyhow. They finished up the tour on a nice hot day with a nice little bowl of ice cream.

We learned something while at the farm...Jason isn't comfortable. Jason was holding him before this picture was taken, and he said, "Daddy's not comfortable. He's not soft. I want to go to Mama." That implies that I am soft...not sure how I feel about that one!

Abby was awake at the beginning of the tour.

Caden did a great job staying with us and holding my hand (as you can see).

Can you find Jason and Abby?

Caden was checking out a little bench like the one he got from Pappy D. this one had cats and dogs on the back though.

Sitting and watching the ducks play in the water.

I think he stayed still for so long because he was sitting next to a girl.

Checking out a goose from a distance.

Feeding the chickens.
I'm so glad they were able to feed some animals since that's all he talked about before we got there.

He's telling me, "The chickens are saying gak, gak." He got a little confused with animal sounds.

Feeding the hens.

Checking out the sheep and goats.

Now he's telling me that they are mooing at him...see what I mean about being a little confused :)

Abby with the very large horses.

Our Kids

We love these guys soooo much!
(Caden 27 1/2 months; Abigail 9 1/2 weeks)

(one of my favorites)