My little helpers

Makenna, do you want to be the sprinkler?

 

No, Mama - I want to be the LICKER!

 

 

 

Mommy's happy shopping buddy

Correction...

Just looked up Makenna's stats at 2 months....11 lbs 4.5 oz. Alex is 11 lbs 10 oz. Ruh roh!

2 month checkup

 

Well, Alex your stats are in and you are surprisingly measuring a little smaller than your sister.  You are a whopping 11lbs 10oz!  Makenna was 12lbs 2oz at her 2 month appointment.  My back is happy you are not as chubby - :) 

 

Your 2 month appointment went well - you are very healthy, but as we suspected we didn't escape the colic with you.  I kept trying to convince myself that you weren't colicky, just a little extra fussy but the more we talked with the doctor, the more we realized that yes, you do cry ALOT!  It's gotten worse in the past few weeks but we are hoping it is peaking now and will get easier soon! 

 

Tonight you are actually already sleeping - swinging away in front of me.  You went to bed at 9:30 last night, too - so here is to hoping we're getting that bed time moved up!  You are still getting up every 3-4 hours, but if we can get you down earlier than midnight that means we get a little more sleep. 

 

Despite your grumpiness, you are still our perfect little boy.  We love you so much and even in our sleep deprived state, we wouldn't trade you for anything! 

 

 

Annual Tuesday morning men's bible study

This morning we packed up the fam bright and early and headed to Daddy's Tuesday morning men's bible study for their family Christmas breakfast. 

We barely made it on time but were sooo glad we went and were able to hear a great Christmas message from Dr Conner!

Love these annual traditions!

2 months!

Alex, you are 2 months old already, buddy! 

 

We'll get your official stats on Tuesday at your doctor's appointment, but my guess is you are a 12 pounder already.  You are starting to fill out pretty good and your newborn looks are going away fast.  You are out of your newborn clothes entirely and fit in your 3 month clothes perfectly.  You are running out of size 1 diapers and I think you are probably ready for size 2's. 

 

You are a lot of fun this month as you started smiling and cooing.  Your absolute favorite thing is still those silly blinds in your room next to your changing table.  Even in the middle of the night, half asleep you take one peek at the blinds and your eyes light up and you get a big old smile on your face. 

 

You are starting to sleep a little better - on last week we got a good 7 hour stretch from 10pm to 5am - it was WONDERFUL!  You, of course, haven't done it again since.  You will sometimes make a good 5 hour stretch, but normally you are still waking up every 3-4 hours to feed.  You still don't go down for the night until 11pm which we are working on moving up but you are still SO very fussy at night.  I'm hoping by 3 months that will be long gone....we'll see! 

 

This past week you have been a pretty fussy boy!  You are used to pooping (it's ok you are a boy it is ok for your mama to talk poop!) multiple times a day but you went 4 days without pooping and it made for a crabby boy.  You finally exploded today and instantly smiled.....you are ALL boy:) 

 

You officially started at Miss Katelyn's house last week when mommy goes to work.  She takes great care of you and we're very thankful to have found her!

 

Ok, on to the 2 month shots!!

 

 

My two faves

 

 

And the funny ones....

Love the deer in headlights look here..

and the Heisman pose...

I tried to take these ones a day early, but you knew you weren't quite 2 months yet..

The sad face - that bottom pouty lip gets me every time!

 

Makenna:  Your big sister still refers to you as my baby - as in "Mama, where's your baby?" most times.  She will call you Alex from time to time or brother, too.  Most times she doesn't really acknowledge your existence most of the time - you can be screaming at the top of your lungs in the car and it doesn't even phase her.  Lately she has craved more attention from us and this past week I think she is starting to realize that when you are fussy and needy we don't get to spend as much time with her which makes her sad.  Hopefully the fussiness is nearing its end!  We've been trying to spend more one on one time with her to make her feel special. 

 

Daddy:  Daddy mostly calls you "monkey boy" or "alligator".  While he loves snuggling you and watching TV I think he is anxious for you to get bigger and more interactive.  He is also very ready for the fussy period to be over.  He is such a good daddy and loves to talk to you and make you do funny actions with your arms and legs.  Most often he has you dancing - today it was to the Jungle Book song we listen to all the time.  You are not yet amused by his antics. 

 

Mommy:  Mommy calls you "my blue eyed boy", "my baby", "boo boo" or "buddy" when I'm not calling you Alex.  I had a hard time leaving you all day my first day back to work, but I soon realized just how fast I could type when I had both hands freed up to type!  Ha!  I miss you terribly during the day but I know how fortunate I am to be able to work part time and be able to spend days with you and your sister.  While I am feeling more and more sleep deprived each day, I know that soon I will miss seeing your baby blues at 2am so I am trying to cherish our special time together.  I love making your smile and coo and wish I could snuggle you all day long!  I love you so very much baby boy and I can't imagine our lives without you!

 

We love you Alexander Brooks!!

 

 

Someone is in the Christmas Spirit!

Starting to look different.....

First trip to Kopps!

Such a big boy!

Christmas party

 

 

Tonight this little guy and I went to our church's women's Christmas party

 

 

Let me just say, he was quite the hit.... isn't this little outfit the cutest (and yes, that is me taking a picture of him on the changing table in the bathroom - ha!)

I couldn't resist taking this one before we left.... he was not happy.... a very angry little elf!

 

 

 

We got home and Makenna was chatting away in her bed so we snuck in to say goodnight and get some goodnight kisses.... she loves it when I put Alex in her bed with her at night while I sing to them..... well, until he starts screaming that is.  LOL. 

 

 

Annual trip to the Kalahari Water Park

Sunday night we headed to the Dells for Mommy and Daddy's tax seminar and some fun times at the water park!

See, having mommy and daddy CPA's totally has its perks!

Ahhh, the loud sound of the waves crashing at the waterpark had this little guy knocked out, even at fussy time!  Alleluia!!  Mommy even got to enjoy a little pina colada:)

Living the life...

Loving it...

 

Makenna LOVED the slides this year, too!

She didn't even mind getting her eyes wet

 

Uh oh... someone woke up.... fussy time resumes:(

Oh wait, nope - he just wanted to play in the water, too!

Makin' memories

 

Monday we got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa ALL day while mommy and daddy were at "school"

 

And Monday night, this little guy was a champ shopping with mommy at the outlet malls

while daddy and Makenna had an "interesting" night at the waterpark together...

Tuesday it was Oma and Papa's turn to play with us!

Papa loved arts & crafts!

 

Tuesday night we headed to Moosejaw for some dinner

The company was great, the food - not so much

Then we headed to the indoor park and had a blast... first we rode the ferris wheel

then a little putt putt..

 

Then Makenna was actually brave enough to try the ropes course

she loved it!  She looks so big to me in this picture..

She cruised over to the bumper boats

 

And was VERY disappointed when she wasn't quite tall enough to ride the go carts with daddy... Daddy indulged anyway - ha ha!

And once brother woke up, he got to ride on the Ferris Wheel with us, too!

 

 

We decided to stay an extra night so we could try to waterpark again on Wednesday morning... so much fun!

And this guy was loving it!  Love his little "rockstar" look..

Taking a break from the pool for some kisses

and snuggles..

Our annual Dells pictures.....love that our family of 4 no longer fits in the shot!