Month 4

As of March 27th, Aaron Phillip turned 4 months old.  I’ve completely lost track of his age in weeks because he’s my 3rd baby and I’m working full time.  SOOO, in order to keep things simple in my life, we go by months now.  Don’t judge…you’re lucky you get a blog post………weeks late.

Any who, he weighs in at a hefty 13 lbs, 4.2 oz. and is 24 1/4 inches long! 

He’s probably the happiest baby I’ve ever met!  Only cries when he needs something and smiles the rest of the time.  He likes to put his fists in his mouth and has recently discovered that his feet taste pretty darn good too.  He will try to put toys in his mouth by using his fists to grab at it.  But, hasn’t quite gotten how to use his open hand to grab toys yet.  He growls when he’s putting things in his mouth.  He’s so verbal and expressive! I love it!  He loves being outside and going for walks.  And, he was pretty impressed with the pool when he got to put his feet in for the first time. 

He’s still not sleeping through the night.  AND, he’s pretty much sleeping with me every night and nurses himself to sleep.  Again, don’t judge….I gotta do what I gotta do to get as much sleep as I can AND, he’s my last baby!  I’m going to enjoy every minute.  Even if those minutes are spent sleeping while snuggling together.

Here are a few 4 month pictures of my little man!

 

 

March Madness

Don’t be jealous of how crazy we get here in the Malone house!  Just a few pictures I took of the kids on a Saturday morning and Dennis and Aaron snoozing on a Sunday evening.  I know, I know….we need to tone it down a notch with our madness!

Big boy in his pink Bumbo

The girls very involved in their Disney Junior….yes, Molly still has a binky.  No, I don’t know when I’ll make her give it up.  She’s just now getting the potty thing down.  One major life change at a time.  :)

My three little loves.

I don’t know why I always just blog about big life events.  Because, our routine, everyday life if pretty big AND just as sweet.

Three Months have gone by

On Feb 27th, Aaron turned 3 months old.  He is such a happy baby which shows from his constant smiles and giggles.  He likes to suck on his fingers, sometimes to the point of gagging himself.  And, he has started to hold his feet with his hands.  He loves going for walks outside and watching his sisters play.  And, he squeals and kicks his feet and waves his arms like he’s about to take flight when he sees anyone he loves……which is pretty much everyone.

Mommy went back to work on Feb 19th, so he has started to go to Tutor Time with Molly.  It took him a little while to get used to the bottle.  But, he has wonderful daycare providers that are very patient and loving with him.  So, he’s a champ at it now!  He seems to be happy at daycare.  Even though it breaks my heart every day to drop him off.  At least I know he’s in good hands.  And, his big sister looks in on him during the day, too.

We certainly love this baby boy!

 

We made a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for Valentine’s Day…..Daddy’s favorite!

Lauren working diligently on her homework.  She got an amazing report card.  She knows all of her sight words.  She can read now.  And, her teacher says that she is giving her more challenging math problems and she is very ready for first grade!!  Way to go LoLo Bug!

And, then there’s my Molly! I couldn’t make it through the day without seeing a smile from this little girl.  I can’t believe she’s almost 3! She seemed to grow up in an instant when Aaron was born.  She’s doing such a great job with her potty training at daycare.  We are so proud of our girl!

2 months

So, our baby boy is 2 months old already.  He weighs 10 lbs. 10.7 ounces and is 22 inches long.  He started smiling on January 2nd and hasn’t stopped since.  As of today, he giggles when he’s tickled under his neck. He loves being in his swing or attached to Mommy.  He has quite a grip and holds his burp cloth like he’ll never see it again….which is NOT the case, since he has such bad reflux that requires Prevacid to control. He’s gotten to meet a lot of his Alaska family and some Iowa Aunts and Uncles.  He’s very lucky to have such a great extended family.

 

We love you little Butterball!

Potty time!

Today was the day Molly finally decided to be a big girl and pee on the potty. She has known what she has to do. I think she's just been nervous to take the plunge (not literally, of course).
But, she finally did it and she's wearing her big girl underpants around the house to show her potty pride! Keep up the good work Molly Bear!! We are so proud of you!!

All sorts of shenanigans…

 

So, December has flown by and now it’s 2013!!  Where did the year go?? We’ve had a lot going on this past month.  Things are definitely more busy as a family of 5!  But, we love it.  I’m still on maternity leave and have had some quality time with my little man while Lauren is at school and Molly is at daycare.  It’s been so great getting to know him.  He melts my heart!

Lauren has been on Christmas break since Dec 22 and Molly will be out of daycare now until I go back to work.  We will be doing some MAJOR potty training in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

As for the holidays, they were great! My parents and brother came to Arizona for a week and a half.  It was wonderful having them here for Christmas, and I love that having them here has become the yearly tradition. I’m sure my dad just can’t wait until he can come back to find out what else he gets to work on while he’s here (hey….I fed him and gave him a few sips of water while he painted and dry-walled…..it’s almost like getting paid).  They put in new bathroom lights, painted Aaron’s room and put in new white base boards. 

All-in-all, the holidays this year were great.  We could NOT ask for more!  Our little family is absolutely complete with our two amazing little girls and our wonderful baby boy.

Making their gingerbread house

Homemade pizza night

The girls wanted to watch cartoons.  We decided that playing in the snow would be more fun.  So, we drove to Flagstaff in the rain, fog, and snow storm for an overnight trip of fun!

 

Looking at the snowy mountains from our hotel room before going out and playing in it.

The girls were COLD!!!

I, of course, grabbed my camera at the end of our fun in the snow.

Our little Christmas elf

Decorating Christmas cookies with friends.

This was Christmas Eve.  The girls got some pajamas from their Elf on the Shelf, Dolly.  And, they were saying good-bye to her before she had to fly back to the North Pole with Santa.

The girls on Christmas morning!

The girls and their daddy on Christmas morning.

 

The grub and the Grubmaster.

The prize gifts this year were the Dream Lites and Stompeez slippers.

Molly is slightly obsessed with Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Minnie Mouse with her Minnie Mouse doll.

Yeah….he’ll be more fun next Christmas.

Mom crying over one of the picture gifts they got….sorry mom….just be glad I didn’t put the other picture in here.

Molly after the morning festivities.

Uncle Nick holding Aaron for the first time.  He was so nervous.  It was very cute.  He had never seen or held the girls when they were this small.

L.O.V.E.

Through all of the Malone shenanigans, our little boy became a month old.  He weighs 7 lbs. 11.6 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long.  He loves to look at the fans and lights in the house. Time flies.