The Boys at 3 Months

The boys at 3 months old.  There are times that these two look very similar.  There are other pictures where they couldn't look more different.  I still find it fascinating to reminisce on Dylan's baby things, photos, baby book, etc.  In personality, these two are very different!  On many aspects of their infancy, they are complete opposites.  I'm so glad the knowledge that I gained raising Dylan can be used rarely.  I get to learn all new ways to conquer the struggles & learn new techniques in soothing, feeding, and putting to bed.  Being a parent, you obtain a great deal of knowledge that cannot be taught but only through experience.  And the experience is such a rewarding one in so many ways.

Building A Snowman

Another day of snow this week.  Dylan went out to enjoy it again.  This time the snow is sticky... sticky enough to make some really good snow balls and build a snowman.  I helped Dylan get his snowman started.  He did finish it all by himself.  I had to help him with the two bigger snowballs, but he managed to get the head of the snowman up and on top of the others.  His snowman was almost as tall as him, ha ha.  So I thought I would share a couple pictures of Dylan working on his snowman.

Oh and of course he went sledding again too!  

Jacob - Month 3

It's hard to believe, three months have passed since little Jacob came to join us.  He seems to be growing at an incredible rate.  Entirely too fast for a Mommy who wanted to enjoy as much baby time as possible, ha ha.  Jacob already weighs 15 pounds!  He has outgrown most 3-6 month clothing and he's only 3 months old.  When I put a 6-9 month sleeper and realized how well it fit, I was shocked!

Jacob has also slept through the night a handful more times now.  It's not consistent yet, but I know that is right around the corner!  I'm so ecstatic to have a 3 month old that actually sleeps in his crib, haha.  That was one of few struggles we faced with Dylan.  Jacob, on the other hand, is much more difficult to get to sleep and put down when sleeping.  These two boys are so very different at times.

Happy 3 Months, Jacob!

Snow Day with Autumn

Another snow storm left us with a couple more inches of snow this month.  This time it was enough to cancel the local schools.  A friend of mine asked if I could watch her daughter, Autumn, while she went to work.  So Dylan not only got some snow to play in, but someone to play in it with as well.  He was SO excited to have Autumn over for the day to play.  The two of them played together all day long.  It actually ended up being an easier day on me because Dylan was so involved with someone else, ha ha.  They had a blast playing outside in the snow, building some train tracks & legos and even enjoyed some hot chocolate on the cold, winter day.

Brothers

Sledding & Hot Chocolate

So far this year, we have only had small amounts of snow.  Dylan did get to go sledding one other time so far this year but there was still only 2-3 inches on the ground.  Well... we still didn't get that much snow.  However, we did get a solid layer of ice on top of the snow.   Dylan's sled went down the hill so fast!  He went sledding for a bit but he really enjoyed dropping big chunks of ice on the ice and watching them explode.  After Dylan came in from playing outside, he enjoyed a nice cup of hot chocolate.  I adore this picture but it makes him seem SO much older!

Singing in the Bathtub

Dylan singing "Old McDonald" in the bath tub.

*My personal favorite part of this video is when Dylan says "Sometimes"*