Madeline's quote board

1) Those are our neighbors. I'd like to say "hi" to them. HI NEIGHBORS!!
2) That's not awesome.
3) Do you want a present from Santa? Do you want a pink dinosaur? I'm a cute monster. I'd like a dinosaur monster for a present.
4) He's my friend. He's nice. He's not mean.
5) Oh, no! Henry's music turned off. I'll get it for you, Henry.
6) I'm the Beauty. You're the Beast.

So much to be thankful for...

.... including a GREAT night! Henry slept from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and then again until 5:30 a.m. I'm feeling so well rested this morning! It's hard to believe he's 3 weeks old already. The time has gone by so quickly.

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. We certainly have so much to be grateful for.

Scratch that... It's been a very princess WEEK.

Madeline got a ton of beautiful princess dresses from Grandma Rita for her 2nd birthday this summer, but she's just now getting into them. Here she is in her Tinkerbell and "wedding girl" dresses. She hasn't let me do her hair in months, but she let me put in pony tails in order to make sure the veil stayed in place better.

Everyone has been asking how she has been adjusting to Henry's arrival.... Generally, we think she's been doing fairly well. She largely ignores Henry, but she has her moments when she wants to give him a BIG hug and a kiss. Maybe too big, but she means well.

Her favorite phrases lately have been "that's my friend, {Henry}," "I'm growing up," or "I think I want to {watch something}." She also has been HUGE into Dora and Diego and is reciting stuff from the show (including counting to 10 in Spanish!) She's a huge ball of energy, but she's hilarious and keeps us laughing.

A very princess day

It was Snow White in the morning (and through nap time) and Cinderella this afternoon. It took several attempts to get a smile out of her with her eyes open. I was not successful.

To some, it's a baby straight jacket...

.... but we prefer to call it "The Super Swaddle." We're loving these new Miracle Blankets that we picked up.

Lots of visitors!

It's been so fun to introduce Henry to the many visitors we've had so far. Everyone has been so generous with gifts and food. Thanks so much!!! (I don't need to cook all week!) This past week, Grandma Rita, Aunt Katie, and cousin Landon stayed with us. It's so fun to have the house full of kids!




We've also had fun getting to know Henry. He has been such a good baby so far and usually gives mom 3 to 3.5 hours between feedings in the middle of the night. Madeline has been adjusting well to her new baby "bruddah" as well.

Okay, so I know he's not smiling at me (yet)....

...but this little smirk sure makes my heart melt!

Some more Halloween fun...

Last Sunday before Henry made his appearance, we stopped at a little "farm" that sold pumpkins, had a petting zoo, etc. for Halloween. Madeline bought a small pumpkin for baby Henry and had fun feeding the animals.

Halloween

This was the first year that Madeline really understood Halloween. So, it was a bummer that she refused her nap this day and was a cranky pants all night. (She NEVER refuses her nap - we think all of the action around the house kept her up.)

We easily got her into her tiger costume, but the hood was a no go. And, yes, honey, that IS a tail on the back of your tiger costume. Nathan took her - scratch that - carried her to several houses in our neighborhood and came home about 20 minutes later. She seemed to have more fun handing out the candy to the kids.

We got her into the costume about a month ago, so here's what should have been....