GROWING & LEARNING

November 17th - No matter how hard I try my babies will not stop growing up.

Liam
Today Liam turned 8 weeks old. He is starting to sleep longer at night (well some nights) and showing his personality. He seems really laid back and deals great with the constant noise around the house. Here are his stats from his 2 month check up - 10 lbs 13 oz (37%) and 22.5 in long (46%).

Liam smiling at me, which he does more these days (and no it is not because he has gas).

Liam has taken a pacifier since day 1, which amazes me since Avery would never take one. For the past couple of days he has been trying to get his thumb in his mouth. He was able to get it in his mouth but has not been able to keep it in there. But he isn't giving up!

Avery

Avery is almost 3.5 years old. She continues to amaze me with her learning. We have been working on her letters. I thought she was doing good because she can spell her name. The other day we get out of the car, she stops and says "N-I-S-S-A-N". I was so impressed with her. Today when I got dressed she stopped me, looked at my shirt and said "B-E-L-M-O-N-T". When we ride down the street she will see a letter and yell "Look Mommy, a K for Kristin". She continues to impress me all the time and I look forward to see how she will impress me next.

UPDATE

November 14 - It has been a long time since I have updated this blog. I could list a million excuses but instead I will just update you on what has happened in our lives and try to do better about keeping up with this blog. So here we go.

Baby News
The big news is we had a healthy baby boy. We welcomed Liam Michael Diamond on 9/22/11 @ 1:36 pm. He weighed 7 pounds, 4.5 ounces and was 19 inches long. My labor was quick and easy. I did have some complications after he was born but everything turned out okay. I decided to nurse him and he is doing great. Here are his stats from his 2 week checkup: 7 lbs 15 oz (21%) and 20.75 in long (40%). It is much different having a boy but I am so in love with him! How is big sister dealing with him you ask? Avery loves him and is such a big help.

Liam less than 24 hours old. He is such a good baby.

Avery and her baby brother. This is when she came to the hospital to meet him.

Daddy and his little boy.

Mommy and Daddy with Liam right after he was born. He arrived in half the time that Avery did.

Fall
Fall is here and it is one of my most favorite times of the year. We took the family to our annual pumpkin patch visit and have been trying to spend a lot of time outside. Avery had a great time trick or treating this year. She actually went up to the houses and said "trick or treat" and thank you. She would get candy and say "this is awesome". It really made Halloween fun for David and I. Also, Avery is taking dance class and is really enjoying it.

Avery dressed up as a lady bug at dance class. She is in the 2-3 year old class. The girls are so cute to watch.

Avery at the pumpkin farm. She is getting so tall.

Avery and I riding the pumpkin train.