Diapers, part 3

No, my friends, your eyes are not deceiving you, I only have 2 boys in the picture because now I only have 2 boys in diapers!!!!!!! I have been reluctant to blog about this because now that I've put it out here he's going to revert, but my big boy, Graham, is potty-trained :) About a month ago he saw some friends getting treats for using the potty at school and came home wanting some. We had our fair share of accidents (I'm not going to sugar-coat it, cleaning poo out of underwear is rough stuff), but I feel that we are in the clear now. Yipee ... 3-4 less diapers to change a day for this mommy!!!!

Carter (L) and Luke (R)

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3 Months Old

My sweet baby boys are already 3 months old. I made a big decision to stop swaddling them and putting them in separate beds for their naps. Carter has adjusted easily, but poor little Luke seems to be missing his brother and his blanket. Hopefully he'll get used to it soon ... he has been sucking his thumb now that he's not swaddled :) Carter is pretty consistently sleeping through the night (10:30-6:30 or 7) and Luke usually wakes once or twice for his paci. They are both smiling and cooing lots and pretty content little guys. I guess our next big thing will be starting cereal next month ... we'll see how that goes feeding 2 of them!!

Prison Break

I had not left the city of Nashville since July, so Sat. the 21st I finally broke free and went to Memphis for 8 days. It was great getting to be with family and friends and getting to show off my precious baby boys!! My mom hosted a Sip and See at her house for people to come over and see the babes ... they were great and it was fun. We took Graham to a Memphis Tiger basketball game ... he was mesmerized and sat so still - I was shocked. We pretty much just spent almost all of our time with all 4 grandparents ... I LOVED having the extra hands!! Gigi cooked a HUGE Thanksgiving feast and we enjoyed celebrating with her family. Kevin and I got to get out most nights which was nice but actually exhausted me a bit since I'm so used to just chilling at home. It truly was a great week and I really loved (and needed) the change of scenery.

My 2 angels - Carter (L) and Luke (R)

Graham cheering on the Tigers

Snacks holding Carter

Graham and Bet Bet swinging at My Big Backyard

Fun with Kevin's cousins

Vandy Game

Kevin and I took ALL 3 boys to the Vandy vs. Kentucky game yesterday. We stayed for the first half and had tons of fun except for the loss. Graham was eating something about 95% of the time we were there ... it was the only way to keep him still :) I was telling Kevin the other day how much joy Graham has been bringing me lately. I am absolutely loving his stage right now and our conversations ... he says something everyday that cracks me up. Earlier this week, I gave him a snack (veggie cruchers) that he doesn't really like very much. He pulled one out of his snack trap and looked at it and said "Doggies eat these." I mean, where does he come up with this stuff!?!?!? The babies are doing great ... smiling tons and simply being sweet baby boys. I am a very blessed Mommy!!!!!

I had Carter in another Baby Bjorn

My 3 sons

Arnold and Danny

Since birth, my brother, Jackson, has ever so sweetly refered to Carter as Danny ... as in DeVito from the movie Twins. I guess the reference is going to continue since sweet little (and I mean little) Carter is still not quite catching up to Luke. I took them in for their 2 month check-up this morning and Luke weighed 11 lbs. 9.5 oz (45%) and Carter weighed 9 lbs. 12 oz (5%). The doctor is happy with his weight ... after all, he has gained 4 pounds since birth. I am not concerned one bit about Carter, it is just weird to me to have such a small baby since Graham was anything but small. I checked back and Graham weighed 12 lbs. 12 oz. at 2 months, but he started out at 8 lbs. 2 oz. Who knows, maybe one day Carter is going to be bigger than Luke AND Graham!!

2 Months Old

Our boys are already two months old ... time is flying!! We go to the doctor for their check-up next week, so I don't have any stats right now. Carter slept from 10:30 to 5:30 last night and Luke awoke at 3:45 but went back to sleep, so I'm hopeful that we're getting close to sleeping through the night. God sure has blessed us with 2 precious baby boys!!!!!

Trick or Treat

We had an absolute ball on Halloween!!!! The weather cleared up for us and we were able to go trick-or-treating. I wasn't sure what to expect with Graham, but it was pure joy watching that little boy run from house to house, pick a treat, put it in his pumpkin bucket, and run on to the next one. Watching his excitement gave me a small glimpse of how God must view us when we enjoy his blessings. Our highlight of the night was seeing Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman out trick-or-treating with their daughter :) Graham ran right in between them and I had to dodge them!! The babies were perfect again by sleeping the whole time. Who know what next year holds in store with all 3 of them running everwhere!! Click here if you want to see more pics of the night and other fall pics: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?albumId=839463374805&ownerId=679943604105

Graham was a farmer, Luke a duck, and Carter a cow

Luke and Carter

We had fun with Jake and Evie