It's been a while!

Since October, let's see, A LOT has happened! Beau started school at the end of October and has really done well in his class. He's had 1 ear infection(5 antibiotics) that ended with us getting tubes. He's a much happier baby(he was a pretty good baby before)! Also in the month of November, Beau was diagnosed with RSV(it's the common cold for adults, but pretty serious for little ones) and was put in the hospital for the night. He weighed 18 lbs and will be moving into a big boy carseat a lot sooner than Audrey!

Audrey turned 2. We had a party for her on her birthday and a party with Laura-Kaye, Tim, Janice, and boys the day before Thanksgiving(they brought her a Taaka cake). Audrey's new favorite toy is the stethoscope we got from Beau's hospital stay. You tell her you have a boo boo and she'll put the stethoscope on the boo boo and fix it. She now knows Jimmy Carter, JFK, Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, FDR and a couple other presidents. She already knows all her colors, shapes, numbers(counting to 20 and working on 20+), alphabet, spells her name, we're working on spelling Beau, momma and dada. She plays computer games with Will(he moves and she controls the jump button). Her favorite show is still Blues Clues and she's even figured out what color shirt Joe will be wearing before the show comes on(she figured this out before Will and I did). She enjoys watching Sesame Street. She's doing great in her big girl bed! The bug man came the other day and she said all by herself, "Bye Mitch, drive safe!" She's SO much fun and a joy! She can "read" "Brown Bear Brown Bear" all by herself(she has it memorized). She enjoys helping me cook (can't wait for her Christmas present). She helps out with her brother, giving him kisses, making sure I know to get him when he's crying and making sure he's warm by sharing her blanket with him. Beau laughs at her constantly!

Will is loving his job. He flew to Maine for a week. I'm enjoying my job and am looking forward to January 20th(I get my NC license). We're doing Christmas in Charlotte on the 23rd then we will be in Spartanburg until the 25th. We're looking forward to spending time with our wonderful families and rejoicing in the true meaning of Christmas!

Audrey Blogs

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Trick-Or-Treat!

We had a great Halloween! Audrey was a teddy bear(with USC cheerbabe outfit on under)(thanks Janice and Tim)) and Beau wore his Halloween pj's(thanks Paulette and Jim). Will and Audrey went trick-or-treating to a couple of houses while Beau and I handed out candy at home. Audrey's favorite candy of the night..."plain M&M's"!

Audrey

From time to time I like to update you on what our little girl is saying/doing. She slept in her big girl bed for the first time yesterday for nap and then last night(she fell out 1 time). She's counting all the way to 20, she sings the ABC song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jesus Loves Me, Deep and Wide, Old McDonald, she can recognize Presidents Washington, Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes, and Obama on flash cards, she's starting to potty train(we have big girl under pants now) and she knows all her shapes and colors. Funny phrases she says, "Oh gosh!", "Ready, set, go!", "One more time!", "On your mark, get set, go!" and many more funny phrases. She's pure joy!

Beau's 10 Week Check-up

14.1 pounds (95%)
24 inches (75%)
can't remember his head measurement.

We have a big solid boy!

Audrey and Beau

Yes, she colored her face!

We're taking Audrey to Elmo Live in November. She doesn't know it yet but I'm super excited to see her face when she sees Elmo on stage.

Update on Beau, he's stared smiling and cooing, it's GREAT! Oh and he's grown OUT of the 0-3 mths clothes, he can wear some 3 mth clothes and 3-6 mths fit great! He LOVES to eat, but he's not fat, he's solid and LONG.

Beau

He'll be 4 weeks old tomorrow! Hard to believe, but time is flying by. His daily schedule goes a little something like this-up every 3 hours(sometimes every 2 hours) to eat 4 ounces(mixture of formula and breast milk). We had to do a combo b/c I'm not making enough to feed the little guy(he's eating twice the amount that Audrey was eating at this time)!! He eat, sleeps, and pottys. He's starting to smile. He watches Audrey when she's around. He LOVES to be held, thanks to Jessica(she spoiled him). He's grown out of his newborn clothes already and some of the 0-3 month clothes are no longer fitting him.