Fall Family Pictures...

Parker's wonderful cousin, Emmie, took our family pictures for us and we just got them back! It was hard to get three kids to be cooperative but we did our best by bribing them with chocolate whoppers for each smile. Enjoy!

Tyce is 2 Months!

My little Tyce is 2 months old! He had his 2 month check yesterday and all went well. He is growing, yay! He now weighs 10 pounds 8 ounces. His weight and head are in the 25% and his height is in the 75%, yay! He is doing great at holding his head up and loves to smile. He actually smiled at the doctor during his whole exam (until he got his three shots of course!). He has become a happier baby, he doesn't seem as fussy as he used to be. He is still not on much of a schedule though and is still up a lot at nights. The boys still adore him and just cannot get enough of him. They always want to help with baths, diaper changes, picking out clothes, wrapping him up, giving him his binky, and holding him. I'm not quite sure who he looks like but I did notice a dimple on at least one side, so he got that from mommy!

Here are some pics of my little man... I also keep forgetting to announce that PARKER PASSED THE BAR EXAM!!! I am not surprised but we are very relieved to know that it's all behind us now. GOOD JOB BABE!!!

Our New Place...

Well we worked hard this weekend and got a lot done on the house. Parker cleaned out the garage and it looks great now! He also hung a lot of stuff on the walls which makes it feel more like home. I like the house, it feels quite big to me (it's over 2000 square feet) which is both good and bad. I feel like there's always something that needs to be cleaned! It's 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. On the main level is the family room, kitchen with eat in area, formal dining room, and a half bath. Downstairs is a fairly large rec room with a full bath (that's where our guests will stay). Upstairs is the laundry, all three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. I like our neighborhood, I've met a few of the neighbors who were very nice and it feels very safe here. I also like that it is about an 8 minute walk to the train station so the boys and I walk over to meet Parker when he gets off work every day. His commute is an hour on the train but he doesn't mind it, it gives him some quiet alone time in between work and home. He gets home about 6:30 in the evenings which isn't too bad.

Here are some pics...

This is the front of our townhome...

This is the formal dining room which we use as an office, it's pretty big and empty right now...Here's half of the rec room...Here's the other half of the rec room...Front entry, don't mind Brody's scary eyes, haha...Here's the kitchen, which seems bigger than it looks. The cabinets are nice but they go really high! I hate my dishwasher but other than that I like it...Eat in kitchen...Family room (notice Parker's new 50 inch plasma!)...Tyce's room...My least favorite part of the house, 34 stairs!!!Master vanity, I love the double sinks but hate not having drawers!I love our master bathroom, especially the big soaking tub!

I love our master bedroom, it's HUGE and has a walk in closet which we are loving. The one thing that has been hard is not having a backyard. We have a little grass patch out the door from the rec room but it's not fenced in so the boys can't just roam free like they were used to over the summer. Oh well, we knew we couldn't have it all! So good job Parker on finding us a place! =)

Jackson's Wish...

Today I was giving Tyce a bath and the boys were, of course, "helping" me. This was our conversation:

Me: Do you guys like having a little brother?

Josh and Jackson: YA!

Me: Should mommy have another baby? (Not that I'm really considering it)

Jackson: Ya, but I want the new baby to have BROWN skin and BLUE eyes mommy, like my friend Cally.

Hahahaha, apparently he has an imaginary friend-Cally-who has "brown skin." He talks about her a lot and I have no idea how she came about. BUT, that is a tall order....to make a "brown skin" baby. I'll have to talk to Parker about this one, haha.

I couldn't decide which one I liked best...Not Tyce's best picture, but cute of the twins...

We're getting everything hung on the walls this weekend so I will post pics of our place next week! Also, Parker gets his bar exam results today!!! Ah!!!

Tyce Update...

I feel like with all the craziness going on I have neglected blogging about Tyce! Most people do posts about when their babies turn one month or two months and so on, but I've been slacking. Anyways Tyce is almost 7 weeks and is doing well. At his 2 week check he was in the 25% for head, height, and weight. I can't say he's the easiest baby, he definitely cries more than the twins ever did. He doesn't seem content very often, which we're still trying to figure out why. He has reflux, which I'm sure isn't helping matters. We're still trying to find a pediatrician out here but I want to get him in soon to get his weight checked. The good news is that at night he goes back to sleep right after feedings, which is nice. And when he IS content and awake he is SO cute! I have even gotten him to smile at me! He has an adorable smile that we all just love.

The boys are still doing well with him, they adore him and whenever he cries they try to make him feel better. Lately, every time Tyce cries Jackson says..."me thinks he is crying so because (Jackson's favorite phrase, so because) he misses daddy. That's why I cry." Hahaha, it's so cute.

SPEAKING of Jackson...he has gone from mommy's little angel to mommy's little, well, not nice kid! I don't know if it's just all the change or what but he has become SO difficult. He literally cries and throws fits over EVERYTHING and I am sick of it. Any suggestions? I've tried talking to him, loving him, cuddling him, spanking him, time out, and ignoring him. Nothing seems to work. But with him screaming and Tyce screaming I think I just might lose it. Especially considering this house echos like crazy!!!

As far as the house, pics are to come I promise. It's a nice place, just lots of stairs (34 to be exact). Houses out here are just so tall! We have made a few friends and Parker is loving his job. We are going to Ohio this weekend to watch Parker's sister play volleyball so that should be fun, although the 6 hour drive could be interesting with the three kids.

Here are some of Tyce's various sleeping positions...