John Wells - 5 Months

Ok...so now I have taken the camera down from where I had it stashed  so that I am sure to take the monthly pictures. I am not as good juggling 2 as I thought! Ha! Sweet JW has been up to a lot this month:

- You are sitting up assisted

- You take a morning nap and an afternoon nap

- We dropped your dream feed this month so you now sleep from 7-7/7:30 (some mornings I have to wake you up! :) ) 

- We started feeding you baby food this month. You LOVE it. You have a veggie at lunch and a veggie + fruit at dinner

- You got your helmet off this month!!! You were only in it 6 weeks! 

- You love to smile

- You love your excersaucer

- You are grabbing at everything! 

There have been lots of changes this month. We are so grateful to have both of our boys.  It is pure joy watching them grow and change! 

John Wells - 4 Months

We are VERY late posting JW's 4 month photos. I swear life has just been crazy. As much as I think I've got everything all "together", I very clearly do not. Between moving, unpacking, family here for a week, a trip to the mountains and to the beach, plus two little ones....Life is nutty. But we are back and getting settled. And my hope it to be better at posting for JW.

So without further ado....here is what JW is up to at 4 months:
- You sleep through the night
- You got your cranial band (helmet) this month. So far you are doing great. But it took a few days to get used to it
- You are very chunky
- You pitch a fit when you are hungry. Will scream and cry until the bottle is in your mouth. You LOVE to eat
- You also love to be held. We are trying to break you of this a bit.
- You were dedicated at church this month
- You love to coo and smile

**Totally didn't take a picture this month! Ugh...poor JW**

John Wells - 3 Months

Time is flying by with this little guy. I can't believe he is already 3 months! I feel like I am trying to hold onto every little thing with him, just in case he is our last. He is such a happy baby. Seems like once we passed the 8 week mark he got way easier! Thankfully!

Here is what JW is up to this month:

• he loves to smile
• he is just about to ready to laugh
• he loves to coo and "talk" to us
• he is eating anywhere from 4-6oz each feeding
• he sleeps through the night
• he still takes some cat naps but we have a regular nap in the afternoon. Still working on that morning nap
• still has lots of hair
• he is very chunky

We found out that John Wells will also have to wear a cranial band (aka helmet) like his brother did. We weren't overly thrilled about this, but of course would do it all over again after we got such great results with James! Hopefully since his head isn't as severe as James' was he won't be in it for very long. Fingers Crossed! 

New House

It is almost time for us to FINALLY move into our new house. This has been quite the journey for us with this house. We thought we were moving in back in January and here we are almost through March and still not in. But good things come to those who wait...right? We are set to close on March 27th. We are hoping that it actually happens. It really looks great though. Here are a few pictures from along the process. I'll be sure to post pictures of all the rooms once we are officially in there! Can't wait!

Front of the house...much further along now, but haven't taken a picture in a while

Obsessed with our lanterns over our island! 

One side of the kitchen

Can't wait to cook on these bad boys

Love how the navy cabinets turned out in the boys bathroom

Many days/nights will be spent enjoying the breeze from this fan on the back porch

John Wells - 2 Months

I feel like I am emerging from the newborn fog a bit. 2 months seems to be our lucky month! After starting off being a very gassy baby and bad reflux, both of those issues seem to have calmed down and the meds seem to be working. :)

Here's what JW is up to this month:
- you are eating 4 oz
- started smiling at 8 weeks and hasn't stopped since
- starting cooing at us
- sleeps through the night!!! I've been scared if I actually told anyone it would jinx us, but he has consistently been doing it for 2 weeks now!
- takes cat naps through day still, but a more stable morning and afternoon nap
- keep all of his pretty hair
- has gotten super chunky...anxious to see his weight at the doctor

I think now that we are all getting more sleep around here that we are all enjoying each other a lot more! Ha! Can't wait to see all the new things we are doing next month!

John Wells - 1 Month

 Can't believe how fast a month has gone by with our little guy. He is changing so quickly it's crazy. We are loving our time with both our sweet boys. Some days (when I'm not overly tired from the night before) I sit there and reflect on how amazingly blessed/lucky we are. We have two healthy boys. I am loving life as a mom of boys too. There is such a special bond a mom shares with her boys. Not to mention I love watching both of them with Manny. James adores Manny and I know it's only a matter of time before John Wells feels the same. Here are a few things John Wells is up to this past month of life:

- You eat anywhere from 3-4oz
- You are awake a lot more during the day
- You usually sleep about 3.5-5 hour stretched at night...hoping we do longer stretches soon
- You like to nap on your tummy
- You have lost some of your hair but seem to be hanging on to a good portion of it!
- I think you are looking more and more like my side of the family...you favor Stella in a lot of her baby pictures
- You love to be held
- You love bath time just like James did. In fact one bath you practically slept through the whole thing. It really relaxes you!

We are so in love with this sweet little angel and can't wait to see how much he has changed in another month!

Not a big fan of the first bath

So handsome

He has changed so much

Hip Hip Hooray!

Better late than never

As you can see life has been super busy with two little ones. It's been a lot of fun, but this Mama is exhausted. Needless to say, writing in my blog has been the last thing on my list of things to do. I am way late at posting pictures from our first Christmas as a family of 4. Here are a few pictures from that sweet day. It was so much fun having John Wells here to celebrate!

So stinkin cute in his new slippers

John Wells first Christmas...what a gift he is!

These two love each other

Yup...he's adorable

Can you tell they loved their present?