girl scout day

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Last Saturday I took Vivian along with some of her Brownie troop to a half-day camp. They took a picture with a woman dressed up like Juliette Low, the founder of Girl Scouting, heard stories from her, tried fishing, knot tying, and s'more making. She said her favorite station was learning the knots!!

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wsbc fall festival

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fan boy

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Loves looking up at fans and light fixtures!

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My laundry buddies

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Nothing like laying on a pile of warm laundry fresh from the dryer!

Glad I have some cute company while I do chores at home!

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A kid's way

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Reading her homework books :)

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first playdate

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Yesterday was Pete's first time meeting his future best buddy, Phin! First of many playdates!!

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batman at the library

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We went to a Halloween fall party today at the library for preschoolers. Hank met his friend Presley there. We think they are the cutest Batman and princess around!

Our local library is so great...the puppet show, the stories, the songs, all very clever and perfect for their age. Hank was really into it! Good memories.

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games and prizes and a happy mom

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Last week I made a bold move...I took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese by myself. The girls were out of school that day, and I wanted to do something fun with them. Ever since the baby came, I have mostly been at the house, and that turns into me just telling them what to do all the time (take a shower, get your shoes on, empty the trash cans, don't talk to her that way, eat your lunch). Not such a fun mom. So I was thankful for a chance to do something exciting with them. They had so much fun, I can't even explain it here. One example that sticks out in my mind, Kate yelling over and over, "I can't believe I got 97 tickets, that is crazy! I just can't believe it!" The whole system of games and tickets and prizes is a dream for children. I was a happy mom watching them enjoy it so much .

I couldn't have done it without the Solly baby wrap! Even though Pete cried in the car on the way there and on the way back, he was an angel baby the whole time we were there. He slept in my wrap.

I love how big sister Vivian stayed in the back with her brother, to "help" him. This is typical of her. She really enjoys being with Hank.

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pete is one month

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Our little Pete is one month old today! He celebrated last night by spending his first night in his crib :) I enjoyed having him sleep with me for the first several weeks but this past week he didn't do so well with that so I knew it was time to move on.

Hank wants to know where he is all the time.

Vivian wants to hold him all the time and she's pretty decent at getting him to calm down and be content in her arms.

Kate wants to hold him too but she doesn't sit still longer than a minute to do so.

Hank always wants to know if he is awake. He kisses his forehead and says things like, "you're my best friend, brother" or "I love you Pete Pete"

Pete has wanted to be held and snuggled a ton his first month but I can tell he is getting more and more comfortable with being put down and on his own for a short time in between feelings and naps. At this point I am not worried so much about how he naps, but just that he does :) he is still comforted by a good tight swaddle and will usually do the first nap like that in his swing or in my arms. Then the rest of the day I wear him in my Solly baby wrap and he sleeps like that so well. I have absolutely been saved by that wrap and I'm so mad at myself for not using it with Hank or the others! It has been so helpful! I can wear him while he sleeps so that I can do chores or cook or help other little ones. I will do a separate post about it maybe!

He is cute cute but has been plagued by baby acne for the last two weeks...it looks like it is clearing up but seems to be taking longer to go away than the other 3. They have all had it at about the same age.

He has a very high pitched scream, wow!!

He hates diaper changes and being moved around quickly. He cries and cries with diaper changes to the point that I ordered a wipe warmer last week, ha!

His hair seems to have a hint of red to it. I can't wait to see how it changes.

He loves to look at fans and light fixtures on the ceiling.

I swear he has smiled at me when I talked to him with the high voice baby talk! Can't wait for a few more weeks when he will be able to smile all the time.

Most importantly, he is a good nurser and healthy. I take him this week for his one month check so I will have his stats to share then. I also took some pictures with my nice camera so I will try to post them this week too.

I really adore his profile with that sweet little nose.

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I'm on the phone!

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After storytime this week at the library, we hung out in the kids section so Hank could play some more with friends. He and Tensley found some phones to call each other with. It was hilarious to hear them talking to each other like this. "Brother, I can't hear you!" Ha!

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airport outing

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On Thursday Hank, Pete, and I went to the airport to pick Aaron up. He had been out of town for work meetings in Atlanta since Sunday, so we were anxious to see him. We got there early and had lunch while we waited. We also played Simon Says and a simple game of hide and seek to keep Hank entertained.

He is home!!

Apart from going to church and ballet, I think this was my biggest trip out of the house so far with Pete and it went pretty well!

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play action

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Mom and dad took the girls to see James and the Giant Peach at the Roanoke Children's Theatre a few Saturday's ago. Vivian and I had read about half of the book before they went and I could tell she would be really into it. So glad my parents do fun stuff with them like this!!

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new quilt

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A dear friend from our congregation made this quilt for Pete. I love the puppy dog fabric she chose! We have been very encouraged and loved on by so many people in the last few weeks.

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bedtime reading

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park play

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happy 34th, aaron

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We celebrated Aaron's 34th birthday on Tuesday the 29th at my mom and dad's house because there was danger of our road flooding that night! What a week!

Happy birthday, love. You are a gift to me as a husband and you are an amazing dad :)

Yes, we had a moon pie for the birthday dessert. I was going to bake him a cake but I knew he would only take a bite or two and it wouldn't be worth it so we just got something that the kids could share! Truly the important thing is the birthday song and blowing out the candle so to me it doesn't really matter what the cake is!