Birthday Party

Look at him, isn't he cute? This picture was taken on his actual birthday, Thursday the 23rd of September. We had a party on Saturday the 25th. And I happened to do laundry on the Friday in between, and he wore the same shirt on both occasions. Ha. :)So Grandma and Grandpa Brown, and Aunt Kayla and her boyfriend Travis came down to celebrate with us. On Saturday morning we took advantage of Free Museum Day and took Micah to see the model trains at the Durham Museum here in town. He loved it! They had a little step for the short ones like him to stand on: He kept running over to push the button that put the trains in motion. I think he could have spent hours watching the trains.

After lunch, Micah took a nap and all us ladies worked on party food, including a train cake. It's not exactly a professional job, but we enjoyed making and decorating it, and I think it turned out pretty cute. :)

Matt and Courtney, Lauren, and Grandma and Grandpa Headlee also joined us for the party. We had some food and then Micah opened his presents. He got some clothes, sports-themed decorations for his room, bubbles, golf clubs, Hot Wheels, and a wooden train set, to name a few.

Dad had to help him blow out the candles.

After the cake, we just hung out around the house. Kayla was enjoying herself.

He's loving all the new toys!

It was definitely a fun time. I'll be posting more pictures on facebook soon, and I'll post a link here, too.

The Big 0-2!

Happy Birthday to Micah! We have family coming in this weekend to help us celebrate, so stay tuned for more pictures and updates.

Regressing

Micah has been able to count to ten since he was about 18 months old. However, lately he doesn't exactly count in sequence....

While looking at a picture today, Josh told him to count the puppies (there were five). He counted exactly like this: "One, threefivesix, seven, eighteen!" He repeated that exact sequence on several more pictures.

Good thing it's three more years until kindergarten!

Five Months Old!

Check me out!

August Pics

We're getting into the fall routine around here. Of course, that doesn't mean much for a stay-at-home mom of preschoolers, but Josh's church events have settled into their weekly routine again. Camps are over, Bible studies are starting, the weather's getting cooler, and all the stores and places to play are less crowded during school hours!

Eli will be five months old in a week. Micah will be two years old a couple of weeks after that. Wow. Where does the time go, seriously?

Anywho, here are pictures from August. Enjoy!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=220444&id=506485788&l=5fbcc26197

What Eli Sounds Like

Just wanted to post this so family and friends can hear Eli talking.

Four Months Old

Eli is four months old already! I think his little life has gone faster than Micah's seemed to....probably because I'm a little busier this time around. Ha! You think you're busy with your first child, then you add another, and you realize you weren't really busy at all.

At his well-baby checkup, Elijah weighed 18 lbs. 8 oz. (96th percentile) and was 25.23" long (61st percentile). He's a chubbo, that's for sure! He did great for his appointment, only crying a little when he got his shots. In fact, Micah was with me, and I had to spend way more time comforting him than I did Eli! (Micah's scared of the doctor, and he didn't really like it when they were making Eli cry.)

In other news, Eli started rolling over from back to front last week. It first happened on Josh's birthday, so I guess that was his present from Eli. He did it so easily that it made me think he could have done it much sooner, had I given him more time on the floor. But with an active big brother like Micah around, the floor isn't always the safest place for a little guy--even one as "sturdy" as Eli. :)

Josh and I took both boys to the zoo today. It's been stinking hot in our town lately, but it was overcast and drizzly this morning, so it was actually quite pleasant. Micah loves the fish and the birds. And penguins, which are kind of a cross between fish and birds. Eli sleeps the whole time we're at the zoo. I don't think the poor little guy has ever seen any of it. Oh well.

So there's your update. Life is good here. :)