Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! Alex had a lot of fun helping Scott carve the pumpkin and inspecting his Halloween decorations in the front yard.



This was Alex's first year dressing up and trick-or-treating. She did great except when Daddy took her to the scary house. But, he paid the price for that. Alex made him carry her through the rest of the neighborhood to trick-or-treat.

Here are a few pictures of my little fairy (or butterfly, according to Alex) and pumpkin.







This last picture makes me laugh because I don't think it's possible for Josh to look any more annoyed than he does here! Poor kiddo.

Everything Baby

I'm often asked how Alex is dealing with being a big sister. Does she like the baby? Is she jealous as all? Is she ok with me carrying the baby around all day? And what about Josh? How does he feel about Alex?

Alex is a fabulous big sister! She is not jealous of the baby at all. In fact, I think she's fascinated by him. Alex is now interested in everything baby related. I recently bought her a doll with clothes, bottles, and a bed. Now I catch her randomly feeding stuffed animals, trying to diaper and undress her babies (her babies are nudists, by the way), and not-so-gently shoving her babies into a stroller for a ride around the house or possibly a thrilling rollercoaster ride down the stairs!

She loves her baby brother. She loves him so much that I can't keep her off of him. A lot of people don't believe me when I say I have a hard time putting Josh on the floor because Alex tries to cuddle him in her own special way. She loves her baby brother so much that she tries to hug him and she'll lay right on top of him!



Josh, on the other hand, is still not sure about Alex. He's getting better about not freaking out when she "cuddles" him. I keep telling him that it'll get better. Eventually, he'll be bigger than her and he'll be able to "cuddle" her back!



Alex also loves to share her toys with the baby. She has no idea that he doesn't know how to play with toys yet.



My kids are so precious.

Sunday Picnic

Our little family had a picnic at the park last Sunday with some friends. It was such a beautiful day! Everyone had fun. Josh napped a little and Alex fed the ducks, ran as much as her little legs could take, and then had a big chocolate chip cookie with extra chocolate chips. What a wonderful day!

Here are a few pictures.

Night 1: Big Girl Bed

So, she finally fell asleep after 2 hours of playing in her room after we converted her crib into a big girl bed. Not long afterward, we heard a big THUD. This is what we discovered soon afterward.





No, she's not dead. She's sleeping. On the floor. We'll see how the rest of the night goes. Don't worry. We've tucked her back into bed.

What A Big Girl!

I finally decided to convert Alex's crib into a big girl bed today. I wasn't sure if she was ready for it, but I wanted to try just to see how she'd do. I thought she probably wouldn't like it. I imagined putting her into her bed without the crib railing and leaving the room and hearing her fall out of bed, cry, or completely destroy her room over the baby monitor. My goodness, she proved me wrong! I am so completely surprised. I put her to bed the way I usually do and 10 minutes later I went in to check on her. This is what I saw:



She's not a baby anymore! I think she was ready to be a big girl.