Sisterly Love~

~Landen Alexander ~13 weeks~~ Mikayla Paige~9 years 3months~
Landen's new love=Zachary's blankie

*New Header Picture From Yesterday!*

3 Months~

Landen~ When you were 3 months old you learned to stick out your tongue. Your new best friend was the light fixture above the kitchen table(that's what you are smiling at in this pic). You were outgrowing your 3 month size clothes and you moved up to size 3 diapers. You were waking only once to nurse during the night and were still a night owl. Daddy and I don't mind though because then we get to spend time with you after the big kids go to bed and you get kind of silly, delirious and you start hooting. Which is why we now call you hootsie the night owl. It's kind of funny because many a night when I would be nursing you for what felt like forever I would hear owls hooting outside in the early morning hours. You started grabbing things and loved to sit up and stand up(being held) like a big boy.

We finally let the kids hold you standing up. They were thrilled!
Zach is so funny, he always says when Landen is ready to eat, "Mommy, are you ready for your milking?!" And he is serious. He likes to keep track of when Landen eats so he can tell me when he thinks it's time to nurse again. He prays every night, "Thank you God for letting Landen be in our family and just let him grow up to be a good young boy and help him to love you and tell others about you. Amen." He still prays for my c-section scar to heal and for me not to get too much milk so that I hurt. I always say he is a little prayer warrior.

Flip Flop~

All the pools here in Indy close after Labor day so the last warm day was a few days before and I decided we should let Landen stick his feet in the water at least once. It was about 80 degrees that day, but the water was pretty cool. I had thought the kids and I would make it to the pool a lot this summer after Landen was born, but with the c-section recovery it just didn't happen. So here is his only visit to the pool. It was worth it just to see his cute little feet in these flip flops!He couldn't stop staring at them!Landen in his cute little rash guard before he gets in the pool. I didn't have the camera quite ready but you can see how much he loved this experience.
Barely even a toe in the water and he had decided it was pure torture. Screaming like you had never heard, along the lines of the screaming from his 2 month shots. Yes, we are parents of the year!
So we just went back to modeling all the summer hats he has which won't fit him by next summer. This green one was Zach's when he was a baby. Also, you can see our new minivan in the background. We actually got it in May. It's cool because it's red right!?! I really do love all the features and I don't have to see myself driving it so I can just pretend I am driving something else.

Zach and his blue lips. He insisted he wasn't cold.

Our happy blue-eyed 3 month old boy!

Nights~

One of my babies is sleeping thru the night and one of my babies is at sleep away camp for the night. I don't know whether to be happy or sad.

12 Weeks~

Landen always has a smile for his big sis! Seriously Mom!

Daddy's got the magic touch when it comes to getting Landen to sleep at night during his fussy time. I told you he was a Daddy's boy! Daddy's pretty smitten, too.

He wouldn't let me turn my flash on so as not to wake the boy, but it is still such a sweet memory.

Finally gave me some smiles and you can finally see his dimples above his top lip. So cute!

Already getting out the fall outfits!

11 Weeks~

Man, those blue eyes get me everytime!Just to clear up any confusion, this is Landen at 11 weeks old, about a month ago. I am about a month behind on everything!

Chunky boy!

This was the week he found his thumb. He likes to suck his left thumb, just like Mikayla did, but likes to suck his fingers on his right hand.
I can't ever get a good picture of his excessive stretching after he nurses. He will just stretch forever until I pick him up to burp. Mikayla calls him stretchy mcstretcherson the stretchiest! Wow, that was hard to type! This was when he was about 1 week old. One of the last days getting to swim at the neighborhood pool.
Zach rowing around the pool using his dive sticks as oars.
Mikayla's lovely handstands.

They always have a great time at the pool!

10 Weeks Old~

Hi Mama!

Oh no, not this thing again!

He does usually fall asleep in there even though he looks all squished.

Handsome big brother finally getting his front teeth!

Doesn't seem fair that a boy should have such long lashes and sweet pink lips!

"I can barely stay awake for this photo shoot Mama." At his 2 month Drs. appt.(Aug. 19) he was actually 10 weeks old, Landen weighed 13 lbs. 12 oz. and was 24 inches long. Mikayla at 10 weeks was 13 lbs. 7 oz. and here is a pic of her then.Zachary at 10 weeks old was 18 lbs. 8 oz.!! I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't written it down in a few different places. Here is his pic.

A little back chub.

He has one ridiculously long eye lash. You might have to click on the pic to see it.There, that's better!

Poor baby never gets any attention!