Great Grandma's Chair

I've been a little sentimental lately.....Doug would say I'm always sentimental lol!!!!  This chair has been our rocking chair for all 3 boys and while the forest green colour doesn't match anything in our house let alone the nursery, it is a comfy chair that has seen a lot of nursing and rocking over the past 6 years.  This chair belonged to my Grandma and I remember sitting in it watching tv in her condo when I was growing up.  So I thought it deserved some special attention especially on the anniversary of my Grandma's passing.

The boys are also dressed in some pjs I received from a wonderful friend in Toronto....so how could I not take a bunch of pictures of our three boys all matching for the first time!

Routines

We have developed quite the routine in the morning for Charlie - and while he isn't always awake and happy, he knows the routine and we stick to it.  The other day he was still tired and not fully awake, but I decided to capture the moment anyway - needless to say, he wasn't overly pleased.  Cranky Monkey!

As for Moe - we survived another patch of cold weather inside.  He needed something new, so I pulled out the magic sand that is advertised as being not messy but is way messier than play doh.  He liked it and had fun for a while and when he was done - a vacuum and a change of clothes was required!!!!!  And as you can see, a Starbucks run was required for Mom  :)

3 Months

Boomer was three months old last week and we are so spoiled by the sweetest boy!  I don't talk about sleep patterns much anymore, but if I don't mention it here, I will never remember....  Around his two month birthday he was still waking every 2-3 hours in the night and right before we left for Christmas - he suddenly changed big time!  He did a few 8 hour nights, then a few 5/6 hours, and kind of followed that trend of switching between 8/9 hours and 5/6 while we were gone.  Then when we got home, I moved him to his crib and he proceeded to sleep from 10pm-7ish for a week.  I was shocked!!!  Then this week he has continued to do fairly well - waking around 6am.  What I like even better is that I will hear him awake in the night or during naps grunting or talking to himself, and he will still put himself back to sleep.  He will also still put himself to sleep in his crib, play mat or chair if he is in the mood.  Crazy boy!!!!

Boomer also has developed quite the smile and giggle.....I love getting him to smile and talk to me with his coo's.  The boys wonder what he is saying - lol!!!!  So for three months old, Boomer is definitely growing too fast and we are soaking it all in.  He has stolen our hearts multiple times over.

Christmas concluded

We spent the last few days of our Christmas in Kelowna getting over a stomach bug and getting rid of viruses.  Moe came down with impetigo and had to go on topical antibiotics, and the day we left, Charlie broke out in a rash from his strep throat.  He wasn't contagious and quickly recovered, but it was a reminder of how unwell he was for most of Christmas.  Below is the funniest pics of Doug - or at least the wii version.  I couldn't help but take some pics.  And also sweet Boomer on Christmas Eve - we didn't get a picture of the whole family, but I didn't miss out on Boomer!!!!