Updates

Ella is starting to keep her eyes open a little bit more each day.

She is such a joy to have around.

But she is still my little cuddle bug.


Then there are the other two children in the house goofing off.

Monkey see, monkey do.

But they sure are handsome!

Big Brother and Little Sis

Tonight Brock wanted to hold his little sister Ella. It is the first time he has actually held her. Only one other time since Ella has arrived home has he showed interest, but he decided at the last minute he didn't want to. When we ask if he loves Ella, he says "Ya." He will also tell us that "Ella Pretty."

Tonight when he was holding Ella, she started to cry. Brock told us to go and get her binky. We obliged and Brock saved the day by giving it to her all by himself and getting her to take it.
He is such a good Big Brother!

He is so gentle with her.

Sibling Love.

Ella

I know that everyone has been wanting pictures our our new baby girl. So I have finally gotten some time to post some pictures our our beautiful little addition! Although I have to say she is growing up fast. I can't believe she is already 19 days old. I have already put away her newborn clothes. It makes me want to cry. Time is going so fast! Here she is on her changing table making some cute faces at us.

KISS!

Hey momma, I love the twinkle lights you hung above my changing table.

Ella is always in deep thought while sleeping.

This is a photo of from the day we arrived home. Brock wanted to look and see his baby sister, too cute.

Our baby girl loves her naps.

A quick family photo before grandma headed home.

Happy Holidays!

Me and my kiddos!

Our baby girl only 2 days old... she is perfect!

More pictures to come as the days go by...

OVERDUE

I know that I am behind on my posts! I am sorry to those of you who are eagerly awaiting an updated about our newest arrival. Each night I have good intentions of posting new pictures and updating our blog, but each night 8 pm hits and it is a race to get Brock in bed since his bedtime is 7:30pm, then Ella is in my arms for a feeding and lights out...but here are some basic updates and I promise more will come (including photos and stories).

Ella was born on December 1st, 2011 at 1:20 in the afternoon. She weighed in at 8 lb 7 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. It has been a pure joy adding her into our family. Brock is adjusting well and we are all loving having Tim around on paternity leave. Little Ella is growing fast. Each day I have to remind myself she is only a couple weeks old, but then she is already outgrowing clothes! Where does the time go?

Halloween

This past Halloween Grandma Micki came out and helped Brock make spider webs to put outside by our front door. I think it is pretty amazing that he got his hands dirty. It always seems to take some coaxing to get him into a little bit of a mess.




Grandma and Brock working hard.



Tim and Brock carved pumpkins too. One for each of us. Brock once again would not put his hands into the gooey mess, but I don't blame him since I don't like the feeling either. But they did accent our front door very nicely.

We even took Brock Trick-or-Treating in the culdesack. However, my shy little guy did not want to dress up and he didn't want to say Trick-or-Treat. But our nice neighbors still offered him candy, which made Brock light up as we walked away from each house, and say "CANDY!"

Homecoming Parade 2011

Monte waving to the crowds as the parade strolled along.

Grandma and Brock waving their flags at the parade.

Me and my little munchkin.

Brock and Grandma.

Brock, Tim, and Uncle Shane playing football on the sidewalk.

Aunt Kari, Baby Brooklyn, Tim, Brock, me, Aunt Jess, and Uncle Shane at the homecoming parade.

Brockers had a wonderful time at the parade this year. He watched in aw!

Blue Eyes Looking at Me

When my boy was little, he was camera shy. It took everything we had to be sneaky to get a good picture of our little guy. Now, he runs around the house saying "Cheese" and always wants our camera to take pictures of himself.

Brock got our camera here.
I love this shot.
I could look into these gorgeous eyes forever!

B is for Big Boy Bed

The other day we were at Brock's cousins house. When it came time for Brock to take his nap, he had his choice between a toddler bed and the bottom bunk of a bunk bed. He chose the toddler bed without a doubt. He was so excited! He did great during his nap, even in a foreign place. So the next day, we decided to convert his crib to a toddler bed. Here he is helping daddy with the transition.

My little guy sure is growing up fast!

Brock taking his first nap in his new toddler bed.

This is how you do it baby

The other day Brock and I were playing in the new nursery. Brock found this baby doll and when I told him that the baby dolls pajama bottoms were coming off, he looked, made a sound, and ran to the bathroom. Even though my son does not use his potty chair himself, at least he knows what it is for. The following sequin of pictures made me laugh.

Even Champ was curious what was going on.

No baby, this is how you do it.
(He had his diaper and pj's still on...he he he)

Brock pretending to wipe.

(smiles)

Birthday Boy

Brock turned 2!
I have a 2 Year Old!!!
Where did the time go???

Instead of a big bash this year, Brock had two of his buddies over. They played, had breakfast, and had some cake.
It was perfect.
If anyone knows my son, they know he is shy.
It worked out great and I think everyone had a great time and everyone was very outgoing.

Yummy Cake!

Happy Birthday to my little BIG man!

This is what Brock got for his 2nd birthday from Tim and I. He loves it, and by "He", I mean both my "Hes".

Happy Birthday Brock! You sure are a blessing in our lives!
Thank you for being our little miracle!!

We love you!