it's been kind of poopy...

around here lately! I honestly can say that I was greatly shocked at what I saw the other day when I went to get Hailey out of her bed in the morning. There's not much that shocks me, anymore, and I even have been known to say that nothing Hailey comes up with would shock me, but I guess she made a liar out of me again! (isn't that some sort of kid specialty??) :)

What shocked my senses was a crib, a little girl, all her bedding and stuffed animals covered in poop!! Yup, that's right- I did say poop!! She had poo'd in her diaper sometime in the night or early morning and decided that it would be fun to take her jammies and diaper off and play in it. Needless to say her Momma did not think that was a good idea and neither did her Papa, but she didn't ask us...in fact, she didn't even ask us when she did it the second time!! Yup, that's right- most kids don't even do it once, but my kid is such an over achiever that she did it twice!! Lucky for her, her mom and dad are very resourceful and now she gets to wear duct tape on her diaper!! And, so far our little houdini has not mananged to remove the duct tape to get to the diaper...not that she hasn't tried, she just hasn't succeeded- YET! And, if I find her again covered, head to toe, in poop- it won't even shock me!! :)

Hailey has been up to some cute little things these days, as well! She's starting to really like her baby brother! Which is a huge relief to me. I was seriuosly wondering if it would ever happen. But, now that he can smile and talk back to her- she loves him! :) It warms my heart!
she also got a new potty and has been trying it out a few times a day. So far we've only managed to get her to go in it once, but I figure it's a start that she even wants to sit on it! :)

She's been copying her Daddy more and more- even finding his hats laying around the house and putting them on! The best part is that she then comes to me and says, "cute, cute"!! Nothing wrong with our little girls self esteem! :)

We're really hoping that the rest of this week is filled with more cute little things and less poop! ;)

there are days that I wish...

I were Hailey's Papa, instead of her Mama! Korey and Hailey have so much fun playing together. He never has to worry about making dinner instead of playing with her, or cleaning the house...or anything boring like that- he can just focus on playtime when he's done with work!

(that's where the analogy falls apart...I would NEVER want to go to work every day instead of hanging out with my kiddos!)

Hailey's new favorite thing is to get a ride in Korey's pants pockets!

She's also a big fan of putting her "Papa" to be on the kitchen floor and covering him up with towels and washclothes!

she was so proud of herself, she even stopped to pose for a picture!

I'm pretty sure that Papa has a good time playing, too. He considers himself her life sized doll!

at the very end of the drawer she found a little baby bib and of course she knew that he had to have that, just in case he wanted to eat while sleeping! :)

then, when mommy finally put an end to the amount of towels she could get out of the drawer, she pulled 'em all off and started over...can you see that huge pile of towels and washclothes??

(I wasn't even exaggerating- she really did take them all out)

after all the playing, Korey snuggled her up on the couch in a blanket and watched "the cat in the hat"! :)

How much better can life get, huh?! Does it make you wish you were Hailey's Papa??

4 months

Jackson is 4 months old. I can hardly believe it...where has this past four months gone?? probably the same place that my sleep has gone-

and where that is, anyone's guess is as good as mine!! :)

But, I'd rather have this little guy than sleep- it's true- believe it!!

Jack's really starting to look at things and take them all in- especially his Dad!

(he is kind of goofy looking, so who can blame him?)

and, he's starting to get a cute, goofy little personality! He's super ticklish and just giggles and giggles when we tickle his belly!

he loves his jumperoo, now! It took a few days of putting him in it and some creativity(putting a blankie under it so that he could get some traction on something), but he seems to be a big fan of it, now!

he has a huge love affair with his little fingers- they ALWAYS find their way to his mouth and as long as he can have his fingers he's happy! :)

I just love this little guy and am soooo thankful that God blessed me with him. He's the best baby a mom could ever ask for- he rarely cries- pretty much only when he's tired or hungry, he's easily entertained, he smiles and giggles, he's cute as a button, he falls asleep in his bouncy seat when I'm not paying attention, and I never have to worry about leaving him at someone's house, 'cause I know that he'll be good!!! In fact, if he would just take a bottle he would be perfect, but we're still working on that! ! :)