Halloween

The boys were super excited for Halloween. Blake said he wanted to be Boba Fett from Star Wars and Ben chose to be Darth Vadar. I had no idea who Boba Fett was when Blake mentioned it, so I quickly had to do a quick internet search to have a clue what to buy. Brooke didn't think she wanted to mess with a costume at just 1 month old, so she just had a cute Jack-o-lantern shirt.

Brent's family came over to go trick or treating with us. Pops stayed home and handed out candy while Grand was all dressed up in her clown costume and went home with Brooke since she wasn't having much fun! I was very thankful for all their help so that I could enjoy being out with the boys. Carter, who is 1, was dressed as the spider that Blake was when he was 1. He was too cute and it was hard to believe it had been so long since Blake had worn it.

Blake headed out to Jake's party (a friend from soccer)

Ben's school party


Headed out to Trick or Treat

Carter



Blake with his friends Taylor and Kendall

Ben with friends Brynna and Addy

Sweet pic of Blake and Grand
The cousins..notice Blake shooting me with his Dart gun

Where's Ben???

Ben loves to fall asleep in the most unusual places. You might remember the post of him falling asleep on a stair one time. This time he fell asleep in the car and I woke him up to come inside. I came in and was dealing with Brooke, and then I couldn't find Ben. I began my search and found him asleep at the door of my closet. Don't mind the clothes overflowing the dirty clothes basket.

Shaving Cream Fun

One of Blake's homework assignments was to use shaving cream in the bath to practice his writing. I must say I was a little hesitant at first, but what the heck. They loved it and managed to keep most of it in the bath.

Brooklyn's First Month

We were all happy to bring Brooklyn home the the Baldwin house. She spent most of her first month sleeping of course. Not sure how she was able to do that with her very loud brothers!! Guess she will learn to sleep through anything. She was able to sleep for some good stretches at night even at such a young age. At her 2 week appointment, the doctor told me it was ok now to let her sleep for 4 hours. I didn't tell him she had slept almost 6 the night before. Of course this didn't always happen, but she was able to go 4-5 hours most nights which was great for a newborn. Being the third time around, I wasn't too worried about waking her up in the middle of the night like you are told to do during the first few weeks. She was gaining weight like a champ.

She received many kisses from her brother Ben. He was constantly giving her kisses on her head and feet and Blake offered many as well. The first week we were home, Ben and Brent got sick with what appeared to be a cold, but the swine flu was going around like crazy. I was a little worried and shipped them off to the doctor for the flu test which was thankfully negative. Poor Brooklyn received her first cold the second week of her life and it was pitiful to her her cough and be congested! Thankfully it was just a cold with no fever. Keeping her germ filled brothers away from her was certainly a chore since they love to be close to their new sister and give her lots of love.

2 week Stats
7.5 lbs - 25-50%
20.8 in - 75%

1 month Stats
8.15 lbs - 50%
22 in - 90%

Ben was glad to have his sister come home. Blake was still at school

Holding his little sister with Grand's help





Lots of sleeping...loving her paci


First bath...not liking it at first but then it wasn't so bad


Loving her hands

Wearing one her many adorable onesies from her shower

Her cord finally fell off....first real bath and she liked it!


Photo Shoot

Worn out from all the pictures her mom took

Striking a pose in her bassinet

Love from her brothers

Boggess School Carnival

Blake's school had a fun carnival on October 3rd. Blake loved seeing all his friends and of course didn't miss greeting them with much enthusiasm!


Cake Walk
His prize

Bubble Tent