4 & 23 months

~ Happy Daddy's Day! ~

TRISTAN

Age: 4 Months

Weight: 18 lbs

Height: 

Size Clothes: 9-12 months

New Trick(s): Giggling, sticking his feet in his mouth, cooing, idolizing big brother.

Hours Sleeping at Night: 8-10

This chunk is absolutely precious. At 18lbs, he is almost as big as his 28lb brother (literally... Eli wears 24 month clothes and can fit into his 18 month shirts. Tristan is just 2 sizes below him and he's almost 2 years younger), but it's a good thing for Eli that he is so calm. Big brother is going to have to watch his back because Tristan will be bigger than him in no time. He is the sweetest, cuddliest, calmest little boy and he just makes our lives so much fuller. 

Daddy got lots of love from his boys this weekend because it was Father's Day! Eli and Tristan are the luckiest little boys alive when it comes to having this guy as a daddy. Josh is so loving and attentive to both of them and the relationship he has with them is just amazing. I couldn't be more proud to call him my husband and the father of our children.

For this Father's Day, we went out to Josh's dad's farm and had a wonderful time with his family! We made lots of fishing memories and got to see some pretty awesome people. 

This little doll-baby, Carly, and her grandma, Tammy

Carly's big brother, Blake

4 month old Tristan next to 7 month old Carly... he's a beast I tell you. 

A BEAST

Grandpa Marty with his killer bass *story behind this photo available upon request*

Jill and Moby Dick

Uncle Timmy even got in on a little bit of the baby action, even though he thinks babies are the worst and all bodily fluids make him gag. lol

ELIJAH

Age: 23 months

Height: 33.5"

Weight: 28lbs

I love to: Sing songs, say my ABC's all the way through, count to 10

My favorite word(s): "No," "Thank You," "Welcome," All the words to the Veggie Tales theme song, Jesus Loves Me, Patty Cake, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. 

My favorite food is: ALL MEAT. He's a carnivore. 

My favorite toy is: Tristan.

My favorite movie is: Jimmy Newtron

Eli has turned into the best big brother. He absolutely loves Tristan and Tristan idolizes Eli. They are so good together! I will lay Tristan down in his bed and Eli will want to climb in bed with him and read books to him, or when we sit on the couch, he asks to hold him. It is so precious! I cannot wait to see how much the bond between them will grow over the years. 

Eli's vocabulary has skyrocketed just in the past month! He can say his ABC's from beginning to end, count to 10 in the right order, and he knows all of the words to his favorite songs! It's amazing how much he has developed lately! He is responding to questions with legitimate answers (e.g. "Eli, it's bed time..." "No. No thanks.") and following direction very well...for the most part. Terrible twos are a real thing people, let me tell ya. This super-sweet, caring, adventurous, talkative, loving little boy can be an absolute monstrosity when he so chooses. It's a good thing he's cute. ;-)