St. Patty’s Day

Look at these handsome little St. Patrick’s Day boys!!  I can’t get enough of these beautiful little guys!!

I was seriously laughing so hard when we tried Owen’s new little bow tie on for his first St. Patty’s Day.  Look at his beautiful smile!!  Aww.. he just melts my heart.

The Sunday before St. Patty’s Day, we went to my Mom’s house to celebrate.  It was so much fun and of course we celebrated with yummy corn beef and cabbage.  Mmm.. my Mom is the best cook ever.

Yes, I know that my son was a month and half here, but this is my brother Teddy’s first time ever holding him.  He cracks me up because he is so scared of holding new born babies..haha.  His face expression cracks me up.  Haha.. love you Teddy.

There we go..now he is comfortable and look how happy little Owen is.  What a sweet picture.  Love these 2 boys!

After dinner, the boys got tired and cuddled together on this chair to watch a movie.  They were so cute together. 

Thanks so much Mom for a beautiful dinner and fun evening.  St. Patrick’s Day morning, a leprechaun came to our house and left some fun treats for the boys. 

The leprechaun left a little treasure hunt with clues all around the house and outside for the boys to find their treats.  It was SO MUCH FUN!!  It was hilarious watching how excited the boys were following all of the clues.

The boys finally found their treasure on top of the playhouse.  They were so happy and excited.  So fun!

And then we came inside and had lucky charm cereal for breakfast.  This is one of Porter’s favorite cereals.  We try and stay away for the most part from cereals loaded with lots of sugar, but thought we could make an exception for St. Patty’s Day.  Porter was ecstatic..haha.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Owen is 1 Month

Happy 1 Month to our beautiful little Owen!!  Look how big he has gotten already!! 

This little guy is such a sweetheart.  And it is so much fun that we can already start seeing his personality.  Owen just radiates happiness.  Just being in the same room as him, you can feel such immense joy.  It is incredible. 

We first started noticing little Owen smiles around 3 weeks, but wondering if they were smiles or more gas bubbles..haha.  So his first official smile (that we realized was for sure for sure a smile) was on his 1 month birthday (March 2nd).  We were at my Mom’s house and he was laying on the floor and my Mom was talking to him and he just started smiling and smiling to her.  It was beautiful.  Ever since then, this little guy has not stopped smiling.  He is such a beamer.  Every time he wakes up from a nap and we pick him up he just smiles and smiles.  If we leave the room for a second and come back by him.. he smiles and smiles.  He loves it when his older brothers talk with him.  His whole face just lights up.  He is such a ray of sunshine in our home.  Here are some pictures of his first smiles.  Such a handsome beautiful little boy.  I just love him.

Owen has started cooing and it is the cutest thing in the world.  I wish I knew what he was trying to say.  His face is so expressive and you just know that he is trying to tell you something very important. 

Owen has had a rough time with acid reflux.  He is always squirming uncomfortably, spits up a ton, is super gassy, doesn’t sleep very good, etc.  We finally took him into the doctor and he was diagnosed with Acid Reflux (GERD).  He was put on Zantac and Mylanta and it has seemed to do wonders for our little guy.  The last 2 nights he had 4 hour sleep stretches and has been napping incredibly.  I sure hope that this continues and that our little guy can continue to feel a lot better.  I just have to record that during this appointment which was when he was at about 5 weeks, Owen already weighed 10 1/2 pounds.  Go little Owen!

Owen is such a lucky boy and has the bestest big brothers in the world.  They love him so much.  It is so much fun watching Owen smile and interact with his brothers.  Best of buddies.  These three boys are so lucky to have each other. 

I am so thankful for our little Owen.  I feel so blessed that we have another healthy and happy little guy!  So grateful for the laughter, joy, and sweet spirit that Owen has brought into our home.  We love you so much Owen!

Porter Preschool VIP

Porter was chosen to be the VIP in his preschool class.  He was so excited.  He was the VIP for 3 days, and each day he was asked to bring a certain thing about him.  The first class he was asked to make a poster including pictures of him.  Here is the Poster that he made.  He was so cute decorating the middle with drawings and stickers.  He had a blast.  He was so excited to show his preschool class.

The next day he was asked to bring his favorite treats to share with his class.  He chose rice krispy treats with M&Ms.  Such a cutie.

The last day he was asked to bring his favorite song to share with his class.  He said that his favorite song was a Norwegian song called “Lille Ole Bolle” that I sing to him at night.  Such a sweet little guy!  He said that his class thought it was fun to hear a Norwegian song.  It was so fun seeing how excited Porter was to be the VIP in his class and how special it made him feel.  Love my little Porter so much!

Owen’s First Day at Church

On March 2nd, Owen went to church for the first time to celebrate turning 1 month.  He did perfect and pretty much just slept the whole time.  It was very fun having all of my friends at church meet him.  He is such a cutie.  Here are my 3 beautiful boys with Owen on his first Sunday.  Awww.. Love this picture of them so much!  I can’t believe that these 3 handsome boys are mine!  Aww.. I’m the luckiest Mom in the world. 

Here is Owen all dressed and ready for church.  He wore a cute little sweater from Norway that my siblings and I wore when we were younger.  Such a handsome little guy.  I love his face expressions.  He already looks so big to me.  I can’t believe how fast he has grown already!  Love this little sweetheart so much.  Happy 1st day of Church Owen!