Photo Dump

I'm way behind on blogging so today I'm doing to do a photo dump to get all caught up :)

The boys fight over who gets to hold Chloe for pictures. Poor Corbin was sad it wasn't his turn :(

 She kept closing her eyes for all the pics so I just gave up trying to get a picture of her smiling...LOL

 I love a clean baby :)

I thought I would try out one of our bigger bows and Scott told me she looked like Minnie Mouse. Little Minnie is obsessed with holding her hands together and sucking on them....

Tummy time turns into nap time on occasion...

My little pirates before their treasure hunt...

Watching a movie together

This was on my Time Hop app from 2 years ago and I couldn't resist---he looks so cute in his little Santa suit...

This precious boy is starting to look so grown up :(

My attempt at making a Valentine wreath....Scott is NOT a fan but he didn't say anything about me hanging it on our front door :)

Bike fun with the boys

Watching a movie with my three little loves...

Park fun...

Poor Corbin didn't even know that Cason talked him into being a cowgirl :)

 Scott bought her this outfit before she was born. We will not be purchasing clothes from Bass Pro Shop again. Sleeves too long, pants too long, shirt too short, pants didn't have elastic :(

More park fun...

Cason never gets to eat much of his lunch at school because he's too busy being the class clown (he gets this from his daddy)....

Such a happy little girl (in her Minnie Mouse bow again)...

Sleeping pictures are the best :) She learned how to roll over while swaddled so now she has to sleep without a swaddle and it's not going well :(

3 Months Old

Chloe, you are 3 months old already! What have you been up to this month?

*You graduated to a size 2 diaper
*You are wearing all 3 month clothing right now--no more newborn :(
*You still love bath time.
*You are not rolling anymore and you do not like tummy time.
*You like to be swaddled for sleeping and you love your paci at bedtime.
*Nursing is going good (thank goodness for reflux medicine). You nurse 6 times a day. One of those times is usually around 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning but I'm fine with that :)
*You spit up---a lot. You go through at least 3 outfits a day and several burp cloths and bibs.
*You are smiling more and more and you just started "talking" and making sounds within the last couple of days. I love to listen to your sweet little voice!
*You have found your hands and you like to suck on them.
*You love to be held and cuddled---you would prefer to take all of your naps in someone's arms :)
*You are such a happy baby---we LOVE you Chloe Madelyn!


Our 3 month photo shoot....

Corbin wanted to jump in and take some pictures too. My middle and my little :)

Cason at 3 months...

Corbin at 3 months...

Time is passing by so quickly---just 3 shorts months ago, she looked just like this...

FYI: As you can see I took all three kids monthly pictures differently. With Cason, a friend gave me the idea to put a 12-18 month onesie on him and take his picture in it every month. That way you could watch him grow into the onesie. By the time Corbin was born, the monthly stickers were very popular so I put him in a white onesie every month with his sticker. With Chloe, I still like the sticker idea but I didn't want to have to put her in a white onesie every month. So I'm just going to take her picture with her wearing normal clothes and put the sticker on the rocker next to her. And there you have it, useless information that you probably didn't care about anyway :)

A few of my favorite things...

Here are a few of my favorite things right now...

Baby Bling Bows

They stay on Chloe's head, they are not too big, and they don't leave marks like the headbands with the skinny elastic. Thanks Erin for telling me about them!

Woombie

This has been a lifesaver this time around. All my babies LOVE to be swaddled for sleeping---it is a MUST. The woombie has been great---zip her right up and there is NO breaking out of that swaddle!

MAM pacifiers

This was the only brand of pacifier that Cason liked and boy did he LOVE his paci. Corbin did not like pacifiers---he prefers his lovey and his fingers. Chloe loves the MAM pacifiers like Cason. I love that they don't have a handle flapping around and they come is size newborn which is perfect right now for Chloe. I already picked up some Christmas MAM pacifiers for next Christmas :)

KicKee Pants Ruffle Footies

These are the SOFTEST footed sleepers and I LOVE that they have a little ruffle on the bottom. They are nice and thin so she doesn't get too hot. Thank goodness my friends with girls told me about them---I am in love :)

Joovy Varylight Stroller

I am in love with our new ride. This was my Christmas present and I am so excited about it (pretty boring I know). This stroller will let Chloe's carrier be in the front of the stroller facing me and let Corbin either sit or stand right next to me. The cool thing about this stroller is than it shrinks and expands. So if I just have Chloe with me, I can shrink it and it will serve it's purpose of a single stroller. If I have 2 or more kiddos with me, I can expand it by 7 inches and it turns into a double stroller. It's perfect for my current needs--Corbin was getting to the age of not loving the stroller but not being able to walk long distances. This is perfect because he can hop on and off as he wishes and if I need him to stay in the stroller, I can use the straps on the bench seat to keep him from hopping off. It has a nice big storage basket and snacks cups on the front and back. A big plus is that I can collapse it with one hand. Of course Cason wanted to hitch a ride too :)

Sticky Mosaics

Cason LOVES these. He got a new dragon set for Christmas and he has worked on it almost every day. These are great for fine motor skills and it keeps him entertained for quite a while. I just saw on their website that they are now making magnetic mosaics so that you can reuse the templates over and over---those might be fun to try too. 

Flat Trays

I LOVE these trays and we use them ALL the time. We pretty much do all of our learning activities, play dough, and arts and crafts on these trays. They have a raised edge that keeps everything inside of the tray. I bought the 6 pack set when Cason was about 2 and I just now had to replace it. I'd say 3 1/2 years of constant use for $23 isn't bad. 

Have a great week everyone!

Christmas

We all had a wonderful Christmas here at the Ray house----it was so nice to see sweet Chloe celebrate her very 1st Christmas. The boys were super excited about Santa coming this year---I think this is the first year that Corbin truly understood about Santa and he tried really hard to be good :)

Cason loved looking for their elf, Dash, each morning (Corbin could have cared less). They both enjoyed going to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted. Corbin wanted the EXACT same items that Cason wanted. It is so cute how much he loves Cason.

We traveled to East Texas Christmas Day and had a great time celebrating with our families. We have had such a blessed year!!!



Pics from Christmas Eve...

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Christmas morning...

Corbin was exhausted on our way back home :)

Happy New Year everyone!!!