Winner, winner, winner!

A few weeks ago I entered a contest on Facebook via the BabyLegs page. I have been vocal about my love of BabyLegs in the past, especially when it comes to Mina's wardrobe. 

Mina has been wearing them since she was three months old. 

We love them and Mina has quite the collection. That collection has grown:

Now Magnus can get in on the BabyLeg action! The box of BabyLegs arrived with a nice note as well:

Here is another shot of the swag:

I was hesitant to buy any for Magnus because they seemed like a "girl" product. The cute boy styles have removed most of my doubt. The robots are so cute!

4 Months Old!

In a highly unusual move, I am writing about Magnus' 4 month-iversary near the actual date. Shocking. 

This little guy is growing up so fast and he has learned so many things. He rolls from stomach to back easily. He is close to rolling from back to stomach. I'm not excited for that milestone because he is still swaddled at night. 

Magnus had his 4 month check up today and he is doing really well! 

He weighs in at 15 pounds 12 ounces. 

He is 24 3/4 inches long. 

He nurses for 15-20 minutes every three hours or so. Sometimes his middle of the night feeding lasts longer, he sleep eats. 

Magnus wears 3 month sized clothes with a few lingering 0-3 month sized pants, onesies and pajamas. He has a few 3-6 month items that fit really well. 

He wears size 2 diapers, while Mina wears size 3. 

Magnus laughs and coos; especially when he is tickled. His armpits and chin are especially ticklish. 

For Family Home Evening we walked to the park. I wore Magnus in the Ergo:

and James played with Mina. She loved every minute of it!

James had fun too!

Happy Four Months Magnus!

Life with a Toddler

Mina is at that exciting age where she wants to do everything. However she doesn't understand that she is limited by her size, abilities and age. It's frustrating for both of is when she can't communicate what she wants to do or eat. Of course, she changes her mind so frequently that who can tell when she gets what she wanted?  We made banana bread yesterday, she helped quite a bit with the mixing. She likes to stir spoons in bowls while saying, "Mix-ah, mix-ah!"

She loves to look in the oven when there is something cooking inside. 

I asked her to look at me and smile here is what I got:

So cute. 

She requested that we add stars to the bread. They were leftover from her birthday (more on that at a later date.)

Everything tastes better with sprinkles, right?

Three months old

During Magnus' third month of life we went on vacation to Bryce Canyon. It was kind of stressful but mostly fun. 

Magnus spent most of the time in the Ergo. 

But he had a few outings in our arms. 

It was easier to wear him especially when we hiked. 

It was a really fun trip. I'll write about in more detail later. 

Back to the three month old. 

He is very easygoing. 

Mina loves to "Hold Mag-us"

He wears size 2 diapers and a combination of 0-3 month, 3 month and 3-6 sized clothes. It's kind of crazy that some of his 0-3 month sized stuff still fits. 

Here is a side by side of James and Magnus around the same age. I think we can see where he gets his hairstyle!

I put Magnus in Mina's doll stroller, probably for the last time. He's getting big!

He has also figured out how to roll over from his stomach to his back. 

We love our little man!

Two Years and Two Months

Earlier this month I took the kids to the doctor for their check ups. Mina turned two a few weeks after Magnus turned two months. We split the difference for their well child check ups. 

They both did really well, even when it came to their shots. Mina held my hand and flinched when she got her shot. She didn't even cry! I was pleasantly surprised. Magnus screamed the whole time but calmed down after I fed him. Both kids are looking and sounding good. Mina had a runny nose for a little while but didn't have any other signs of a cold. Her doctor recommended an OTC allergy medicine and it cleared it up. Looks like Mina got allergies in the genetic lottery. Sorry kid. 

As you can see our kids are extremely different in the rate they grow. Magnus will probably out weigh Mina by the time he is one! If not sooner!

I'm grateful our kids are healthy and mostly happy. Mina is learning new things almost everyday, her vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds as well. Magnus is smiling and on the verge of giggling. He is stronger as well, his head hardly wobbles any more. 

We are incredibly blessed. 

Magnus' Blessing Day

Magnus was blessed on July 6th, his first day in church. I was anxious to get back to church and he seemed healthy so we did it. I made his outfit and James blessed him in Sacrament meeting. We had brunch at our house after church. 

I took some pictures with my camera, I need to upload them on our computer. Where does the time go? Oh, right, kids. 

One Month!

Admittedly, this post is late by over a month. I didn't take a picture with a sign the way I did with Mina. Now that Magnus is two months old I think that ship may have sailed. 

By the time Magnus was a month old he was already bursting out of his newborn sized clothes. He had moved on to 0-3 sized clothes and size 1 diapers. 

He would wake up twice at night to eat and he would eat every three hours during the day. 

He started to show his personality and for his sake I hope he is patient. After all, he has Mina for a big sister:

He was given a name and a blessing on July 6th by his Dad. We are so lucky to have James in our lives!

Magnus' blessing outfit was based on a vintage pattern I picked up at a Relief Society activity. I altered the size as well as turning the shirt into a onesie. 

I used cotton sateen for the shirt/onesie and seersucker for the overalls. 

We love our little guy!