All The Little Moments

This spring has flown by. Three kids, husband in his last semester of school, and me working four days a week calls for days, weeks, and months moving at lightening speed. This summer I will be going down to two days a week and can NOT wait! Not only have our weeks been busy but our weekends are even busier with birthday parties, showers, and weddings for friends! We have somewhere to be every single weekend until June. Here are some meaningful memory makers and moments we experienced this spring.

It snowed a few times, even in March!

Shaw had a tea party at school

Cousin pictures as we celebrated the life of our sweet Daddy Buck

Fishing with Popsy

Easter 2015 in pictures

Making our tomb cookies the night before

This little cutie watched on.

Easter morning

Hendricks Family Easter 2015

Hunting eggs in the rainy weather

We are so thankful for the hope we have in Jesus. Happy (belated) Easter!

The Two Year Old Sutton

We had a low key party this year for our Sutton Button. He requested Mickey Mouse, so we invited family over and celebrated with cookies and cupcakes. Our initial plan was to take a trip to celebrate his birthday but daddy had to go out of town on a last minute trip for work so that was cancelled. We will hopefully make up for it this summer.

Dear Sutton,
You still have the shy, gentle personality you had as a baby. You are so loving and love to cuddle and "pat". You adore your brother and sister, but you fight with your brother just how you are supposed to. Oh, do y'all fight over toys or what?! You exclaim to everyone that Sylvie is "my sissy" and have been very protective of her in crowds. In your free time, you always pick some kind of ball over any other type of toy. You also like blocks, trucks, play food and kitchen toys, and riding on your car. You have always played well by yourself but enjoy for mommy, daddy, or bubba to play along. You always say, "I show you!" when you want us to come play or look at something you are interested in.

You love playing outside and throwing rocks. You can sing more songs than I can with your favorites being "Where is thumkin", "She'll be coming around the mountain", and "the wheels on the bus". You also know several songs that come on K-Love and sing along to every word. You get praises in Puggles on a weekly basis for being the only one that sings and does the motions during music class. You say hilarious phrases like, "Okay guys!" and "Barney is brutal!" (your Daddy taught you that one). You can say your ABC's and count to fifteen. You know some of your colors and all your animals. You talk in full sentences and you are becoming clearer with pronunciation by the day.

We got rid of your beloved paci a few weeks after you turned two and you have been a champ with it. We went to Build-a-Bear and your brother and you both picked animals to stuff them in. You picked a giraffe and we dressed him like a firefighter. After about three nights, you haven't asked for it since. Much better than your brother has done. You still take a two to three hour nap in the afternoons. You sleep well most nights but we are afraid you suffer from bad dreams some nights due to you waking up crying.

You go number two in the potty on a daily basis but we still haven't tackled peepee'ing in the potty just yet. Number two was super easy with you so I am hoping once the summer rolls around we will be able to be completely potty trained in just a few days.

You are still our good eater but have gone through a couple picky stages in this last year. Your favorite things to eat are chicken nuggets, broccoli, and any other kind of meat. You are on the petite side at only 25 lbs. but what is new?! We are just going to have small kids.

You love all the people in your family and talk about them constantly. One of your favorite people in the world was your Daddy Buck who passed away on April 8th. You two adored each other and had so much fun together. I pray that you will always have flickering memories of him as you grow up.

You started going through the "terrible twos" at about 22 months, and even though you can throw some true redheaded fits, you still aren't too "terrible". You do like to get your way but you enjoy sharing your toys and you get along with others well. You have a soft heart like you momma and are continuously worried about others. You want to make sure everyone is okay and happy even at your young age.

We love you so much, Sutton McCrae. We pray that you will follow The Lord's will for your life and seek Him in every situation. You will always be mommy's baby boy.

                                      

Sylvie 5 months

This baby is the sweetest, most smiley baby on the planet. Oh my goodness, what a sweetheart she is. I keep telling Josh, she ALMOST makes me want to have a fourth because she is so good. She is easy going and has a quite nature. Here is everything about her this month:

• 14 lbs. 6.6 oz (37%) and 25.25 inches (56%). Her head was 17 inches (82%) 
• The last few nights she has decided sleeping 8ish-7ish is the way to go and I am LOVING it. For a couple months, she had gotten used to waking up around 3:00 and drifting off to sleepy land while eating in bed with momma. 
• All 3-6 month and 6 month clothing
• Smiles ALL the time
• Giggles a lot, especially at her brothers.
• She found her feet this month :) one of my favorite baby stages.
• Can roll both ways but isn't a big roller. She enjoys tummy time and would rather just stay put.
• Pushing up on her hands and getting her whole trunk off of the ground.
• Pivots around and can inch worm her way wherever she wants to go. She always ends up off of the blanket.
• Loves all her toys and chewing on everything.
• Holds onto rattles and other toys for several minutes
• Found her bottom lip and sucks on it at night and during nap.
• Still enjoys car rides 
• Her hair has really started to grow this month. It still looks like it will be a dirty blonde
• Still taking 5 oz bottles every 3-4 hours when she takes one. No food yet.
• Loves going on stroller rides, being outside, and being around people
• Doesn't like being in a room by herself 
• Talks ALL the time. 
• Can sit up by herself for a few seconds
• Has become the best little shopper and party goer with her momma :)

We get asked all the time, "is she always THIS good?" or "does she ever cry?". Sylvie Reid, you are the sweetest baby around. You have such a calm and graceful nature that I hope you always keep. We love you to the moon and back, sis!

Sylvie 4 months

Whoops!! Three kids later and the first time I am writing a monthly update a whole month late. There is a reason why I have tried to always be on time. I can't remember ANYTHING!! So here's to hoping I can remember a few things that happened just a month ago and where she was at developmentally.

• She weighed around 13 lbs., I think I remember it being a little over by a few ounces
• 3-6 month clothes, some 6 months and some 3 months
• Her sleep regressed a little bit and she started waking up around  2-3 every night. Still sleeping around 6-7 hour stretches
• Taking 5 ounces in the bottle when the took one
• Rolling from side to side and trying SO hard to roll to her belly
• Loves bath time, her brothers, and playing with her play mat
• Loves being outside
• Really enjoys tummy time and still sleeps on her tummy
• Really noticing faces and expressions
• Laughed for the first time 
• Known for being the "good" baby
• Bedtime has officially been set for 8:00-8:30 which I am loving because that is the brothers' bedtime as well. 
• Very well at putting herself to sleep. Some nights she falls asleep while nursing and others times she doesn't but can put herself to sleep easily.
• Still enjoys her swing.
• Doesn't like being alone in a room or being hungry. Other than that she never cries!

 Happy four months (a month late) sweet girl. You complete us!