The Carlos Family

Monday, November 5, 2012

Happy 7 month birthday Little E!

Our sweet Little E had quite the month! I feel like his development sky rocketed this month and he's officially on his way to becoming a toddler, which makes me a little sad, but excited for all of Easton's new adventures! Easton continues to eat like a champ. He loves bananas, peaches, pears, butternut squash, yams, broccoli, zucchini (his fave!), green beans, and carrots. He still nurses and because of that is a definite mommy's boy and mommy loves it! The boy is on his way to crawling--like any day now! He started rocking on his knees at about 6 1/2 months old and going from his tummy to sitting days before his 7 month birthday. He really tries to crawl, reaching and reaching, but gets scared and pulls his hands back. Easton has started sleeping better in the past few days and was found sitting in his bed at 5 AM--time for Daddy to lower his crib and baby proof the house! He continues to humor us with his growl and now has these high pitched, loud yells and screams; he's not mad, just wants to be heard! Easton must be realizing that he's going to have to be loud to be heard in this crazy house! He loves Clayton and Chloe and relishes attention from them. They are super sweet with him, but don't like it when he takes their toys, so lessons of sharing continue to be the running theme in our home. We love our Little E!

On Sunday, October 21, 2012, Easton James was baptized at Santa Clara de Asis Catholic Church. It was a perfect day filled with love for our little man. Grammie made Easton the most beautiful baptismal outfit. Precious is an understatement! We were honored to have my dear forever friend, Angela Conlee be Easton's godmother and Ryan's childhood good friend, Danny Pierro be his godfather. Both Angela and Danny will be such faithful role models for Easton to look up to. Following his baptism, we had our family and friends over for a delicious lasagna dinner made by Nonnie. Easton is our little miracle and God's child--we are forever thankful for our baby boy.

Here's some pictures that perfectly capture our Easton James' 6 month...

Happy boy!

Sweet boy on his baptism...we are very proud parents.

Easton's godmother, Angela Conlee

Nonnie and Grammie with their sweet grandbabies (who were so well-behaved!)

Easton James with his godparents, Danny Pierro and Angela Conlee

Such a smiley boy!

Easton's first time in a park swing...he loved it!

Bath time is so much more fun now that he can splish splash around!

Sunday, November 4, 2012

My first borns are 2 1/2!

What? Where is the time going and how did my babies turn into little people who talk in sentences, have opinions, and bring more and more joy (and challenges too!) each and every day into my life. Here's a little update on Clayton and Chloe...

Clayton:
*Is all about the color blue! Everything he wants has to be blue.
*He wants everything now...his infamous phrase "I like that." Translation=buy it for me, Mommy!
*Is extremely athletic--from basketball to soccer, this boy has got skills!
*His language is impressive and ability to put sentences together even more so. Some favorites are:
"Thank you, Mommy" when he brings something he shouldn't have to you, "I want to watch ______", "I want to go to the park," and then "5 more minutes" or "I still playing" when we are there! And then the best is "I can't see it" whenever you talk about anything that you see or saw. He goes nuts until he sees whatever it is you are talking about.
*Loves to climb and jump and the climbing is getting higher and jumping getting more extreme.
*He still loves his blankie.
*He is a pretty good listener and understands reasoning and negotiating.

Chloe:
*Is all about her babies! She loves her babies; loves pushing them in their stroller, brushing their hair, and feeding them.
*All she wants from Santa is a new baby and a new stroller--I envision a collection of dolls in her future! Mommy loves that she's into girly toys now.
*She tries to keep up with Clayton's athleticism, but our sweet girl isn't the most coordinated; however she LOVES to dance and dances really well!
*She's a talking machine now! Chloe has 4-5 word sentences and like twins do, misuses the same words/phrases as Clayton. Some of her best lines are: "Thank you Mommy" when she brings something she shouldn't have to you, "More mook (milk) please," "I do" or "My do" because she has to do everything by herself--little Miss Independent for sure!, and our absolute favorite is listening to her say her name "Cody Grace Caaalos."
*She is a little clumsy, but handles her falls better now.
*Did I mention her independence?! Oh my, we are in for it with Chloe. She doesn't want my help, but then when she can't do it, she loses it and throws a ginormous temper tantrum.

Every day is an adventure. Some days are better than others, but my children are my life's greatest accomplishment and bring me more joy than I ever could have dreamed.

Clayton looking cool in his sunglasses

Little guy wants to be just like his Daddy!

Having fun with the first rain!

Showing off...the theme of toddlerhood!

Daddy's trip to Target resulted in a new Jake boat for Clay and...

a new baby for Chloe.

Clayton inherited my dad's old football helmet--

it's the perfect addition to his room decor and fun to put on too!

Listening so well at pre school practice.

Very proud of their pumpkin art project!

Let's go play baseball! Time for sports camp!

October Fun!

While the weather didn't cooperate with "Fall," the festivities did. I bought all three babes Halloween chair backers, so most every morning there was a little something in it or we did something fun. Some highlights were going to the pumpkin patch, going to Irvine Park Railroad and riding the ponies, making pumpkin and ghost sugar cookies, having a Halloween party with all of our friends, and starting sports camp. Clayton and Chloe had so much fun and so did I! Easton was a trooper at all of the outings. We really talked wearing costumes up to the babes, so when it was time to put on their costumes, both Clayton and Chloe loved wearing them! All three looked so adorable. Clayton was Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates--he even wore his hat with hair, Chloe was Tinkerbell--she was precious and Easton was the sweetest little Peter Pan complete with a special hat knitted by his Grammie.

The highlight of our Halloween themed month was the Halloween party. When my brother and I were little, my parents threw a few parties in our garage with all of our friends. Those parties are some of my favorite memories. I decided this year, it was time to start the tradition again. My mom and I worked hard creating festive decorations and with the help of glorious Pinterest, games and food for the littles ones were inspired and created. While it was super windy that day, it was warm, so the backyard worked as the perfect party spot. Our backyard still needs lots of work, but it was the perfect stomping ground for all 22 toddlers! It was chaotic, but so much fun seeing all of the little ones in their costumes and playing so well with each other. We also had 5 sweet infants, 2 very pregnant mommies and about 40 adults. It was a full house, but that's one of my most favorite things about my new home is that there is plenty of room for creating memories like this!

Here's some pictures from our fun this month...

Thanks, Nonnie for our adorable Halloween shirts!