Wit by Amanda: October 2015

October is just the best month in my opinion. The seasons change. Our Anniversary is on the 6th. Lots of pumpkin stuff! Anticipation for all the holidays builds. We have had a great month.

Walden Farms Pumpkin Patch (annual tradition)

**Funny Story's of the month (I remembered to write down)**

I was asking Jack while we were driving in the car the other day what was inside a dump truck. His response "Protein Powder"!

In Jack's prayers the other night he said, "Thank you Jesus for grandma, robots, kitty cats, and bunnies". Out of the mouth of babes!

#Jackamadeus - BIG BROTHER update

Favorite color - green and brown

Favorite number - 2

Favorite food - macaroni and cheese

Favorite toys - Thomas the tank engine

Favorite song - Old macdonald

For Halloween this year, Jack was a sock monkey and Francine was a ladybug. At Jack's school, they have a day where its "super heroes and princesses". Jack was Superman and he was adorable!

Mother's Day Out outfit!

Halloween outfits 2015!

#Francineclaire - LITTLE SIS update!

Highlight - She turned 8 months old today. She has really blossomed into a great kid that I may or may not be completely obsessed with. I remember around this stage with Jack, I had the same exact feelings. I just wanted to kiss her cheeks all the time. Someone wrote on a blogpost recently that there kids cheeks might be chapped from all the kissing they have done to there baby!
Sleep - She is a great sleeper. She has two pacis/animal friends in her crib with her and she loves to touch there ears. Its the cutest thing when I go in there she has one in her mouth and she is holding the other one. I love that she is able to find her paci in her crib now when it falls out. GAME CHANGER!
Clothes - She is in 6-9 months clothes.
Diapers - Size 2 diapers still. Definitely moving to 3 soon though!
Food - 5x nursing and as of the end of October she started solids. She definitely had a hard time with solids. She didn't want anything to do with them for a week. Then something clicked and she loves it. She has had prunes, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, and homemade oatmeal. She is doing great.
Skills - Taking her brother's toys. This is just the beginning I know....don't mess with Jack's trains!
New things: She doesn't want anything to do with crawling or standing yet...but sitting is her jam. And I am totally ok with her being stationary for a little while longer. :)
Crying - Our favorite story is every morning when Christopher is feeding both the kids and playing with them, I am upstairs getting ready for the day. The minute I come down the stairs and she sees me, she starts fussing and crying. The 30 min-1 hour that I am upstairs, Christopher says she has never made a fuss the entire time...but all of a sudden she starts fussing when she seems me. So she likes her mom a little bit!! :)
Schedule right now - no changes the past 2 months

7:00 wake up and eat and play for 2 hours
9:00 nap
11:00 wake up and eat and play for 2 hours
1:00 nap
3:00 wake up and eat and play for 2.5 hours
5:30 catnap
6:15 wake up and eat and play for 2.5 hours
7:45 down for the night
9:30 - dream feed