Levi {Four Months}

Levi, you are four months old! What have you been up to?

At your 4 month check up last week, you weighed 14.1 lbs and were 24 1/4 inches long. You are wearing 3-6 month clothes and a size 2 diaper. You are getting so chubby and I love it!

You are still nursing, but are taking formula also. You alway nurse right before bed, during the night, first thing in the morning, and sometimes once or twice during the day. I am enjoying the freedom of being able to take formula along when we are out and about, but I'm so thankful that you are still breastfeeding some, too.

Your spit-up problem has all but disappeared. Yay!

You are still super laid back. You will fuss sometimes if you don't want to be put down or if you are sleepy, but you are really easy to comfort and never fuss for long.

Sleep is pretty hit or miss. You have had a stuffy nose lately, so you've been waking up some during the night. We all hope this ends soon. We had moved you from your cradle to the pack n play, but I've moved you back to the cradle the last few nights because it is elevated and seems to help your congestion some. You take 2 long naps a day. And sometimes another little catnap here or there.

You roll REALLY well from your back to your stomach. As soon as we lay you down on a blanket or your playmat, you roll over to your stomach and then cry until we roll you back over. You are a silly boy.

You smile all the time and laugh out loud when we tickle you. I love to hear you chuckle!

We are going to start you on some cereal this week, and I am curious as to how you will do. Will be posting pictures of that soon!

You found your feet and love to pull them to your mouth!

You have suddenly decided that you do not love your carseat. Not good.

Happy 4 months Levi Hudson!! We love you to the moon and back!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I am on vacation, so this is going to be a quicky version...here goes!

*I am loving my new Thirty-One bags!!! I have the utility tote and the insulated tote (both pictured below), and I have used them both so much! I have used the utility tote as a diaper bag, a toy bag for the car, and a storage bag for Levi's formula, water, bottles, etc while in Natchez a few weekends ago. And I use the insulated tote (I have the zebra fabric) regularly to keep Levi's bottles and Beckett's cups cool. Great bags!

* I am LOVING this chevron fabric!!! I hope to incorporate this into Brody and Beckett's room somehow when I redo it (hopefully!) soon.

*Definately loving Pinterest!! Right now I am using it to get inspiration for the their bedroom...sooo many cute ideas!!

* And I am loving the FALL FOLIAGE!!! We are in Eureka Springs right now, and it is BEAUTIFUL! The leaves are gorgeous, and all of the streets look like this...

Our first real Fall activity....

...was the Pumpkin Patch! We went last week with Brody's class. It was in the 40s that morning, so it was fun to dress up in our jackets and hats, and it actually felt like Fall! I took a group of boys in my van, and it was so fun listening to them talk and play back there. Beckett rode with us too, but we left Levi with MiMi at home.

This is Mason, Eli, Brody and Cooper
Love these boys!

Beckett was so cute sitting there with Brody and his class. He seriously doesn't realize he isn't as big as they are.

Brody wanted a vampire painted on his arm. I don't even think he knows what a vampire is... he just heard another student say that's what they were getting.

Playing on the tire swing!

Brody and Clarabeth on the hayride!

After the hayride, they were able to pick out their own pumpkin...

And they took them to a table to decorate :)

Playing on the playground

And last was the inflatable maze...they loved it!

"What I'm Loving" Wednesday

So, I thought I would join the "What I'm Loving Wednesday" train! Each Wednesday I will be posting a list of things that I am loving right now. Things that make me happy!


*S'mores Poptarts! I love them as an afternoon snack with a big glass of milk. Yum.

*Folgers French Vanilla Coffee...it gets me going every morning!!

*Inchbug labels - I am using them on Levi's bottles when he stays in the church nursery, and I am going to order Brody and Beckett some soon to use on sippy cups and sports bottles.

*Monkey Toes shoes - My mother-in-law bought Beckett two pair last week (the monkeys and frogs) and they are my favorite shoe of his right now!

*Bibs transformed into superhero capes :)

*4 year old handwriting

*Babies in hooded towels....enough said

*Middle brother trying unsuccessfully to scare baby brother

*Crafting!

*Firsts (This was Levi's first time in the Jumparoo)

*Sleeping boys
*Sandboxes in the Fall
*Watching Brody transform into a fabulous big brother of 2

Natchez and the Great Mississippi {Part II}

And now continuing our fun weekend in Natchez, Mississippi...

After we left Dunleith, we drove to downtown and joined the hundreds of other people at the festival on the river. It was seriously hot. Like 90 something degrees. In October. They were having a kids fair at the downtown park, but it was crazy expensive to get in, and the lines were terribly long for the rides, so we opted out. And did other fun things instead. Brody and Brooke wiped away the sweat and got their faces painted...

We spread out a quilt right on the bank that overloooks the river, and decided to hang out there to wait for the balloons.

And we waited...And waited...

And waited...

Well, you get the idea....

So, about two hours later we decided we needed to get the kids something to eat. We walked over to this delicious little BBQ place called Pig Out Inn. Yum.

Just as we were walking out of the restaurant, we looked up and saw this!

The balloons were finally there!! We quickly walked the block back to the river and watched the balloons float above us. It was seriously beautiful.

The kids were enthralled. I loved watching them so mesmerized by it.

We watched the balloons for a while longer, then loaded back into the car. Beckett had still not had a nap and Levi was hungry, so we knew it was time to go. We drove by a few more of the antebellum homes that we love to see, then headed out of town.

We were home by 11:00 that night, and the kids did great on the drive. A fun time was had by all! I am thinking that this little trip just might become tradition. ;)