We took Avery on her first outing on Tuesday. She went and met Santa Claus. Of course, she was great! She didn't care for the car seat so much, but once we started driving she was better. It was nice, there was no line to see Santa! She was asleep during it all, but it was nice to get out of the house for sure!
Kaden on the other hand, was a bit terrified to see Santa. He knows who he is, we have a couple stuffed Santas at home and he likes to play with them and say "Santa." When it came to the real thing, not so much!
So, we ended up with a family picture!
He still isn't convinced, but at least he isn't screaming and trying to get away!
Afterwards, he was fine. He went and checked out the puppies at the puppy store and got some chicken nuggets!
We tried easing Kaden in to see Santa...we looked at him from far away and tried to get him to wave...then we peaked around the corned and watched other kids meet Santa, but it didn't help he wasn't for it. When I asked him if he wanted to go say hi and give Santa a hug, he said, "no, no, no, no!"
Of course, Kaden wouldn't cooperate for a picture, he runs from the camera these days, I have to try to trick him or be sneeky to get him to look at the camera.
Guess I was lucky to get Kaden in my picture!
She can hold her head up pretty well. She likes to sit in her bouncer and look around or fall asleep. She likes her swing as well. When she is on her tummy she likes to kick her legs and try to army crawl. She grunts and everything, she does get frustrated when she can't go anywhere.
She is eating very well. I am only nursing. She eats every 2 1/2- 3 1/2 hours. She is having some gas issues, so I am not sure what I am eating that is causing her issues. She gets these explosive diapers and manly burps. She seems to get fussy the most in the evening.
She is doing well during the night. She usually has her last feeding around 10:30pm or so and then will sleep for about 5 hours before she wakes up again. Then usually she wakes up 3 hours after that. So, it is nice to get some sleep!
Avery makes a lot of funny noises. She is not a silent one! She is so cute when she stretches, her whole body gets into it and she makes all kinds of noises!
Kaden is doing a great job with her. She is getting very soft! He loves to give her kisses. He likes to hold her too, that last about 5 seconds and then he shoves her off him and says "all done." It is pretty funny. He is a great helper. He does not let me change her diaper alone, he wants to be right there helping. He also always make sure she has her blankets, if she doesn't he will get it and bring it to her. He loves to share with her, he will give her his little monkey, his blanket, he tries to give her his milk and food. He is a great big brother!
Kaden is starting to get some jealousy, mostly with John. If John is holding Avery (mostly if she is upset), Kaden gets very jealous and starts acting out. Then he wants to be held by John, he goes crazy. Apparently, he is ok sharing his mom thou! He does ask to be carried alot now, rather than walking, which before he only wanted to walk. In the last few days, he wants his mom and dad at the same time so that is a challenge. Overall, it is going pretty good. Avery is as precious as can be, we love her so much! And Kaden is a sweetie pie who we loves so much too!
