Three Under Three

My niece Macie recently stayed with us for ten whole days. She will be three years old in September and has always held a special place in my heart. Although she's my niece, she will always be like a daughter to me. I was looking forward to having her with us, but was also a bit anxious about caring for three kids under three years old for ten days. It was a busy, exhausting, memorable time.

 

Of course the time Macie spent with us was the HOTTEST of the summer so far. We spent a lot of time outside. The girls loved the water table and soaking each other from head to toe!

 

We spent a day in Tillamook with Greg's family. Naturally we went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory.

 

 We went to the beach while in Tillamook and it was absolutely beautiful! I stood ankle deep in the ocean for the whole two hours we were there and my feet didn't even go numb! Now that's warm for the Oregon Coast.

Macie LOVED the water and sat, swam, splashed, and ran it it the entire time (the reason I was in the ocean the whole time as well, keeping an eye on her). She truly is a little water baby toddler.

 Alexis opted to be held by Nana most of the time and also play in the sand with her shovel.

 

We also spent a day in Florence. It wasn't as warm as our day in Tillamook, but there were rocks and shells everywhere! The girls loved it.

 For the most part, the girls played pretty well together. Or course everyday had it's disagreements and difficulties with sharing, but these cousins love each other so much. I had a great time watching them play and interact with one another each day.

 

It was a long week and a half with three kids under three. But we made some great memories and these three cousins had a great time together. 

Ryder at 3 Months Old

 Ryder at 3 Months: I can hardly believe our "little" guy is 3 months old already! Ryder weighs in at 19lbs! He wears size 3 diapers and 6 month clothes. Alexis weighed 19lbs at her 12 month check up and is still in size 3 diapers, we anticipate little brother will catch up to her in size in no time. Ryder is all smiles and coos these days. He still sleeps in his bassinet in Mommy and Daddy's room, but is outgrowing it. This weekend, the big transition to crib and sharing a room with big sister will happen. I think Mom is much more nervous about the transition than either child is. Ryder has been on Alimentum formula for nearly two months now. He's breast fed at night, but when breast fed during the day all of his colic symptoms return and he is not a happy camper. For now we will continue him on formula during the day so that we can have him be the happy, smiley, content baby that he has been. Ryder has started sucking his thumb in efforts to self soothe and he is getting very close to rolling over from back to tummy, but can't seem to roll his body completely over that bottom arm. Excited to see all of the changes and development this next month will bring!