Ladies Man

Oh goodness. Yes, I must say that my Micah is a little Ladies Man. He is quite the charmer and he knows it. Daniel used to tell Micah, when he was a small baby that if he kept those blue eyes and dimples... that he would be able to choose whatever girl he wanted. I agree. But now, I agree even more, his humor is hilarious. Blue eyes, dimples and makes you laugh, what a guy.

Ok... it is that time of year. The weather doesn't make you feel like it is that time of year... but Fall is closely around the corner. I love the Fall and early Winter time. I am my most creative during this time of year. I love the smells, cozy feelings and chance to create crafts. Well, thank you to my friend, Amanda (whose blog you can go check out) I am starting to get in the mood to start decorating my home in Fall decor. Hobby Lobby, here I come, and I hope to come with some gift cards... my birthday is in September... hint hint. :O)

Below are a couple of crafts that I will maybe try to attempt.

Caitlyn's First Day of School (after pictures)

Caitlyn had a GREAT first day at school. I didn't hear every detail of how great it was... she was very vague, but she did say she liked it and did like her teacher. She told me that she did make some friends, but they cant talk during class time. They can only talk after they raise their hand. :O)

I love this picture. It is of Caitlyn showing me how they walk down the hallways. "Hug yourself and catch a bubble."

Today Caitlyn rode the bus for the first time. She was excited and finally gave me that excited smile once she was on the bus and waved to me from her seat. I think she was nervous that she would miss the bus. So once on it, she knew that everything was ok and she would get to school fine. Caitlyn has been wanting to ride the bus forever. For years when we would be in our car and we would see a bus, she would tell me that she wanted to ride one.

So, I am anxiously waiting for 3:30 to get here so that I can meet her at the bus stop and see how she liked riding the bus and also how today went. And wouldn't you know it, on her first day of riding the bus, it looks like it is gonna rain.

UPDATE: She did not like riding the bus. I asked her why. She told me that when she gets out of school she wants to see mommy and the bus is not fast enough. *sniff* Also, she had that feeling that she would never get home, so that worried her.

So we will see what we will do. I told her we may compromise and I take her to school in the mornings and she ride the bus in the afternoons. That way we have more time in the mornings and I can let the babies sleep longer in the afternoons. The school is only 5 minutes away, so I think that this may work best.

Caitlyn's First Day of School

Well, today finally and actually happened. My baby is growing up. Caitlyn did great today. She was a bit nervous, but who isn't on a first day of school. She did not cry, me on the other hand did tear up a bit, two times. When I grew up, my mom and I would always pray before I left the house. We would pray that I would be protected during the day, that I would be like Jesus and to have a great day. I love that tradition that we had and so I started it today with Caitlyn. That is when I first teared up and I also teared when we were walking down the halls at school and I mentioned that the teachers in the hallway were there to help her if she were to ever get lost and not be able to find her classroom. I dont know why I teared up on the second one. Maybe it was because being lost and not finding her classroom has been something that has concerned Caitlyn for a while and so maybe it was cause the teachers would be the ones to help her and not me.

Here are 3 of the 100's of pictures that I REALLY wanted to take, but Caitlyn was done taking pictures once we got to her classroom. So here are the "before" pictures and I am going to take more, the "after" pictures when I pick her up from school.

In her classroom. Once we walked in was when her nervousness set in a bit. But she did great.
This picture was actually the first one I took... how it got to be last in this post, I have no clue.

Hats

The other night we went over to our good friends house, the Moody's for dinner. A YUMMY dinner I must add. After eating dinner, we just hung out and enjoyed each others company... in between running and trying to find or keep up with Micah. Well, one of the times we went looking for him and where he ran off to... this is what we found. He found Kelly's trunk-of-fun. Actually that is not what it is called... but I bet you if we were to ask Micah, he would have called it that. He found HATS and shoes in this trunk and was having a ball playing with them. I freaked a bit, cause it was a very nice display that Kelly had in her formal dining room, but Kelly did not mind and let Micah continue to play in the "trunk-of-fun." Thank you Kelly for being so sweet and allowing him to play with the hats and shooos (shoes). He LOVED it.

He thought Kelly was HILARIOUS when he had her put multiple hats on her head. He laughed so hard.
Thank you again, Kelly. We love you.

First Trip Out

Well, I finally did it. I had my first trip out with 3... on my own. I guess it really doesn't count, cause I did have some help. BUT, I guess I would still consider this as our first trip out. We went last Thursday, when Ky was a week and a couple of days old, to Nonni's for Caitlyn's piano lesson. I did load the kiddos up all by myself, but Nonni came out and greeted us when we arrived and helped me load them up when we left... which I am and was FULLY grateful for!

So how did I do??? I think I did pretty well. We made it there all in one piece and I remembered EVERYTHING... except for Micah's Blanket and Binky (a "just in case" thing to have)... and Caitlyn's piano lesson books. (In my defense... I thought she was finished with her books and beginning new ones, haha.) :O)

Ky

My little bundle, Ky is doing well.

So far:

Good Sleeper... yes.

Eater... not sure yet on that one.

Cuddler... definitely.

Binky User... maybe, but leaning more to the yes side.

Reflux... yes, think so. (so far has been sleeping in car seat at night for that propped up position.)

Cute... Overwhelming YESSSSS!

Malachi Christopher Pratt

Malachi (Ky) Christopher Pratt

Born Tuesday, July 27, 2010

12:35am

7 lbs 11 oz 20 inches

Celebrating Ky

Ok, I have about one more week to go and I guess you can call me a procrastinator because things are just now starting to come together at the Pratt Pad for Ky to join us. This past Thursday night, July 15, 2010, I was blessed from a friend of mine who threw me a Celebration Dinner at The Grotto to celebrate the arrival of Ky. I had a wonderful time. I have to say I am blessed with some wonderful friends and I hope they all know they are loved and cherished by me and my family. Such a beautiful cake... yes, from Lindys and OOOOOOOOHHHHH was it yummy. This picture made us laugh when we first looked at it... like the monk that is in the mural over my shoulder? Thank you to Kristyn for taking some pictures that night. I cant believe I left my camera at home... on the charger in anticipation to bring with me that night.
A diaper cake from the Elliott family for Ky.

These two spit up cloths have nothing to do with the Celebration Dinner. I just wanted to include them in this post cause it is something I made specifically for Ky, today, by the way. I made spit up cloths for Caitlyn and Micah before they were born and I felt obligated to make Ky a couple as well. Gotta be fair. :O)

Here It Is

Here is the outfit made by my cousin in law, Kaylee. She made the bandana top and bow and bought the leggings. Soooo cute. I think the model helps make this outfit even cuter. :O)

Madalyns Madness

My mom told me the other day that I should be expecting a package in the mail soon for Caitlyn, Micah and Ky from my Aunt Nancy and cousin in law, Kaylee. I got it yesterday and wow was all I could say when I opened it up. What a great gift from those two. I took pictures of what my cousin in law made for Micah and Ky and will show a pic of what she made for Caitlyn, later. If you're interested at all in checking out her site, feel welcome to. www.madalynsmadness.com

She sewed and monogramed two blankets with silkie edges... an important necessity for my kids.
She monogrammed a spit up cloth and made a diaper wipes container for Ky.
This is for Ky as well. The white circle is a little baseball.
A shirt for Micah and a onesie for Ky. CUTE! I just laughed when I saw this.
This is for Micah... and boy does she know him well. He always has some type of "ouch" on him somewhere. It is a boo boo bunny. The tag that came with it says: If a boo boo has you feeling crummy, stick an ice cube in my tummy. Hold it to your boo boo tight, soon everything will be all right!
This is for Ky. It is a bag filled with Wee Wee Teepees. You can see two that I pulled out. The tag says: Changing a baby boy is not all glitz & glory and can be a horror story! When it's time for a change, Dont be fooled, Use this little tool. Cover his wee wee with this little teepee.
Also this binkie clip is a baseball, for Ky.
Of course all of these are baseball themed and way cute. Thank you Kaylee and Aunt Nancy for such a wonderful present for my babies.

Swimming with the Pratts

You guessed it... there will be no bathing suit/swimming pictures of me and my belly. Sorry for the disappointment. But here are a couple of my cuties.

Micah was terrified of swimming, no joke. Bringing him into the water was not very fun. He would moan and hold onto you with a death grip. But after repeat attempts of getting into the water, he now loves it. He loves standing on the side and kinda/sorta jumping into your arms. He loves it so much, I have now had to go get one of those bathing suits that have floaties within the suit. Havent used it yet, but will soon.

This Past Week

As many of you know, Daniel had a youth camp to play at this past week with WoodsEdge. Oh how I missed him and glad he is back home. Now knowing that, he had his computer with him and that makes it really hard for me to blog, especially from my iPhone. So, here are a few pictures from this past week.

On Tuesday Caitlyn got to go to her Nonni's house to have her piano lesson and then spend the rest of the day... and night with Nonni and her cousin, Sarah. Just the girls. They had a blast. Well, actually Nonni tortured them the entire time she had them. She had the nerve to take them to Chick fil a for lunch and then Chuck E Cheese for dinner. Then they stayed up a bit and she read them books before bed. In the morning she forced them to have fun in the pool and sprinkler. :O) I know that they had a blast and I am wondering how Nonni is gonna top this sleepover. So this picture is of Caitlyn, on our way to Nonni's.

Daniel has been actually interested in gardening this past Spring. He started up a vegetable garden and then in the corner of our yard planted some sunflower seeds. Here is our very first Sunflower, and it popped up while he was gone this past week. I texted him the photo tho so he could see it. Look how tall it is... that is the top of the fence you see behind the flower.
My Micah is such a good boy... but oh how he is busy and keeps me on my toes. I do love the little surprises around every corner... or at least in this drawer. This is in my bathroom and it is my hair accessory drawer. Baseballs belong in a hair accessory drawer, dont they???