Weekend

Gabriel is getting SO big! I can't believe he's 2 months old already. He's grown out of his 0-3 mo clothes. It's heartbreaking to pack up those tiny little onsies and itty bitty jammies. He smiles all the time now - it's ADORABLE! You would think that since he's our 3rd baby that all these little 'firsts' wouldn't be as exciting, but they truly are! His smiles melt my heart and I'm anxiously awaiting his first giggle. I'm excited for him to do all of his 'firsts', but at the same time as soon as he reaches each milestone I get a little sad knowing that he is growing so fast. The good news is that his non-stop crying is getting better. He cried a lot from painful gas. The prescription gas drops helped wonderfully for awhile, but then they didn't seem to be working anymore. For several weeks there he was either sleeping, eating or crying. He seems to be feeling much better most of the time. I guess his digestive system is maturing. Now he will be awake and content and happy for longer periods of time. Dylan and Cameron have been SOOOOOO patient with little Gabriel. They rock his bouncy seat and sing to him when he cries and they never seem to get upset when I have to tend to him and give him my attention. They've been awesome big brothers.

The other day Cameron was acting up and crying and when I took his arm to turn him toward me to talk to him I accidentally scratched him with my fingernail. Of course that made him cry harder and then in between his tears he said "You pinched me mama! You need to go to your room! Go to your room, mama!" Of course I told him that he can't talk to me like that....and then I turned my face away and laughed. I couldn't help it...it was pretty funny. Cameron loves to see how far he can push his limits.

On Saturday I took Dylan out for the morning to spend some one-on-one time with him and Chan spent one-on-one time with Cameron (and Gabriel). Even though I have all boys, I'm teaching them about the finer things in life....like YARD SALES! They love going to yard sales with me. Dylan and I drove around and found the mother-of-all-yard-sales! It was a family who has two boys who outgrew all their little-boy toys.

For only $12 we got:
5 games (around $60+ value)
A LeapPad (electronic educational reading thing worth $25)
A huge set of Lincoln Logs (worth $25)
2 drag race cars ($?)
An extra-large activity rug with roads/buildings on it to drive cars on (BRAND NEW! - worth about $30+)
7 books

We hit the jackpot! Over $150 worth of stuff for $12. My trunk was FULL! Me, Dylan and the guy at the yard sale all had our arms full loading the car. After we hit the yard sale we stopped for a Slushy and then went mini-golfing and then went for ice cream. Then we came home and played with all the new toys. Later in the day we took the boys to a free carnival in Dillsburg where we met up with Uncle Aaron and "Baby Bryson". Believe it or not, Dylan was all over Aaron! They had a soccer area set up and Dylan was having a blast trying to get the ball away from Aaron. Dylan even resorted to tickling him to get the ball. We have video to prove it! lol. The boys were pooped by the end of the day. Earlier in the day Chan did all sorts of fun stuff with Cameron (went for a walk, played games etc..) I'd like to alternate weekends and make sure that we spend one-on-one time with each of the boys.