Almost Two...

Can you believe that Haddon is almost TWO YEARS OLD? So maybe it depends on your definition of "almost," but he's definitely closer to two than he is to one... Yesterday, he reached the year and 8 months mark! [a.k.a. 20 months]

Lynn Pugh always captures some good ones...

So what has this 20-month-old young man been up to, you might ask? Well quite a lot! He is busy and ALL BOY...

We have some sweet friends that live just right down the street from us that have a boy [Naaman] just a few days older that Haddon and a girl [Quinni] a few months older than Eden. The pictures above are at their house. They are gracious to let us come and enjoy their fun backyard and get some much needed fresh air during some restless afternoons! As you can see, Haddon has developed quite an affinity toward one of Naaman's fun hats. Haddon the Amish boy...

Speaking of fresh air, it's fun to go to parks and just let him roam.

I love this boy's curiosity and delight. So fun...

He still loves food, but only what he wants, when he wants. Meals can sometimes be a struggle and often take place apart from the high chair, but we're striving to choose our battles wisely ;) In the pictures above, he had just got done eating some tasty carrots and is asking for "more." I'm not sure how many of you have witnessed his "more" signal, but it is slowly fading and is being replaced by actually saying "more" ["Mo!']. This little boy is picking up words faster than I can keep count! It's so fun to be able to interpret what he's communicating.

He looks so grown in this picture...

"Helping" Dad with his work.

WICKED bed head.

He still loves books and balls, but the most recent obsession is the one and only...

WINNIE THE POOH!!! Seriously, this kid LOVES him. And all of Pooh's friends. He can name them all [a video of that will come soon!]. We have a few different Pooh shows on Netflix and Haddon just can't get enough. I bet he could sit and watch Pooh all day. Don't worry, we ration the screen time ;)

I'll close this out with one of the sweetest snapshots that I pray will be a normal thing in my little boy's life in the years to come...

May the word of Christ dwell in you richly, Joshua Haddon Pugh.

EAP: 4 Months!

This girl...

is all kinds of sweet! [except when she's not] But really, she's SO smiley. I remember Haddon having sweet smiles, but the amount of smiles Eden has far outweighs her brother's at this age. Don't get me wrong, she can wail. But most of the time, she just wants somebody to be around. She'll be fussing and as soon as I walk over to check on her, she starts grinning from ear to ear. Eden Pugh is a people person!

She is also strong! She is lifting her head up like a champ. She also likes to stiffen up her legs and pretend to stand when you're holding her. She accomplished the "rolling over" milestone a couple weeks ago at Big Daddy & T's house, but hasn't done it much since.

Because of how well she's been doing holding her head up, we decided to try some sitting up for the first time.

This was at a friend's house when she tried out the Bumbo seat for the first time. We have a similar nifty contraption for her at home with all kinds of unnecessary accessories :)

Due to her current expressions, I don't think she loves it just yet...

Brother had to make sure the cupholders were working alright.

Speaking of which, he also had to test it out himself. He definitely enjoys it more than she does at this point!

Unfortunately, our girl is still spitting up a lot [hence the Christmas bib action]. Needless to say, whatever bib is clean gets worn!

As I mentioned before, she really is a people person. Haddon tends to get all up in her face from time to time and she's such a good sport about it! She smiles and talks to him as if she's ever so delighted that he's poking her in the face or trying to pull her out of the swing. She just loves to watch him be his crazy self!

She also become pretty mesmerized when Kam is around and talking. We read Haddon a story before bedtime and I bring Eden in there as well and she's always so smiley and fixated on Kam while he's reading. She loves her Dad :)

I guess she smiles a lot during the day because she's apologizing for all the trouble she is at night. Okay, so that's not entirely true. She has started waking up every 2-3 hours after going to bed. I'm not sure where that initial long stretch of sleep that she used to do went. But really, I can't complain because when she wakes up at night, I'll feed her for a bit and then she goes right back to sleep. She is getting more into a predictable nap routine though, which is good. I share all this so that [1] I'll remember what her sleeping habits were like and [2] so that you know she's not always coos and smiles ;)

Her first [and hopefully ONLY] mirror "selfie" :)

I'll close this out with her stats from her 4 month check up. Our baby girl is growing up!

[4.3.14]

• 13 lb. 3 oz.
• height: 23.5"
• head circumference: 16.5"

Compare that to...

[2.14.14]

• 11 lbs. 1 oz.
• height: 21.5"
• head: 15.75"

We're excited to see what the next month has in store... We love you, little E!

Monkeying Around

My little man loves monkeys. He calls them "ah-ahs!" [as in, "What does the monkey say? - Ooh-ooh, ah-ah!"] Here's some ways we've been entertaining ourselves as of late.

EAP: 3 Months!

On the 3rd, our little girl turned 3 months. Here are a few tidbits about her sweet little life this past month...

She's still smiling a lot and making sweet noises.


She hung out in the church nursery for the first time while Kam and I attended a marriage conference [she usually just hangs with us during the service].

We started cloth diapers this month, but it has been very sporadic due to laundry back up ;) On most days, she's wearing size 2 diapers [kind of out of necessity because we had a stash of that size, but they fit!].

We did try a bottle this month! She took it much better than her brother did. We've only done it a couple of times, and she drank about an ounce, but it's good to know it's an option!

She's grown out of newborn clothes and is in 0-3 months, but her feet sometimes pose a problem with these clothes. They don't often fit in the designated foot space! Speaking of her feet, she'll often smile when I play with her toes :)

She's started kicking her legs in the bath tub [which she still loves].

Sometimes when on her back she can roll onto her side.

She'll often stiffen her legs when you're holding her, so I guess she prefers standing when she's able. She's a strong little girl!

Oh, and she loves watching her brother play! [Most of the time...]

Showing her his favorite book. She looks slightly terrified!

Handsome brother.

She's not interested...

We love you more and more every day, sister!

Last Week

Here are a few snapshots of some Pugh happenings last week...

Eden looked pretty in pink!

Haddon learned how to climb up onto our dining chairs... trouble.

 Eden enjoyed her nightly baths.

Haddon brought his first craft home from time in the church nursery.

And swept the kitchen...

We spent our Valentine's Day listening to roofers bang away above our heads. [And watched them out the window]

And also took a trip to the pediatrician.

The past two times we've been to the doctor, both of the little ones have had appointments. Each time Haddon has gotten upset. Before this, he had never gotten upset about being in the doctor's office [until they administered the shots, of course]. I'm not sure what has changed, but we like to think he's being a protective big brother ;)

Here are their stats...

Haddon [18 months]

• 24 lbs. 10 oz.
• height: 32"
• head: 19"

Eden [2 months]

• 11 lbs. 1 oz.
• height: 21.5"
• head: 15.75"

I sure do love these two...