A 3-Month Comparison

For those who have asked whether Lucas & Megan look alike:
Lucas @ 3 months vs. Megan @ 3 months

Megan is still cute, even when she is complaining (warning: this video is large).

Happy Birthday Grandma Suttmann!

Here is a video of Lucas wishing you Happy Birthday:

In the afternoon, Lucas and Mommy cleaned some pumpkins so Mommy and Daddy could carve them.

Harvest Fest

Today we went to our neighborhood's 2nd annual Harvest Fest, though this was the first year our street was invited. Lucas had a blast watching the older kids play street hockey. Lucas and Jim build a cool toddler scarecrow (everyone was jealous because our scarecrow was faster to stuff than a regular size one). Lucas also got to walk through a firetruck and an ambulance! Once again, Megan spent the festivities sleeping ... but she did get lots of compliments during her rest!

Happy 2nd Birthday Kaylee!

As the kiddie birthday season comes to an end, Kaylee celebrated her 2nd birthday on Saturday. The kids had a blast playing in Kaylee's play room and loved the Blues Clues cake.


Lucas and Megan find their thumbs so tasty, Mommy and Daddy decided to give it a try, too! Toward the end of the evening, it looks like Lucas needed to take a breather to regain his energy.

The Young and the Restless

How about an update on sleeping arrangements? Lucas has been doing much better with his big-boy bed! Granted, he still wakes up sometimes during the night, but at least we (mostly Mommy, per request) don't have to sit in there with him waiting for him to drift back to sleep ... we just lay him back down (though this sometimes takes several attempts). And when he goes down at bedtime, he goes to sleep on his own without yelling for us first. This gives us anywhere from 20-60 minutes extra each evening ... fantastic!

Megan is also doing much better. She no longer needs to be held in order to sleep. She'll sleep anywhere from 3-5 hours on her own at night. When this coincides with Lucas sleeping through the night, Mommy and Daddy are very happy! Though, the kiddos do still like to play tag team every once and a while and keep Mommy and Daddy up most of the night. Ah, well ... at least we've made progress.

It also looks like we have another thumb-sucker on our hands. While this may be harder to break than a pacifier, it is nice in the middle of the night when Megan can sooth herself. Here's the proof:

Going to Goebbert's

Today we visited Goebbert's Farm. Lucas had a blast! He got to see some of his friends, Elmo and Ernie, as well as lots of "exotic" animals. Lucas liked the Macaws, Lemurs (3 different kinds!), Sheep, Camels, Giraffe and many of the other animals. We even got to watch the pig races (I believe Arnold SchwarzenHOGGER won ... those announcers have way too much time on their hands)! I think Lucas's favorite part might have been running through the pumpking patch. Megan, however, wasn't as impressed and slept through the entire trip.

Megan's 2-Month Stats

Megan is apparently choosing the same get-big-quick path that Lucas took. :) She did great today at her 2-month checkup ... up until she got her first shots. She didn't like those so much, but recovered quickly.

Height: 22 1/2 inches
Weight: 12 lbs 5 oz

Happy 2nd Birthday Carl!

Continuing with the birthday season, Carl celebrated his 2nd birthday over the weekend. All the kiddies had fun and loved the Sesame Street cake. We also determined that 2 is the optimal age for learning to blow into party favors. It took a bit, but all the kids (well, all the 2-year-old kids) were able to figure it out. Unfortunately, the cardboard showed a good amount of abuse since they also like to chew on the favors. Below are some pics the day with Carl, Alicia, Lucas, Kaylee, Nick and Megan. We even got Carl's grandma playing Ring Around the Rosie with the kids.