I can't believe that Jack is almost 4 months! I feel like time is flying by.
Jack: You have discovered your hands and feet! You will spend a ton of time checking them out and shaking them. You love rice cereal and applesauce (mixed). You are such a big boy and I am afraid you are going to eat us out of house and home:) You smile all of the time, but you are not afraid to poke your bottom lip out when you are hungry or want attention. You are sleeping about 10 hours at night and napping great during the day. You still love your sister and are pretty fascinated with her. Right now you are wearing some 6 months and 9 months clothing.
I am thinking you will make a great football player...

Anabelle: Wow- you are a little chatter box! We have some of the most interesting conversations that are so funny! You have started using the potty and pretty much have it down pat. You are very independent and are very willing to help me around the house. I dread the day that you find out the tasks I ask you to help with are really chores. You let me know on a daily basis that you are "daddy's girl" and "daddy's princess." Don't worry- I totally understand. I was both of those when I was growing up. You tell everyone you are moving to Alabama, then finish it off with "Boo Bama, Bama stinks." This makes your daddy very proud. Your favoite songs right now are Baby Bumblebee, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and the hokey Pokey. You have spotted us now when you come out for children's church, so Daddy and I have to hide in the pew now. You are fascinated with hang nails- I know it's strange, but you examine your fingers everyday to find one. You refer to your little brother as Jackaroo now, and you are very sweet and gentle towards him. I am amazed at your ability to put thoughts into words, and I love your expressions when you see something new- "oh WOW, mommy"...

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Face Off

She is going to kill me one day for posting this, but it was so cute...

So, not a very exciting post, but just a little updating on the kiddos.

Jack:

Jack weighed 14 pounds at his 3 month check up! He is such a big boy, and probably the most content baby I have ever been around. Fussing for Jack means a little bit of squirming and grunting. He has hit the "smiley" stage and is smiling and laughing at everything. He is very amused at Anabelle and follows her with his eyes everywhere around the room. He is really starting to hold his head up pretty well. He loves to be on his belly and does the "flying superman" now. He has been sleeping through the night for about a month and a half now. For that, Josh and I are very grateful! Of course he looks just like his daddy-

Anabelle:

Where do I start? This has to be one of the most fun stages of a child. Don't get me wrong, the 2's are tough, but are so much fun!

She is 3 feet tall- she takes after her mama in being the tallest child in her class. She probably won't appreciate it in elementary and middle school, but she will eventually.

Her vocabulary is great- talking in full sentences and her expressions and sayings are too funny. She often calls Josh and I by our nicknames and finds it hilarious. She does have a lisp that she will probably grow out of, but words like applesauce, spaghetti, and sid the sloth are really hilarious. She has started using the potty (with several accidents along the way), but I am so proud of her! She will tell me now wherever we are if she needs to go and she pretty much gets it everytime. Of course she gets M&M's, so that is even more reason for her to go. She loves Jack and likes to play mommy to him. I am not sure though how many diapers of his she has used on her baby doll.

Life with 2 children is really crazy busy, but wow- totally worth it. It is hard to remember life before Anabelle and Jack!

WOW! Jack is 2 months! The time has flown by! As I am typing this, Anabelle is on my back playing around, and Jack is laughing at her! She really is great entertainment!

Anabelle's Birthday

Having a snack with Sock "Punckey" at her new table and chairs

Waiting patiently for Josh to open her tent

Checking out her Dora map

Taking care of her cupcake

More Dora gear...

Decked out in her Olivia Outfit

We had to cancel Anabelle's birthday party due to an upper respiratory infection:(

She still had a big time with her grandparents, though.

Anabelle is a big sister!

What can I say? This just about sums up Anabelle right now!

Proud Big Sister

This expression looks a lot like my Daddy

Such a Big Boy!

Such big hands!

Jack is finally here!

Jack Robert Beasley

January 25th @ 1:17 pm.

9 lbs. 6 ozs.

We were induced on the 25th, about a week early. We have big babies (Anabelle was 9 lbs. 12 ozs.) and the doctor anticipated Jack being on the large side. Everything went well. My first epidural did not work, so I had to have a second one. After a small blood pressure and heart rate scare, we were on our way to a quick labor!

Our house is very different now, but Anabelle, Josh, Jack, and I are starting to fall into a routine. Anabelle is really starting to pay Jack some attention. At first, she was a little put out by him, but now she is starting to play Mommy to him. Other than her trying to put the Tinkerbell chair in the pack-n-play, she has been very sweet to him. I was beginning to think I was going to have to put a helmet on him just to protect him from flying objects coming into the pack-n-play.

Our parents have been great. Not only for helping with Jack, but for giving Anabelle the attention she needs. After all, she is a little girl and little girls are drama:)

Right now, Jack is doing really well adjusting to days/nights. He gets up around 2 in the morning and eats, then around 5 or 6 to eat again. I can't complain!

He is starting to have more awake time, and his expressions favor a little old man! In fact, Josh described him as a little old man when he was first born.

One of the best things about his expressions is that he has several that look like my Daddy-

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures of Anabelle. This little girl is busy! She is always talking up a storm and is constantly on the go. I will say that she has great manners- "Thank you" for everything and "excuse you" if you do something wrong.

She is really into baby dolls. I think I have said it before, but if it is any indication of how she is going to treat Jack, Look out! The other night she did inform Josh and I that she wants a new baby. We told her to ask Santa, so now she continues to ask us then lets us know that she asked Santa Claus, too. When we say our prayers at night, she asks for a new baby and says Amen. If she only knew that she is getting the real thing in about a month and a half!

In the den with her baby doll.

This dresser was Josh's moms as a little girl. With a little TLC, it turned out great! Anabelle is so proud of her big girl furniture.

Josh and Anabelle reading in the den. The child loves books!! I just wish she wasn't in love with the same two books- Olivia and Zebra Stripes!

I have posted pictures of Anabelle not sleeping in her bed, but here is one of her actually sleeping in the bed. She really seems to like it. As you can see, there is a random assortment of stuffed animals that seem to always make it into the bed, too. She also sleeps with a blanket that my Mamaw made me when I was little.