We have been planning a trip to the pumpkin patch for a few weeks now trying to figure out when we actually had time to go. We were so excited to find a new pumpkin patch with the world's largest corn maze. It is 43 acres, and Brett and I couldn't wait! We were planning on heading there yesterday after church until we discovered online that the recent storm ruined the corn maze and it was closed for the season. So we decided on church,
naptime and then a local pumpkin patch. Apparently, we were not meant to visit the pumpkin patch this year. About 20 minutes down the road,
Kayleigh throws up...everywhere. No worries though. She just gets a little car sick every now and then. She was laughing 5 minutes later covered in puke. ;) We
made a U-turn and decided our pumpkins would come from Safeway this year. :)
Brett and I had fun carving them last night while we chased
Kayleigh around. She was not interested in the pumpkins other than trying to get the carving tools she couldn't have (imagine that!), and she did NOT like the pumpkin guts touching her hands. Is she my child or what? I thought she would love playing with it and getting it everywhere because
after all making messes is her expertise, but I actually had to put her hand in the bowl. She promptly pulled them back and tried getting it all off her hands with a disgusted look on her face. I will post pictures later but trust me, my pumpkin is better than Brett's. :)
Other than failed pumpkin patch visit and a couple of weeks of a runny nose for
Kayleigh and I, we are all doing well. Campbell is so easy! She is so laid-back, and I am so thankful! Even the pediatrician told me that I deserved an easy child. Don't get me wrong,
Kayleigh is wonderful...in a defiant, strong-willed, loves to make messes sort of way. :) She is definitely teaching me patience. She is so fun even when she wears me out. So a quick update on the girls...
Kayleigh is a typical 17 month old...into EVERYTHING preferably anything she shouldn't have like Mommy's wallet. She is destructive in ways that only toddlers could imagine. I found my keys stuck in the carbon monoxide monitor, her new book is ripped apart and my laundry ends up from one end of the house to the other if it is not folded immediately (which it never is!). But... she gives she best kisses, is so sweet to her sister, and is a downright pro at adorable looks that can manipulate you into doing almost anything like say letting her have fruit snacks for breakfast. :) I mean who can turn down an adorable little face holding out fruit snacks (which will now be put on the top shelf) while saying and signing "more" and smiling? Not this Mom! She has picked up a few new words. Her new favorite is "bath time" and it is precious! We are working on signing please and thank-you. She does please every now and then. She would still rather throw a tantrum than use her words, but we are working on that. ;) She loves clothes and LOVES her boots! She wants to wear them all day long. Sounds like her Uncle Jared, huh? She loves to be outside and is already eyeing the boys in the neighborhood. :) The other day our neighbors were over and they have an older daughter (who is great with
Kayleigh) and two boys (5 and 3).
Kayleigh kept trying to give them love (hugs and kisses) and the boys were running away from her which of course made her chase them harder. Brett asked the oldest if he had a job. :) She is not allowed to be boy crazy yet! She also loves music and dancing. I need to have the video camera ready to catch her dancing. It is so cute! All in all, she is doing well and has been great with her new sister.
Campbell is doing great. She is up to 10 lbs 4
ozs at her appointment last week and 23 inches long. She is still in the 90
th percentile for height and around the 50's for weight. She is starting to smile a lot and has just found her voice. I love listening to her little noises! She is sleeping great. We've had a few nights of 6-7 hour stretches but mostly 4 hours at a time. She hardly ever cries. When she does it is either A: she's hungry or B: she has a dirty diaper. Like I said...she is SO EASY! She is totally opposite of
Kayleigh. She hates to be swaddled and she loves being on her tummy. It is so funny because you think you have a leg up on this parenting thing after the first one and then your second is totally opposite. Flexibility is definitely the name of the game. I'm going to be taking some pictures of the girls tonight (when Brett is home to help me wrangle one of them. I'll let you guess which one I might need help with!) and hopefully I can get a picture of her smiling with that adorable dimple!
Sorry that is has been forever and I've been totally slack on posting and sending out pictures. I'd like to say I don't have time (which would be totally believable considering I have two little ones to keep me busy), but I do. I've just been slacking.
Anyway, we hope everyone is doing well and enjoying fall, football season, and all the upcoming holiday festivities!
Love from the Bonner's!
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