Preview of the future?

We had a busy but fun weekend hanging out with Gabrielle and Emmylou! They got here Saturday afternoon and left this morning. It was definitely different having 3 kids as opposed to just our one baby! Both of us were constantly busy and didn't have much time to sit down until the two little ones were in bed. Even just trying to get them all to watch some cartoons before dinner was tricky because Emmylou likes to wander around everywhere. We took them all swimming (my mom was there and helped when Emmylou was done in the water and the other two weren't) and it was a lot harder to give them all three enough attention. Thankfully Gabrielle is big enough to touch and doesn't need to be held the whole time in the pool and for the most part either Jake or Emmylou were in hanging out in the float. Dinner was interesting with 3 kids eating at 3 different paces and bathtime was definitely busy. We tossed all 3 of them in the tub together so they all got to play and I was actually surprised at how not difficult it was (and that we didn't have a bunch of water on the floor!). We had a ton of fun with them this weekend and it gave Josh and I a lot of things to think about when it comes to expanding our own family.

Trying to juggle 3 kiddos in the pool

Jake-monster splashing

Emmylou chilling in the float

Daddy working on Jake's kicking

All of us

Me with my favorites

In Jake news, he is continuing to move around, everywhere. He even felt the need to rearrange out barstools this afternoon. That is one of his favorite things to do when he escapes the living room. He really LOVES carrots. He likes the inside of pancakes. And he likes feeding himself. He continues to love swimming and bath time. He is still working on getting on all fours to crawl but seems to be getting up more often and will take a "step" with his hands then go back to his belly or getting his belly off the ground while pushing with his legs. He just hasn't gotten them both working at once. He has figured out how to hold on the couch or ottoman and take a step or 2 and go from holding on to one piece of furniture and going to another or to mama or daddy. Although with all this moving he also gets stuck in places a lot more. Usually we let him get stuck and struggle to get out while we grab the camera. I cannot believe how quickly he is growing and learning.

"Hey look what I figured out"

I'm stuck

Cosmo jumped on Josh's back and just laid down

This looks like a good book...to eat

Strawberries are yummy!

Oh look, a barstool

Stuck again