The Piersons

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Halloween 2014

This year for Halloween was a little crazy with two kiddos. We were going to dress Baine up, but he went as a sleeping baby instead :) I did not want to wake him up just to dress him up as a giraffe and to put him back in his carseat! Beau went as a pirate. He was so cute saying "Arg matey!" He is my little spitfire! After a fun day of having a Halloween party at school, part at church the night before, and then trick or treating on Thursday, Beau definitely had good use out of his costume this year!

Flashbacks

As I was going through pictures on my phone to update our blog with, I came across these two pictures of Beau from last year. He was so little! It just amazes me how much he has grown in the past year. Isn't my little baby anymore :(.

Our little lion last year at Halloween

Beau will be so mad at me someday for this :) Banx-3 Beau-2

First Two Weeks As a Family of Four

Well, we have officially been home for two weeks now as a family of four and I must say, I AM LOVING IT! I truly feel like I have the best of both worlds now. 1. I have Beau who is at such a fun age where he loves to play, we can have real conversations, and is just my little sweetheart! 2. I have Baby Baine and I just LOVE the newborn stage. I am enjoying everyday where I can just lay with him and cuddle---my absolute favorite. I am just so overwhelmed with the love I have for our two boys right now. I truly never knew I could love this much. I know every mother feels this way, as they should, but I am so blessed and grateful to have two perfect children. Beau is loving the role of big brother and is always at Baine's side! The boys are sharing a room together, which a few people tried giving me grief about and it made me a little upset to say the least. Well, as an update, the boys are doing GREAT in their room. Baine sleeps on average 6-8 hours already at night, and when we does wake up to nurse, Beau doesn't even bat an eye. He is such a heavy sleeper, he will never wake up! haha. I have heard from so many moms and have done a lot of research that says if your children share a room growing up, it teaches them respect and improves their relationships skills. It makes sense if you think about it! So for everyone who was skeptical about our boys sharing a room---you were wrong! :) They are doing great and honestly, if Joe and I were to have another baby soon, we would have THREE share a room!
Here are a few pictures of Baine and Beau over the past couple of weeks...

Baine's First Bubble Bath!

Loving Our Cuddle Time

He's Pretty Attached To His Baby Brother

Nana, Beau and Baine getting ice-cream

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Happy 3rd Birthday, Beau Paxton!

I cannot believe it has been three years already. Where has time gone?! Now that we have Baine, and we are remembering what it was like to hold a newborn and snuggle all of the time, it seems like it was just yesterday that we were doing that with Beau. Time is going by way too fast, and it is making me extremely emotional!
I thought it would be a good idea to start keeping track of Beau's "favorites" every year on his birthday and to see how he changes over the years. Here is what Beau had to tell me....

What is your favorite color? Blue

What is your favorite movie? Jungle Book

What is your favorite TV show? Mickey Mouse and Paw Patrol

What is your favorite toy to play with? iPad...duh! :)

What is your favorite activity? Ride tractor outside or play on fort with Daddy and Clint

What is your favorite toy/stuffed animal? "Baby Bear" and his big Mickey

I didn't ask him this one, but his favorite person to run to when he is hurt/sad....MOMMY! :)

Beau Paxton, you truly have been an amazing blessing to us and Daddy and I love you so very much. I cannot wait to see how much you grow over the years. You are so sweet, loving, and you are such a good brother already!

Since Baine was born just a few days before Beau's birthday, we had to push back his birthday party a bit so we could have time to get adjusted at home, and so I could recover/heal a bit more before hosting a big party. So on Beau's actually birthday, we made the day ALL about him! We took him to breakfast that morning with Dena to get Mickey Mouse pancakes, he brought treats to preschool that day for his birthday, and then we went to the movie store and let him pick out a couple of movies to watch. That night, Beau was able to go to Mahaska Drug with Daddy and pick out a few toys he wanted, then we came home and played trains for the rest of the night. Overall, Beau was SPOILED all day, especially by his daddy.
John Wayne made Beau's birthday cake this year, and I must say, it was the most amazing cake I have ever seen in my entire life! Beau's favorite things right now are Duplo Legos, and trains. And that is exactly what his cake was----a train that looked like it was made out of Duplo legos. Not only was the cake amazing to look at, but it was even more delicious to eat :) Thank you so much, John!
We had a great day celebrating Beau's special day, and we certainly spoiled him to say the least! The amount of toys this little guy has already is crazy....but he definitely plays with all of them. His new kitchen set and train sets were the highlight of his day. So much for me thinking a play room would keep toys out of my living room upstairs, now I have trains and his groceries from his kitchen EVERYWHERE! :) But I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you everyone who came to celebrate Beau's birthday and to make him feel loved and cherished.