Well as usual, its been a long time since my last post. I started reading the last one and was back when Alex was only 10 months old! A lot has happened since then. She is almost 3 now - crazy how time flies. Last year we went on a pretty amazing trip to Europe withe girls. We were gone for almost a month to Germany visiting my brother Stephen and his family and then also taking time to visit my Grandparents in Munich while they served a mission. They took us all over the Bavarian area of Germany. My brother took us to places within driving distance from their home near Ramstein and Bryan and I took a side trip to Paris for 5 days, just the two of us! It was awesome! We were happy to be home after being gone so long, but I will never forget that trip! We even survived doing it with the girls! They were actually really good going from place to place - the hardest part was the plane ride there with Alex who I thought might be the death of me. But we survived and the way home was much better.
We just celebrated the new year which was a pretty quiet event for our family. I had to work on New Years Day so we didn't do the whole party thing, but we did make a really nice dinner (Steak, Crab, Mashed Potatoes, fresh green beans, cider). We did a netflix countdown with the girls around 8pm and got them in bed. Watched a movie and I was asleep by 11. Bryan was awake at midnight listening to our neighbors ring in the new year. I'm finding the older I get - doing major celebrations for New Years doesn't seem as important. haha. I still love a good party but I was perfectly happy to be with my little family on New Years.
So lets see - I'm not so good at remembering details anymore - i'm getting old! But i'll try and do a little recount since my last post.
THE FAMILY IN GENERAL
Our little family grew last year in 2016. We were blessed with a wonderful baby boy, Asher Christian Camuso on April 15. 8 lbs 8 oz. He is a wonderful baby - so happy and loving. He is a BIG boy now at almost 9 months - a real chunker! It makes him that much more lovable. Brooklyn started kindergarten in August at Natoma Station here in Folsom. She absolutely loves it. Bryan and I are still at our respective jobs - no major change there. And Alex has just gotten bigger and more adorable. She is my little "terrorist" in that she can really cause some mischief and may have taken years off my life over her short life span....but I love her oh so much. She is so much like me its ridiculous...personality wise anyway.
ASHER
Born April 15th, 2016. It was of course love at first sight when he was born. I wasn't sure how I would feel being the mom of a boy, but turns out I love it! He is so sweet and so loving. Other than his not sleeping through the night until 7 months old - he has been such an easy baby! I ended up nursing him the longest - until about 8.5 months. Like his sisters, he started crawling pretty early on - around 6 months but not sure he will beat them on the walking front. He does an army crawl instead of being up on his knees and although he does pull himself up to his knees on things, he doesn't get himself standing. I think he is just too big to be able to get himself all the way up. Even though the girls both did chunk out around 6 months, he is still way bigger....taller too I think. I am fine with him not walking - stay my forever baby please! - but it seems like he should definitely be able to be on the same timeline but he isn't! Funny! Asher has always been a huge eater! I was never able to keep up with him as far as producing milk. He was almost always supplemented with formula. Formula and baby food seem to keep him pretty well fed and his chunkiness helps me know he's getting more than enough.
ALEX
Oh my little Alex. She is my little mini me. She follows me around the house during the day, unless she is able to watch a movie. She wants to do everything everyone else is able to do. When she isn't able to do something I'm doing, she says, "when I'm a big momma, I be able to do that too?" then I answer with, "yes, when you're a big momma, you can ....." (fill in the blank). Then she seems fine with being told no. Its so funny. She and her sister get along pretty well. There are of course times that they fight which is super frustrating but overall they love each other a lot and like to be together. She loves her little brother too but since he can't really play yet she could "take him or leave him" kinda. When he was first brought home she really loved him a lot, but as with most new things, once the newness wears off - its kinda blah. So even though she thinks he is super cute and loves him a lot- - she doesn't really care one way or another about interacting with him, unless he is getting into something of hers. Ha! She can very the most sweet girl and is very snuggly, but she can also be a beast! She is feisty and spicy as I call it. Quite the little spitfire. She can be very sneaky too....which frequently gets her into trouble...but she does it anyway. She is addicted to sugar. Everyday she wakes up asking for treats or candy....which she is of course told no....but it doesn't stop her asking, or her addiction. She will 3 in a week...which is crazy because she was just my little baby Alex....but not anymore.
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn bear is now 5 1/2. She started kindergarten this year and loves it. She is very smart and loves learning. She has some good teachers and is at a good school so i'm grateful for that. Sometimes she is my little adult. She can be just like every other 5 year and be goofy and just want to have fun....but there are times she can really be serious and talks like an adult. Her ability to articulate, and how much she observes and understands sometimes makes me think she is older than she is and makes me have expectations that sometimes I think might be a bit too much. She is a very good big sister to both Alex and Asher. She loves that boy. She constantly wants to hold and kiss him. She is very helpful most of the time and very capable of doing so many things. Bryan is really the one who encourages her to do work etc, so we have discovered just how capable she is really - whether that is good or bad, i don't know but it is helpful. She is kinda going through a phase right now that I will be happy to be done with (well I hope its a phase that will one day go away) - and that is her pushing the boundries (again) with Bryan and I. She sometimes will talk or act like a teenager and push to see how far she can take the attitude before it crosses the line and so that has just been super fun...(rolling my eyes here). But overall she is a great kid and we love her very very much. She is still a super talented little artist. She will create art in anyway she can. Drawing, coloring, painting, cutting stuff up and making collages etc etc. Its amazing how talented she is....Messy....but talented. I'm excited to see her develop that over the years.
Well thats it for now. Love my little family! By the time I get back on here - I will probably have another kid!
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