3 month pictures

Wes and Sadie turned 3 months old on October 26 and when local photographer Shane Morris offered "The Great Pumpkin Shoot" I wanted to participate and was glad that we did. These pictures are adorable- Sadie was taking in the whole scene and Wes was loving all the attention and bright colors. I should also say that Sadie does not like to wear a hair bow and so most of the time she doesn't, but I thought she needed to wear one. As soon as the pictures were finished I took it off and she smiled.

Trying to coax a smile- I had gotten off of work that morning, taken a quick shower and then packed up the kids- please excuse my dry hands- at least it is proof of good hand washing habits!

2-3 months old

We introduced little Bumbo seats around 2 months old- as you can see Wes feels more secure with one foot on the ground! As he has gotten a little older- now 4 1/2 months old- the chairs are not his favorite thing, however once he has a foot on the ground he tolerates them much better.

Little Sadie feet

They are both very happy and content babies- we are still working on smiling for the camera!

Another day of practicing sitting in the chairs- this was the first they wore jeans- they didn't seem to notice but I thought they looked so cute.

Sadie likes to sit in the chair- though none of the pictures have her smiling- I think she likes to be able to see everything that is going on. Now that she is a little older and getting stronger each day, she will sit and hold a little ring toy or a burp cloth and be quite content.

Here is a little proof of how happy they both are- we are so blessed to have healthy and content little babies!

2 months old and fresh out of the bath- Sadie is so much fun!

Happy Halloween!

Sadie the Butterfly

This Halloween was inspired by Eric Carle's book- The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Sadie is the butterfly at the end of the book and with all the time spent on those amazing wings, the caterpillar outfit did not get finished and so Wes was dressed in a cheetah costume. Buck/Dad makes the costumes each year. In fact, when I met him he had his own sewing machine and always had the best costumes. He says he gets his ideas from Uncle Bill and that the costumes have to be done right or not at all. We enjoyed ourselves and the babies didn't really know what was going on- but they were very cooperative participants.

Very beautiful wings, though our butterfly does look a little worried!

Wes the Cheetah
and perhaps true to form for a tiny cub- he kept trying to bite the costume that touched his cheek.

Cousin Elyse was also a butterfly with Sadie. The wings are so big they will probably be able to wear them as teenagers- but who knows what will be in fashion then.

Sadie flying

The very tired butterfly

Happy Halloween from the Cotters!

ps- I wish someone would have mentioned that my hair was going crazy!

All grown up and wearing pants!

I am not quite sure where Sadie's little joker smile came from, but we still think our children are simply adorable! My sister-in-law put pants on Sadie the other day and she looked so cute that when I dressed them both in outfits today- instead of their typical onesies, I had to take a few pictures. This was taken right before they ate- perhaps why Wes is gripping the pump?- so I am impressed they were smiling at all- mad hatter style or not!

Dad and Wes

I know the lighting is not great in this picture, but I love that little boy's smile!

In a trance watching the mobile- since they still can't hold toys- it is nice that something can entertain them and it's fun to see how much they have grown- they turn their head towards the sound and can follow the little animals around in a circle- we are so blessed to have them and to see them growing so well.

Wes at Two Months Old

Wesley was born weighing 7lbs 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.

At 2 months he weighs 14lbs 5 ounces and is 24 1/4 inches long- he laughs at the mobile and is starting to make a lot of different sounds. He smiles a lot and laughs in his sleep.

Sadie at Two Months Old

Sadie at a few hours old. She has been very alert since the beginning. She was born weighing 6lbs 1 ounce and 19 inches long.

Now at 2 months Sadie weighs 11lbs 2 ounces is 23 1/2 inches long and can see the mobile hanging in the crib and she smiles all the time and I think I have finally caught one on camera!

Sadie's pirate eye! Ahoy Matey! She was cooing and making so many sounds while I was trying to take these pictures. I can see why people love to have a video camera and yet I am not sure anyone else would find as much joy in watching the videos as Buck and myself.