Agent Austen; Super Spy

I think I mentioned Austen's spying game a few posts back.  Well, he has taken spying to a whole new level.  After I got a new camera, he wanted my digital one.  I said no way, but I did find and old digital, state of the art, 4 whole megapixel camera that we used about 10 years ago and let him have that one.  He said it was his super spy camera and went outside to take spy pictures.  He hid in our bushes and took pics of people walking down our street and also anyone's license plate he could fine.  Then he'd run in the house and enter the "data" in his laptop to find out what his next spy mission assignment would be.  He even wore his keycard to have "security clearance".  He takes his spying very seriously!

 Meanwhile, this little cutie hasn't been feeling great.  I think he and I both picked up a mild bug from Austen.  Not feeling 100% and taking care of two kids who also don't feel that great is no joke!  Anyway, he's still as cute as ever, he just complains a little more and doesn't smile as much.....and he wants Mommy to hold him constantly.  Oh well, I'll take all the baby snuggles I can get!

 Can you tell I still need to work on my focusing skills?

 Photo bombed by Austen.

 And, he's DONE with that.

 Then Austen started copying Mommy with his camera.....so funny!

I'm Oficially Obsessed

Ok, I have to admit I'm obsessed with my new camera.  My house is a disaster area, but I packed up the kids and spent the morning at Wheeler Farm.  And now I'm spending Archer's naptime blogging....my house is going to need some serious attention.  Prepare yourselves to be bombarded with pictures for the next little while.  I just can't get over how awesome my pictures turn out!

I mean how many pictures do you need to see of my kid feeding geese, but I posted a lot.

Then he noticed this tree had apples on it, so it became his mission to collect apples for the goats.

 He had a hard time reaching them, so he was extra proud of himself when he finally got one.

 And I'm extra proud of this picture because I finally figured out how to have the foreground out of focus and keep the subject in focus.

 Now I can capture running action shots like this one.....I'm so excited because this is the quintessential Austen picture.  (He never holds still.)

 How handsome is he?

 This little guy just slept in his stroller most of the time, but when he woke up he was super happy as usual.

Mommy Got A New Toy

I just looked at this blog and realized it's been ELEVEN days since I last posted!  I don't know where time goes!

Anyway, we've been having fun and staying busy around here.  Austen is hilarious as usual and Archer is still the best baby around although he quit sleeping through the night.

I've been wanting a DSLR camera for quite some time now and Canon just came out with a smaller lighter version that Costco had on sale, so Brian bought it for me.  I am seriously spoiled!  I took the boys to the park today so I could play around with it and try to figure out how it works.  I think it's going to take a while to figure out how to get the most out of it, but so far I am amazed by the pictures this thing takes.

"Look Mom, no hands!"

This is probably my favorite picture ever.

But this one is pretty good too...Austen HATES the new camera already and Brian has labeled me the "Mommarazzi".

 He still hates tummy time and was giving me bad looks.

My Crazies

First of all, I totally jinxed myself.  I just HAD to go and brag about how great Archer sleeps and ever since then he has been waking up several times a night.  I also have a cracked nipple, so nursing is about as fun as getting toenails ripped off.  Hopefully it heals soon and he starts sleeping through the night again.

I started these amazing fitness classes that are based on ballet called pure barre and I'm really hoping they help get everything back in the right place on my body.  Brian takes Austen to school and stays with the baby while I go.  He's so sweet and supportive of everything I do.

We put our house on the market to see if we can sell it and we had three showings on Saturday.  So since we had to be gone with the dog, we went to Wheeler Farm.  I thought it would be fun to get some cute pictures of my family, but Archer fell asleep so it was just Austen and Brian.  I can never get these two to be normal.  Scroll down to see the progression of my photo attempts.

Just Stop!

I really wish I could just slow down time.  I swear my little Archer man is going to be in kindergarten before I know it.  I am LOVING this time in our lives!  Archer is the best baby ever and Austen is so much fun!

Archer is doing amazing, he rolls over from his back to his tummy, he laughs, he grabs toys, and he sleeps through the night!  (He has slept 7 consecutive hours or more for the past six nights, so I think that counts as sleeping through the night.)  He weighs 19lbs though and is getting very hard to carry around.  Poor guy is seriously huge and solid with tiny little Nelson legs.

His personality is really starting to come out more and more and I have to say it is such an exciting thing to witness it emerge.  I am just so excited to see more of who this little person is.

I hang toys on the dishwasher while I cook dinner....this buys me at least 15 min most evenings.

Look at that boy....I LOVE him all squishy!

Austen has started playing two new games around the house that make me laugh all day.  First, he loves to pretend he is a spy.  He will follow me from room to room and hide while he watches me....it's super cute because he thinks I have no idea he's in there.  He even has his "spy gear" which consists of binoculars, a magnifying glass, and a cell phone.  He will spy on the neighbors too and then report back to me what he's discovered.  I'm telling you it is absolutely hilarious!

The second thing he's been doing lately is he will describe things to me and have me guess instead of just telling me the thing.  For example, when I ask him what he wants for lunch he'll say "it's green and crunchy and gets dipped in ranch" and then he thinks it absolutely amazing when I know he's talking about a cucumber.  Cracks me up every time.  I don't know if everyone thinks their kids are this funny, but I think Austen is the funniest person I've ever met.....well, maybe tied with his Dad.