Wednesday, June 15, 2016

David gets gum!

That's what happens when you turn five in our house! And many is it a big deal around here.  Apparently, five years is pretty much forever. Gum is the only present he got from mom and dad, but I think he was pretty happy with it.

David requested a minion birthday party.  I always procrastinate everything, so I was up until 1 the night before and then spent the whole day trying to make a minion pinata for him.


I'm not going to deny it, I was pretty impressed with myself.  I"m not much of a crafter, but if it's something that I know doesn't have to be perfect, then I can pull it off.  Josh helped to paper mache it and made it a little too well.  It took several tries before the kids could break it, but at least everyone had a turn!

I decided to have an old fashioned kind of birthday.  We had a 3-legged race, sack race, and played pin the googles on the minion.  Overall, it was a fun party, with pizza and popcorn.  I think David is very happy to be five :)








David now weighs 34.6 lbs and is 42 inches tall. 

He is my super sensitive boy.  He loves loves his Chloe so much.  Whenever she's crying he's the first one there to help make her happy.  He pumps her legs, sings her songs, rubs her head to try and calm her down.  He love to help give her baths and even change her diaper.  

He's also sensitive in that his feelings are hurt all the time and he lets me know if I or someone else "broke his heart."  

He can scream like nothing I've ever heard before.  It's the same death scream if he accidentally scraped a toe or if he broke an arm.  Just kidding he's never broken an arm, but if he did, I don't think he could scream any louder than he already does.  I get so many looks from people because I basically ignore him while everyone else comes to his rescue, wondering if he's close to dying.  A little dramatic at times.

He changed Tanner's diaper for me one time when I was still sleeping.  Cutest thing ever.

He has done great in preschool and is learning to blend words together to read.  He's also learning to write and if he's given small parameters, he has some pretty good handwriting!  

David can self-entertain so well.  He's interesting to watch interact with other kids.  He does whatever he wants and doesn't really care what other people think.  

He like to brag about how he can fold clothes better than Grammy ;)

He's my super hero and runs around with Tanner in his cape and mask to scare off all of the bad guys and save me.

He's become good friends with Tanner since Carden has been in school.  They play together great most of the time.  Tanner is the stinker, but David does a pretty good job of putting up with it. 

He still misses Carden everyday.  He'll cry about it sometimes and tell me that he just misses his brother so much.  When I told him that he wouldn't be in the same class as Carden next year he burst into tears.  So much love in his little body.

Happy birthday Davey Gravey!









  

Feb 2016-2 months for Chloe!

We officially have a peanut! 

Weight 8 lbs., 12 oz.-below 1% (a lot below!)
Length 22 in (9th %)

So Chloe had kind of a rough month.  She dropped significantly in weight from the 3% at her one month check-up, to below 1% at her two month check-up.  Chloe has always clicked her tongue when she nursed and it suddenly became very painful for me.  After talking to a lactation consultant, we decided she might have a tongue tie and we were right.  The two of us also had thrush which is also very painful.  So after her tongue clip and some medicine, Chloe is on the mend. She still clicks her tongue when she eats, but she's gaining weight now,

At two months Chloe is:

starting to smile
rolled from tummy to back one time
eats all the time
love to sleep with mom
tolerates her brother's hugs

She is still a very sleepy baby, probably because eating has been so hard for her.  With her tongue clipped, she'll start to have more energy during the day. 






 My friend took these cute pictures of her for me.  Love them!






Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Best zoo trip EVER!Jan 2016

I took the boys to the zoo in January right after Chloe was born. We were all starting to get a little stir crazy, since it was still Christmas break for Carden and we couldn't take Chloe anywhere.  So I packed up the boys, wished Josh luck, and we had an awesome day at the zoo. We never spend less than 4 hours there, my boys love it so much.  On this day, the orangutans were all hanging around and right by next to the window.  So much fun to watch one of them swinging on the ceiling, just chilling.









The farm part of he zoo has a plastic cow the kids can milk.  It's always a hit.






There's also farm tractors that provide a great photo op.  If only my kids could smile for pictures...




Carden took these pictures for me . If you look closely, there are some alligators in and around the water.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Attempted fashion show

But she still just too little for her cute clothes! She usually wears jammies cause they're warm and all that fit! Oh well, we'll try again in a couple weeks :)











One month!

Wow, time sure does go by fast when the baby is here! I wish it went that fast when I was pregnant...

Stats for "Okie" Chloe Elizabeth:

Weight: 7lbs, 6 oz-3%
Length: 21 in., 22%

They had to measure her 3 different times, because she had grown so much they didn't think it was right.  So she is a long and skinny one!

She loves sleeping on her tummy and sharing a bed with mom and dad.  yep, we are breaking every rule in the book with this one, but at least she is sleeping!

I can eat cheese! And yogurt! No dairy sensitivities for her makes me very happy.

Since she spends so much time on her tummy, she's getting pretty strong.

Her favorite hobbies include eating and sleeping.






Do you see what I see?

We love Christmas lights! Since Chloe came this year, we didn't get to see as many lights as usual, but the boys still had a blast walking around the neighborhood looking at all of the lights.  


They thought the new LED shower lights were awesome!  



Christmas with a 2 yo is my favorite.  Tanner was amazed by everything.