Zach is now 4 months old - he's getting so big. At his check-up he weighed 14 pounds, 13 ounces and was 25 1/4 inches long. He's starting to sit up a bit in the tripod position but still easily falls forward. We've got him in the jolly jumper in our bedroom doorway and he likes to swing around and is starting to bounce while he's in it. He's such a happy baby and you can make him smile so easily! We haven't started solid foods yet but I've been spooning formula to him while he's sitting at the table in his bumbo seat. He still has a bit of the tongue thrust so he's not quite ready for a meal! But soon I bet...
Avelyn continues to make us laugh! The other day she turned to Cabo after Cabo had squashed some of the plants in our garden and said "do you see how sad I am?" and had the most pathetic look on her face. Such a drama queen. She's doing great riding her bike and has asked every day on the way home from school if she can ride it and luckily our weather has been fantastic this week so we've been outside before and after dinner most nights.
Our snow was gone by Monday afternoon - unfortunately some of our neighbors' basements flooded there was so much water in the snow. We stayed dry thankfully! You would never even know there had been a snowstorm a week ago - today it's supposed to be 80* and the sun is shining bright. I'm heading outside to do some yard work. I took the day off today for a mental health day. Kids are at school and Brandon's at work! Have plenty of chores to do around here too! :)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Big snowstorm...
Well, we had a fun easter last Sunday. Avi found all of her eggs with a few pieces of candy as well as a few presents (bubbles and a puzzle). When she was done she turned to us and said "can I go on an egg hunt now?" - we weren't sure what she was referring to since she had just done an egg hunt! We roasted a turkey breast and had a nice dinner that evening.
Monday morning we went shopping to get some new socks, etc and Avi actually rode the bike Santa got for her at the store so we called Brandon and she couldn't keep in how excited she was that she wasn't scared anymore. We played outside later that day but she wouldn't ride her bike. Since it was so warm and used up some of her new bubbles with Alexia and Matthew. She had swimming on Tuesday - this was her last week of this session - she has no problem going in the "cold pool" now (that's the lap pool) and she's working on her sitting dive from the edge. It's amazing to think how far she's come since last summer. Wednesday was a nice night and Brandon was outside with her and she agreed to ride her bike and couldn't wait to come back inside and tell me how great she did. Hopefully we're over the hurdle of not wanting to ride her big-girl bike! Brandon left on his fishing trip Wednesday night at 1am. Thursday night was Avi's last swimming lesson and then we came home, took a bath, ate dinner and went to bed. Today we woke up to snow. It started out as rain but around noon really started to pick up and we now have about 10 inches out there. The kids were out in force after nap time and are now at the age where they love the snow. We used our sleds in our driveway and the kids stayed busy for almost 2 hours sledding down our driveway and having so much fun!
Not sure what we'll do tomorrow since it's supposed to snow some more but we'll see.
Monday morning we went shopping to get some new socks, etc and Avi actually rode the bike Santa got for her at the store so we called Brandon and she couldn't keep in how excited she was that she wasn't scared anymore. We played outside later that day but she wouldn't ride her bike. Since it was so warm and used up some of her new bubbles with Alexia and Matthew. She had swimming on Tuesday - this was her last week of this session - she has no problem going in the "cold pool" now (that's the lap pool) and she's working on her sitting dive from the edge. It's amazing to think how far she's come since last summer. Wednesday was a nice night and Brandon was outside with her and she agreed to ride her bike and couldn't wait to come back inside and tell me how great she did. Hopefully we're over the hurdle of not wanting to ride her big-girl bike! Brandon left on his fishing trip Wednesday night at 1am. Thursday night was Avi's last swimming lesson and then we came home, took a bath, ate dinner and went to bed. Today we woke up to snow. It started out as rain but around noon really started to pick up and we now have about 10 inches out there. The kids were out in force after nap time and are now at the age where they love the snow. We used our sleds in our driveway and the kids stayed busy for almost 2 hours sledding down our driveway and having so much fun!
Not sure what we'll do tomorrow since it's supposed to snow some more but we'll see.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Early April...
I put up more pics in the web albums so check them out when you can...
I can't believe it's April already! Time sure flies by with 2 little ones to look after.
Zach has recovered from his RSV and is growing so fast. We had his 4 month checkup this week and he's weighing in at 14 pounds, 13 ounces and is 25 1/4 inches long. He's holding his head up very easily and doing well with tummy time. He's rolled over a few times but not yet consistently for me to boast that he's rolling. He's loving chewing on his fingers and constantly has them in his mouth. He's starting to bring other objects up to his mouth but it's still mostly his fingers that he's knawing on. No teeth yet but lots of drool!
Avelyn is doing great too. She is back in swimming lessons and just looks so much more comfortable in the water than last year. This summer at the pool should be lots of fun. She's loving playing outside in our backyard and this year she's old enough to be out there with only an occasional peek from me - she's swinging, going down the slide, wandering around picking up sticks and watering the lawn. She keeps busy and we pretty much have to drag her back in the house for meals and naps.
Tomorrow is Easter. We colored eggs today and Avi was able to keep focused and was very proud of herself. She's been carrying around her easter basket all week and should have a fun time doing her "egg hunt" tomorrow morning. If it's nice we'll extend it outside but the mornings are still cold around here so probably not.
I'm sure we'll take lots of pictures tomorrow morning and post them sometime soon...
I can't believe it's April already! Time sure flies by with 2 little ones to look after.
Zach has recovered from his RSV and is growing so fast. We had his 4 month checkup this week and he's weighing in at 14 pounds, 13 ounces and is 25 1/4 inches long. He's holding his head up very easily and doing well with tummy time. He's rolled over a few times but not yet consistently for me to boast that he's rolling. He's loving chewing on his fingers and constantly has them in his mouth. He's starting to bring other objects up to his mouth but it's still mostly his fingers that he's knawing on. No teeth yet but lots of drool!
Avelyn is doing great too. She is back in swimming lessons and just looks so much more comfortable in the water than last year. This summer at the pool should be lots of fun. She's loving playing outside in our backyard and this year she's old enough to be out there with only an occasional peek from me - she's swinging, going down the slide, wandering around picking up sticks and watering the lawn. She keeps busy and we pretty much have to drag her back in the house for meals and naps.
Tomorrow is Easter. We colored eggs today and Avi was able to keep focused and was very proud of herself. She's been carrying around her easter basket all week and should have a fun time doing her "egg hunt" tomorrow morning. If it's nice we'll extend it outside but the mornings are still cold around here so probably not.
I'm sure we'll take lots of pictures tomorrow morning and post them sometime soon...
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