Jack's 3 Year Stats

Weight: 32.6 lbs. (50th percentile)
Height: 39 3/4 in. (95th percentile)

Dr. says Jack will probably be 6'2 when he grows up.
He has met or exceeds all the developmental milestones.
Now, we just need to tackle potty training.

Who needs sleep?

We're spoiled with three kids who are usually great sleepers. Tonight, not so much.

7:30 pm: All three in bed and quiet.
9:00 pm: Mommy and Daddy are sleeping, too.
11:30 pm: Molly is up, crying. I go in to lay her back down and comfort.
11:48 pm: Molly is up, crying. I think she's warm so we go out to the kitchen for temp check, Tylenol, sippy cup, comfort and back to bed. Check on Jack. He's cool.
11:56 pm: Molly up, crying, comfort, etc.
12:48 am: Molly up. Comfort. Jackson up. Kitchen, Tylenol, sippy cup, he jabbers about candy. Sings Appletree, counts stars, says prayers.
1:17 am: Molly up. Out to chair to rock in the dark. Set a ten minute time limit. Didn't say a word to her, just rocked. Back to bed.
2:00 am: Mommy to couch because Daddy is snoring. Watching tv.
4:05 am: Alarm goes off. Time to work a full day with no hope for a nap.

At least Natalie slept all night...

Twirling Ladybug

My Blue Eyed Son

Favorite Foods: Chicken nuggets, Goldfishes, hot dogs, french fries, taking one bite out of an apple

Favorite Things to Do: go for tractor rides, ride his bike, go make coffee and shake hands before church

Favorite TV shows: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Wonder Pets

Cute Things He Says: "You fetcha", "It sure is does", "Oh, gee, fanks", "What's next, Mommy/Daddy, what's next?", "Thanks, pal"

Greatest Frustrations: not potty trained, bullheadedness, need to have everything just right (OCDness)

Awesome Abilities: singing/dancing/drumming, using his imagination, bike riding, counting backwards (to blast off), dresses himself, says the whole supper prayer all by himself

Greatest Fears: loud noises and losing Blue Puppy

Best Attributes: tender-hearted, happy, polite, smart, loving

Funny Stuff He Does: puts crayons behind his ear like Papa holds his pencil, takes his shoes off on the step like Papa does, tries to wash Molly in the tub, has a super long routine for the tractors, knows most of the words to "Johnny's in the Basement"

Three seems to be a magical age when kids are stuck between being a baby and being a big kid. Jack still sucks his thumb when he's tired and is incredibly attached to Blue Puppy and snuggling Mommy and Daddy. However, he rides bikes, talks ALL the time, and is going to play tball this summer. I think this age is amazing since I'm not ready for my first baby to grow up, but I love watching him learn new things and experience the world.

Just Some Cute Pictures and a Natalie Update

The big kids' first time bowling! Jackson playing at the park

Molly is "bowling" (or just eating Oreos)

*****

Welp, our littlest girl is an amazing baby! As her Uncle Kyle says, so is so laid-back, she just says "Excuse me, can I trouble you for a bottle whenever you have a moment. There's no rush!" She's been sleeping from 8ish until 7ish since three months and is eating about 6 ounces, five times a day. She is smiling and cooing and squawking and gurgling. We're enjoying every single stage of our last little baby. She is the most precious baby ever!

Ehh... I tried...

This is how I felt when we were done, too!

Mish Mash/ Miscellany/ Hodge Podge

Lots of Fun Stuff!

I squelched my OCD tendencies and let the kids play with dry oatmeal. They had a blast scooping and shoveling. Jack called it "building sand castles". It kept two busybusy two year olds occupied for almost an hour!

We also played with shaving cream which they found out tastes pretty nasty!

Who needs romantic candlelight and violins when you can make your kids a special Valentine's Day dinner of pink and purple food?

Molly Turns Two!

Molly turned two years old on Feb. 27 and we celebrated her birthday two different ways. Andy had to work on her actual birthday, so I found willing Grandmas to watch Jack and Natalie for an afternoon and Molly and I had a special Girl's Day. Molly woke up to Jack and Mommy singing Happy Birthday, we had special birthday sprinkles in our oatmeal and then we went to church.We took lunch to Andy and Molly got lots of special snuggles from Daddy and then we went shopping!

It's so special to spend one-on-one time with the kids and I'm amazed at how their little personalities emerge when they are by themselves. Molly jabbered my ear off and loved getting a big cookie without having to share. She also got to do her very favorite thing: Play in the water at the sink!

We had her birthday party last night and she had a butterfly cake with a rainbow center. She also got a lot of cute clothes, books, ladybug stuff, Leapfrog puppy, coloring stuff, Veggie Tales stuff, puzzles, and toys. Jack had a blast, too! He ran around yelling "This is so much fun!" over and over again!

Stats and Stuff

Molly's Two Year Stats:

Weight: 31.5 lbs (90th percentile)

Height: 35 inches (90th percentile)

Head: 75 th percentile

The doctor thinks she will be about 5'7'' tall.

Molly also got her first haircut this month. Lots of M&Ms kept her distracted!

Natalie's Two Month Stats:

Weight: 10 lbs. 10 oz. (50th percentile)

Height: 22 inches (50th percentile)

Head: 50th percentile

The doctor thinks it's too early to tell how tall she will be, but if she stays 5oth percentile, she will be around 5'4". I think she will be taller than that.

Natalie is such a good baby! She is sleeping for about 5 hours at night then eats and sleeps again. Some nights are better than others but she's doing just what a two month old should. This month she has started to smile, coo, and roll from belly to back!

Okay, this kid is just stinkin' cute!