So, here's a little update from our fam since I think it's been a while.
We are all pretty well here besides the usual winter coughs and sniffles. Eric is super busy with work and leaving for a conference this week where the weather is currently 84 degrees. Unfortunately he will spend most of his time presenting and standing by his poster. Enough said. I feel like when I'm by myself I am nonstop from about 6 am til 9 pm with the 3 kids and maintaining our household. I've done 6 loads of laundry today alone and still have some dang dishes staring at me. I have also been subbing as the Primary chorister and have gone to church by myself for 4 weeks in a row due to Eric's work schedule. I am also trying to start running and prevent a right rotator cuff injury by switching Gabe to my left arm. Enough said.
Gabe: 6 months, 27 + lbs (insert rotator cuff injury for mom). In the last few days Gabe cut his first tooth, started finger foods (he bats the baby food spoon), sits by himself, got 4 shots (so did Bella for kindergarten), is grabbing and scooting (not crawling) into everything, and has been taking 1/2 hour naps and crying when I put him down (separation anxiety?) so that adds to it. But everything is a phase. Just last week he was fine. I just have to put everything little away and get out the 24 month clothes when I have a chance. Luckily he has gotten used to being the favorite good luck charm as he gets his head rubbed about 50 times a day by his sisters.
Bella: 5, 50+ lbs. Pretty awesome right now. I've decided 5 is a very fun age. She is very obedient and inquisitive. She is really into learning Spanish lately and chose that over a dance, swimming, karate, or preschool class. She doesn't want me to tell her what words mean, just use them. She also loves reading "science books" about animals. Sharks are the latest. She also chose to watch a nature DVD tonight on Reptiles over any other fun DVD (Incredibles, princess movies, etc.) that we have. She said she still wants to be an ice cream maker and nurse. But I'm thinking future biologist? She thinks if she has good behavior she will earn a dog. I said maybe when it warms up we will babysit (foster) one. MAYBE. She also wants to have a garage sale to earn some money.
Sierra: 3, see Gabe's stats. LOL. Turning into quite the little girl too. She tells us she is Lulu, Alice, Baby or Sierra, depending on her mood. She is full of questions like her big sister about how things work. Right now she asks lots of questions about blood. It probably doesn't help she watched Grey's Anatomy with me last week. ;) She is fully potty trained, in a big girl bed, reading chapter books at bedtime with mom and dad, a lot more obedient, and no more paci (thanks to the paci fairy). And naps have returned. Yay. She also got a big bike with training wheels and had her first swimming lesson on Monday. She maintains she will be a pilot when she grows up.
As you can tell it's been a busy month for our family.
Originally published Feb 2012
