That Smile.

That smile, that crumpled up nose, those chubby cheeks and those two tiny teeth...

 I'm so in love!!

(even if she woke up screaming at the top of her lungs, three (yes three!) times last night)

Brave.

Owen slowly got sick with each passing day this week. I knew it was becoming something significant yesterday when he had a high fever, his voice sounded muffled and he refused to eat all day. Then this morning, he woke up feeling worse and actually got sick a few times. So, it was off to the doctor we went. I explained to him on the drive over that the doctor would need to look in his throat and maybe even take a quick swab. I told him that I knew he could handle it because he is four years old now (I'm always trying to work that in). And from the back seat with a slightly trembling voice, I heard him say...

"Mommy, I am going to be just like Stuffy from Doc McStuffins. He is the dragon and he is always trying to be real brave. So, I will be brave just like him".

Oh.my.sweetness.

And you know what, he was SO brave! Owen sat on my lap and as he quietly wiped away his tears, he told the nurse he was going to be brave like Stuffy and he left her swab his throat with zero drama. I could not have been more proud of him. 

Sure enough, he has Strep Throat and after a couple doses of his antibiotic, he is already starting to feel much better.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope your day was filled with plenty of love and hearts (and chocolate, of course!).

My heart is overflowing with with love for these three munchkins and their dad!

 

xxoo

xxoo

xxoo

Funny talk by Owen.

Owen: Mommy, turn up the music.

Me: What is the magic word please?

Owen: Abracadabra!

Owen: Grandma GiGi, I love you so much that I am going to eat you all up.


Owen's preschool has a curb-side drop-off/pick-up. Well, the little boy in the car ahead of us had to be gently pulled out by the teacher as he was crying and hesitating going into to school.

Me: Oh Bud, your little friend looks so sad.
Owen: Mommy, he must have just got a flu-shot.

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Adelyn: 7 and 8 months

Well yes, Addy has turned 7 months old and then 8 months old over the past two months. I always take the pictures relatively close to the actual day, but I have been a bit behind on the blogging part.  Now if I were really at the top of my game, I also would have written down all of her little monthly milestones somewhere...anywhere. But, I am so not at the top of my game, so sadly (sorry Addy) I have not. A few big things have happened for her though....

-Four teeth

-Full-fledged crawler

-Standing up in crib 

-Standing up to the furniture, toys, brothers, Mommy, Daddy, dogs, etc.

-Eating more and more whole foods (carrots, green beans, black beans, corn, avocado, broccoli..to name a few) 

-Babbling and babbling and babbling

-Repeating a few phrases, such as, "uh-oh" and "all-done".

-Giggling more and more at Jack and Owen

-Waking up once per night to eat

7 months old!

8 months old!

Addy is on the move and she is fast. For these pictures, I would sit her down and as I was backing up to take her picture, she would immediately go into the crawl position and bolt straight to me.

Like this..

and then look up to give me a big smile and grab the camera.

 Poor babe, lately her nose is constantly running and her mouth is constantly drooling. And here, the night prior, she scraped her face with one of her fingernails. Life of a babe ;)

Only their dad can make them laugh this hard.

 and

after months of trying to establish a morning routine with Jack, it's January and we are finally there. Jack has a list of about 5 or 6 things he needs to do before he leaves for school. He knows what they are and rarely needs heavy reminders. One of his to-do's is to make his bed, which he had gotten really good at. Makes me proud!

This Year...Last Year.

This Year.

 Last Year.

 

Two Years Ago.

 

Three Years Ago.

Four Years Ago.

Five Years Ago