3 months old

Well time keeps passing as now little Reese is 3 months old! Yikes!

Having this little guy around is refreshing. He is always happy. He will fuss in his crib after waking up, but as soon as he sees you, he is all smiles. He loves to watch his older siblings, and continues to add to his chubbiness. I estimate his weight around 17 pounds now. His hair is still really dark, and it sticks up on top, even if I brush it down while wet. Its amazing to me how much he likes me. My older children all liked Daddy best, but Reese smiles the most for me. Am I bragging? Perhaps a little. But it makes me happy. He will smile at me when I have on no makeup, my scraggly ponytail and my standard uniform t-shirt. He makes me feel beautiful, like I am his hero. Its humbling, and Reese is a blessing.

Ramsey

Many, many things have been happening in our household. (and I am a total slacker in updating!)
So here goes...

Ramsey turned 8. Oh my gosh. EIGHT! She is tall and skinny now, when she began life so small. I don't have any pictures from when she was tiny on the computer, and I'm still working on getting a scanner. She is a great big sister and helper. Since her birthday is Nov 2, she got to have a party on Halloween, complete with costumes, pizza, cake, and some friends.

Then the next weekend she was baptized by her daddy. What a neat day. Rob and I had talked extensively about what we wanted for the program and we both agreed that the normal way seemed too long for a child. Rob talked with our bishop to see what was absolutely necessary and we went from there. Rob said that he wanted that day to be a great experience for her. Both Rob and I don't remember much from our own baptisms, except for some of the people there, so we had her grandmothers share experiences/testimonies from their own baptisms and confirmations, and the family sang a song. Ramsey just about glowed the entire time. Now she is telling me she needs this, and that, and more this, and I'm thinking "you've got plenty of time....no need to rush". However, time just keeps passing way too quickly. It seems like yesterday that we blessed her....

Reese-2 months

Well on Oct 18 Reese was two months old. The time is flying by. To me he is still so little, but the charts say otherwise. When I took him for his 2 months checkup, he weighed 14 lbs 7 oz, and was 23 in long. Yikes! He is my biggest baby. The others weren't anywhere close to 14 lbs. He is smiling all the time now and cooing like crazy. He even laughs and it is so cute. I am totally in love with this boy (and my biceps get a good workout too!) and he still likes me. The older kids all prefer Rob, but so far Reese still likes me. I'll enjoy it.

In other news, Regan is now "mostly" potty trained. He's doing really well. Its like it finally clicked, and I cannot be happier. He's even sleeping better at night again. Now if we can just get him to like Nursery again......

Now we just have to gear up for the holidays. Ack! I'm so not ready.

Potty Training...

So, we are trying to Regan potty-trained, and it just isn't happening as fast as I want it to. I mean, it shouldn't be that hard, right? When we went through this with Riley, it was pretty easy. Then again, I didn't have an infant to tend to either. He does really well during the day, but when the others get home from school its like all the good work just flew out the window. Sheesh. The good news??.....by the end of 2012 I should stop changing diapers for good! That means I will have changed diapers for 11 years straight. Crazy!

Happy Birthday Riley (Sept 28)!!!

Six years ago Riley came barreling into our lives at a whopping 6 lbs 11 oz. (You can tell from the above photo just how tiny he was.) But that did not last long. He grew fast and big! From the very beginning he has made our lives interesting. He started walking/running at 9 months and has not slowed down since. He still likes to cuddle, look at animals (he's not big on getting close to them) and play with Sissy.

Look at how small Ramsey is!!!


Having birthday cake at Abuelos house...

Getting ready to blow out candles...
This was his 3rd birthday...I fell in love with that face from the first moment!!!

Riley is the best! Happy Birthday buddy!

Reese is One Month!

The past month has flown! Reese is now one month old, and growing like a weed. All of my boys tend to grow quickly, and Reese is following that trend. He is beginning to watch Ramsey and Riley, but I think he starts to cringe when he sees Regan. Regan is famous for poking eyes, nose, and putting his finger in Reese's mouth. So not sanitary. He is also starting to smile (as seen in one of the pictures below) and coos at the trees out the window. Enjoy the pics!

Where is my brain?

So they so that when you have a baby you lose brain cells, and after having four I knew I lost a bunch. But I didn't think I had lost THAT many. I mean, how could I forget that Rob always parks his car in the driveway, behind and slightly to the right of the van? Don't I always have to reverse around the Honda to go somewhere if I'm driving the van? Don't I always check for cars when driving? Well I guess I lost my brain last Saturday. Admittedly, getting in the van and actually going somewhere is usually a ten minute process. Between getting Regan and Reese in their carseats, reminding Ramsey and Riley we don't need to bring toys/books/crayons/etc with us, and making sure I have the keys, it gets chaotic. So I finally get in the van and start out of the garage when I feel like I'm not going anywhere and hear a grinding sound. I'm thinking one of the rugrats left out their bikes and it got crunched. When I finally looked in the rear view mirror and see Rob's car.....well I freaked. This is what I saw...

and this....
Now, the van isn't real pretty anyway, but Rob's car was really dented. He already went and got the parts and now it is repaired. (Now if it were my car that was damaged, it would still be that way, and will stay that way for a lot longer. Thats a totally new post for another time.)
But is this something you claim with the insurance company? or just hope no one notices? I guess putting it on a blog eliminates that chance. I need to build up the brain cells I have left to work better, hmm?