Milestones

Savannah is rolling over! Only to her right side, but it's almost immediate, when you put her down on her back, she rolls right over onto her belly. She's getting more and more comfy on her tummy, so hopefully (? am I crazy?) she will start to creep/crawl; Jackson pretty much skipped that stage and went straight to walking. Also, a few days after my 5 month update, she moved up to size 4 diapers (that's one size less than Jackson!) due to the amount of blowouts she was having daily. It's much better now. :)

Today, Jackson got his hair cut for the 3rd time, he looks so handsome!

What did you say?

Jackson said the funniest thing the other day! Grammi had come to visit, without her twin sister Aunt Jane, whom Jackson also adores. When Grammi walked into the house, Jackson said, "Where's the other Grammi?" He had never said that before, always referring to her as Aunt Jane. I was cracking up. I love you Jackson!

Merry Christmas/5 months old!

Dear Savannah, you are 5 months old! You are changing and growing so much every day. You can sit by yourself for short periods of time before falling over. You still don't know how to roll over much. You love playing with your hands and feet. You drool A LOT. You poop thru your clothes daily. You wear 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers. You still adore your daddy and your brother. You can entertain yourself for long periods of time in your exersaucer. For Christmas, Gaga and Papa got you a Bumbo seat, and you really like to sit in it and watch us all do our thing. Santa brought you a tray for it so that you can play with your toys. You are finally interested in toys, so that you can put them all in your mouth! And you really like it when I read to you. You are accumulating a book collection of your own in addition to Jackson's hand me downs. You love to squeak and shriek and sing with your voice, and you can be VERY loud, though you haven't said Mama or Dada yet. No teeth as of yet, but we think they are coming due to your excessive drooling and putting everything in your mouth. You still sleep in our room and/or bed, but you are getting better at spending longer periods in your pack and play. You are such a sweet happy girl and you make our lives a more joyful place!

On other notes, we had a wonderful Christmas. We celebrated with my parents the week before, and did it gradually so that Jackson had a chance to enjoy all of his gifts without being too overwhemed. Santa came for the kids on Christmas Eve morning, and Jackson got a toolbench, which was his "big" present, and his favorite present was a tie between the veggie tales plush figures and Stretch the talking tape measure from Handy Manny. Savannah got a few books, her Christmas outfit, and a jack in the box. On Christmas Day, JW and opened our presents from each other, which was really nice--one of the big ones is that we are planning on running the Pittsburgh Marathon May 15th 2011--we are officially registered! So we will have a fun 18 week training period, we hope... Christmas morning we headed to Oxford to spend Christmas with Grammi, and the kids got lots more good stuff. It was very fun to spend time with family, and the kids did amazing, I was so proud of them. Jackson is becoming more and more like a little boy...we watched the video of him last Christmas, and he was just a baby! He is using his imagination more, talking to himself, and is obsessed with the alphabet, which makes me so happy. He also LOVES to read, and he reads to himself in bed every night. It makes my heart so happy. So far, he has told me he loved me by himself 3 times, and that makes me so happy, too. I just love my kiddos!

Well, I have to work most of the week, but I'm hoping to continue to delight in the holiday season and prepare for the New Year! May it be a year full of gratitude for my many blessings...

4 months...and other things

Wow, having 2 kids and a full-time job means having minimal time on the computer to update my blog. I have to do my Savannah 4 month update; she actually turned 4 months on Thanksgiving!

Dearest Savannah...you're 4 months old! I am sooo thankful for you. You are such a little charmer! At your doctor's appointment, you weighed in at 16lbs 10oz and were 26 1/4 inches long, both being in the 95th percentile. Way to grow girl! You have rolled from back to front but don't do it often. You can spend more time on your tummy and then you will roll front to back. You sleep thru the night about half of the time, so content in your pack'n'play. We haven't yet moved you to your room, but that will be coming soon, I think. You are growing out of your 6 month clothes and already have been wearing size 3 diapers for awhile now. You still have no hair. You love playing on your playmat and grabbing the hanging animals. You love your hands and your feet. You're not too much into toys, but you will grab the O Ball and suck on it. Your fave form of entertainment is your brother. You still love baths and have no stranger anxiety. You are starting to pull yourself up to sit from being propped on the couch. You LOVE your daddy and can spot him all the way across the room. I love you baby girl!

No it's Thanksgiving...

That's what Jackson says. He wants it to be Christmas. I tell him it's Thanksgiving first, and he says, "No it's Thanksgiving." That's his way of being contrary. We had his Thanksgiving feast at preschool today, and I was so proud of him! He made an Indian headdress which he wore all day long at home while he played; a necklace; and the class made what we ate--turkey noodle soup, applesauce, and muffins with homemade jam. It was very cute. I have one more day of work tomorrow before Thanksgiving. I'm sad not to be going home for Thanksgiving, but I'm happy to celebrate all that I am thankful for! Especially my 2 babies...to think, last year at this time I was only a month or so pregnant. And now Savannah will be 4 months old on Thanksgiving, I can't believe it. I just moved her into size 3 diapers. Wow. She's my own personal butterball. :) And Jackson gets cuter by the day. His fave toy lately is LeapFrog's alphabet toy; you put the letters in and it makes a song about the sound that the letter makes. He is really learning his letters, it's great. Yes, Jackson, it IS Thanksgiving.

Family Dynamics

Things are changing again! JW is now the Freshman Girls Basketball coach at Valley Lutheran High School, so we now have a nanny/babysitter every afternoon but Tuesdays. Her name is Jessica, and she is really nice, and God has really blessed our family with how everything has worked out. I hope that this will help our family dynamics. Savannah is doing great, plump as ever, and I think Jackson is finally catching on that if he listens to Mommy and Daddy, things are much better. His current fave book is "Ten Apples Up on Top" by Dr. Seuss. He still watches Handy Manny and Monster Truck Mater; he's taking a break from Bob the Builder, and John Deere was recently resurrected. In other news, I bought a treadmill on Craigslist, so FitYummyMummy here I come!

3 Months Old!

Savannah, you are 3 months old already! Time has flown by, and you are changing every day. You can roll over to the left, and you have started trying to roll to the right as well. You have the BEST smile, and you make my day when I see you smiling at me with your cute little ears sticking out of your head, your perfect little hairline with no hair, and your cute little double chin. You are doing so well with Daddy while I am at work; you are a pro at the bottle, but you still prefer to drink straight from the source. :) You LOVE your brother, and your face lights up when you hear him nearby. He is starting to like to hold you and be around you more, and every time you spit up or poop, he says, "Hi, Savannah!" You are wearing 6 month clothes, love baths, and I don't know how much you weigh, but it's a lot! You love being in the sling with mommy, in the swing taking a nap or watching your brother play, and on the playmat grabbing at your monkey. We love you so much and are so happy that you are a part of our family!