Anne at almost 2 months (already!)

Anne was at the doctor today for a well child visit. She was 8 weeks yesterday. She weighed 11lb 12.8oz, was 21.5 inches long (although Dr. Herrick thinks that isn't right), and her head circumference was 15.75in. She is a cutie and doing well. She's really smiling these days & I have some pictures I need to upload to show the cute gummy smile. What a blessing and I truly hope time slows down. The saying is true, they just grow too fast!

Emotions Kicking In

Little Miss Leah is sure having her emotional side kick in. The little girl in her. What a precious one. Here in the last couple of weeks, if she gets told "No" about much, she gets the most pitiful yet cute little frown, and starts to cry. Poor girl, sometimes I can't help but smile on the inside, but it is just so cute. I just love her!

Jacob's Supply of Kisses

This morning Jacob kissed Anne on the forehead. I asked him for a kiss but he told me he was all out. I made a frown and said that I'd really like to have a kiss. He said, "In a little while, you can 'cuz my heart will make some more."

A few minutes later, I got two kisses. Thanks!

First Day of Kindergarten! Aug. 19, 2009

Leyton & Nathaniel started kindergarten on the 19th. What a change of pace! We're off to a great start. It's been almost a week and the boys are really enjoying kindergarten. They had a half day on last Wed. & Thurs., and then started into full day last Friday. I now see why parents ask so many questions when their kids get home (and I remember sometimes feeling like no one should ask so many questions). BUT, I miss them during the day and want to know what all they were up to - I really think I'd like a detailed agenda for the day, but realize that's a bit crazy and the teachers may not go for that. I guess I'll lay off a bit.

Jacob, Leah, and Anne seem to be enjoying the time, too. It's a different dynamic, that's for sure, just having the three of them. We're enjoying the time together, yet it is also cute how Leah is when we mention it's time to go "pick up brothers." She smiles, gives her sign of approval and says, "Bro-da's." She's a cutie. Jacob feels like he's in charge a bit and so on and so forth. I'm happy the boys are enjoying school so far and have been very positive. I hope it stays that way!

Hug Bug of Love

Jacob has just been so happy lately and it's been wonderful to see his cute personality so often. He has been very imaginative, too, and pretending all the time. Playing firetrucks has been lots of fun for him, too. One other cute thing is that he really likes the Doo-Dads music (another local KC area band - more rockin' than Jim Cosgrove's Jimmy Buffett style, very fun). What I love is that one of his favorite songs is Hug Bug of Love. He'll go around singing: "Hug bug, hug bug, hug bug of love." Now picture Jacob wandering around singing that and if you make eye contact, he bashfully looks down and acts shy with his cute little grin. Definitely a cherished moment.

You can go to the music section of their website & go to the album on the right and hear a sample of the song & get a better thought of it...

http://www.thedoodads.com/

The Sunshine on this Rainy Morning...

It was a rainy morning today and I was feeding Anne and Jacob & Leah were playing in the family room. Jacob had a toy cash register and we started pretending...
Jacob: "Mom, would you like some Ice Cream?"
Mom: "Sure, that sounds great."
Jacob: "OK, what kind?"
Mom: "Vanilla; I think it's the best." (Vanilla is Jacob's favorite)
Jacob: "OK, here you go. It costs $40."
Mom: "OK, thank you, here's the money. How much does a car cost?"
Jacob: "$7"
Mom: "Oh, sounds good. How about a house, how much is that?"
Jacob: "$20. Did you eat all your ice cream?"
Mom: "Sounds great! My ice cream is almost all gone; I saved a little for ice cream soup. Thank you." (Jacob likes to stir his ice cream as it melts to make "ice cream soup.")
All I'd need to add is: having fun, pretending, playing: priceless.

Smiles!

Today I was talking to Anne and low and behold I got the cutest smiles on two different occasions. The boys were then saying hi to her and telling me she was smiling over and over (at least that was their take). In any event, it was so cute to see her responding to my voice with such a cute squinty grin. How can she already be approaching six weeks?