Blythe's First Foods

On September 19, 2014---Our Blythe tried food for the first time.  The video is below.  She had homemade green beans for her first experience.  Excuse y camera work...I had Addison and Caleb on either side of me and I was holding the camera to film and the iPad for Matthew to watch HA!




Her idiosyncrasy is that LONG tongue of hers---she sticks it out CONSTANTLY, especially when she wants a smile.  It cracks the entire family up every time she does it.  Below is just the beginning of what I am sure will be lots of food messes with that funny little tongue.  Love her.

Hill rolling

This is their new favorite past time!

Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom: I Love Vacuuming

I love vacuuming.  Maybe I love it because that's the kind of thing Mom's love.  Maybe I appreciate the little things.  Maybe little, by little my house has turned into an insane asylum and the repetitive activity brings me comfort.  I am uncertain the underlying meaning (maybe I should ask a therapist) but here are the reasons vacuuming brings me to my happy place:

1. The gorgeous, breathtaking marks on the carpet...I can actually SEE the progress of what I am doing, unlike my real job of stay at home mom
2. Even if the rest of my house is a disaster, the glimmering lines makes everything appear less disastrous and amazingly tidy.
3. The noise...I can only hear the hum of my Dyson.  No crying, no fighting, no tantrums, no taddling, just humming.
4. Little effort...big return.  It takes 90 seconds to vacuum my living room.  In just 90 seconds I can go from pulling my hair out to euphoria.

And that my friends....is why vacuuming brings a smile to this often disheveled, no make up face.

June 2014 Family Photos

We had some quick family photos taken right before Matthew left for his 8 weeks of training.  I am so pleased with how the came out!!!  I am especially glad we were able to take some photos of Blythe's room; it was our first REAL baby room and all the bedding was made by my super talented Mother in Law!!!!!  I also love that these capture Nebraska---CORNFIELDS!

Awanas Year 2

Addison started her second year of Awanas last week.  Kids are in cubbies for two years before going to Sparks in Kindergarten.  Caleb is not old enough for cubbies this year because of the October birthday, but he is going to learn the verses with her this year.  Below is her reciting the verse this year and then one year ago.



Cubbies 2014



Cubbies 2013

Addison's First Dance Class

Addison had her first dance class yesterday!  She was so excited and I know I am partial but she looked like the quintessential ballerina!  My favorite moment was when we opened her ballet slippers and she said "are they REAL??!!  REAL ballet slippers???"  And of course she is the tallest in the class LOL!

Tap

Tap

Tap

Ballet

Ballet

Addison with her friend Tessa

Happy little sis at class

Blythe Juliette: Four Months

Happy Four Months Blythe Juliette!

The Stats

Height:  26.25 inches (98%)

(Addison: 25.5 inches; Caleb 26 inches)

Weight:  17 lbs 12 oz (96%)

(Addison: 15 lbs, 13 oz; Caleb 17 lbs 2.2 oz)

Head:  42.4 cm (91%)

Diaper: Size 2

Clothes:  9 Months mostly; I can squeeze her into 6 month where length does not matter as much

• Likes: People, smiling, drooling, her siblings, sitting, jumping
• Dislikes: Laying down, tummy time, going down for naps without a little protest
• A few firsts:  Airplane ride, jumping in jumper, rolled over back to tummy (only once)
• Eating:  Still EBF.....we shall see how long I can manage this HA!
• Sleeping:  She is sleeping through the night with a dreamfeed and takes three naps a day.  Two naps are about 2 hours and the last one is about 1.5 hours.  She has trouble making it through her sleep transitions during naps and ends up having to CIO.  Transition issues dont happen everytime, but they do often often.
• Schedule:  She is on a 3-3.5 combo schedule right now.  
• Swaddle:  We tried one arm out and it did not work well.  We will table it for several weeks and try again.
• Reflux:  Switched her meds from zantac to previcid hoping this would help her poop situation.  She is not constipated, it is just thicker than normal EBF babies because of her Zantac.  

Sitting up alone....

But not for long

Snuggle bug

Big eyes

Loves this thing