Fabulous February

Well, we've had an eventful February around here...
Clara turned 4 months on Feb 23rd. She weighed 14 lb 2 oz (50%) and was 25 1/4 " long (75%). She is sooo active. The week before her 4 month birthday, she started rolling over. She rolled from belly to back one day (one time) and the next day she rolled from back to belly and has not stopped since. She has still only rolled belly to back that one time though. At first she would roll onto her belly and cry until you rolled her back, then she would immediately roll to her belly again and cry. Now she is content to hang out on her belly and play for awhile. Last weekend she started blowing raspberries. She loves it and laughs when we do it back to her. She is very vocal and very active, much more so than I remember with either of the boys. But, she is still very happy most of the time and such a joy!

She is now able to sit in the bumbo. She seems to like being able to see what's going on a little better.

We also had a record snowfall here in Fort Worth just before Valentine's Day. I think we got something like 10 inches. We had a lot of tree limbs down in the neighborhood and our next door neighbors carport caved in on top of their cars. Aside from that it was really pretty and fun to play in. This was the 2nd significant accumulation we had this season and I think it has snowed 4 times. If I had known, we would have invested in some better snow gear.

Happy 3 months, Clara!

Clara turned 3 months on Saturday. She is doing awesome!! She is a happy baby and mostly only cries when hungry or tired. In that respect she has changed so much in just a few weeks. She has been in daycare for almost 2 weeks and has made the transition beautifully. She is smiling, cooing and sort of squealing. She is very active - she is trying so hard to roll from her back to her belly, but hasn't quite made it yet. She also loves "standing" and putting some weight through her legs. She is a good sleeper, of course she wakes for a mid-night snack but goes right back to sleep with no trouble. When I feel like she is ready for "sleep training" I think she will do well.
The transition back to work hasn't been so bad. Its hectic in the mornings and evenings as I am sure you can imagine.

Christmas Catch-up

We had a great Christmas season and enjoyed spending it with family. Enjoy the slide show, I am trying a new site for these. Also, my maternity leave is coming to an end as I will return to work this Thursday. Be praying for me!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas Eve

Well yesterday was SO nice that we played outside all afternoon and even sat outside on the patio for dinner at Joe T's. I think it was about 75 degrees. And this was how we spent the afternoon today...

We were able to make about an 8 inch snowman, but Sam the Terrible stomped on it just as Tony tried to take a picture. You can still see his carrot nose.

The Terrific Two's...

We began our Christmas Eve festivities at the doctor's office at 8 am this morning for Clara's 2 month check-up and Ollie's 2 year check-up.

We already know that Ollie is a healthy growing boy and they confirmed that. He weighed 32 lb (>90%) and was 36 and 1/8 inches tall (>90%). He is running and trying so hard to jump. He loves to play outside and loves to copy everything his big brother is doing/saying. His language/vocabulary has really exploded over the past month too.

Clara is growing strong too. She weighed 12 lbs (90%) and was 23 and 1/8 inches long (70%). She is getting stronger and enjoys a few minutes of tummy time at least once a day. She is even starting to smile, which I finally caught on camera.

She cracks me up when she makes this face. She has the biggest eyes!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ollie!!

Well, my sweet baby boy turned 2 yesterday. I can't believe it! We had a small family party at our house with pizza, cake and of course presents. The kids had a good time, but I don't think Ollie really got it. Sam basically opened all of his presents and he was happy to let him. I ordered the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe from Amazon awhile back and it took forever to get here. The UPS man delivered it during the party, so the boys "helped" Tony put it together this morning. He also got some fun books, cars/trucks, a sleeping bag (like Sam's) and Lincoln logs (a giant tub of them with MANY pieces, thanks Kiki!). Thanks to our family for making it a special day!

Flashback Friday

Ollie will turn 2 on Monday. This is him on his 1st birthday.