First Comes Love...: November 2012

Jane Renee

"What?" you say.."you have another baby??"

Yep, we do, and in fact, she is now 4 months old! Here's a little about her..

She was born June 26, 2012, and was 9lbs 1 oz, and 21 inches long. She has been a pretty good baby. She only cries when Mom eats food she doesn't like, if she's just too tired, and when she's hungry. She has been such a fun addition to our family, and her sisters LOVE having her around. They help me with her all the time. She lights up when she sees them in the morning. She is calm, happy baby, which really helps me out with having 2 babies!! I finally feel like I've got the hang of things, and Jane is getting more and more fun everyday. She loves to chatter, and is trying so hard to get a laugh out. She loves toys, and is trying her best to sit up. She also is biting me all the time, so teeth must be on their way.

Brand new with her loving sisters

Blessing Day

Newborn pics

Our little Wicked Witch

Kate update

Penguins in Hawaii

Always has her binky

Doing her own thing

Napping on the beach

Natural heart in the rock

Sister love!

Starting BOM reading early

Goofy

Look, hands free somersault!

Well, Kate is now 18 mos old!! She is starting to talk, and has 5 clear words; yah, uh-uh, cheese, mam!!, and hi. We love how she is so responsive, and its great to finally be able to figure out what she wants! She loves to play with Taylor, take naps with her baby, hug her sister Jane, and sleep in Taylor's bed. She is such a goof, and is always trying to get a laugh out of us. In fact, the other day she was belly flopping off her chair onto the floor to get laughs. She's a riot, and we sure LOVE this phase....(well, except for the "I'm-going-to-throw-myself-on-the-floor-and-throw-a-fit-for-no-obvious-reason...yah..those rock..)

Taylor Tidbits

It's been a long time, I know. I won't give you my list of excuses, and I'll just get to the good stuff. Here are some funny things she's been telling us lately.

I know how to spell computer; D-E-L-L

Me: Taylor, open you eyes and look for ALL the movies(to be put away, on the couch next to her, she has selective vision).
Tay: Sometimes I just have to blink Mom.

Yah, we cracked up too...and then she told us to stop making fun of her..and we just kept laughing.

I caught Taylor putting eyeliner all over her eyelids right as Jane woke up and started crying from her nap. So I asked Tay to go talk to her while I put away the makeup. After a few seconds of hearing her talk to Jane, she comes running back, "MOM!!! Jane is smiling at me! She sees my makeup and thinks I'm the mom!!!"

When our home teachers come over, the dad really likes to talk to Taylor (ie, give her a hard time). Taylor always runs upstairs to get her princess dresses on (you knew you had to do that for the home teachers right?). Anyway, one particularly sassy Sunday, she came down in full gear; dress, shoes, crown, jewelry.
Our home teacher commented, "Wow, that's a pretty crown, can I try it on?
Tay: "No, boys don't wear crowns."
HT: "What about kings? Kings wear crowns."
Tay: "Well, you're not a king, so you can't wear my crown"
HT: "How do you know? I think I"m a king!"
After a short pause, and a slight twinge of exasperation, she threw back, " Yeah, the king of NOTHING!!!"

Mom: Taylor, you are old enough to put your shoes and socks away by yourself.
Taylor: Do you think that I am 5!?! NO! Do you think that I am 4 1/2!?! NO!! I'm just 4!!!

Taylor has started preschool/joy school and she loves it. She is learning quickly about all the letters, and loves to write letters to her friends. She has also learned some basic addition skills, and loves testing us. She and Kate are becoming such good friends. Taylor often lets Kate hop in bed with her, and they both fall asleep together. She is such a cute little girl, and we love watching her develop into a "kid".