..Over nine pounds (or is it hare- I tried to google it and couldn't find a reference for the actual saying). This little girl is just ounces away from doubling her birth weight. She gained 5 oz. this last week!
And I know she was smiling before, but boy is this girl smiling a lot now. How can you not pull out the camera 24-7 when they don't wipe these adorable grins off of their faces? These pictures are all from the last few days. Doesn't she look like a happy girl? She is. My absolute favorite has been the few times I've caught her smiling when nobody is within her view. It is like she's totally amused with herself and almost breaks into a little gurgling laugh. I wish I knew what was so funny.
We go to the cardiologist a week from today. She'll have a chest x-ray and I'm interested to see what they say. The home health nurse predicts that she won't need surgery until early summer. I'll let you know what they say next week.
Warm enough to spy on the neighbors again :)
Seriously! Sunday was the first day in a long time that it felt nice and warm outside and this is one of the first things our kids did. I don't believe with keeping up with the Joneses but our backyard must seem pretty boring compared to theirs. They already had a swing-set and a trampoline but they pulled out all the stops and now they have chickens. How do we compete with that? Ha ha. Our neighbors are so nice. They gave our kids some Valentine's day candy through the fence.
We sure had fun baking our v-day cookies. Gracie was our sprinkle lady and Gunner just wanted the frosting and candy on top. I just wanted all the cookies. Mmmm sugar cookies.
We needed a little something to pass the time last Friday, so the kids and I made some pink slime for V-day. Actually, I think it would have been pink no matter what. I can't wait to see how our colors change when Gunner starts to assert more opinions. Who knows? Maybe he has grown quite fond of the color. He sure sees it enough around here.
Gunner was completely grossed out at first but then he got the hang of it. He loved it so much that he sneaked out of the tub to play with the slime in his birthday suit (not pictured).
St. George Marathon 2005- The Little Buckaroo Running Club
St. George Marathon 2007
Maisy's nurse came again today. She weighs 8lbs.11.5oz. I'll admit, it was a little disappointing to see her gain only 2.5 oz in an entire week. The nurse assured me, however, that she must have gained length this week and that she will probably put on more weight next week. No need to be worried about one poor weigh in. I was told Maisy couldn't look better if she tried. She is pretty cute.
Because Maisy turns 3 months tomorrow, I'll give a few more updates, event though I just updated a few days ago. Feel free to skip this. You may know more about our baby than you ever wanted to.
Maisy is loving looking around these days. She is having fun noticing everything around her and loves looking up at her cow on her little playmat/gym. She also likes looking at the bird on her bouncy seat. She is interacting more, which is fun too. Her hair is getting longer and although it looks darker against her head, looks really blond in the light. I've decided that Maisy looks a little more like a LeBaron than my other kiddos (especially in the top picture). This might sound weird, but I just love it how babies often smell like milk (just milk...not spit-up).She has been spitting up a little more but nowhere near as often as the other two did.
Living away is interesting because it is hard to give the whole picture of a baby's personality or their looks and mannerisms. I wish we could just all give you personal visits to love on this baby.
Gunner is such a fun and funny little boy. His hair looks a little more relaxed these days because I don't often put product on it when we are staying at home. His hair is still super curly though and looks especially curly right after his baths.
Another obsession is this little black hat he got for Christmas. He hardly ever loses track of it and wears it for a good portion of the day. We bought him a snow hat for Christmas but he won't wear it because it isn't "howboy".
Gunner has decided that he doesn't like anything wet. He also knows how to take off his diaper. When he wets his diaper he just ditches it. It's kind of funny and sort of slick, except when he's poopy. YIKES!! We've been doing a little bit of potty training but I'm kind of letting him guide it because I found that Gracie was a lot easier to potty train once she really wanted it. We'll see. I'm open to suggestions and recommendations. (by the way. He is wearing a diaper in the carseat picture).
I've decided that the hardest thing about having 3 kids is getting things calm enough that Gunner will want to take a nap. His napping has become somewhat sporatic and he has quit napping on most days or occasionally crashes at about 4:30 or 5pm (the worst time ever for a little boy to take a nap). The other day he got quiet so I went to check on him. This is what I found. I guess he got tired while changing his pants.
These two are quite the duo. Never a dull moment. Gunner woke up crying the other night. Who was he crying for? "I want Gracie". They had tried to have a sleepover but it didn't really work out so he ended up in his own bed.
I just thought I'd do a quick update on Gracie. she is getting so big. Every day I have to do a double take because her hair is getting so long, she's getting bigger and taller and she talks like a teenager. Gracie is little miss independent and although it is sometimes a power struggle, I love that she can make her own sandwiches, get drinks for her and Gunner, pour milk on her cereal (if the gallon isn't totally full), and hold Maisy while I'm busy pumping or doing a little something.
Gracie is doing a great job learning to write letters and we've been practicing writing her name. She has also practiced writing names of cousins. Gracie has also started helping with more chores and likes to help fold laundry, clean the bathroom, empty the dishwasher, wash dishes, clean windows and vacuum the stairs. She is a regular Cinderella (Muahaha).
