Our Sweet Girl

Eden...

- is 4 months old
-is seriously the best baby I've had yet
-sleeps 6-8 hours at night (and not in our bed!!!)
-is pretty happy most of the time and only fusses if she needs something or if its between 8 and 10 at night
-doesn't roll over yet (she doesn't get much time to just hang out on the floor)
-has gotten some solids but doesn't eat much because her bro and sis like to try and help feed her
-still has a ton of hair that is starting to lighten up
-loves to lay on the grass
-smiles a ton and loves to look at people
-is still really petite and cute
-thinks her brother is hilarious and loves to watch him play
-isn't really sure what to think of Kensie but still loves to watch her
-eats her toes
-doesn't really like baths
-falls asleep every time we go in the car
-rode in a forward facing car seat for about 5 minutes and thought it was so fun
-spits up A LOT
-will always grab your finger if its anywhere near
-loves to pull my hair
-hates it when her sis blows in her face
-I couldn't have asked for a better 3rd baby.  She is so easy going and she actually sleeps which is pretty much a miracle for my babies.  She is so sweet and fun and just brings so much happy into our family.

The Boy

Xander...

 - is 1 year and 9 months old
-loves to eat and will eat pretty much anything
-is learning how to talk and doing amazing... he repeats most everything we say and is constantly talking
-sleeps great... still takes a 2-3 hour nap every day and sleeps 10+ hours at night
-LOVES basketball.  He will point out every basketball hoop that we drive past
-loves to push buttons.. he walks around the house saying, "push button, push button..." just looking for buttons to push
-is getting much more brave on the playground
-gives the sweetest little kisses
-is really good and mostly only misbehaves when he is following his sister
-loves to play in the water
-FINALLY gave up the bottle... it was a fight but we did it and survived
-loves to shut doors
-loves to flush the toilet
-is a little scared of the bath water running but loves to jump in the bath once its turned off
-will watch TV but isn't really a TV zombie like Kensie
-is so excited every day when his Daddy comes home
-loves to play in the water
-uses kitchen chairs to get into things he can't reach
-is pretty obedient and will actually do what I ask a lot of the time
-hates being left at nursery (or anywhere) but does great once he's there
-is starting to mimic prayers and loves to yell amen at the end
-LOVES the book "the little mouse, the big hungry bear and the red ripe strawberry"
-wants to be just like his big sis and get into everything she does
-loves to play with his little sis
-He is so different from Kensie and such a neat little boy.  He is so sweet and tender and so much fun to be around.

Little Miss Diva

I keep thinking I should blog more.  Not because people actually read it (I'm convinced most people don't, including my family) but because I like to look back at it and see how my kids have grown and my life has changed.  In that spirit I'm going to make an attempt to blog every month about my crazy kiddos and all the fun and mostly boring things they do.

Kensie...

- she is 3 years and 4 months
-still uses a pacifier even though it drives me CRAZY (I don't have the patience to take it away but its coming...)
-isn't potty trained - she knows how to use the potty she just won't unless she wants to
-LOVES Barbie movies - her favorites are 12 Dancing Princesses and Diamond Castle
-Dances all the time but she has to have her glass slippers and a dress to do this
-Talks about getting married every day -this week she is marrying one of the boys that lives in the house upstairs... he says no but she is persistant
-loves to hold her sis and help take care of her
-"reads" the stories she knows
-shows off her growing imagination every day and is starting to play pretend a lot more
-ALWAYS wants to go outside
-tells me most days that she needs a new mommy and that I am mean
-makes her brother be her handsome prince and dance with her
-is being somewhat reverent in church.  The past 2 Sundays we have sat by the same family and she sits with them and reads or colors and tells them stories.  Its no where near where I want her to be but it is definite progress.
-must have a snack and a drink to go to bed
-misses her Centerville home and tells me about it all the time
-thinks she has a baby in her stomach.  His name is Dachshund, he is 4 years old, he talks and walks and he will be coming out in a few weeks...
-is so full of energy that I don't know what to do with her most of the time
-has started dressing herself and goes through multiple outfits her day (I moved her clothes out of her room to try and cut down on this but it hasn't really worked)
-is super excited to go to preschool in the fall
-She is a crazy, active little girl and so much of the time she makes me crazy.  I'm not sure either one of us will survive these years but she's so special.  She is sweet and kind when she wants to be and despite what she says she loves her little family.

A New Song and A Trophy

Kensie sang me a new song today.  It went a little something like this...

Mama Mama
You are so mean
I don't love you any more
Mama Mama

And then Todd walks in the door from school and Kensie runs down the hall.. "Daddy, you're home!  I made you a trophy!" and then hands him a pretty cool trophy made of legos. 

Oh the joys of stay at home parenting...