Saturday, January 15, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
What is going on??
Here is a short update on our lives right now!
Emily is in kindergarten and she loves it! She can basically read now and it is so much fun to watch her read a book and get really excited about it. She is growing up so fast and she acts like she is a teenager sometimes.
Ally is our wild child! She is hilarious to talk to and she asks funny questions all of the time. She is slowly getting better at her fit-throwing and moving away from the terrible twos.
We just signed Emily and Ally up for softball! Emily will be playing regular softball and Ally will be playing blast ball. The coach told us that they have a big pink ball and they don't use gloves. Also, when they jump on the bases, they will squeak! I think the girls are going to have a ton of fun!
Chloe is walking all over the place. She is by far our earliest walker, at 10 months old! She still only has two teeth. She is starting to learn about sharing and not fighting with her sisters. I cannot believe that at the end of the month she will be 1!
Dave is selling windows and getting better by the minute! He blew his 2010 goal out of the water and hopes to double it this year. He just had a performance review and it went really well. He said at the end, everyone clapped for him.
I am back in school. I jumped back in with 14 hours last semester and I am hoping to slow it down this semester with only 12. I also just found out that I need glasses. It turns out I have really bad eye sight and an astigmatism. I am glad I went to the eye doctor for a regular check-up!
Of course there is a ton more going on in our lives right now and since my last post, but when I think about writing it all out, I usually just default to putting it off, thus the lack of posts. Hopefully I still have a few followers out there!
Emily is in kindergarten and she loves it! She can basically read now and it is so much fun to watch her read a book and get really excited about it. She is growing up so fast and she acts like she is a teenager sometimes.
Ally is our wild child! She is hilarious to talk to and she asks funny questions all of the time. She is slowly getting better at her fit-throwing and moving away from the terrible twos.
We just signed Emily and Ally up for softball! Emily will be playing regular softball and Ally will be playing blast ball. The coach told us that they have a big pink ball and they don't use gloves. Also, when they jump on the bases, they will squeak! I think the girls are going to have a ton of fun!
Chloe is walking all over the place. She is by far our earliest walker, at 10 months old! She still only has two teeth. She is starting to learn about sharing and not fighting with her sisters. I cannot believe that at the end of the month she will be 1!
Dave is selling windows and getting better by the minute! He blew his 2010 goal out of the water and hopes to double it this year. He just had a performance review and it went really well. He said at the end, everyone clapped for him.
I am back in school. I jumped back in with 14 hours last semester and I am hoping to slow it down this semester with only 12. I also just found out that I need glasses. It turns out I have really bad eye sight and an astigmatism. I am glad I went to the eye doctor for a regular check-up!
Of course there is a ton more going on in our lives right now and since my last post, but when I think about writing it all out, I usually just default to putting it off, thus the lack of posts. Hopefully I still have a few followers out there!
New Blog!
Hi everyone! I am not sure anyone still checks this blog since it has been a while since my last post. I wanted to let you know I have started a running blog here. I started it to keep a record of my running. It is sort of my accountability partner. Feel free to read or not read it! It isn't super interesting stuff, but I thought you might like to know!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Summer plans
Summer is here! Last summer was such a hard summer filled with nausea, vomiting, intense Texas heat, no rain, and not many trips and adventures as summer should have. This summer, we are trying to change that. We can't do anything about the heat except keep the girls as wet as possible. So far we have gone downtown to Discovery Green which is a huge park and event center. They have a splash-pad and misting fountain which the girls loved. We have watched Chloe learn to roll over and the girls love trying to roll her back to her starting position. We have given Chloe her first taste of solid food which she doesn't seem to be a fan of. Dave and I have started training for a 5k which we will run in late July or early August. Dave has managed to find the worlds biggest wasp nest in one of our broken garage vents and he is working on trying to kill all of them. He replaced the broken vent and now all the wasps come and hang out in front of it waiting for it to open back up. I think he has killed over a dozen wasps and there seem to be new ones coming by everyday.
We have a few other plans for the rest of the summer as well. We are going to attempt an Astros game, we will be driving to Michigan to visit family, we will be going to the beach a couple of times, the girls and I will be doing Vacation Bible School as well as a playgroup through our church which meets weekly and goes to the zoo or childrens museum or parks throughout Houston.
At the end of the summer we will be celebrating Emily and Ally's birthdays and then Emily will be off to kindergarten! I just found out I have been accepted to the University of Houston, so I will be starting school in the fall!
I have added pictures following this post!
We have a few other plans for the rest of the summer as well. We are going to attempt an Astros game, we will be driving to Michigan to visit family, we will be going to the beach a couple of times, the girls and I will be doing Vacation Bible School as well as a playgroup through our church which meets weekly and goes to the zoo or childrens museum or parks throughout Houston.
At the end of the summer we will be celebrating Emily and Ally's birthdays and then Emily will be off to kindergarten! I just found out I have been accepted to the University of Houston, so I will be starting school in the fall!
I have added pictures following this post!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Can you believe it is May already?!!
Chloe is already 16 weeks old! She is growing so fast and she is losing her baby hair. It looks like we are going to have another blond hair, blue eye girl! Right now, Chloe is learning to use her voice. She is making all sort of funny sounds. She is trying to roll over and she is so close. She is such a mellow baby. I can put her down after I feed her, and she will play on her little mat for hours. It is so easy to forget she is even there because she is so content. We went to the beach for mother's day weekend and everyone couldn't believe how chilled out she is. After having 2 crazy girls, I think we deserve an easy baby! Chloe is sleeping through the night and she is in her own room now. She has her 4 month check-up so hopefully I will have more to update then.
Ally is our crazy child! She is as close to a boy as we are going to get! She is talking up a storm and she is so funny. I could listen to her talk all day. She is very stubborn though. She has not had any more public tantrums but she gives us plenty of trouble at home. If she is off by herself being quiet, she is 95% of the time doing no good. The other 5% of the time she is laying in bed, sucking her thumb and holding her silky. Our neighbors just gave us all of their living room furniture, including a leather recliner, and Ally has somehow managed to completely scrape up the seat. She is constantly trying to jump off high pieces of furniture, including the kitchen table, couches, and the coffee table. She is trouble!!!
Emily is growing up too fast. The fact that she is starting Kindergarten still blows my mind. She is already on her way to reading. She knows all of her letters and she can sound out words. She still hates sharing her toys with Ally and we still have to enforce the 2 toy rule with her. She loves to draw on her drawing pad and it is getting easier to identify her drawings. She loves anything pink or princess. She and Ally have daily arguments over who gets the pink forks and spoons at meal times.
Dave and I love having 3 girls! We are really enjoying each of the girls at their different stages of life. Here are some pics of the girls!
Chloe trying to roll over.
Can you guess what the drawing is?
Dorcas, this one is for you.
Trying to get a cooperative picture of the girls is impossible!!!
Ally is our crazy child! She is as close to a boy as we are going to get! She is talking up a storm and she is so funny. I could listen to her talk all day. She is very stubborn though. She has not had any more public tantrums but she gives us plenty of trouble at home. If she is off by herself being quiet, she is 95% of the time doing no good. The other 5% of the time she is laying in bed, sucking her thumb and holding her silky. Our neighbors just gave us all of their living room furniture, including a leather recliner, and Ally has somehow managed to completely scrape up the seat. She is constantly trying to jump off high pieces of furniture, including the kitchen table, couches, and the coffee table. She is trouble!!!
Emily is growing up too fast. The fact that she is starting Kindergarten still blows my mind. She is already on her way to reading. She knows all of her letters and she can sound out words. She still hates sharing her toys with Ally and we still have to enforce the 2 toy rule with her. She loves to draw on her drawing pad and it is getting easier to identify her drawings. She loves anything pink or princess. She and Ally have daily arguments over who gets the pink forks and spoons at meal times.
Dave and I love having 3 girls! We are really enjoying each of the girls at their different stages of life. Here are some pics of the girls!
Chloe trying to roll over.
Can you guess what the drawing is?
Dorcas, this one is for you.
Trying to get a cooperative picture of the girls is impossible!!!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Spring Time!
Being a mom of three sure does make the time fly by! I can't believe Chloe is 11 weeks old today. She is becoming very social. She now looks directly at you and smiles. It is an awesome feeling to receive a big smile from her. Last night Chloe slept through the entire night! I couldn't believe it! I woke up at around 3am, the time she normally wakes up to eat, and she was still sound asleep. I was shocked when I woke up because she was fussing, and it was 6am! If she continues to sleep through the night, I will be moving her into her own room!
Potty training update: Ally started out so good with potty training. She did all of her business on the potty and she even went in public bathrooms! Unfortunately she started having more accidents in her training diaper and every time I would take her to the bathroom, she would need a new diaper. Then she stopped pooping for days and we finally let her go in her diaper because it had been a couple of days. Then she started telling me after she peed in her diaper that she had to go to the potty and she would sit and play for several minutes and as soon as I put a clean diaper on, she would go in it. I was getting really frustrated and tired of dealing with it, so we decided it would be better to wait until I could focus more attention on her. Plus it was costing a fortune for training diapers! So now Ally is back in regular diapers. It is really hard to put her back in regular diapers after she did so well at the beginning, but she will get it when she is ready.
Next week I will be going to the local elementary school to sign Emily up for Kindergarten! It is such a bittersweet feeling. I know sending her to Kindergarten is the best decision because of how well she did in Pre-K. She loves being around other kids and she is really smart and needs to be challenged. I don't feel like I can give her those things. I am not sure what I am going to do with her being gone all week! She is my big helper and she gives Ally someone to follow around.
Here are the latest happenings around the house:
Chloe is not my best sleeper. Emily and Ally slept a lot more during the day. Chloe sleeps usually and hour or less in between feedings. But I have finally stretched her feedings to every 3 hours! What freedom!
One of Chloe's big smiles!
Ally is always trying to play with Chloe's toys. It is a big issue in this house.
Dave showing the girls how to have a tea party. They loved it!
Easter pics. Emily is already hates taking pictures! I thought I had a few more years before that started!
Potty training update: Ally started out so good with potty training. She did all of her business on the potty and she even went in public bathrooms! Unfortunately she started having more accidents in her training diaper and every time I would take her to the bathroom, she would need a new diaper. Then she stopped pooping for days and we finally let her go in her diaper because it had been a couple of days. Then she started telling me after she peed in her diaper that she had to go to the potty and she would sit and play for several minutes and as soon as I put a clean diaper on, she would go in it. I was getting really frustrated and tired of dealing with it, so we decided it would be better to wait until I could focus more attention on her. Plus it was costing a fortune for training diapers! So now Ally is back in regular diapers. It is really hard to put her back in regular diapers after she did so well at the beginning, but she will get it when she is ready.
Next week I will be going to the local elementary school to sign Emily up for Kindergarten! It is such a bittersweet feeling. I know sending her to Kindergarten is the best decision because of how well she did in Pre-K. She loves being around other kids and she is really smart and needs to be challenged. I don't feel like I can give her those things. I am not sure what I am going to do with her being gone all week! She is my big helper and she gives Ally someone to follow around.
Here are the latest happenings around the house:
Chloe is not my best sleeper. Emily and Ally slept a lot more during the day. Chloe sleeps usually and hour or less in between feedings. But I have finally stretched her feedings to every 3 hours! What freedom!
One of Chloe's big smiles!
Ally is always trying to play with Chloe's toys. It is a big issue in this house.
Dave showing the girls how to have a tea party. They loved it!
Easter pics. Emily is already hates taking pictures! I thought I had a few more years before that started!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
2 month check-up and Potty training
Chloe had her two month check-up today. She is 12 pounds 12 ounces (90th percentile) and 24 inches long (97th percentile). Everything checked out great and the best news is that the doctor could not hear a murmur at all! She thinks Chloe's hole has probably closed up! Being the concerned mom, I asked if it could have gotten bigger and the doctor said Chloe would not be gaining weight and she would be struggling to nurse if she was getting worse. Great news to hear!!!
More exciting news is that Ally is potty training! Since we moved into this house, we have put her little potty in the bathroom and whenever we catch her sneaking off to do her business, we ask if she wants to try and go on her potty. She has made a few successful attempts and this past weekend I decided she was more than ready to start training. I bought the pull-ups and we started last Saturday. Ally is doing way better than I expected! She is pooing and peeing on her potty! She is so excited about doing it as well! Today she even went in her first public bathroom (gross but still exciting)! She loves picking what color M&M she will get. I could not have dreamed her doing any better! I kept putting it off because I thought it would be too difficult with feeding Chloe. It actually works out great because I get her to go right before I start feeding Chloe. Yay Ally!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Rodeo Time!
Yesterday, Dave took the afternoon off and we headed down to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The weather was perfect, it wasn't crowded at all, and we had a blast.
Everyone has their cowboy boots on, ready to go!
Making silly faces in the car.
Riding the rides!
Notice both girls in time-out.
Ally trying cotton candy for the first time. Emily is in time-out.
Ally getting ready to watch the pig races!
Everyone cheering on the racing pigs!
Everyone has their cowboy boots on, ready to go!
Making silly faces in the car.
Riding the rides!
Notice both girls in time-out.
Ally trying cotton candy for the first time. Emily is in time-out.
Ally getting ready to watch the pig races!
Everyone cheering on the racing pigs!
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