Lucas

Lucas had his 4 year check-up in February. Still tall and skinny. Matt and I did always joke that our kids would have no wrist and no ankles. Apparently though they have no butts. He is projected to be 6'2" by his pediatrician. Not sure I buy it. For now this is where he is:

Height: 42 3/4 inches (90%ile)
Weight: 38 3/4 pounds (70%ile)

Lucas has given us so much to be proud of recently. He is turning into a fine little man. As sad as it makes us to see the toddler years go, we are so proud of our big boy. He loves building, math, science, and reading. I think he will feverishly await starting Kindergarten in a year. Name writing is easy and he loves practicing all his other letters as well.

He's silly but sweet. A little rough with little sister at times but at the same time so loving.

Sharing his popsicle

Feeding the ducks

Red Caboose Park

Mommy, take a picture of my silly face!

Haley - 10 Months and 11 Months

Haley turns 11 months old today! One more month until my baby is 1!

For now, let's take a look back. Hales had her 9 month check-up back in February and continues to be our little failure to thrive baby.

Height: 28 1/3 inches (50%ile)
Weight: 15#9oz (5%ile)

She is getting more spirited every day. I think she on purpose pulled Lucas' hair yesterday when he tried to take a toy from her. Well-deserved by big brother maybe, but still takes some feist to go up against someone so much bigger.

Here's Haley at 10 months:

Not walking yet but trying. Her favorite thing is to walk with not me or daddy but of course Lucas.

Crawling gets you where you want to go too though.

And as always so proud of herself.

Best buddies

And at 11 months our baby:

-still has no teeth
-is on antibiotic round number 2 for ear infections
-is not walking yet but is standing so well
-loves clapping for herself
-has learned to throw her pacifiers back into her bed (clapping again)
-still eats most anything. Last night mushrooms were her favorite.
-and as every month, adores her big brother.


And here are a few pictures from this morning for her big 11 month day.

Haley - 9 Months

I love 9 months! Of course I love my kids at all ages but 9 months is so fun: personalities emerge, mobility increases but is not quite to the point where they can outrun you or reach the high shelves, babbling turns into a form of communication, and love for mommy is at a high point (I won't pretend I don't love that). 

Our little girl is sweet, curious, adoring of big brother, always smiling, and just a joy to be around. 

She's getting so big but is still my little baby. Big enough to give big wet kisses, and little enough to snuggle perfectly in my arms.

 Big enough to be silly, and little enough to giggle at everything.

 I am feeling more and more how quickly the baby in her will slip away. I am excited to find out what she will be up to as she gets bigger but am savoring every moment I can get with her baby-self now.

I've already seen how fast the baby years can pass. Just look at my big boy. It seems like yesterday he was 9 months old and now he's already a big four!

And what's Haley up to? She wants to walk. She really, really wants to walk. Of course, since she'd love to keep up with Lucas. She's a side-stepping fool and cruising along furniture at high speeds. 

She loves her and Lucas' new kitchen.

She still loves trains.

And of course reading.

Haley - 8 Months

Haley's newest accomplishment: standing! She now wants to stand all the time. No lying down, no sitting, just standing. Haley also started crawling this month but every time she gets on all fours she realizes that she actually wants to stand up which results in the downward facing dog. We will have one toned yoga baby. Crawling is not high on her priority list. We have gotten a few seconds of free standing out of her already (usually followed by free falling). She is so proud of herself!

Proud/happy face! (Usually followed by clapping)

 Haley is still such a good, good baby. She is always cheerful, easy-going, and all smiles!

I love this age! Small enough to snuggle and be my baby, but big enough to be developing the personality of a spunky little girl.

Can time slow down just for a minute?

Until then I am just going to cherish each moment.

 

Haley - 7 Months

HK is already 8 month old and I have yet to post her 7 month pictures. This mommy needs to get on the pictures! The kiddos just grow so fast I can't keep up!

Here's our littlest at 7 months

Big Brother joining picture time. This was a special treat since I can so rarely get him to let me take pictures of him these days.

And he demanded I take a picture of him under the bed. My sweet silly boy.

HK is sitting so well now. Interested in everything and wishing she could be on the move. Lucas' toys are always the best but he only occasionally wants to share them. Lucky for her, he's slowly moving away from Duplos and on to Legos.

Haley - 5 Months

Our Haleybug is 5 months old! I can't believe how time is flying. She is turning from an infant into a little girl. I feel like we can see her changing and growing up in front of our eyes.

With 5 months came:

-- Solid food
-- Smiles and more smiles
-- Believing that big brother Lucas absolutely hangs the moon
-- Sitting better and better (once even all by herself ... on some soft grass)
-- Babbling and "talking" more and more -- she may take after her verbal brother
-- The love for toys (as shown in my newest photo shoot )

Our drool monster. But bows make it ladylike, right?

Even the pouts are cute. We're in so much trouble...

Taking after aunt Jenni? Practicing her stretches.

And good thing that Lucas built an awesome train track right before our picture session. Hales loves playing with big brother's toys and so far he's still willing to share. He says he has so much to teach "his baby."