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.

Found!

After my last post this picture came to me in my email. Love it. Thanks!

Beards and Babies

Matt has a picture with his dad that we tried to re-create when Lucas was little: Bearded man with a baby (note to self: find this original picture). So now it's a thing. Pictures of our babies at 9 months with their bearded daddy. Scary thing I know. See for yourselves.

Lucas:

Haley:

Snow Day

With February came our first (maybe last?) snow for the year! It stayed for just a few hours ... just enough to get our feet wet.

Haley staring longingly at the window. 

Monster Love

My mom knit these amazing pants for Haley. Everyone beware of our sweet appearing little monster.

Lucas: Art, Legos, & Other Fun

What's our little boy up to these days? He is outgrowing the "terrible" threes. Tantrums are starting to be less frequently seen visitors at our house and the word "yes" is falling more and more frequently. We love it! Lucas is sweet and funny and we are loving watching him grow. 

He is turning into quite the artist. Markers, paint, crayons, or stamps. Coloring books, workbooks, or self-made pictures. He loves it all. The new stamp set he got for Christmas was quite the hit on a no-school morning.

 

Lucas' newest obsession: Legos!! Matt and I love it and are happy to sit with him for hours building (even though Lucas already really doesn't need our help). He builds by instruction and makes up his own creations. So much for 7 and up!

 Lucas has also started ice skating and by lesson three is able to stay upright on his own two feet and even glide a little bit. Day one did teach almost exclusively how to fall.

And other fun: Hiding with the iPad.

Cuddling Morris

And cuddling Baby Sister