I keep reading all these blogs and every time I feel sad that I haven't kept up with my own. So today I stop worrying about catching up on past posts and start fresh. My kiddies are growing every day and if I wait until I'm caught up I may never get something down here.
Abby- She's 10.5 now! Am I really old enough to have a 10 yr old? I suppose I am. She's such a great student and an amazing kid! I don't have to check her homework. She studies for her tests without any reminding and for a preteen, she has a pretty easy going attitude. She does however struggle with anxiety at times, but overall she's the easiest one of the bunch. She's really into her Ipod touch right now and loves playing mindcraft. She's super excited to start cheerleading again in the fall. She's still my skinny mini, wearing size 10 shorts and even those are a bit big. She's due to pick up her newest pair of glasses tomorrow and she's so excited because they are "nerd" glasses which despite the name are very trendy right now.
Nathan- He's 9.5 now and all boy. Most days I have to remind him multiple times to brush his teeth, or pick up his clothes, or sit still or be careful. He loves all sports but has really taken a liking to hockey, specifically the Flyers. He just started his first year of baseball and is playing for the Bulldogs. If I may say so, he's pretty good! He is most certainly an active child. It's pretty apparent when you see the mini six pack he has going on. My blondie has developed some super cute freckles on his nose and I can't help but notice them when I see his bright blue eyes. He is most definitely one of my more difficult children...always questioning us and debating with us. Maybe it's the age. PLEASE let it be the age. He's now wearing size 8 or size 10 pants. Another skinny mini. He's doing well in school. All A's and B's but we have to work for it. I have to check his homework every night still and be sure to study with him for all his tests. He has been testing his limits lately and we know it. Good try buddy. We're onto you.
Alexa- My big 34 month old baby girl. She is my saintly child. I thank my lucky stars that God gave me such an easy going girly. I love dressing her up in the cutest girly clothes and making matching hairbows and necklaces for her. She loves it all! Her hair is finally long enough to put up in "one pony tail like Abby" and even pig tails. She keeps me laughing all day long with the silly ways she says words. She love to read books with me. Right now her favorite book is the Dora dentist book. She's getting excited to go to the dentist for the first time next month. She loves all of the Disney Junior cartoons: Doc McStuffins, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sophia the First and even some Nick Jr stuff like Dora and Max & Ruby. She's totally head over heels in love with the movie Finding Nemo. That will be her 3rd birthday theme. I'm buying her size 3T and 4T clothes. She's a whole 31 pounds now and super tall for her age. I'm excited to see what percentile for height and weight she falls into. The biggest accomplishment for little miss is that I can officially call her daytime potty trained. She's been pooping in the potty for many months but I was afraid to take the plunge to full time panties for outings but we finally did it the beginning of March and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Hooray!!
Jackson, Jax, JJ, Grinch baby, he goes by them all. This one really gives me a run for my money on a daily basis. Everyone says he just looks grumpy. He rarely smiles for strangers and cries more then he smiles. It's a hard knock life for a 14 month old toddler. I can officially call him a walker although he still falls down quite a bit. He has a pretty bad temper which just goes along with his grumpy persona. He has started trying to hit people and if he's told "no" the first thing he does is swing to hit me. He gives great big sloppy tongue kisses if you're lucky enough to get him to kiss you. He has the cutest mohawk and two great big dimples. He's a beast at 25lbs+. He's still wearing size 4 diapers. I've starting buying his summer wardrobe now and I'm buying size 2T.My favorite time of the day with him is right after bath time and after he's been dressed in his jammies. I turn off the light and I stand in front of his crib holding him. He always lays his head on my shoulder and tucks his hands and arms in between our bodies. In that moment he owns me and I forget about all of his daily shenanigans.
