They're Growing Up...Too Fast!

I started this post over two months ago and I am finally just finishing it. I wish I had a recorder with me all the time because they do say so many things I want to remember but I just don't. They sure entertain me with the things they talk about and using words that make them sound so grown up. There are just some things on here about the girls when they were turning 4 for me to remember!

RACHEL

cheerful, sweet, considerate, funny, easygoing, sensitive, wise

Stats at 4 year check up: Height 3'5" Weight 35 lbs.

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: Buffalo Wings

Favorite Toy: Dogs

Favorite Movie: Bolt

Favorite Song: Twinkle Twinkle

Favorite thing to do: Play

Things she's said recently:

When I asked what her favorite color she said "why, what are you going to get me that's new?"

At at restaurant we were getting up to go to the bathroom and she said "Wait, I have to text Molly." Molly is a stuffed dog at home. And she texted using Colt's play phone.

While she was sick in the middle of the night she said "Can I have more alligator mom?" Gatorade. I could see that mix up while your half asleep!

After a fever one morning she told me her fever was gone and that had she lost it.

In the car to Livy "When we get home I am going to balance my chief (chi). You put your bum in the air and say ooommmm, oooommm."

OLIVIA
active, happy, energetic, helpful, caring, focused, loving

Stats at 4 year old check up: Height 3'6" Weight 40 lbs.

( I think and measured more than an inch difference in their height but that is what the doctors office says they are)

Favorite Food: Macaroni and Cheese

Favorite thing to do: Swimming

Favorite toy: Puppies

Favorite song: Mary had a Little Lamb

Favorite movie: Bolt

Favorite color: Purple

Things she has said lately:

At the dentist they told the girls that if you don't brush your teeth at night the sugar bugs will make holes in them. Never hearing this before Livy took it literally. The next day she was very quick to make sure all the doors in the house were shut so, as she said, "No bugs will get in to make holes in our teeth at night." Poor kid.

Livy never gives me a break either. She is always keeping me in line. If Rachel is near me and crying she says "Mom what did you do to her?" Or if I tell Rae to stop sucking her thumb she tells me to leave her alone, she likes it. She is the defender around here.  

Livy is loving doing workbooks and wants to learn to read. She is awesome at writing her name and loved school this year. Rachel is not into doing that stuff as much yet so we'll get to it when she's a little more interested. She liked school too but had days when she just wanted to stay home with me instead. We missed the last week because the girls were sick but that had a great year. I can't believe how much they have changed since last fall and how old they are now.

Some school artwork.

 

Slow down girls. I miss the little yous already. You are such wonderful girls and we love you so so much. You are so different from each other in so many ways but you make a perfect match. I love everything about you and love to hear all the things you think. You are great big sisters and will do awesome with another little sister around. (Yes I started this post 2 months ago!!)

Ellie's One Month Old!

It has been a fast and a slow month. I know you all know what I mean by that. But overall a great month with Ellie. She has gotten so big already and weighs 12 lbs! She is lifting her head great and unfortunately had her first ear infection already. She is still a good baby but doesn't like to be put down very much. Sometimes that is hard but I'm trying to enjoy holding her all the time because this might be my last baby. I think she looks most like Rachel as a baby and right now she has blue eyes. They are dark blue so maybe they will change but blue for now. Shes a good snuggler and loves to sleep in my arms and that I love. She just started smiling at 5 1/2 weeks and I love it! I am so happy she is here and part of our family. She sure makes everyone happy! We love you Ellie!

Colt stealing her bow. He is wanting to be held more now. I don't know if that has to do with Ellie or not but probably. He is still good with her though. Tries to hold her, gives her hugs, pat her for burping, etc.

Enjoying some awesome suckers we saved from Lexie's birthday party!

And Colt again with getting his shoe fix!

Life Around Here

Things have been going good still around here. The chaos is becoming more normal! The kids are all doing really well and loving Ellie so we haven't had any issues with that. I feel a little stir crazy sometimes because I don't want to take all of them out to the store and it is too hot for the park most of the time. So that is the hard part, trying to find something to do with all of them when she is awake. But they seem fine with just staying here and doing whatever. We do rely on tv more than I want to but for now that's ok. Overall it has been better than I thought, besides for all the sickness we have had around here.

The girls loving Ellie!

Watching Wipeout with dad. Colt absolutely loves this show and get so into it yelling at the tv and always saying "yuck, jump, uh oh, what happened."

The girls are big helpers getting the place cleaned up and trying to help with Ellie's clothes and diapers. Rachel always wants to pick her clothes out for her and get her changed out of her pjs! Rachel is very into wearing dresses now and necklaces with it. She is for sure our fancy girl!

I can't help wanting to take a picture every time she falls asleep! She looks so peaceful and adorable!

Tired me and energetic girls playing outside!

Colt up to his old shenanigans! He was putting beads on a pipe cleaner, which I am very impressed that he can do that, but I left the bucket of beads on the table for a minute and oops, there it went. He dumped it slowly onto the floor. It took us like 30 minutes to pick all of them up! I know it doesn't look like that many in the picture but they were every where! And he did have a separate plate he was getting beads from, don't think I would just give him the whole bucket, unfortunately I didn't put it far enough away, lesson learned.

This boy has a shoe fetish. He always has his shoes on in the house. Some times they are his and sometimes they are the girls. He loves playing with shoes and is always digging through the shoe bucket and leaving random ones all around.

Yes his mouth is blue. He was sucking on a blue marker while coloring with the girls. We made them a tent and they were making no Colt allowed signs.

Making their signs.

They each drew 5 signs and every time it was the same drawing. It is so funny how even though we would never guess that their signs meant no Colt allowed they each had a distinct idea of what that looked like and did it over and over again.

A few days before the 4th of July we started another sick journey. Rachel started with a cough and cold and then was puking on the 4th and 5th. From there they all got the cold and cough, 4 kids with ear infections, one swimmers, one fever, one night of diarrhea every hour, and two with strep. Everyone is on an antibiotic and we are hoping for the best! Now that we are on the mend we are hoping to stay healthy for our trip to New York. The sickness has not helped with the stir craziness but luckily the kids weren't really cranky while sick. They never complained about ears or throats so I didn't know they felt so bad. Poor kids. Colt was the only one who got cranky and clingy. And trying to keep the sick one away from the others and all away from Ellie was the hardest part. It didn't work anyway since they all got sick! So glad to be on the mend! 

Oh I jinxed us when I wrote this. Not on the mend, back to puking!!!  Ahhhhh!!!