7 months old

Our darling Theresa Rose is 7 months old. She's becoming quite mobile by rolling and scooting on her back. She also gets up on her knees and toes. She'll be crawling soon!

No teeth yet but she enjoys eating avocado, peas, green beans, bananas, and shredded cheese. She also likes banana puffs. 

Her sleep habits have remained mostly the same...napping in her car seat or in mommy's arms. At night she sleeps from about 7:30/8-6:30/7 waking up 1-2 times to eat.  

She is a big fan of her brothers and loved when they make silly noises for her. She usually rewards them with smiles and giggles. She has a very cute giggle that we're hearing more and more. 

She is still in 3-6 month clothing but is slowly growing. 

Happy half-birthday!

WTheresa is 6 months old! She now weighs 13 lbs, 2 oz, continuing to be in the 5% range. She loves to smile and watch her brothers. She especially loves when her brothers play with her and rewards them with giggles. Theresa is a roller and a scooter. She scoots backward as she lays on her back. It's amazing how quickly she can travel. We enjoy listening to her "sing." The boys will take her pacifier out of her mouth so she can talk. Her first food was avocado. She seems to be a fan. No signs of any teeth yet. She's still not much of a napper unless I'm holding her. I do love getting to cuddle her. Her nighttime sleep is good though. She goes down around 7:30/8:00 and will wake up once or twice to eat and wake up for the morning around 6:30/7:00. We're loving our happy little girl. 

Like sister, like brother

Reading books with Stephen

A big boy

I finally buckled down and decided to get serious about potty training Stephen last week. He wasn't the most willing student but we persevered. Today he is on his 3rd full day of underwear. On Monday, we stayed home and he had 3 accidents. Yesterday we were out and about all morning and he stayed dry before and after nap. One accident this morning and he's been dry since nap. Stephen is much more excited about being a big boy now, and so am I! (Any advice for nap/nighttime training?)

From the mouth of Stephen

Stephen has some phrases that he uses frequently that I don't want to forget. 

*"Are you seriously?" - said in a very incredulous tone - makes me laugh every time!

*"...but that's okay." - said when something happens, gets broke, etc. 

*"I still love you, Mommy."

*May can I have..."

4 months old

Gotta get this post up before she's 5 months old tomorrow. 

Theresa Rose is a sweet and little 4 month old! At her 4 month appointment, she weighed 11 lbs, 1 oz which puts her at the 5th percentile on the growth chart. She is following her own growth curve so we're not worried about her. She loves playing with her feet, smiling at her brothers, holding onto her blue ball, sucking on her pacifier, making noise, and rolling over. She's still sleeping well at night, going from 8-2 or 3 and then waking up again 2-3 hours later. Naps are another story. She is the queen of the catnap, unless she's in her carseat. Then she'll sleep for a couple hours. Theresa really enjoys watching her big brothers play and gives them big smiles when they talk to her. Stephen is her biggest fan and gets really excited whenever she does anything. Paul likes her but still kinda keeps his distance. We love watching our little girl grow!

My Paul-Paul

There are so many things I want to remember about my Paul James at age 2 years, 3 months...

*his cute little voice. His language has just exploded over the past couple months. Some of my favorite words - Wheevin (Stephen), Reesa Rose (Theresa Rose), burnout, dragster, Wockies (Rockies),

*his giggle. It is so easy to get Paul to laugh. 

*He counts "3, 6, 3, 6..."

*He calls himself Charlie Blackmon, an outfielder for the Rockies. Stephen started it and now if I call him Paul, Paul will say, "No, Charlie Blackmon!" Luckily, Blackmon is a good guy to have as a role model. 

*He LOVES Stephen. They play together very well. They do have their fair share of fights which usually include biting and tackling, but overall, they are the best of pals. 

*He seems to be as big of a sports fan as Stephen. He is frequently seen running around the living room playing baseball or football.   

*He is becoming quite the Duplo master. He loves building houses, trucks, and cakes.

*I love his blonde curls and his cheeks. I also love how he says "hug" whenever he gives a hug. I love my sweet Paul-Paul. 

I said yes!

5 years ago Steve and I had been dating for 18 months. We headed to the mountains for a picnic lunch. We ended up on a rock in the middle of Geneva Creek. Steve got on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes! We went back to our rock last Friday. It's so fun to be able to visit our happy place!

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