I take pictures of her sleeping...

because it's one of the few times she holds still, because she looks so peaceful, and because I need proof it happens! Thankfully she now sleeps through the night, in her own room, in her own bed, most nights... *knock on wood* To help her fall asleep at night I read her stories, and sometimes she "reads" night night stories to her dolls. This is a video of her "reading" "If You Give A Pig A Pancake" to one of her dolls on the bed behind her.


here is a translation
a door, a ducks, a ducks...a piano, a piano, a lights on(lamp), a lights, a pig, a pig...a chair, then run, a chase, a pants...a lights, a lights...a books, a books, a books...a books...a chair, a chair, a chair...a book, a pig, a pig, a pig, a pig...a cake

poor brother

not even six months old and Kara has him playing tea-party and princess dress up

2 and a half

Kara and Andrew are exactly 25 months apart and this month she is two and a half. She's very slender and still wears most of her 18 month clothes(barely), but we do buy her 2T dresses and shirts. Somethings about her haven't changed, she still loves princesses, and has an eagle eye when it comes to spotting them. Weather its a refrigerator magnet the size of a quarter, a sticker the size of a nickle on the end of the doctor's otoscope (ear flashlight), or a picture no bigger then a pea on the Joanne's ad, if there's a princes, she'll spot it! She loves to color and and paint, especially on herself, we keep her supplied with paper and coloring books for the safety of our walls and furniture.

She loves dress up and can mostly dress herself now(which she often insists on), especially if we are going somewhere she is excited to go, like the park or a friends house. She loves to play in the water whether its swimming, a bath, a shower or the true northwest girl that she is even likes the rain. She still loves to sing and dance, and sings along with songs a lot more. She's also combining words and expressing herself with phrases more and more. She has figured out how to lock her car door and thinks its funny to be sneaky and re-lock her door while I'm getting Andrew out of the car.
Yes, our little girl is growing up.

five months

Andrew is five months old now and get more and more fun everyday! He smiles and laughs and chews on everything. He found his toes and likes to play with them, he also likes to play on his tummy. He can roll over, lift his tummy off the ground for a couple seconds when he's on his hands and knees, and is crawling a little too. He also loves to be cuddled and we can't resist kissing his adorable cheeks!

4 months

Andrew turned 4 months old yesterday and had his 4 month WCC. He weighs in at 15 lbs. 11 oz and is 26 inches. That puts him in the 75th percentile for weight and 90th for height. He's wearing size 6 month clothes and filling them out well. Apparently the dietary recommendations have changed and his pediatrician said it was OK to give him pureed foods, so he got his first taste of pear. I think he liked it. He pretty much likes anything he can stick in his mouth. One of his latest hobbies is sucking the corner of a blankie. A friend loaned us an exasaucer, and he is excited to be able to play standing up. So far he's a mama's boy, according to daddy every time I leave while he's sleeping he wakes up within 15 minutes and cries until I come home.

a few ramblings

Kara needed a post, and I need to remind myself of some of the adorable things she has done lately that warm my heart and make it all worth it. I love watching how she responds to her world. From "feeding" her dolls french toast and juice after having had that for breakfast herself, or "talking" on her play phone to her friends. I'm not sure who she was talking to yesterday most of it was her toddler speak, but she mentioned the baby Jesus in her conversation a several times. A couple days ago we were watching" Santa Clause is coming to Town" and Kara became very worried cried "No, No, No! Baby!" when the baby Clause who was being pulled in a sleigh became separated in the snow storm and it appeared that a snow monster was going to get him. Or when we are at Target and she was perusing the jewelry cases (she LOVES jewelry, she is 100% girl!) and she pointed to some earrings and said "pretty, a mom" because mom wears earrings. I love this girl!

Three Months and Growing

Andrew is 3 Months old today!

I stepped on the scale with him and he weighs about 15-16 lbs now. He wears size 3 diapers and some of his 3 month clothes are too small for him.

He is smiling more and even laughs sometimes. He is starting to really like his bath. He fusses for a moment when I first put him in the water, I think because he is surprised, but he quickly decides he likes kicking his feet in the warm water and cries when I take him out. He's also starting to entertain himself for short periods on his play mat or bouncy seat. He recently discovered his hand and was studying it very intently the other day, but every time I got the camera out he stuck it in his mouth.

Kara has a hard time sharing mom sometimes, especially when she's tired, but she is starting to settle into her role of big sister. She often brings him a toy, a paci or a blanket. She likes to hold his hands and "dance" with him. She also likes him to play dress-up with her and will bring me necklesses and things to put on him.