Growing Kids

I wrote down the kids' growth stats from their check-ups back in August and I'm terrified I'm going to lose my slip of paper with the info on it before I get it transferred to their baby books so I'm going to post the info on here.  This is what Moms who have lost their mind do.  When you can't find your mind, you go to the blog to remember everything you've forgotten.  =) 

As of August 2011...

Anna at 6 years old weighed 60 lbs and was 49" tall. (off the chart in percentile for both)

Audrey at 3 years old weighed 29 lbs (25th perc.) and was 37" tall (50th perc.).

Noah at 9 months old weighed 25 lbs and was 29" tall. (80th percentile each)

There, now I don't have to fret about losing my slip of paper anymore.  Because I'm really surprised it hasn't come up missing yet as we have a little girl in our house who is 3 with very sticky fingers that seems to pick up things that don't belong to her and then she misplaces them and we can't find them.  Sigh...  Life is always interesting that's for sure!  There's definitely no time for boredom in our house.

It's Fall

These 3 little faces bring me such joy!  I'm so grateful for these miracles the Lord has entrusted to us.  And, we are really enjoying the beautiful fall weather He's blessed us with as well.  The 60 and 70 degree daytime temperatures are perfect for playing outside.  The leaves are starting to change and the yards are pretty and green again as they've been given many drinks of rain to help spruce them back up from the dry, ugly brown they were this past summer.  Thank you Lord for your blessings, both big and small!

Little Miss Preschooler

Audrey started preschool last Tuesday and thinks she is big stuff!  She was a bit apprehensive about staying in her class without me but didn't cry when I left her thankfully. 

 She's awfully proud of her new backpack.

 She found her cubby right away with Miss Kimberly.

 As soon as we got to her classroom she went straight over to check out the class pet, a hermit crab, and immediately opened the top of the cage to "let it out".  Thankfully her teacher was standing nearby and quickly closed the cage back up.  I'm sure she made a mental note too about needing to constantly keep her eye on Audrey.  You never know what this curious little girl will think of next!

She's enjoying school as they get to paint and cut with scissors everyday which she loves to do.  The only thing she hasn't liked is that they haven't gone out for recess yet and that's the main thing she was looking forward to as that's what she hears big sister Anna talk about often.  The preschool has an abbreviated schedule the first two weeks where the class is split into two different groups and each group goes for only an hour to ease them into the transition of preschool.  Once she starts going full time next week she'll get to have recess.  She'll be one excited little girl when that happens!

10 Months Old

Our little guy isn't staying little.  He's a solid boy who likes to eat most table food and continues to grow very fast.  He's getting very mobile... crawling everywhere and pulling up to things on his knees.  If he can't see us, he comes to find us. 

 He continues to be happy and laid back and a great sleeper, praise the Lord!  His top two teeth have recently just broke through the skin and those have caused some night time fussing but overall he's done very well with teething so far. 

 He loves to play with puzzle pieces and stacking rings.  He will patiently sit and try to put the pieces in the puzzle even though he's too little to master that task but he can successfully put the rings back on the stacking tube.  He loves to play with blocks and take things in and out of containers.  He's also found enjoyment in opening and closing drawers which has also resulted in some pinched fingers - ouch!  Overall, he's doing great, getting so big, and such a joy to all of us.  Mommy especially enjoys his newfound hobby of giving me kisses... open mouth slobber all over my cheek.  =)  Such a sweet, precious boy!

And of course the boy loves to play with balls!  He even watches sports on t.v. with enjoyment already.  :)