February

Well, I have a 4.5 year old, which is crazy to me. I can't believe that 5 years ago I was pregnant with her & it's almost exactly 5 years since the first time I got to see her on ultrasound(due to a scare). This girl is full of attitude & spunk. Many people have told me she talks really well, which I have seen more & more of being around more kids her age. It makes me feel like I'm doing something right, the fact she does talk so well & seems to understand so much. She can count to thirty, though her thirty sounds a lot like forty. She has trouble with th & we can't seem to get it. She writes her name pretty well when she wants too. We need to work on her letters more but she knows maybe 1/3. She can write Alex too, though sometimes it's Aelx. :) She loves going to story time & interacting with all the kids. I try to make sure we get out & she has time with other kids. I feel bad she's not in preK but it's kind of pricey and from what I've heard from other parents they're teaching things she already knows. I know it's more about the interaction & being around peers so that's why we go to story time every week & the park. Her size, well, she's starting to actually fit into her age size clothing, sizes 4 & 5 in shirts. Pants, well, she's still skinny and she ends up with barely long enough or high waters. She's growing taller, which is good. I like that size 4's are barely long enough, if not short but it's hard when her waist is still a size 3-ish. I last weighed her 10 days ago & she was almost 30 lbs. WOO HOO! She may hit 31 or 32 by 5! She is crazy active, always on the go. Her shoes size(purely for me to look back on) is 8.

Alex, my little Alex. Almost 20 months old & 20.5 lbs. He's small but he's bigger than Katie was. His 18m feet are bigger than K's 2 yr feet were and he hit K's 2 yr weight at 19 months. He may actually be tall like his daddy, I guess we'll see. Oh my gosh, he is a TROUBLE MAKER! He is BOY for sure. He likes to climb on his sister & now our furniture. He will climb on something, then look at me with the biggest smile. He is so happy but is a brat also. He's in the 'let me throw something if I'm unhappy' phase & he recently started hitting. But he can also be the biggest love bug. He loves baby dolls & trucks/cars/trains. He likes to watch cars/trucks/motorcycles driving. He sometimes listens really well. At story time yesterday I told him to put the shaker eggs back and he actually did it. I was super surprised but I guess he sometimes likes to throw away his diaper. He's growing up, becoming a big boy. Which makes me sad, my baby not being a baby anymore. He's in size 4 diapers, size 4 shoes(between a 3 & 4 really), & 12-18 or 18 months(depending on brand) clothes. It makes me sad he's bigger than K was. It's a good thing, I know, but he won't be my baby as long as she was. It's weird to see clothes & pajamas fit him now when 2 months ago they swallowed him. My baby, why can't he stay my baby a little longer! He also has become more of a daddy's boy. He lights up when Mike comes home, both kids do. His speech is lacking in my opinion. He can say some words but he refuses to say more really or I cant understand them. Mama, Car(everything is a car), & Go are his main words. I constantly say what things are, trying to get him to say them too but nope. I know one day he'll just start talking like normal & I'll be surprised.

My babies, my babies are growing way too fast but it sure is fun to see. :)