After 6 months (?) I think I finally got on her to update anyone who reads this (aka my mom) I really wish I kept up with this but now with smart phones I do not get on the computer as much.
So life now...
Let's start with the boy...oh how I love having a boy! Not bc he is any more special than my girl (he really is haha totally kidding) but there is just something different. His love is rough and tumble yet so sweet. It is just a different ball game!
Waylon is 13 months old and boy from one side to the other. He started walking a little before he turned 1 so he beat his sisters. Which is no surprise b/c he is so physical. Talking is a different thing, they were full of words. W does a lot of grunting and growling and I love it!!
So to give a glimpse of my boy...he is always on the move, he hits and grabs anything with in his reach, he loves to makes mess, he is obsessed with bats and balls, he is starting to enjoy playing with cars, dirt might be the greatest thing ever in his eyes, he is loves his momma (and his momma is overly fond of him), he also loves to play with his dad, he is lost with out his sisters, he will throw anything that is in his hands at any moment (always be prepared), he is still a very very happy boy, life is just good for our buddy boy. He is very accident prone but most of the time the climbing and rough play do not lead to his injuries. He gets hurt falling while walking or doing something simple. He currently has bruised top gums from a walking accident (tripped on nothing) I just pray he gets through toddler hood with his mouth intact. I really do not want to deal with stitches or broken bones either but God will give me a calm heart if it does come to that. Thinking about it just makes me cringe right now. Lets talk happy...He seriously is such a joy. I love being his momma.
He is in his own room and has been for a couple months. Most nights he sleeps from 10ish (after an hour of nursing and cuddling) till 8ish so that is amazing! I love sleeping through the night. Right now he is off and on sometimes waking up once in the middle of the night to nurse or sometimes just cuddle.
Last week we were in Hatteras which through him off a bit and due to not nursing well he lost interest in the left side so now we are strictly nursing on the right side. Odd but my girls did that. Im struggling to get him to drink much out of a cup. He does know how it works just doesn't want anything from it. I pray he is getting enough from me but not much I can do. I can't force him to drink from a cup. During the day the nursing sessions are short, before lunch and dinner being the shortest. Morning and night are longer with night being the longest.
As for food...he eats everything! Which is so cool! Maybe I will get the eating right with one child.
I wish I could think of more but that is pretty good...
Miley....oh my Miley!
Nothing is new in saying she is a pistol but she really is coming into her own. She is so sassy yet seriously so sweet! Her biggest down fall as far as getting in trouble is terrorizing Tommi. She can drive her sister up a wall. Otherwise we really don't have to discipline her that much which is awesome! But she is still very opinionated and a hot mess! Her eating has yet to improve! So picky that I still find myself just praying she doesn't have damaging effects from how picky she is. I think she will be ok but I hope she will try new things soon. It is often she doesn't eat dinner and goes to bed with only a little snack before bed. She knows she is hungry bc she fusses about it but she has yet to turn the light on to if she tries dinner she will not feel that way.
Since last post she fully potty trained herself!!! Right around her birthday she just decided she was ready and did it quickly. Day and night with in a short period!
The passy also went away when she turned 3. We took her to build a bear and she put her last passys into a pony and that was it. She did amazing!!!
She is also moved in a room with Tommi in bunk beds and she did and is doing amazing with that.
So in the month of January/early February she grew up SO much!
I wish I could get her on film all the time bc the things that come out of this childs mouth leave us speechless and cracking up. She is hilarious!
Today she was doing "eeny meany miney mo" and she said "Get the peoples by the toe" instead of "catch a tiger by his tail" TJ and I seriously died laughing bc she was so serious and her little cartoon voice is too funny.
As we rode home from church this evening she said "Mommy when I was your age and you left me at school..." Ummm Miley I do not think you have ever been my age and you also have never been to school. She insisted this was true even with all the convincing that she has never been left at school...that she has never attended and she also has never been my age.
I seriously can't get enough of her! 25lbs of solid spunk and love!
I have decided not to start her in preschool this year b/c I am just too selfish and want her home as much as I can! I did ask her dr about doing speech but she didn't think we needed to do it yet so I'm not worry about it for now.
Tommi...my big girl!
The school year went well over all but we did struggle at the end with lots of tears again b/c she struggles with change and with SOLs the normal aide in her class was not with them at lunch and Grandma couldn't visit as much at lunch either so she struggled. She is her mommas girl and doesn't like change. But she finish kindergarten strong and on a 2nd grade reading level!!! She is so stinking smart!
I really am praying for a great teacher for her for first grade and a wonderful year b/c she is not excited to go back and wants me to homeschool but I know she will rock it.
Not all that much has changed other than her getting older and wiser ugh! haha She reads everything and there is not hiding things from her. She also has quite the attitude which always has been but boy has it gotten tough. She is just smart and honestly brave. 6 is challenging me! We will get through!
She really is my biggest helper b/c she is such a mommy which is a curse and a blessing. B/c she looks after her siblings but also tries to mother them. I'm so thankful for her help!
We just had her 6 year check up and she is 47" and 47lbs! So almost 4ft tall! She is 50%tile across the board.
At the beginning of the summer I signed Tommi up for swim lessons with the hopes that she would not fear the water so much. She did far beyond my expectations! She was a pro and did so well learning to go underwater and learn how to swim on a basic level. If they offer lessons this fall I plan to sign her up again b/c she found so much confidence with having control in the water and we seriously could not have been more proud of her!
She lost her first tooth last week! It had been wiggly for a month and it finally was so loose it was driving me nuts so I asked her if I tried to pull on it and it hurt to just tell me and I would stop. Well with a tiny tug it was out and she was so thrilled!! The tooth fairy came and gave her $1.25. Her name is Glimmer Mist and the magic of it all has been so fun to watch. She shows everyone her little gap which is not so much a gap since her new tooth is already coming in haha It was already partially in when she lost the tooth.
Oh yeah! Tommi is now doing piano lessons and seems to like it a lot. She does get frustrated that she can't be perfect right away but I love watching her enjoy learning something new!
I feel like she is getting jipped in this update but being 6 (going on 16) there is less to report I guess haha
I seriously have been blessed with some amazing kids! They keep me so busy and frustrate me to the max but I could not be more blessed! I was made to be these kids momma and I am honored I was so blessed!
