Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Milestones

This month Brooks is 2 1/2 years old and little Miss Delaney is 2 months old.

Brooks
Approximately 32lbs and 39inches tall
*He is a big boy but still not big enough to be going potty in the big boy potty. He's gone a couple of times, but nothing consistent. I ask him all of the time if he wants to go on the potty and he always responds, "No, mom. I don't wanna go teetee on big boy potty!" I would like to say that he responds in a nice voice, but most of the time he uses a loud voice. (We're working on voice control.)
*Brooks loves to eat just about everything from chicken nuggets to salmon.
*He loves to sing! He even takes a tune for a song and changes the words. For example, he likes the song "Where is Thumbkin" and he'll switch out the words to: "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy..." (You get the idea)
*He has a wonderful imagination. He is constantly playing with his toys and role-playing with them. His toys usually like to go to baseball games together or go see movies together. Which brings me to the next thing...
*Brooks loves to watch movies. CARS and TOY STORY are his current favorites.
*He gets really upset when he gets caught doing something wrong.
*When we go to the park, he'd rather spend that time exploring the woods surrounding the park then sliding or swinging.
*He loves to collect acorns.
*He's silly.
*He's a good cleaner. He doesn't argue when I ask him to clean up his toys. And the other day he was playing pretend and was using a cup to "clean up the dirt" (it kind of looked like he was using the cup as a dustpan)
*He's becoming more interested in throwing balls. He doesn't like any organized games - he'd rather just throw all of the balls out of his basket and then go clean them up.
*His teacher constantly compliments him on what a good helper he is. He is generally a very helpful/caring person. He is always willing to help me with Laney. Although now some times he's too busy taking care of his own baby: Baby Aubree (picture below)
*He's a sweet boy. He gives hugs and kisses, tells us he loves us, and loves to cuddle at bedtime. He especially enjoys scratching his daddy to sleep when they lay down together.




Delaney:
8 lbs (She's still below the charts for her weight)
22 inches (45%)!!!!
*Looks like we have another tall and skinny child on our hands.
*She started interacting more by smiling at us.
*She's learning that she has a voice. She recently starting those loud cooing sounds.
*She wakes up around 6:00ish to start her day. She eats, stays up to play a little bit, and naps between 1.5-2 hours (REPEAT). This goes on until about 10:00ish when we give her a bath and then she eats again around 10:30. Yes - that's right...she sleeps about 7 hours each night!
*She's kind of grumpy at night. We're still working on a schedule between 6-10.
*She's a good eater. Considering that she dropped down to 4lbs in the NICU, she's actually doubled her birth weight in just 2 months!
*There is nothing "lady-like" about this little girl. She burps as loud as her dad and you can hear her toots across the room. She makes us laugh.
*Brooks was a projectile spitter, Laney is not (thank goodness). In fact, she hardly spits at all.
*Laney likes bath time, but she does not like the being naked part before and after.



Saturday, December 18, 2010

Sweet Delaney

This is what mommy does while big brother is sleeping and Daddy is out shopping:



Friday, December 10, 2010

I love these kids!

See the car by Laney's head? Brooks put it there for her to play with. What a sweet brother.


Like I said in a previous post: if Laney is laying on the ground, Brooks is laying next to her. He loves to talk to her and read her books.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Countdown to Christmas

For Christmas this year I found an advent calendar at Target. I absolutely LOVE it! I'm excited to start this tradition with Brooks (Delaney will join in eventually). This year I filled the boxes with items from the dollar bin, mixed in with some left-over Halloween candy, and some special coupons (for example, a train ride at the park, making cookies, etc.). As Brooks grows I'd like to mix in some bible verses with each prize to tell the story of Christmas. I haven't decided what to put in the last two days...I'm still searching for something kind of special but small enough to fit in the boxes. When Brooks gets home from school everyday he walks in and asks, "I open my box, mom!" He LOVES it.




I just thought I'd throw in this Santa pic as well. Brooks and I went up to school the other day to watch the first graders perform and Santa was there as well.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

So cozzy

My friend from Colorado knit Brooks a sweater when he was born. It's so adorable and I couldn't wait to put it on Laney. So looked so sweet that I couldn't resist some pictures. Plus - I figure I should post as many pictures as I can before I go back to work in January (since I think I'll be too busy to post by then).




I think Brooks got a little jealous because I was taking so many pictures of Laney. He's not a big picture taker, but he crawled up by Laney and said, "Take a picture of me, Mom." He found it difficult to stop eating his raisins long enough to smile...but we did mention to get one cute picture.

Monday, December 6, 2010

This is where you can find Brooks...

...next to his sister.



In case you're wondering where Laney got that HUGE yellow on her shirt, Brooks gave it to her.

Brooks even made her a "tent" while she was in her bouncy seat.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Ready or Not...Christmas is Coming!

Brooks helped Daddy put up the tree:

This is Laney helping:

Brooks was showing some of the decorations to Laney:

And...it doesn't get much better than this:

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Thanksgiving

We ended up staying local this Thanksgiving and meeting up with Chad's family. It was a great weekend of eating food and hanging out with the family.

Laney hardly had a minute go by without someone holding her...spoiled?! No...just completely loved.


Brooks had a fun time hanging out with Brodie and being silly.

The girls got out and shopped a bit. And we all watched lots of football (tear...for The Horns). It was perfect! (well, despite the UT loss) Laney was completely wiped from all the excitement.