Overdue Update

Since Rylee has her 9 month appointment on Monday -- I thought I should probably record her six months stats from her appointment in January and Z's 4 year appointment in Feb.








RYLEE


6 months:
26 1/2 inches long
16 1/2 pounds

• Got her first tooth Feb 7th and second March 7th.
• Finally started rolling on Feb 21st.
• Bumper Pad went away on March 8th...see the QPM entry from March and you'll understand
• She is WAY different than Zachary. She is not consistently sleeping through the night. Makes for grouchy parents.
• She can tell the difference between Chad and my parenting styles and adjusts her needs as such. This means she will cry relentlessly if she needs something from me because I am a wimp and will respond. With Chad she needs only giggle and blink because crying with him gets her no where.
• She loves to stand and last weekend did make crawling motions.
• She has a wonderful laugh and she likes to put her finger in your mouth and yank it right back out.
• Anything Zachary does entertains her.
  She does not like having to eat her veggies first. If you bring out her fruit and put it on the table but don't plan on giving it to her until after veggies, there will be a battle.
• Still nursing but this week only once a day and that will go away next week. Still drinking the frozen milk but I am not pumping (YAY!) --- TMI I know

ZACHARY

4 years old
41 inches tall
37 pounds

• His latest thing is to say "My Pleasure." when you thank him for something. Cracks me up.
• He can count to over 30 and can count backwards from 20.
• He is still working out the math situation - we asked him what one plus one is and he said "Eleven" - fair enough one and one can make 11.
• He did get glasses - he is 20/50 in one eye but both eyes have an astigmatism. Dr. hopes that wearing glasses now will help how much he needs them in the future.
• I think his entire diet includes dino chickens (chicken in the shape of dinosaurs), Spiderman Mac-N-Cheese (remember he has never seen the movie!), milk, and a strong desire for candy at every moment. He'll still eat broccoli, green beans, carrots, and corn but it takes some gentle nudging.
• His teacher always have such good things to say about him -- while I am sure they are on some level required to say that I do believe they are right about him being smart, friendly, and a good kid...said the unbiased mother.
• Still working on the staying dry through the night but definitley no accidents during the day. Couldn't tell you the last time we had an issue. However there is something about being in Target that triggers his "gotta go" reflex. I can ask him 15 times before we start shopping if we need to stop at the bathroom but only when the cart is half full is it time.
• Current obsessions include Bolt, Legos (building castles and playing with knights), and occasionally still WallE.

Chad and I are blessed with two very healthy kiddos. We are thankful to God for his blessings.

Happy Easter to all!