Dec 4-11

December 4-11  (Lucas Two Months Old 12-8-12)

The girls showing off their modeling poses one morning before school.  They also got some pictures with baby brother playing on his mat.

 

Emilyn hasn't asked to hold Lucas much, and then all of a sudden she started to ask.  It's like she just realized she could.  She is pretty good with him, and loves when he smiles at her.  She asks more often now, but doesn't last too long.

Matisyn got all dressed up for school one morning for their special fieldtrip to watch the movie The Christmas Orange.  They made a big deal about it and had a red carpet and everything.  They called their bus transportation a big, yellow carriage!  Her librarian wrote the book that they made into a movie, and the students got a special sneak peak at the show.  Matisyn was so excited.

My good friend Ashly and her little baby Owen came over to visit.  These two are going to be buddies whether they like it or not!  They are so cute together.

My three cuties by the Christmas tree, complete with redecorated ornaments compliments of Matisyn.  She loves to move them around so much that I have had to relax about perfect placement and spacing and just enjoy her enjoyment!

Matisyn continues to be an amazing helper with baby brother.  She holds him whenever possible, and runs to him if he is crying.  She sings to him, mostly his favorite song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, talks to him, and tries her best to keep him happy.  She also melts when he smiles at her.

Emilyn loves her weekly playgroup with her friends.  My friends were great to give me a longer stretch without playgroup when I had Lucas.  This was my first one back.  I had to let baby cry a little to attend to the three year olds, but everything went pretty well.  I made them play dough, and they did a little art project.  They are a great group of girls.

Stretch!  Lucas loves to stretch his arms up like this, especially after a long swaddle at night!

I just thought this expression was pretty funny.  Something looks crazy to him!

Two Months Old Today!  Yay!

Matt got a bunch of extra bread from a conference he went to and it was going to go to waste.  We headed off to the little lake to feed the ducks.  Emilyn was hilarious the whole time.  She kept calling at the top of her lungs, "Come here little fellas," "You stinker fellas," and "Share with your Mama little fella."  Lucas slept happily in the warm car while we fed the ducks out in the cold.

Here is a video of her feeding the ducks:

Emilyn has not been getting enough sleep lately, especially sharing a room with sister, refusing to nap ever since brother was born, and getting up as early as possible.  She often falls asleep when we are in the car.  She was out within minutes after feeding the ducks.

 More of Lucas's favorite sleeping position!

 So happy to have remodeled our kitchen to give us more space.  Not sure how we would all fit without the extra couple of feet!  Everyone likes to be in there together!

 Baby Lucas waiting for a bath.  He is sure filling out!

 We love these three!

 The girls enjoying some time in the snow.  This was just the beginning.  There is a foot of snow sitting on my deck now, a few weeks later!

Lucas Two Months

Dr. Appt. 12-11-12

13 lbs 14 oz  90%

24 inches  83%

Head 40.6 cm  64%

 Lucas got a great report at his two month Dr. visit.  Dr. Whiting said he was healthy and growing like he should.  He is getting so big!  I'm pretty sure both of my girls were a couple of pounds lighter at this point and they were still pretty chunky.  He got three shots and an oral vaccine for rotavirus.  He cried pretty hard, but didn't have any bad side effects or fever from them.  He got a nice warm bath at the end of the day, and was in good spirits.  He doesn't seem to mind that it's pink!

Emilyn Quotes:

"I'm just the medium one."  She said this while talking about Matisyn being big enough to reach something and Lucas being tiny.  She's so precious.  I hope she always knows how special she is even if she's in the middle.

"Daddy, you sound like a lady."  Told to Matt when he was singing in a high voice.  When he turned his song to rap, she said that sounded much better!