Into the groove

Sam was TWO months old this week and we are finally getting into the groove.  There is just something about that two month mark....you start to get a little more sleep...and a little more of your sanity back:)

Sam had his 2 month doctor's visit today....but before I get to his incredible stats....here is a little bit about this sweet little boy who has already completely stolen our hearts.

Dear Sweet Sam

You certainly kept us on our toes for these first few months....you cried often, you slept even less, you gave us many diaper surprises.....

But you also started smiling great big smiles. You showed us those sweet little dimples. You began having some serious conversations with us....consisting of many "goos" and "ahhs". These happy little sounds have been music to our ears.  You have loved kisses from day one, and even "tell" us when you want more.    You love your big sister and big brother tremendously, and we already love you more than you will ever know...

This guy is no little fellow....He is one BIG boy with an even BIGGER heart!!!!

Here are today's stats:

Height:  24 1/4 inches   90%
Weight:  14 POUNDS 3.2 ounces!!!!!!!!!! 95%
Head Circumference:  16 3/8   90%

Kind of ironic that I also decided (before his appointment today) that he may be getting a bit too big for the cradle...and made the big move to let him sleep in his REAL crib all the way upstairs for his nap today.  Still debating whether I will be able to put him ALL THE WAY UPSTAIRS over night.  Our baby is already getting sooo big.  Oh how time flies...and all too quickly!!!!

Around the House

Here is how we spend much of our time these days...

Sam likes to lay on his butterfly mat and take it all in.  He even lets Willie give him kisses on his hand!  He is growing sooooo fast...and will probably be eating us out of house and home before long!! Can't wait for his doctor's appt this week!

Joseph reads books with me and even read to Sam today!!! He loves looking at old cards and of course playing cars!!!

Making a silly face!

Miss Sophia was playing photographer with MY camera!  But I love that I finally have a picture with Sam (even if you can see the HUGE imperfection on my chin!! Ha, ha!!)  I guess I don't really feel like I have to be all that glamourous when much of my day consists of cleaning up potty seats, wiping bottoms and washing spit up off of my shoulders.  BUT don't get me wrong.... I wouldn't trade any of it!!!!

And though I don't have a picture of Sophia today...she was the real star!  A special letter arrived in our mailbox this evening....and this is what it read:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. S,

I am pleased to inform you that your daughter, Sophia, has been chosen by her teacher for the Christ's Light Recognition Award.  Her teachers state, "Sophia is constantly showing level "D" (that is good:) behavior at school.  She does this by always trying her very best in all that she does, by being kind to everyone, and by always participating at Mass."

We are all very proud of Sophia's willingness to spread the light of Christ throughout our school.  Thank you for helping to instill this love of neighbor and the light of Jesus in your daughter.

Christ's Peace,
Michael C


We are so stinking proud of this little girl!! She never fails to amaze or impress us!  How did we get so lucky????

Goal!

We had BEAUTIFUL weather for the first soccer game of the spring season!  Sophia played so well and even scored a goal!!!! The pigtails must have brought good luck!!!  She has been begging me all week to put her hair in pigtails....but every school morning I'm always running too late to do more than one braid!!! So....we finally did it today and she was SOOOO HAPPY!

This last picture is blurry because I took it with my phone and had the girls staring right into the sun...not very smart...but still so cute!

Sneaky

It's April Fool's Day today...it is also the first day of Sophia's Birthday Month...always a momentous event in our house!!!!  I decided I needed to be a bit sneaky for April Fool's Day!

I saw a few of these ideas somewhere in blogging world and thought they were too cute to pass up.  The first one, I decided, was perfect for my fruit despising Sophia.  It involved this...

The joke behind it is this....

Basically you take the bottom off of the fruit can, rinse the can thoroughly, place a "non-fruit" surprise inside....and a note at top.  THEN the instructions said to hot glue the bottom lid back in place.  But the hubby advised me to use super glue instead....(quicker apparently).  However...the hubby does not realize how impatient I am and how "unskilled" I am with super glue.  Oops.... I accidentally took the whole lid off of the tube instead of using the nozzle applicator.  Result:  The excess glue on my hands caused parts of the label to peel and stick to my hands and fingers.  Let's just say I can still feel super glue on my fingers today.... Needless to say, I packed the can anyway. I was so excited to see how Sophia would respond when she found cheese puffs inside instead of the dreaded fruit.  The only problem:  I was afraid she might not even open the can and just throw it in the trash.  So we had to give her the whole "Your teacher has reported to us that you are not eating your fruit" talk.  We told her she HAD to make an effort to TRY her fruit so the teachers in the lunchroom would not continue to call us.  She literally cried when we told her this.... and I felt really bad that she believed me....but I didn't spoil it.

And the verdict?  Yes....she actually DID open the fruit cup and was pretty surprised to find no fruit inside.  She did not eat many cheese puffs though....she was still a bit leary I guess!

Another funny April Fools....  Fill these pouches with frosted cheerios...and maybe the kiddos will think they can grow donuts in their own back yard!

Here is Miss Birthday Month...  Talk about SNEAKY....how does SEVEN years sneak up on you so quickly???

Or what about this little guy?  TWO Months old today... It really snuck up on me.  Poor guy...we made the switch to Nutramigin a few weeks back....and after a day or so of adjustment he seemed to be much happier....but the past few days, he seems to have reverted back to lots of tummy issues.  His little nose is sooo congested.. and he has been pretty spitty, and as for messy diapers....I completely lost count today!!!  Hoping that maybe it is just a little cold that will pass....cause we were soooo thrilled with the Nutramigin results at the beginning!

You certainly can't tell that he doesn't feel great in these pictures, can you?  LOVE LOVE those smiles:)

And well....this one...sneaky is his middle name!  Just look at that grin!!  I love him to death!!!

Happy April!

Cheerleaders

So... our Jayhawks weren't able to pull it off this time...but we sure had fun cheering them on!  Here's to next year!!!:)

Numbers

Sometimes I think I spend so much time working with J on letters and sounds that we often forget about numbers and counting.  When I saw this little number recognition game here... I knew it was the perfect idea for us!  A perfect little fishing game to teach number recognition and enhance one to one correspondence skills.  And since Mr. Sam has been spending much of his time fussing lately ....it is the perfect quiet little game that J and I can fit in between feeding time, rocking time, and cuddling time.  

Look at that serious counting! :)

I made 10 fish out of scrapbook paper, laminated them, and glued eyes on them.  I put a number from 1 to 10 on each fish.  J gets to pull out a fish, look at the number, and then give that fish the corresponding amount of bubbles using the floral beads I found at the dollar store!  He loves to make them swim into the ocean and make them say "glub, glub" after he has counted out the bubbles!  

And here's a little smile I caught from the other little man this afternoon!

Just what we needed

Today marked the last day of Sophia's spring break :(  We didn't go on any fancy vacations, we didn't have exciting activities planned for every day....we simply stayed home and enjoyed our break from the usual school routine.  I enjoyed my break from packing lunches and washing uniforms, and will greatly miss my little helper when she goes back to school tomorrow.  

There were a few fun activities we had hoped to do at the end of the week last week...but our plans changed when Miss S caught a nasty little stomach bug Thursday night.  Poor, poor girl!  I felt sooo terrible for her...She's such a trooper....  I hate for her to be sick anytime...but it's especially hard during breaks:(

We did find time for a few small crafts....  We pulled out our huge button stash and sorted the buttons by color to come up with a rainbow....just in time for Saint Patrick's Day!  We made some leprechaun cookies and had fun leaving them at our neighbor's doorsteps.  We played outside, went to the park, rode bikes, did puzzles, played Polly Pockets, and watched lots of movies....Stuart Little, being my favorite.

So tomorrow.... it will just be me and the boys again.  Hard to believe Spring is here again....with Easter and Miss S's birthday right around the corner.  Oh how time flies!