Well, hope someone reads this. I am sure most of you out there have given up on this blog, but it has seemed to fall on the backburner since the man of the house has been so crazy busy and I have been a single mom for the majority of the past few months. Picture at Great Wolf Lodge. We had such a great time as a family and when our friends the Cains came too! This was at PJ storytime. The pools were amazing!
Josh catch-up: in Washington DC from January 23-February 18 for a four week lecture. He said it was very informative, I say it was the hardest endeavor for both of us ever!!! We made it though and I now have such respect for military and single moms/dads! He has started his interview trail for his fellowship; so far he has interviewed at Wake Forest, Charleston, SC, and is at UVA right now! He is still going to UNC (my dream undergrad school, but glad I ended up where I did or I wouldn't be typing this blog today, haha) , Duke and Cincinnati. He really liked Wake and said it seemed like a great fit. We won't know for sure until the end of June, but know we will end up where we are meant to be. On top of all of this, he has had the craziest schedule EVER at work. Nights, midnights, call! We miss him!! Now for the kiddos:
Suzana is now 3 and a half!!! So hard to believe! We celebrated with blue pancakes and icees! She picked out a Dora Ballet DVD at Target as her half present. She LOVES dance class!! Suzana at 3 1/2 (I am allowed to brag since I am 99.9% sure the only people who read this are family...and Kelly W!!) *can name all letters(sometimes confuses Y and K), their sounds, and give at least one word for most of them *can recognize some words from memory *can count to 30 *can spell her name, Leo, mom, dad *can write the above names, however does still need help with the S and Z in her name (why did I pick a name with all of the hardest letters to write, lol) She also writes many other letters. *says the blessing for our food and reminds us if we forget *is the best big sister/helper I could have EVER asked for *is destined to be in the medical field! She is not grossed out by anything and loves to take care of everyone! *has an imaginary friend named Johhny Kate *loves art and painting *loves to dance and tumble *loves to play outside *can cut out things on the line *is HILARIOUS!! and tells the best stories ever! *got amazing reviews at her parent/teacher conference!! *loves to read, read, read!!! *has the biggest heart a three and a half year old could ever have! I have seen her mature so much since the baby arrived. Of course we have some challenging days, but listening to us and following rules have become much easier. I can't even begin to explain how much I love this girl!!! Here is a story to portray how God created her extra special: We went to Chick-fil-a with one of her classmates a few weeks ago. The baby was sleeping and the mom of her friend had two other little ones with her, so we sat in the dining area while they played. When it was about time to go, I took Leo to change his diaper. The other mom said that while I was gone a mom from the play room came up to her and asked if the two kids in the playroom were ours. She said yes, thinking something was wrong, but she was wrong! The mom told her that our two kids were the sweetest most polite children she had met and that you don't find kids like them too often these days! Well, I guess it is a good thing that she was having a good day and wasn't tired or hungry, lol! I am one proud mama! (As is Suzana's friend's mom!) Leo also had a half birthday this month!! He is six months!! Holy cow! Wasn't he just born?? Why does time fly by so incredibly fast? It breaks my heart!!!
Leo at 6 months: *sits without support *loves his big sister and laughs at her until he gets hiccups *weighs 17 pounds 10 ounces (55% percentile) *is 27 1/2 inches long (75% percentile) *LOVES to jump in his bouncy exersaucer *sleeps in his crib for naps and some of the night *thinks his toes are super yummy *likes to eat sweet potatoes, squash, peas and carrots (so far, getting ready to start fruit) *has the sweetest smile! *wears size 3 diapers *wears 6-9 month clothes *pushes up all the way up with his elbows straight *can hold himself in a standing position for a few seconds while holding onto a table *cracks up at other babies *is going to pop a tooth any day now *likes to listen to music *books are his favorite thing to play with/chew on (wonder where he gets that?? Miss Suzana!) *filled a spot in our hearts we didn't even know was empty *has very long eyelashes that curl up! *LOVES his daddy and takes much better naps when he is home! *is such a good boy and rarely cries *is very wiggly and delicious!!! These two ages are probably my favorite!!! They are both so incredibly fun! Sorry to go on and on about my little ones, but since they are only this age once and so many of our family members dont't get to see them often, just wanted to provide an update on them! Oh, and I am not a very good blogger these days, so wanted it to take a while for everyone to read this, haha!!!
My heart overflows!!!!!
