Just a Little Bit of Fun

Well, we've had a fun week and more fun to come with grandparents coming for Thanksgiving. Meagan is now a year old as of last Monday, and she is growing just as she should be. She had her one year check up on Friday and weighed in at 19 lbs. 2 oz. with a height of 28 1/2 in. She is most definitely catching up to her big brother, Matthew. She's eating and drinking just like a big girl most of the time. This weekend has really seen an improvement in that area. She suddenly seems to like table food much better and the cup is becoming more fun as well, as long as we can keep her from throwing it on the floor that is. Walking is her new favorite pasttime. She wants to walk everywhere including outside. This is such a fun age. Her smile is my favorite trait of hers.

We Have a Walker

Yes, folks, you read that correctly. We now have officially 3 walking children in our family. I have always heard or read that the subsequent children do not usually walk or develop other gross motor skills as early as the first one. I think it has something to do with lack of time to work with the other children due to the first one(s). My daughter has proved them all wrong. She started walking before both of the boys did when they were her age. She will not be one until next week, so this week she decided to really start walking. She is not crusing, she is full blown walking across the room even while holding objects sometimes as long as she is. She's a hoot and so proud of herself. It's so much fun to watch her and how excited she gets. In fact, she just came walking out of her room smiling at me. What a cutie! So here are some pictures of her walking. I swear she was walking across the room not just standing there.

Halloween and BU Homecoming Parade

Well, the weekend is over, and I have to say I am kind of glad. Friday night was Fall Festival at our church, and we all went and luckily met the grandparents there. Without them, we wouldn't have been able to handle all three of the kids. They were a big help especially when Matthew refused to go anywhere near the bounce houses. He and Daddy and Gigi ended up in the toddler area while Logan, Mommy, Meagan, and Grandpa stayed in the worship center to enjoy the bounce houses. Thank you Grandpa and Gigi for helping wrangle these three little trick-or-treaters.

Meagan's first Halloween. Isn't she a cute little Tigger?

My cute little Elmo freak. By the end of the evening, he was out of the outfit and actually running a fever.

Gigi and the little ones. Too cute.

Logan, aka King Peter, with one of his best friends showing off their costumes.

Sliding down the huge slide was lots of fun but what a line.

Saturday morning we actually got up and made it to the Homecoming parade at Baylor. It wasn't as good as years past, but we did enjoy ourselves. The band actually stopped to play right in front of us with the drumline standing right in front of Logan. He was in heaven. He loves the drumline and still insists that one day he is going to learn to play the drums. He definitely has the rhythm to do it. Mommy didn't get that many pictures because Meagan wanted to be held especially after the band stopped in front of us. She wasn't very trusting of the rest of the parade. Here are a couple of pictures I did manage to get.

After all that, we went to a birthday party for one of Logan's friends. We were there a couple of hours in the afternoon. It was a lot of fun and a chance for the kids to run out any energy they had left. Once we got home, everyone went down for a nap. Yaaahhhh! Whew, what a weekend. I'm tired now, so I'm going to bed. Goodnight!

Movie Night

Well, Logan had his first date last night, with Mom of course. He has been bugging me to take him to see High School Musical 3, and I'll admit, I wanted to see it too. As someone who grew up watching the likes of Grease and Grease 2 and other classical musicals, I've really enjoyed all 3 of these movies. So we went, just the two of us. We both really enjoyed it. We ended up running into a friend from church and her 12 year old son whom she had dragged with her to see it. I think there was only one other boy there who wasn't a dad. However, I think he actually enjoyed it too.

It's a great movie with lots of singing and dancing and a great male role model who has decisions to make about his future. It's also a sweet love story that's chaste and real. Some would say it's a little schmaltzy, but I like the way Disney and Kenny Ortega portrayed their relationship. It's more than just a physical relationship, it's an emotional and growing relationship. In fact, in what's become a running joke concerning their physical relationship among fans, they only have one kiss toward the end of the movie. Every time they go to kiss, someone or something interrupts them. Anyway, all that to say that we had a great time seeing a great G rated movie that my son already knows many of the songs to and wants to own the DVD. I think this is one we will pick up when the time comes. If you're looking for something entertaining, cute, and wholesome, go see this and don't be afraid to take your kids if they're old enough to sit through an almost two hour movie. It's worth it.

Birthday Pictures

Well, Matthew is 2 now, and we did actually have a birthday party, and Mommy did take pictures. I've just been too busy dealing with sick children to have time to post them. So, grandparents, sorry for the wait, but here they are. Enjoy!

The cookie cake, easier than a regular cake.
Of course, it had to be an Elmo party. We're all about Elmo.
You want me to do what???? That's a candle!
Mmmmmmmmm! That was good.
My buddy, Patrick. We like Patrick a lot.

Playing with friends in Bubba's room

We love our Elmo bathtub toys

Elmo houseshoes from Carson that must be worn every night before bed. Thank you Carson for such a fun present

Thank you Grandpa and Gigi for the Elmo DVDs. We could watch all day if Mommy would let us.

A Little People excavation playset from Grandma and Grandpapa. What fun noises it makes.

A big dump truck from Mommy and Daddy and Bubba and Sissy. I love to push this around, so does Sissy.

All in all, despite the delay, Matthew had a great birthday. Thank you to all who came and celebrated with us.

Family Picture

Well, we're back on track, and a lot has happened this last month. Logan started Kindergarten and loves it most days. Mommy, Matthew, and Meagan started back to Mother's Day Out on the same day. Matthew loves his new teachers and now walks in completely by himself most days. Every once in a while, Ms. Christy has to bribe him to come in to Early Drop Off by making sure Elmo is playing on the TV. Meagan is still suffering from separation anxiety, but as long as Ms. Janice is there to take her in the morning, she goes just fine. Mommy has a new class of students and a somewhat new age group. These kiddos are about six months younger than the age group I usually have, so it's been a bit of an adjustment. Baylor started classes again, so that means Daddy is busier than ever.

The other neat thing that happened is Matthew turned two on September 12th. We were supposed to celebrate on Saturday the 13th but Ike had other plans. He sent us rain, so we postponed to this Saturday. Mommy actually got her camera back on the Wednesday before the party, so there will be new pictures forthcoming especially of party day. In the mean time, though, Logan had to have a family picture to take to school as they are discussing homes and families these two weeks. I realized on the Monday the note went home that the last family picture we had was from when Logan was 2 1/2 and Matthew and Meagan weren't even born yet. Without a camera, what was I to do? Ask a friend who is a great photographer and has a camera kinda like Mommy's. We met her at the park one evening and she got some great shots. Here's the best.

Thank you so much Jennifer. We really appreciate your help.

I'll try to do better about posting now that I have my camera back. And for the family, yes copies of these pictures will be forthcoming.

One last shout out to Aunt Shar, Happy Birthday!!!! We love you and miss you.

9 Months Old

Well, we made it to month 9. Meagan was officially nine months old yesterday, but we had her checkup today. Our doctor is finally back from maternity leave, good news, Jen. It was great to see her again as she knows all the kids and knows everything we struggle with concerning getting the kids to eat. Meagan is starting to have a few problems with that. I think mostly it's a taste and texture thing. She doesn't like anything with apples or greens or coarse textures. It makes feeding her very interesting. She does like the meat and veggie combos so that is a good thing. She still won't eat table food even puffs. She tries them, but she hasn't figured out how to bite them or how to leave them in her mouth long enough to melt. She tries to swallow them whole and ends up choking and then throwing up. Not fun.

Well, here are her stats: weight - 17 lbs. 13 oz. (Matthew still outweighs her, but not by much)
height - 26 1/2 in. (Matthew is taller by about 5 in.)
head - 17 1/2
The doctor said she is doing great and we didn't have to have any shots or blood drawn. We were so excited by that. Her one year checkup will include all of these in a few months. Should be a great start to our Thanksgiving holidays.

She has started crusing as of last night. She's been pulling up on anything she can reach for the last two weeks, but last night, she actually decided to take a few steps hanging on to the couch. One more mobile, very curious child to add to our family. Tonight it was the dog's water bowl. She dumped the whole thing over on her and the floor. Luckily, it wasn't very full, but it did require a change of pjs. I didn't even realize she had crawled into the kitchen until Dennis heard her playing with the bowls. She's a quiet mischevious little thing. We're going to have to keep our eyes on her. I will post new pictures once I get my camera back. Sorry.