Regressing

Micah has been able to count to ten since he was about 18 months old. However, lately he doesn't exactly count in sequence....

While looking at a picture today, Josh told him to count the puppies (there were five). He counted exactly like this: "One, threefivesix, seven, eighteen!" He repeated that exact sequence on several more pictures.

Good thing it's three more years until kindergarten!

Five Months Old!

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August Pics

We're getting into the fall routine around here. Of course, that doesn't mean much for a stay-at-home mom of preschoolers, but Josh's church events have settled into their weekly routine again. Camps are over, Bible studies are starting, the weather's getting cooler, and all the stores and places to play are less crowded during school hours!

Eli will be five months old in a week. Micah will be two years old a couple of weeks after that. Wow. Where does the time go, seriously?

Anywho, here are pictures from August. Enjoy!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=220444&id=506485788&l=5fbcc26197

What Eli Sounds Like

Just wanted to post this so family and friends can hear Eli talking.

Four Months Old

Eli is four months old already! I think his little life has gone faster than Micah's seemed to....probably because I'm a little busier this time around. Ha! You think you're busy with your first child, then you add another, and you realize you weren't really busy at all.

At his well-baby checkup, Elijah weighed 18 lbs. 8 oz. (96th percentile) and was 25.23" long (61st percentile). He's a chubbo, that's for sure! He did great for his appointment, only crying a little when he got his shots. In fact, Micah was with me, and I had to spend way more time comforting him than I did Eli! (Micah's scared of the doctor, and he didn't really like it when they were making Eli cry.)

In other news, Eli started rolling over from back to front last week. It first happened on Josh's birthday, so I guess that was his present from Eli. He did it so easily that it made me think he could have done it much sooner, had I given him more time on the floor. But with an active big brother like Micah around, the floor isn't always the safest place for a little guy--even one as "sturdy" as Eli. :)

Josh and I took both boys to the zoo today. It's been stinking hot in our town lately, but it was overcast and drizzly this morning, so it was actually quite pleasant. Micah loves the fish and the birds. And penguins, which are kind of a cross between fish and birds. Eli sleeps the whole time we're at the zoo. I don't think the poor little guy has ever seen any of it. Oh well.

So there's your update. Life is good here. :)

July pictures

Hello! Here are pictures from July:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197107&id=506485788&l=c677d7cf93

and from Matt's wedding:


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=192334&id=506485788&l=c71a054adb

Eli's 4-month checkup is tomorrow, so I'll soon be posting some stats and an update on him. Stay tuned!

False Pride

Just wanted to share a funny story.

Micah knows almost all of his capital letters, so he's always pointing them out when he sees them. He has a growth chart in his room with his name on it, and yesterday, we were in there and he was naming off all the letters on the chart. So he said, "M-I-C-A-H, Micah!" I was kind of shocked and amazed that my not-even-two-yet child could not only recognize letters, but he could actually read his name! Of course the thoughts that popped into my head were ones about how smart my kid is and how I must be an awesome parent and whatnot. Then Micah moved from the growth chart to reading the letters on my shirt. He read, "G-O, Micah!"

Oops. I learned two lessons yesterday: 1)I shouldn't jump to conclusions about my son's apparent cognitive development, and 2)Comparing my kid's abilities to other kids' is a dangerous path that leads to false pride. Ha! :)