Cereal

Simon had cereal for the first time Saturday Night. He loved it. He finished the whole bowl. His tongue didn't get in the way like they usually do the first time. He didn't mind the texture like Janna did. The spoon went in easily and he kept it in his mouth. He smiles really big between bites just waiting for more.

I can't believe he is already 4 months old.

Simon is 4 month old

Simon had his 4 month check up today. Dr Gilisipie say he looks great and he is on track, except.... his weight isn't good.
Simon is 23 inches-he grew one inch
11 lbs 10 oz- he only gained 10 oz
So he is in the 4 % and needs to increase.
He has been spitting up a lot so I decreased his food, but now we have zantac medicine to help with the spitting up and I am to increase the feeding amounts. We are also to start him on cereal. With these few things we will go back in three weeks to see if it helped.

Simon got his three shots and one oral vaccine. He did a good job and only cried when he got the shots but then calmed down. He didn't cry when put on the scale(twice).

Simon doesn't look underweight. He is happy and wiggly. The doctor and nurses both commented on how active was. Also how he has beautiful blue eyes.

Simon loves to laugh and smile with a big open mouth. He will coo and goo at you when you talk to him. He loves to grab on to hair, shirts, fingers, ect.. His gums are a little swollen so we were right about him starting to get a tooth. He will tolerate belly time but prefers to be on his back.

Simon is a sweet baby and a gift from God.

How many bags do you need?

How many bags do you need? This is often the same question I get every morning as we head out the door.

Usually the answer is four....
Breast Pump
Purse
Simon school bag
Janna school bag

But today it was six....
Breast Pump
Purse
Simon School bag
Janna school bag
Simon diaper bag for doctor appointment this afternoon
lunch bag since I am taking him to the doctor and skipping lunch

Other bags that come from time to time...
The library book bag, so I can return them at the drop box
Janna's diaper bag/toy bag if I am going somewhere with her

Isaac doesn't understand my madness, but I have my reasons for all of them.
They each need their own bag with their spare clothes in their classroom. Janna's is used to house her paci and burp rag during the day. Simon has bottles.
Why not just use his school bag for the doctor office, then I would have to put diapers, cover-up,wipes, in the school bag, when it is easier to grab the one already prepared.
I would love to leave the pump but I have to have that.
And what girl and go with out their purse and all the goodies inside.

I would love to have less bags, after get the kids, I have to take three trips to just get in the house. (Bags, Simon, Janna)
It is a good thing I just love my bags!

Janna and new words/ ideas

Janna has always had good language skills. Recently she has started saying " I don't know" instead of just not answering. It is nice that she say that when she can't make a decision, instead of just looking at you.

This morning I was getting both kids ready at the same time, usually Simon is still sleeping. I had brought their clothes in to put on, when Janna asked for something from her room. I told her " let put the clothes on first so Mommy doesn't have to make an extra trip". I prefer to just go back once with dirty clothes/or pajamas and then get the car seat then close the door for the morning. Janna looks at me and says " I want to go on trip with Mommy". She know what trip means but not that it can mean multiple things.

I then told her we would take a trip to grandma's this weekend. She wanted to go now. I told her we had to wait. G-ma get ready she is excited to see you. She told me as we got in the car, want to see papa too. I am trying to figure out to pack the presents to have there for Christmas, the pack n play to have there too (since there will be four children three and under), plus Molly with crate, and the normal stuff like clothes and etc. Oh yeah plus the strollers, I have no idea how this is going to work.

Janna will very clearly tell us why she is upset and what she wants, although sometimes there is screaming first. There are times when if you don't repeat her with what she is saying, she will say it a couple more times but then she gets mad. Like the time she goldfish and it took and hour and half and a time out figure it out. Once we got the goldfish all was well.

Janna is loving to play in the sink and help clean. This is a good replacement for the water table and pool that she loves. I don't understand how she loves this but is hating baths lately. Last night she got so angry at me for making her stop playing in the sink. Simon had just pooped and needed a diaper change, plus she has already been playing for 20minutes at the sink. Daddy stepped in to help and saved the day:)

Good Night

We had a good night last night. Isaac went to the library to study after dinner and usually when he leaves it gets crazy, but last night went well. Simon was his sweet self and was content to play in his bouncy seat. He gave me lots of big smiles. Janna did well with only a little screaming, which it to be expected. I didn't lose it like I have in the past. Last night allowed me to regain some confidence I had lost in myself.