25.2 lbs

Dearest Joshua David and Grace Elizabeth~

Grace, you did pretty good last night.  You noodled into our bed around 5am, but Joshua had woken up prior to then and daddy had to put him back to bed.  :-P

We had a little bit of playtime together this morning before heading to Joshua's feeding team appointment at Rex with Krista.  You ate well for her today .... which is good since you didn't eat a good breakfast.  :-P  Here's what you ate:

3.5 oz sweet potato/apricot mix
4 oz applesauce
1 mozz cheese stick
1 chicken nugget

Krista gave us a 'calorie counter' to fill out this week and to bring to your next appointment.  Basically, I have to write down everything that you eat and try to estimate the calories.  If I don't know the calories the nutritionist will try to guess.  Krista weighed you prior to the appointment and you were 25.2 lbs.  You're slowly gaining weight.  I can't even image weighing only 25 lbs!  ;-)  Oh, you peed while standing on the scale little man .... I was embarrassed! 

You both fell asleep in the car and stayed sleeping once home.  Once you two woke up (I had to nudge you since Joshua had another appointment), I quickly fed Grace and then we headed to speech therapy with Kim for Joshua's 2:30pm appointment.

You did well today .... you initiated some words by yourself, though mainly need prompting.  I told Kim how Krista was impressed at Joshua when he turned and said 'bye bye' this morning.  ;-)  Kim was so happy for you! 

We were home by 3:30pm and had snack time.  By 4pm we were upstairs playing until daddy got home for dinner at 5:30pm.  This evening we all relaxed.  :-)

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Late Nap

Dearest Blessings~

You two both woke up in the middle of the night .... I don't remember at what times.  Daddy put Joshua back to bed and Grace noodled into our bed next to me. 

Joshua, you were very difficult today .... you wouldn't eat or drink anything for breakfast.  You're eating has been so frustrating lately.  I hope your eating improves little man.

Everyone got their nails trimmed this morning.  Grace, you fought it a little but Joshua was cooperative.  However, he freaks out with his toes!  Yikes!  :-P

I took photos of you all playing this morning.  I have been slack at keeping up with the photos.  You two need to remind me and encourage me.  ;-)

As you two played, we had some art time with crayons and then played with the blocks.

You two ate pretty well for daddy for lunch.  After you two ate, we went to Target for groceries and were back by mid afternoon.  Grace, you fell asleep in the car on the way there, but woke up in the store once daddy got you and Joshua a cookie.  ;-)  Joshua, you had fun pushing the cart again.  :-)

Joshua, you fought your nap today but eventually fell asleep at 5pm.  You didn't nap long and woke up by 5:45pm.  We all had and then a lot of downstairs playtime.  You two had fun climbing all over daddy! 

You both had baths this evening.  We put you both in the tub together and you behaved yourselves.  Joshua likes to splash a lot, but he did pretty good with Grace next to him.  

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

14 Months

Dearest Miracles~

Today Grace turns 14 months old!  Whoa!  You're really getting up there little lady!  I mean, soon you'll be driving!  ;-)

Both of you two woke up around 2am this morning.  Grace, you noodled into our bed with me and daddy put Joshua back to bed in his room.  :-P  Perhaps we can do a little better with sleeping tomorrow?  :-P

Once everyone was up and moving for the day, we all packed up and headed to the mall by mid morning.  We wanted to stretch our legs and get out of the house.  It was a colder and overcast day, so walking around the mall kept us warm yet out of the house.  ;-)  You two rode in the wagon.  While we were there, we had some lunch at the mall.  You two had a little chicken nugget meal.  :-)

Afterward, we headed to Lowe's .... a home improvement store.  We got some things for the house like primer for the ceiling stains and downstairs bathroom.  We also needed new air filters. 

We were back home by 2:30pm.  We did some laundry .... Joshua, your diaper leaked last night so I did all the sheets and pillow cases.  Good thing we have a water proof covering over the actual mattress .... best investment!  ;-)

We relaxed some in the bonus room as you two played.  Then, daddy made some chocolate chip cookies.  Joshua, you never really napped so you got fussy.  :-P

But, Joshua, you did well with your puréed sweet potatoes .... you ate almost 2 containers .... wow!

This evening we played and did more laundry .... I think the laundry is never ending!  ;-)

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Licking Play Doh

Dearest 'Spud' and 'Peanut'~

Little lady, you woke up crying at 3am or 4am .... I can't remember the exact time.  :-P  You had crawled out of your toddlerbed and into Joshua's bed.  When I came into the room, you were sitting next to Joshua crying.  I guess you were looking for daddy or myself.  Of course, Joshua woke up too since you were so loud.  I ended up putting you into our bed and you noodled back to sleep.

Uncle James came over a little before 10am to play with you all.  You two did some art time with him with crayons and Joshua worked on his sounds and words.  Then, we all had some play doh time.  Grace, you like to lick the play doh though.  So, we have to keep an eye on you! 

Joshua, you didn't eat well for lunch today.  I gave you your yogurt but you wouldn't eat your solid foods.  So frustrating. 

We all played downstairs after lunch.  Then, Uncle James did story time for you all and Grace went down for a nap.  Joshua fought it, but eventually went down.  I ran a quick errand and came back to find you both napping!  Grace, you woke up when I walked in the room, so I rocked you back to sleep and then laid down next to you both.

Grandpa Jim came over after woke so we all visited until daddy got home.  Grandpa Jim and Uncle James stayed until dinner time.  Then, once they left, Aunt Katie came over to see you both.  She read and played with you all.  :-)  Uncle Brennan was out of town, but I'm sure you all will see him soon too.  :-)

This evening we all relaxed and then got ready for bed.

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Rainy But Relaxing

Dearest Blessings~

Ugh .... we didn't sleep well last night.  :-P  We had loud thunderstorms with lightning at around 2am and 3am.  Grace, you woke and noodled into our bed.  Joshua, you, on the other hand, slept through the whole thing.  :-P  My goodness little man! 

Today we relaxed since we didn't have any appointments.  :-)  Yippie!  I had a coupon for a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich this morning, so we drove over and picked it up.  I didn't feel like eating it, so we stopped at Grandpa Jim's office on the way back home.  We visited with him and gave him the fresh, warm sandwich.  ;-)

We were back home by mid morning and had some playtime.  It got really dark outside by lunch time.  Then, it started to rain and thunder again.  I guess no walk to the park for us.  :-P

After lunch, we went upstairs for more playtime.  It stopped raining, but it was getting close to nap time.  I worked on sounds and words with Joshua.  Neither of you fought me and were both napping by 2pm. 

We had more playtime in the bonus room when you two woke.  Once daddy got home, we had some dinner.  Daddy fed you two as I took a shower.  Then, we relaxed until bedtime.  :-)

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Pullen Park

Dearest Miracles~

This is the first time I've slept in on a Wednesday in a long time!  Today and tomorrow I'm off from work to watch you two .... woo hoo!  Vacation!

I got a message from daddy.  He got back in town around 1:40am this morning since they drove all night and didn't stop.  He stayed at Mimi's house so they could return the rental car later today.  We're all glad he got back safely!  :-)

We had block play time and drawing time this morning with Uncle James.  Then, by mid morning, we headed over to Pullen Park for some fun.  It's not far from Gigi's house and they just reopened it this past fall.  Pullen Park has been around for a while .... Uncle James and I used to go there when we were little. 

It was a colder and overcast morning, but still surprisingly crowded!  We watched the train go around the park and then went to see the carousel.  The carousel is 100 years old and they just repainted and restored it.  You two didn't want to go on it, but we watched it go around and around.  I think in another year you two will want to ride it.  :-)  Then, we walked all around the play ground.
 

We headed to Cameron Village for lunch and ate at a 2 story Chick-Fil-A!  So cool!  You two got special place mats and stickers!  Grace, you ate half a nugget meal by yourself!  ;-)

We got back to our house around 2pm.  Daddy was there and gave you both hugs and kisses!  You all missed each other!  Daddy had been gone for almost a week!  We all played and relaxed this afternoon as daddy told us stories of New York. 

We made a quick trip to Target after dinner for a few groceries.  There were no cookies out, but Joshua still had fun pushing the cart with daddy.  Grace fell asleep in the car so I held her the whole time as she napped. 

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Mother-Daughter-Son Day

Dearest Angels~

We all slept better last night.  But, we didn't have a lot of playtime this morning.  Once people were ready for the day, we headed to Joshua's speech therapy appointment a little after 9am.  

First, we stopped by the house.  We checked the mail and then rolled the garbage and recycling to the curb.  Joshua, you did well with Kim this morning.  You initiated some words on your own and made more sounds. 

Afterward, I decided to have a mother-daughter-son day out.  :-)  So, we headed to Shane's Rib Shack for some lunch.  I think this was the first time we've eaten out as just the three of us.  You two did pretty well .... you all ate french fries and mac and cheese.  You didn't eat much of the chicken, so we had leftovers. 

Then, we walked around the mall.  Well, you two 'rolled' since I put you in the wagon and pushed you around.  ;-)  We stopped and even got some cookies to share while at the mall.  It was a windy but beautiful day.  Once we were done with the cookies, we headed back to Gigi's house.  Joshua, you napped once we got there .... you fell asleep around 1:30pm.  Grace, you on the other hand, fought and fought me with nap time!  I rocked you and every time I thought you were sleeping you'd twist around and start crying!  You finally went down at 2:30pm. 

After naps, Gigi and Grandpa Jim came home from work.  We had playtime and then dinner.  Grandpa Jim took you all on a walk after dinner with Uncle James. 

Oh, Grace, I know where you get your hair twirling from .... Gigi does it too!  ;-)

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy