Four and Seven

Lucy turned four last month and Siya is seven months old. For some reason, it seems like Lucy gets about three different birthday celebrations every year. And she did again this year. Once with Meema and Grandpa, once at home on her actual birthday, and once with Grandma and Grandpa and her cousin Wyatt.

She asked for a rainbow pony and Wyatt is the one who actually delivered on that. Mom and Dad only found a regular toy pony. She also got a Light Bright. Do you remember those? How awesomely retro. She loves it. She is grateful for pretty much anything she gets as a present, good girl.

Siya is seven months now and growing up so fast I'm in denial and forcing her to wear clothes that she has clearly grown out of. No, it's not time, she still needs to stay my little baby.

Now that we have settled down again somewhat, I have whipped out the cloth diapers again. She is rocking the fat bum and looking cute as ever.

Everyday she gets closer and closer to crawling. She loves to be on the ground, rolling wherever she can and from a sitting up position, she is constantly leaning forward on her hands rocking back and forth.

She is really talking baby talk, saying bababa almost on command. I'm proud to say she is saying mamama before dadada, which is quite unusual for my kids. Dad is their favorite! She hates turkey baby food and loves pretty much everything else.

Teeth

Caleb lost his first tooth. For some reason, this step in his little life has been emotional for me. I haven't been sad sending him to school or other things, but this milestone caught me quite by surprise. He isn't old enough to be losing his teeth yet!

One day, after coming out of timeout he said, "Mom, I can wiggle my tooth." I didn't really believe him at first because I thought he was just way too young. But he does. A few days later, he twisted it out of his gums, no problem and put it under his pillow for the tooth fairy.

I don't know how the tooth fairy works at your house, but here she delivers $.50, two quarters. She is not giving paper money of any kind. The tooth fair also decided to put the tooth in the sandwich bad in her sock drawer because part of her just can't throw away something as precious as a piece of her first born. (Don't worry, she's not keeping it forever, just for now).

His second one is loose now... the tooth fairy is ready and waiting.

We've Moved... Again

We have made it to our home for at least the next year. I would never have predicted that I would be the transient type. I am caught between needing stability but being ready and willing for a move if it means progress in Adam's career.

After almost four months in my parents basement, we now are a renting a house in Daybreak. Adam's commute is only 17 miles and he gets to sleep an hour later and be home an hour earlier. We couldn't be happier especially because he is happier. It's amazing what two extra hours and no traffic in your day can do for your stress level.

Reading

A friend of mine once explained to me the reason that she decided to homeschool her children was because she missed her sons and especially missed watching them learn. The older my kids get, the more I can relate to her, feeling so proud and excited when any of them learn something new.

Caleb has reached the fun milestone of reading! It is endearing, exciting, and sweet watching him slowly deliberate over words and sound out the letters of words he is not as familiar with as well as feel so proud of himself for reading a book all by himself.

She'th Tho Cute!

As Luey Gooey keeps growing, she surprises us all at how mature, gentle and sweet she is.

She also has the slightest lisp that makes everything she says seem more dainty.

She is good at playing with both her older brother and her little sisters.

And even though it has been hard, she has overcome her fears of all-day preschool. The bribe of a dollar for everyday she is brave was the golden ticket.

So now I bring her piggy bank when I pick her up from school so that she can put the dollar in herself. Of course, Caleb gets one too, only his is for good behavior at school. This started for him after he threw a fit (and a chair) over his dinosaur picture not working out. The dollar system works great on both counts. They are saving to go to Build-a-Bear.

Our favorite language mis-haps that Lucy has come up with lately are:

parrots = peppers

tunish/lishous = tissue

gonar = granola bar

Five Months

Time FLIES when you are having fun and we have been having with our little Siya! Today she turned five months and we had a girls afternoon to play while Baylub and Adam went and got their hair cut and played basketball. 

We painted our toe nails pink pink pink. With all the squirmy piggies it was hard to get a good picture. Luckily, they stayed still long enough to paint them.

Siya is a chubby ball of sunshine wherever she goes. While we have been staying with our Meema, Grandpa just can't resist picking her up when she is chilling in her bouncer.

She is smiley and happy, but compared to my other babies, she still is her own little person. She loves to give kisses all the time, ie. she tries to eat your face. I love it. She loves her siblings so much. No one can make her laugh like her brother and sisters can. Baylub especially loves to make her laugh and Siya loves to have her siblings attention.

She is chubbier than the first three and we love her chubby rolls, especially to give her zurbits.

She is a good eater and sleeps well. Just like all the others, she still wakes up one or two times a night, but I know it's my own fault. I keep them right by my bed for months and months. I can't bear the thought of her sleeping far away from me yet. She still is just an extension of myself I guess.

I am so excited that Siya is my first girl to have hair! Baylub had the most beautiful thick curly hair on top of his head. I assumed that my girls would have the same beautiful hair, perfect for bows and ponytails. Lu and Jo took a year to produce a wispy mullet. I disguise it with pigtails from ages one to two and a half. Lu's hairline is still thickening up finally and she will be four in a while.

But Siya is pulling through. Her hair on top is now as thick as Jo's. It is not as bright blond, but I am already planning the cute hair styles I can do. Thank you Siya.

She is at such a fun age of grabbing her feet, staring at her hands, smiling at anyone, drooling like crazy and just making everyone feel good by showing up.

Hairs Cut

Since we have more wiggle room in our budget, Adam has decided to have a professional cut his hair. No more wife inflicted hack jobs. (I thought it was a great idea)

Baylub joined him today for his first non-Mom hair cut. It was a momentous occasion.

They grow up so fast, I need to document more of these happy moments.