Kendall Annalice - 2 months

Kendall's had her appointment with the ped this month a day before her 2 months. She got official stats and was 21.5 inches in height (20%), 10lbs 10oz in weight (47%), and 14.76" in head circumference (20%). It is so funny to see our baby girl as our biggest baby. It will be interesting to see if this evens out as she gets older. Of course she is on a girl scale vs. a boy scale. But the numbers are still larger, so we shall see how close they all are later on.

This past month Kendall survived her first snotty cold with Robby. I, of course, got it a little later and Jace seems to have some runniness but nothing yet. The sleeping took a backseat a bit during the cold, but she is back to longer nights and starting to move to feeding times going 3-4 hours instead of 2-2.5 hours. But of course all of this is relative because there are growth spurts and such in this time too. Kendall doesn't care too much about a pacifier but I have used it at times when I am trying to get her to sleep. I find that I don't put her down on a playmat near as much as I did with Jace. Probably because the boys are always running around. I haven't even done much tummy time with her. The boys will be heading to Mother's Day Out soon and that will probably give us more time to play on the floor and engage in that tummy time play. It will be nice to have some one on one time with her, though I wish I could have the same with the boys. I will sure miss them.

We have also survived our AC challenge. This seems to happen every time we have a baby and typically when they are 6 weeks old. All the kids ended up sleeping on our bed or in our room for a couple of nights until we figured out what was going on. Luckily it was only a tube that needed to be cleaned and it only cost us the analysis.

Well, sweet Kendall is still smiling all the time, but hasn't quite settled in with Daddy yet. She has given him lots of smiles and coos, but is not as easy to pacify. Hopefully she won't give him such a hard time in the future.

Jace Alexander

Jace Alexander

32" and 22 lbs

With all the excitement and challenges that came with having "baby sister", Jace's 2-yr post got lost in the shuffle, but I definitely didn't neglect taking his pictures. I can't believe how much he has grown and become his own independent individual the past year!

Jace is quite the talker. He is a parrot for EVERYTHING you say, so be careful WHAT you say in his presence...he is definitely LISTENING! There is so much to say about him that I don't even know where to start. He has this crazy sense of humor and is such a ham when it comes to entertaining. He is also our snuggler and loves to just sit with you and enjoy your company. He plays by himself very well and this tends to aggravate Rylen because he doesn't always want to play with him. Jace is beginning to really hold his own when it comes to Rylen's roughness. He has taken on his wrestling on many occasions and has given Rylen a run for his money (mostly in giggles).

I can't even COUNT the words that Jace knows and says. It is beyond just words and more into sentences. He likes to tell Rylen why he is in timeout while he is in timeout. He is very easy to communicate with and we have to remind ourselves that he is only 2 years old. It is very easy to put him on the same level with Rylen. A lot of times I feel like we have twins with the way that they interact with each other and with us. Jace loves to say "Kendall Annalice" when we talk about her by name. Otherwise, it is "Baby Sister" said with the cutest of lisps.

Jace loves to play with cars, trains, books, and also loves to put on shoes, daddy's hats, and sunglasses. He knows all the colors of the rainbow including black, white, brown and pink. He is getting better at identifying them every day. Signing is still a part of our lives, though Jace doesn't rely on it as much as Rylen does. He can also recite/sing his alphabet and numbers 1 through 10 including more on up to 20. There are also tons of songs that he sings. Jace loves to recite his Bible verses from church and this is a nightly ritual at dinner or at bedtime. He is very much into wanting his blanket AND baby blanket for naptime and night time, so I'm not sure how MDO is going to go only having a baby one. Jace has also taken up baseball with Rylen (including football and soccer). They both have a bat and will play with each other very well! They both take turns throwing and hitting the ball. It is fun to watch them play so well together.

I think the most amazing thing is the fact that Jace is potty trained at the age of 26 months. He took the jump one day and I ran with it. Within 3 days we were in only underwear and rarely have an accident. Don't "hate" ME for this! HA! It was ALL Jace, I just followed his lead. I wish I would have done this with Rylen because I think he had the desire at the same age, but I was so consumed with Jace that I didn't pursue it and now we are still working on it at age 4.

Well, that is our sweet Jace. I know I have missed tons of things that he does and says, so hopefully other posts will encompass what I have over looked.

Happy 2 years Jace! We love you!

Making it official

It only took a month, but I finally got Kendall's Announcement finished. I unfortunately couldn't spend TONS of time on it, but I did personalize it with the image from her bedroom wall. We sent these out to immediate family, but we wanted to share her official arrival with you all too! I hope you enjoy!

**The large image is one that I took for newborn pictures. The three smaller images are those that Julizza, from JH Capturing Creations took at her birth.

Kendall Annalice - 1 month

Already, our sweet girl is 1 month old! It is really hard to believe how fast this time has gone. Yet, that seems to be a trend when I post. Time always flies. We spent so much time waiting for her arrival and here we are having enjoyed her for a full month. Kendall has already reached the 10lb mark and doesn't seem to be stopping the fast weight gain. From day one she has never given us reason to believe she was not getting enough. In fact, with all the good milk she's been taking in, she has been sleeping great too! We have continued to have 5-7 hour spaces of sleep at night and this started in her first week. She had her first stretch of 7 hours only 2 weeks in! Very different from the boys for sure. This has also been nice for me getting some more consistent sleep at night. But with her sweet plumpness comes growing out of the tiny newborn clothes and in to the 0-3 outfits. She has definitely stretched out of those newborns and I am looking to put them away...ALREADY! Some of the outfits she hardly wore!

As you can see we have already received many smiles from this girl and they simply brighten every part of my day. She easily smiles for the boys and loves to just watch them. Having three in the house has been quite crazy, but I don't think Kendall has truly added to the craziness yet. The boys are crazy enough for all of us. They simply adore their baby sister and I'm hoping they become fast friends for life.

I am also loving this new phase of girliness in our lives. The bows & flowers, pinks and purples, and the hairclips have been such a fun new addition. I find myself wanting to dress her up, though we haven't had a lot of opportunities to do it yet. Church is typically that time and we have only been once so far.

In general, we are getting more settled into the trio of kids. The first month was a bit to be desired after my two weeks of recovery from a crazy fever after her birth. Nothing that a coffee enema couldn't cure! Three weeks of being down out of the four was not what I had imagined. But Robby took it all in stride and did an awesome job with the boys and with me. He is such a blessing to us all. So far no arthritis flares to note, but we should be getting back to our stricter eating habits soon.

Welcome Kendall Annalice!

Kendall Annalice
July 3rd, 2011
9:12 am
6lbs 12 ounces
19.5 inches

Rylen Jaric - 4 years!

Happy Birthday Rylen!
3 feet 1.25 inches
30 lbs

Kendall, you are DUE!

and yet, still waiting....

Jace Alexander - 2 years!

Happy Birthday Jace!

32" in height
22 lbs

Glucose and Iron

The results!

I was concerned about my glucose mainly because I HATE doing the long test. Drinking the sugary drink is just annoying and then getting poked 4 times, PLUS having to find someone to watch the kids while I do it. Ugh.

Well, I tried to watch my diet as much as possible, sticking to what WE eat on a regular basis and definitely not overdoing any "treats" a couple of days before the test. I have BARELY failed the initial test before with the boys and I really wanted to pass it this time. I made sure to eat a filling, but low glucose breakfast that morning (almonds and strawberries). Plus, I had to drink that drink. I was so FULL after it all. Well, i called for the results and my glucose was 95! Whoohoo! Rylen's was 188, Jace's was 145 and this one was 95. The cut off is 139, so I passed it with FLYING COLORS! My Iron was low at 10 and I think they would like it at 11.5, but that could be due to my lack of food for a couple of weeks when I was sick. My iron with Jace was 10.5, so about the same. Nothing that anyone was concerned about. I will make sure I am back on my blood builder and we should be good to go!

30 weeks!

It has been two months since I posted. That is so not like me, but this house has been crazy for the past couple of months. We were out of town some and had a sick house for about three weeks with ear infections, coughs, and pneumonia...including myself! It was CRAZY! We were ALL on antibiotics which is VERY rare for us. Robby avoided the big stuff, but was still told that he was having a reoccurring case of bronchitis. I think we are FINALLY all better and just in time for the MS150 this coming weekend...not to mention my birthday on Saturday as well. I have to actually think about how old I am these days. Not because I don't want to say, but I truthfully don't remember! So, I'll have to calculate....Let's see....34! Yep, 34. Well, aside from all of that, I have 10 weeks to go before our baby girl is here! That second trimester definitely went fast and here we are with only 2.5 months to go. I had my glucose and iron tests done and will be posting those results as soon as I call for them...which is GOOD NEWS! They didn't call me!

There is tons to be done in the next couple of months concerning our new addition as well as updates with the boys. So, I will do my best to keep this more updated. For those wondering, no names yet :)