At the doctor

Lyla had her 1 year well check on Monday, here are her stats:

Weight: 20 lbs 1 oz (30th %tile)

Height: 30 in (just above the 75th %tile)

Brodey at age 1

Weight: 24 lbs 4 oz

Height: 31 1/4 inches

Brock at age 1

Weight: 22 lbs 4 oz

Height: 30 1/2 inches

I asked about her being in such a low percentile for weight and she said most babies "reset" themselves into a new percentile around 9 months and then pretty much continue through childhood in that percentile. I was surprised by her weight considering how MUCH SHE EATS. It's really very shocking. She must have a pretty quick metabolism.

She is doing great learning new skills.... has been using a sippy cup for at least a month and feeding herself for a very long time. Independent little thing. She absolutely will not let me feed her anything on a spoon or fork. Meals are messy around here. She is trying more and more to walk... although I feel like she is still very much a baby and not ready for walking!! So weird how fast a year passes.

We still call her "Lyla Beans". Brock calls her "yo-yo"... we don't know why. She is still very sweet and quiet. She's so quiet it's almost like she is shy, but she's not. She'll let anyone hold her and is very fond of snuggling into the chest and face of anyone who will let her. Really, if you have not been snuggled by Lyla, you are missing out. We love her.

Happy Birthday Lyla!!

One whole year old! Several times over the past year I have held her up in the air and shouted: "IT'S A GIRL!!!!!" reliving the absolute happiest most surprising moment of my life. And she continues to bring so much happiness to our lives. Sweet Lyla.

Here she is in her birthday outfit... I intended to make her a birthday dress... but never got around to it, so we went with her tutu from Megan and a t-shirt I made her the day before. (I'll do better next year Lyla!)

I love this tutu.. and so does she, she giggled at it all day!

The boys helped her with her gifts... she wasn't really into that part.

She WAS into her cupcake. No surprise there, girl likes to eat. She loved it when we all sang to her, so cute smiling at everyone. I would post the video if it wasn't so ridiculously long.

We had a fun day with the birthday girl. She gets sweeter and cuter and smarter everyday. She is starting to like to walk along furniture and loves to march around holding our hands. She finally got two more teeth bringing her total to four. She says mama, da-dee, dog (her favorite word... sound more like "gog", she says it a lot).

She is also very into hair accessories. So cute! If she sees something on the floor that might look like a bow or a headband, she tries and tries to get it to stay on her head. I love baby girls!

5 day a week preschool

I've wondered how this day was going to go. 1st day of 5-day-a-week preschool. Big time. We have been talking about school for a couple of weeks trying to get him excited... he wasn't buying it. Which surprised me because he LOVED school last year. Even the night before he was saying he wanted to stay home with mommy. However the morning of the big day he was a whole new kid! Couldn't wait for school! I mentioned at 8:04am that today was the big day, and by 8:07am he was done with breakfast, dressed, shoes on, teeth brushed and ready to go! Then for the next 40 minutes he asked me repeatedly "Is it time to go yet??".

I did not intend to post ALL of these pictures... but they are so funny to me. I especially love Brock's expression...

On the way to school I hear Brodey say under his breath "I can't wait to get to school!". At his school they encourage parents to go through the car pool line.... but this was the first day! I was walking him in whether they liked it or not. Here he is waiting outside....

Such a big boy now!

We (me, Brock and Lyla) walked him to his classroom and he marched right in, put his folder in the basket and his bag in his cubby and got right to work. His teacher made him come back and give me a hug. I think she could tell I wasn't leaving without one. When he hugged me he said "I love you sooooo much mom." I cried. He laughed and went right back to work.

And then Brock was mad he didn't get to stay.

But we made it. It was a good day. He was all smiles when we picked him up and even complained he didn't get to stay very long. I asked who he played with... he didn't know. So I started naming some of the kids in his class, I named a couple of girls and he says:

"mom. I don't play with the girls."

Me: "why"

him: "I don't like girls. well... I like Lyla beans... but not big girls. They don't play fun like the boys."

Overdue pictures

Brodey, deep in thought..

Whenever a camera is pulled out, little Lyla turns into a little ham. She struck all these poses on her own...

I think she may have learned this trick from this little ham...

Gross

All three of our children where in the bathroom giggling this morning. Obviously I was alarmed when I heard all the giggling so I ran in there to find Brodey and Brock BOTH peeing in the toilet (yes, at the same time) and Lyla... poor Lyla... WASHING HER HANDS in the "stream". Why do they think this is funny?????

11 Months!

I've not been a very good blogger latley. Summer is so busy! (or is it the 3 small kids??) Anyhow... Lyla is now 11 months old. I've taken many pictures but the camera is upstairs and I'm afraid if I leave the computer to go get it I will AGAIN forget what I was doing and it will be another week before I write this post. Pictures soon... I hope.
Lyla is growing so fast. She can now pull up to her feet and tries taking steps when you hold her hands. Her steps are very un-graceful and hilarious. We love it! She continues to only have 2 teeth... so weird. The boys both had 8-10 by this time. We of course love her toothless grin and she is having no trouble eating with them so everyone is happy! Oh and she loves having those two teeth brushed. Cute.
She loves playing with the boys and NO ONE can make her laugh harder than Brodey. He is such a good big brother.
Anyhow..... she has a birthday coming up! We are not doing a party... we haven't really with any of them... but we will DEFINITELY celebrate our sweet little Lyla!

Update on Brodey's swimming...

Brodey has improved SO MUCH this summer! I can't believe that it was only a few months ago we had to beg him to jump off the side of the pool with his life jacket on AND NOW he's jumping off the diving board and swimming to the side all by himself!!! With no life jacket!! We are so proud. He can also tread water and swim with his head up almost all the way across the pool. He has been so brave and has improved so much.... such a little fish!

Sorry for no picture.... I always forget my camera!