I really think Jayden should have a "titty" at home to play with; how about you????
Before I could get the camera out she actually was holding the kitty by it's tail, by it's neck, and fell down pulling the kitty down with her!!
4 days ago
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Journey to Freedom-CRAWLING!!
Can it be??? Melanie will have a physical therapist coming in a couple weeks since she's not sitting....and now she's decided to start crawling!!! What a little stinker. She is VERY sanguine though as you'll see from the video, one little speck and she's sidetracked for awhile. We are so thankful she has reached this milestone and praise God for ALL the blessings He has given us.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
What a day!
This is one of my new favorite pictures. Saturday night I was able to watch my husband talk to and learn from the #8 leadership 'guru' in the entire WORLD (on the same list...John Maxwell, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Tony Robbins, Jack Welch, Jim Collins). What an inspiring moment for me as his wife. I love my husband. He is an amazing dad and husband. Most of all, I love that he is not complacent with who he is. He is always trying to improve and get better. I am so blessed with the leadership Jeff has provided for our family. I will follow him anywhere. Thank you for striving to be the Man God has called you to be- you inspire me to be a better mom and wife. God has tremendous plans for your future; I pray I'll be able to see the hundreds of lives you're going to impact.
Happy!
If I could just get this prickly grass INTO my mouth life would be good!!
Jayden loves my ears,
so does Miya.
No ones touching my ears, now I'm happy!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Nnnnnnn nooooooo Tipping!!
Jayden is very good at telling us not to tip back on our chairs while sitting at the table. Probably two reasons for that 1-she's fallen several times and has had to have many band aids. The last time she fell was the day we got home from Miya's urgent care visit. I may have told her she'd have to go to the hospital and have stitches like Miya if she kept falling from tipping on the chair, oops. Reason #2-She's almost 2 1/2 and wants to sit in a big-girl chair so she figures if she tells us how to sit properly she'll be able to sit in one soon :)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Update
Yes, the zucchini is almost as tall as Melanie-probably weighs the same too!!Melanie-
Melanie is doing WONDERFUL! She's rolling all over, especially in her crib when she's supposed to be napping. She thinks a few 20min naps are enough sleep for her lately. She seems to be right, I can't say she gets crabby from lack of sleep and she'll sleep through the night no matter what. I guess I'll let her win that battle and just enjoy watching her roll around. She weighs just over 15 pounds now. Yeah!!! However, she is still under the growth chart for her weight :( However, when people see her they always say she looks great and that she appears to be getting "chunky". She does have some chunky thighs, I love squeezing them!! She's eating baby food now and loving it. It was a slow start, but now that she understands it better she'll lean forward into the spoon to eat! She gets VERY excited when you put something she can grab in front of her like a toy, her sisters, paper and especially her bottle! At her 9month appointment; yes, she's 9 months old already, we were told she may need some physical therapy because she's not sitting yet (or really attempting to sit). We're not too concerned since she's hitting her other milestones. I would love to have some exercises to do with her though to strengthen her trunk muscles. I have a feeling that means crawling and walking are a ways off for her. I think I'm okay with that since that means more cuddle time with my baby, which she LOVES to do. She loves to snuggle which is not a normal thing in the Westra household. I'm treasuring every minute of it!!
Jayden-
Aaaahhh, there are no words to describe this kiddo lately :) She adds sooooo much humor to our house. She is a crazy, silly kid! When driving past our house she's the one you'll see outside wearing her orange Dora bike helmet a tank top and her diaper-walking around. She LOVES wearing her helmet even in this 90+degree weather with sweat dripping down her face; she'll just take off her shorts too cool off. She LOVES her big sister and trys to do everything she does. Whatever Miya asks me, Jayden will repeat even though I've already answered the question. Lately she's started to realize she doesn't HAVE to let Miya boss her around- that has caused some arguments here :) Potty training-not happening......yet. The kid is super stubborn and in her 28months of life she has yet to pee in the potty! The cutest thing as of lately has to be her stuttering. When she's copying what Miya says she does fine, but when she's trying to communicate to us on her own she stutters and it's sooo cute. For example, Aunt Wendi's favorite is when she's asking for help with putting her helmet on "nnnnnnnnnnooooooo, no, no hurt me" (she's had her chin pinched in the buckles a few too many times). We love her to pieces!! By the way, she's riding her bike all over and LOVES it!!
Miya-
Miya is getting so old. She is a huge help with Jayden and Melanie. Her favorite thing to play is babies (still). She has really enjoyed painting rocks with sidewalk chalk as of lately and swiping the cherry tomatoes out of the garden. I'll be looking around the house for her and then I'll see her little head (and Jayds' orange helmet) pop-up out of the weeds from the garden :) We also taught Miya to ride her bike without training wheels. She got the hang of it very quickly, but still needs some help. So when Dad's not around to help we put the training wheels back on. Miya will be starting preschool in a month and I'm so not ready....she can't wait!
A skirt, dirty tennis shoes, roller skating arm and knee pads, and a bike helmet-Only Miya!!!!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Awww!
I love playing with Melanie's little piggys-probably why I don't even try to find shoes to fit her feet. When she sleeps she has a thumb in her mouth and with the other hand she rubs something soft on her checks, in this case her dress. I'll try to post an update when I have more time-I just couldn't resist this one.
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