Baby Girls!

Four of my good friends have all had baby girls within weeks of each other. Mandy with baby Elle. Kristine with baby Julia and Amy with baby Charlotte. (Sorry Sarah! I don't have any pics of you with baby Mabry!)

All Gussied Up

When we came home from church I talked everyone into taking some pictures in the front yard. There were a few good ones, but none that captured everyone perfectly. We will try again soon! John had on an especially special outfit that Mimi bought him right after he was born. I can hardly believe he already fits in it.

After we had finished taking pictures, Alivia and Will were riding in the play Jeep, and Will turned around and said, "I love you John." It just melted my heart - I hope I will always remember Will's precious face as he said that to John.

4-Month Appointment

John had his 4-month appointment today with Dr. Dawson. He checked out beautifully and got 2 shots without a hitch.

Here are the stats:

Weight: 15 lbs 10 oz (65%)

Height: 25 inches (50%)

Head: 41.5 cm (40%)

How does he compare?

Alivia at 4 months: 11 lbs 12 oz (35%), 23.25 inches (35%)

Will at 4 months: 18 lbs 13 oz (95%), ?? height (95%) - WOW, I forget what a bruiser he was!

John 4 months

Matt took some precious photos of John yesterday. If you have ever had Matt photograph you, you soon realize that he likes to take a rapid fire succession of photos to try and capture the perfect shot. It is pretty funny because you can literally see words forming in people's mouths sometimes. But he always gets great shots.

Goodbye Summer. . . but not the heat!

It has been awhile since I posted simply because I have been exhausted! I started back to work 3 weeks ago and it definitely has added an element of juggling to our busy lives. I thought I would post some recent pics of the kids. It is hard to believe that school starts in a few weeks and that the unscheduled days of summer are rapidly coming to an end. This has been one of my favorite summers since I was able to be off work with the kids for the months of May, June and July.

Alivia is 4 1/2 now and is such a good helper around the house. She is (usually) a good leader for Will and they play pretty well together. But Will certainly knows how to push her buttons!

Will is 2 1/2 and is really thinning out. I know he will love his first experience with school. We had a scare with him last weekend at the lake when I put him down for a nap, and when I could not see anything on the video monitor, I went downstairs to check on him only to see him walking in from outside with a bunch of peaches that he had picked off the tree by the water. I was horrified. We already have sent out childproof items to prevent that from ever happening again. Thank you God that You provided protection to my precious and precocious child!

John is 4 months old and just turned over yesterday! Now he gets stuck in that position and it really frustrates him. Today was a hard day with lots of crying because he just can't understand what to do when he flips over!

Funny Conversation

Me: Will, come over here, I need to wipe off your face.

Will: But Mommy, I already wiped my face with my tongue!

Trip to San Antonio

My friend Alison was in San Antonio visiting her parents, so we drove down to see them yesterday. It was a short trip but worth every minute. We had fun seeing all the kids together, and Mollie Jane and Alivia were so cute together. It is hard to believe that between us we have SIX kids! I laughed that we needed to send the picture of all of us to the Eleusis to let them know what their alumni have been up to in the 15 years since we graduated. I love you Al!