Sunday, September 25, 2011

2 years and 6 months

We hit some MAJOR milestones in the month of September...our litte princess turned 2!!  And our bubbies turned 6 months...where does the time go?!?!

Princess Leighton at her birthday party

Leighton's 2 year appt went without a hitch!  She was good for the most part and only had 2 major freaks out--warrented due to being stuck by needles!  The doctor told her to cut back on her milk intake and gave Mommy advice on potty training and told us to take a little break in pushing her...so more diapers it is.

She was 35" -- 80 percentile for her age
27lbs 6oz -- 60 percentile
Grant @ 6 months
Grant aka big bubs was 26.5" -- 41 percentile
16lbs 60z --21 percentile

Ryan @ 6 months
Ryan aka Lil Bubbie was 26.3" -- 32 percentile
15lbs 13oz --14 percentile
  

Developmentally, the boys are off the chart!  All the doctors and nurses agree we are "done" for...which we concluded A LONG TIME AGO.  Both boys are crawling, sitting, and pull themselves up to stand.  Grant will "cruise" on the furniture a bit. Ryan is starting to babble. They both have 4 teeth two bottom and two top. They are interested in toys, climbing under chairs to get stuck (or anywhere they aren't suppose to be for that matter) and watching Sissy fascinates them!

Typical positioning for the boys
Tomorrow starts a new day in our lives...the kids are going to "school"!  We have made the decision that it will be easiest on everyone (especially me in the nanny hunt) that they kids tend a day care center.  We found a nice one down the road which isn't too big and seems to be a good fit with us.  Hopefully everyone transitions well (Mommy included!). 

Sunday, September 11, 2011


Waiting for Daddy to cross the finish line at the Hy Vee Tri
 
Go Daddy Go!



Only Picture of our triathlete



Mr Big Stuff -- as we call him -- he climbs up there all by himself and smiles



Queen of the Yard





I'm sure I can reach it now



Friday Night Football




YAY WAUKEE TOUCHDOWN!!



Looky what I can do




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Monday, September 5, 2011

A Glimpse Into the Life

As I know I sometimes wonder when I pass people or drive by their houses...what their life is like??

I suspect, especially traveling around Des Moines in our triple stroller, many probably have this thought when we pass them...or when they see Leighton running at full speed thru the mall (of course this behavior is encouraged by her Dad)...or when all 3 little ones are crying at the drive thru window...here is a small glimpse of a typical moment in our house. Fair to say, life is good. (I apologize, I didn't have time to edit the video)





On a side note, Randy finished his first Triathlon today!!!  He ran in the Hy Vee Tri here in Des Moines.  He did very well; finished in 2 hours and 39 minutes...of course with a very loose 1 month training schedule (if you can even dare to call it that!)  Unfortunately, I didn't catch a photo of him crossing the finish line, maybe next time!