The Gummy Bear

Coming this Spring to a blog near you! We are all so excited to meet this new little friend. The kids are in disagreement whether it should be a boy or a girl. Only time will tell. I am thrilled either way. Babies are such wonderful things.

Zane Time

Zane has had a rough weekend. There have been attitude issues and a lot of time spent in trouble. Usually when he gets this way we know he needs a little one on one time. So Eric and Zane had a nice snuggle while watching football this evening. Hopefully it will fill his love tank up a wee bit more and we will have a great week.

Lucy's Friends

The first week of school we spent a lot of time outside. The weather was beautiful and the girls were getting their bearings without the brother's around during the day. Gwen and Lucy rode their bikes in the front a lot and one day Lucy made some new friends.

We were sitting out front waiting for the boys bus to come by and the kids from the middle school were walking home. I was sitting on the front porch and was pretty unnoticeable for people walking by on the sidewalk. So here comes two middle school boys (6th graders if I had to guess) meandering by on their way home from school. They were very busy being obnoxious and started making fun of the girls as they were playing. I, yelling from the porch, told them to chill out and they stopped making fun. Then Lucy yells "HI-JAH!" You know, like she was a ninja or something. And that started the fun. They boys yelled it, Lucy yelled it back. On and on it went for probably 10 minutes. It was funny at the time but I didn't think much of it.

Fast forward to yesterday. The girls were playing in the backyard and all of a sudden we hear kids walking home. They are being loud and obnoxious. Lucy perked up her little sweet face and yelled "HI-JAH!" again. From the front of the house we hear the return call and off they went again.

I don't know what either of them are thinking. Lucy seems to find it hysterical that these big kids are playing with her and as for the boys? Sheesh. Who knows what they are thinking?

Reid the Triathlete?

This morning Reid brought me a random swim cap that was lying around. I think this one is from the Danskin triathlon. He seemed to know exactly what to do with it and kept motioning that he wanted it on his head and trying to put it on himself.

I asked him if he wanted help and he nodded yes. So I put it on him. I don't know exactly what he thought it was going to be like but he was not thrilled with the feel of the swim cap once it was on. Goofy boy. I quickly snapped a few pictures before Andrew rescued him. I wonder if he will ever want to wear another one again?

Outlaw Soccer!

Another year of wonderful soccer for Andrew and his team. Some of the boys on his team he has been with since his very first year of Rockets. It has been such fun seeing Andrew improve as a player and have fun with other kids.

Andrew really prefers to play defense. He is still very much a team player and loves being a supporting role to the kids who love to take shots. He puts a lot of pressure on himself in general and I think that is why he doesn't trust himself to shoot very often.

As the season goes on I fully expect to see him get more aggressive and more confident. It happens each and every year. So excited for another fun fall of Outlaw soccer!

Gwen Gives Birth

Today the kids were playing in the front room very nicely and I was not paying any attention to what they were doing at all. All of a sudden Eric says to me, "Is someone having a baby out there?"  and got up really quickly to go peek. Apparently the kids (Zane, Lucy and Gwen) were playing at having a baby. Gwen was the laboring mother, Lucy was being the nurse and Zane was the doctor. Zane was telling Gwen "push, push!" and she did. By the time Eric got out there to look the baby had been delivered (standard method, no C-section) Lucy was headed up the stairs to get a baby doll. After wiping the baby down and cleaning it up Gwen was given her newborn so they could bond.

Apparently Gwen had a baby girl. Mother and baby are both doing fine.

Gwen also takes feeding her baby very seriously. She was seen later sitting on the toy box, new baby wrapped in a blanket, nursing away. It was quite the event. Her recovery was a bit quicker than normal though. Gwen was seen running around playing and attempting to climb a tree just hours later.

Gwen's 3 Year Old Statistics

Took Gwen into the doctor this week for her three year old well child check. Other than doing the obligatory checkup I had no concerns or questions. She is just doing great. The doctor asked if she could follow a multi-step directive and I laughed and said yes. She is perfectly capable of understanding what she is supposed to do as long as she isn't being ornery. The doctor laughed and said that not counting the ornery is what counts.

She is growing very well and has managed to not be quite the peanut that she used to be.

Height: 39" (85%)
Weight: 34 lbs. (75%)

Doing great!