The Kids' New Stats

Both kids had doctor appoinments today. Elijah his 4 year and Emme her 18 month check-up. I was very excited because both of them have grown quite a bit. Elijah - (38" tall - 8th percentile)(31lbs - 10th percentile) Embry - (31" tall - 22nd percentile) (19lbs - 1st percentile) They are both still on the long and lean side, they look like standing frogs when they are naked. LOL But like I said we are excited they both have gained weight and height.

First Day of Nursery

Today was Emme's first day of nursery. I was all prepared to have to stay in there with her today. But as soon as I took her in she didn't need me anymore. She walked right in and sat on the nursery leader's lap and started playing with everyone. So, I left and went to my class. The third hour of church the teacher brought her to me because she needed a diaper change. I took her and changed her and then asked her if she wanted to go back to nursery. Her response was "yeah, yeah." She ran all the back to nursery and went right back in without even saying bye to me. I have to say I was a little sad that she wasn't the least bit upset by me leaving her for the first time. But I am also glad that she is confident enough to be okay by herself. She is growing into such a big kid! Where did my little baby go? It is going to be very weird the next few weeks, to not have a kid with me through all of church. Makes me wish Gideon was coming a little bit sooner. LOL

Elijah's Birthday!

Elijah had a very fun birthday today. Daddy took the day off and we surprised Elijah by taking him to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. He had a blast! Then when we got home he got his giant cookie cake and presents. Elijah was also very excited because over the last few days he has gotten lots of mail. He LOVES getting cards and letters in the mail. Happy Birthday Elijah! We love you!

Happy 4th Birthday Elijah

It is crazy to think that Elijah has been with us for 4 years! It seems like he has always been a part of our lives. Elijah is a funny little guy who loves to laugh and wrestle. He loves his imaginext toys, and he is a lot of fun to play with. Elijah has the most amazing imagination of any little kid that I have ever been around. Elijah loves to sing along to the radio with me. He actually knows most of the words to alot of our "go to" songs. Elijah loves to go shopping of any kind and he likes to keep track of the list and tell me what we need. He is taking a gymnastics class at a local gym that he loves. He is an incredibly flexible kid! Elijah says the funniest things. His newest saying is "yep, yep." It always makes Dustin and I laugh. Elijah is a great little cuddler and he loves to be all warm and snuggly under the blankets. He loves to be a helper and he will do anything you ask him to, if you say it is for Emme. He is a great big brother to Emme and I am looking forward to seeing him with Gideon. He has already decided that Gideon is going to look just like him and be "his twin."

Emme at 18 Months!

Emme turned 18 months today! Next week she will start nursery. She could have gone today, but mama wasn't quite ready. LOL Miss Embry is a funny little kid. She is extremely opinionated and she definately thinks that everyone needs to listen to what she has to say. She is never quiet, her normal voice is kind of a yell. She tries to "mother," and take care of Elijah all the time. Most of the time he lets her. Her favorite thing to say right now is "oh, yeah." Both in an excited "oh, yeah!" way and in the "oh, yeah" I remember now, kind of way. She LOVES to eat, and will eat anything you put in front of her. She lets you know what she likes by yelling "YUMMY!" She loves to dance and will insist on watching music videos every night when Daddy comes home. She also loves to sing and will sing by herself or along with anyone or anything willing to sing with her. She loves dog-dogs, especially her My Pal Violet dog that she got for Christmas. Emme has been sleeping in her big girl bed for a few weeks now, and we haven't had any problems. She really likes feeling like a big girl. Overall, Emme is an extremely happy kid, and she makes all of us laugh all the time. She is definately a goober, and we are very blessed to have her as a part of our family.

Emme's First Braid!

Emme's hair has gotten pretty long over the last few months, so I have had to get creative about how to keep it out of her face. Thankfully, she is amazing at sitting still. She lets me do anything I want to her hair as long as I show her herself in the mirror afterwards. Oh, and I have to tell her how beautiful she is. LOL I guess she is just like every other girl, and she loves being told she is pretty!

28 Weeks!

Great Mornings!

Elijah made his way into our bed around 6:00 this morning. He promptly cuddled up to his warm Daddy and fell back asleep. Dustin and I were both startled when we heard the squeak of our door opening again at 6:30! It was Emme, who proudly pranced in our room with her dog-dog, a book and her blankie! She has apparenly figured out that she can get out of her bed by herself. I guess Emme is not afraid of the dark at all. She must have gotten out of her bed, opened her almost closed door, run through the hall and then opened our pretty much closed door (it just wasn't latched) and then come through our dark room to the bed. LOL Pretty good for a not quite 18 month old! After about a half hour of giggling, tickling and goofing around, mom and the kids got up and headed downstairs. The bed just is not big enough for daddy, a seven month pregnant mom, a big body pillow, an 18 month old and an almost 4 year old, who despite being tiny takes up more room than the other 3 of us combined! LOL And I am about to add another one to the mix! I guess it is a good thing that despite the complaints, we all really do love the chaos!

Big Girl!

It is official! Emme is a big girl! She slept all night in her big girl bed last night! Yay!

Thank-You Nana and Pop-pop!

We got Emme's new big girl bed all set up this weekend. And she LOVES it! She wanted to sleep in it last night, but Mommy is not ready for that yet. She is still just way too small when she lays on it. LOL Her bed isn't all put together yet, I ordered her a fun pillow with her name on it and my Grandma Dexter is making her a quilt. But for right now it is perfect! Thank-you Nana and Pop-pop for the awesome Christmas gift!

Elijah is a Sunbeam!

Today was Elijah's first day as a Sunbeam! He loved Primary and is excited to go back next week. The Primary President stopped Dustin in the hall and told him that Elijah had even raised his hand and answered a question in Sharing Time! What a big boy! Emme was excited today because both kids got to wear new church clothes. Emme LOVES to look pretty!