Shane is 3 months

Where has the time gone? Shane turned 3 months this week and he is getting so big. I haven't weighed him, but I am guessing he weighs around 16 lbs. We will see how right I am next month when he goes to the doctor for his 4 month check up. He is able to sit in his bouncy chair for up to 20 minutes before crying to be picked up. And if I move him to where I am and talk to him he will sit for longer. I finally feel as if I am able to get things done. He smiles all the time at me - those great smiles that start at his toes and move their way up. There is nothing better b/c you know he is just so happy to see you. The boys love to try to get Shane to smile at them. Shane went in the pool for the first time this week. I don't know if he loved it or not, but since he didn't cry I am chalking it up to a positive. He seems to like all of the activity b/c he is very mellow, watching and listening to everyone. He has been to the pool twice now and has fallen asleep there both times w/o crying. I think we are going to be spending a lot of time at the pool this summer! Shane is a great sleeper at night - only gets up once to eat.

Gladulation

On May 31st Cooper graduated from Pre-Kindergarten....or as he told us gladulation. The ceremony was very sweet.....the kids got to watch a video of themselves throughout the year which included baby pictures of all of them. They sang songs for us. My favorite is "I stand on my tiptoes to make myself tall. I squat right down to make myself small. I like to be tall. I like to be small. I like to be my own self best of all." I probably like this song b/c I heard no less than 400 times prior to graduation.

Stats

My boys are getting so big so quickly! Last week we went to the doctor for checkups and to see how big the boys are getting. Ian is 53 lbs and 48 1/4 in tall. Cooper is 49 lbs and 45 in tall. Lastly, Shane is 13 lbs 11 oz (90%) and 22 3/4 (50%) in tall. Just to put it in perspective, he is 2 months old, but filling out his 3-6 month clothes already. He is 2 lbs heavier than Cooper was at the same age. The good news is the muscles in my arms are bulking up that much faster.

Father's Day

So since Texas schools aren't in session in June, Cooper's preschool celebrates Father's Day in April. Coop made Chris some cute gifts and he completed the following questionaire showing just how well he knows his dad....

My father's name is Chris
My father is 22 years old and weighs 15 pounds
My father loves to play football
My father's favorite thing to wear is jackets
When my father talks to my mom, he calls her Mommy
My father's favorite foods are pickles and berries
My father and I love to play games
The best thing I can do for my father is make sandwiches
At work my father works.

Why I love 5 year olds

You have to love how literal a 5 year old is. Cooper was upstairs pooping in one of the bathrooms (there are two up there). He yelled down that there was a problem - he didn't have enough paper. I was sitting/sleeping downstairs with Shane on me so I told him to go use the paper in the other bathroom and that I would be up as soon as I could. So I take my time carefully putting Shane down and proceed upstairs. What do I see but Cooper running across the stairwell with his arm up in the air and in this raised hand - a piece of dirty toilet paper. Alas, my little one thought he should wipe his tush in one bathroom and then run the paper across the house to put it in the other toilet and then run back and repeat with more paper.

Ian's birthday

Ian had a fantastic birthday party at his school. 11 boys showed up to play fun games in the gym and eat cake. They all seemed to have a lot of fun especially Ian.

On Ian's birthday he wanted a special American flag cake. We made a chocolate cake and decorated it with white icing. Then we put strawberries and blueberries for the stars and stripes.

Shane is 1 month

I really can't believe how fast the past month has flown. Shane is now one month old and is more alert everyday. Some days this is good because we are starting to get smiles and he is noticing all that is going on around him. His favorite place to be is in the Bjorn while I walk around. I am definately getting 10,000 steps a day in!