Austin chillin

Playing pet pals

For Christmas Beam and Poppy got Austin a child recliner. At first he didn't use it to much, but lately he is using it more these are some pictures of what he likes to do the most in his chair. He is also wearing the pjs that Aunt Mel got him...they are pretty big but likes them because they have slippers as he calls them.

Savannah loves her cup

At Savannah's 4 month check up the doctor said offer her a cup of about 1 oz of juice. We don't do this every time she eats but at least once a day. She has grown to love her cup!! So much so that we can not bring it out until she has finished her vegetables or cereal because she just wants her cup. I am pretty impressed that she can for the most part anyway hold her own cup, we have to fix it at times but she does most of it on her own.

Austin helping daddy

Today Austin got to use is new wheel barrel that Aunt Mel got him for Christmas. He helped daddy bring more wood down from behind the shed. We are going through it like crazy!! We are having fires pretty much every day all day.

sleep?

Savannah has not got any better with sleep. We did the cry it out method when she turned 4 months and it worked in 3 days (for the most part). Then some where along the line about 2 weeks later she went back to her old ways. I thought we would wait until after the holidays to try and get her back into it. I went right into it starting Saturday night when we got back but it has seem to back fire on me. She goes to bed at 730 sleeps until 12 and from then on she is up every 2 hours like clock work. She is not eating when she gets up and if I just try to let her cry she could cry as long as 1 hr. Then I worry that maybe she has teeth coming in and she is in pain, she has congestion right now so maybe that is why...and list could go on and on.

I hope this sleep thing resolves soon!!

Downingtown visit

So after I was done work on the Sunday after Christmas we headed down to Downingtown to spend time with Valerie and the rest of the family.
The first half was spent with Beam and Poppy. We all had a good time, but I think Austin had the best time. Benjamin and Maddie came over to play several times. When we were on our way down he kept saying "we will see if Benjamin is there, we will see". Beam and Poppy got Austin a "Grow a frog" The entire time Austin thought it was a game and everyday kept asking everyone to play grow a frog. We are sending away for the frog tomorrow, he should have fun with it.
Valerie got to open her gifts at Beam and Poppy's house I think she really liked all her gifts, she spent a lot of the time watching her Charmed box sets.
Beam watched the kids so Rob and I could go out to dinner and Savannah decided she wanted to stay up and have Beam walk with her instead of going to bed.
Next it was off to Nanny and Poppy's. Everyone had a good time here as well. Austin and Valerie played with Olivia. Olivia is starting to feel comfortable with Savannah and is even playing with her. The best part is Uncle Rob use to have her trained to say Uncle Rob is my favorite, but guess what?? When he asked her this time, I really think she wanted to say Aunt Amy is my favorite. While she never answered him she kept looking at me and smiling. I can at least hope.
Rob and I went out for New Years while the kids stayed with Nanny and Poppy. All of the kids even Savannah stayed up to see the ball drop. Which I guess never really happened. Austin seemed pretty upset about this. But who went to bed at 8:00?? I think we know without saying.
Valerie got an mp3 player from Nanny and Poppy and spent the rest of the time listening to music. She really is becoming a pre-teenager.

More Christmas

Ama, Pap, Savannah, Daddy, and Austin

Savannah and her 1 store bought toy (the rest were homemade)

The best big brother

The men sleeping

must be nice to be able to sleep anyplace at any time.

Christmas 2009

Can you see her? She is eating the paper

The boys putting up the car track (daddy & pap's favorite)

Finally the dragon castle

Christmas this year was a little different in our house because Valerie was not there. We did get to spend the week with her though, which turned out to be really nice. But for some reason we didn't take any pictures.
On Christmas eve daddy and Austin tracked Santa and the raindeer, when Austin was in bed he called daddy and and told us he saw Santa's lights. Austin woke up about 815 and was excited when he came into the living room. Santa put his dragon castle in the back of the pile and after each present Austin was pretty sad and said "he didn't bring me my dragon castle". When He had only 2 presents left, he finally found the dragon castle and was pretty excited. If he opened up clothes he would just put the box a side. While he was opening a packaged he would repeatedly say what is it what is it!

Savannah never opened her presents until after her 1st nap of the day. She liked the wraping paper more than the presents.

Granny, Granpy, Aunt Mel, Uncle Bubba, Weezy all came for dinner while Pap and Ama came a little later. It was a very nice day...Thank you everyone.