Sunday, March 27, 2011

Jag's Latest Doctors Appointment

These are the x-rays from February 09 of Jag's left hip.

This is the x-ray from this past week, March 2011, of his left hip.
It looks as if his hip has started the rebuilding.  I can see a difference in the x-rays.  We still have a few years, but at least the regrowth is starting.

10 Months

Where does the time go?  I can't believe that my little Anya is getting so big.  About 2 weeks ago, she went for a check up and was 21 1/2 pounds and 28 inches long.  I compared her numbers to those of her brothers and she happens to be the same weight that Davis was at 12 months, but he was 3 inches longer.  That is why her thighs are big, she is just short.  Hopefully she will take after her mother and get long legs and not the shorter Fawcett legs (My legs go up to Elaine's neck or something close.).  I couldn't choose, so I've included a ton of pictures.  She's just so cute!


What little girl doesn't love to play with a rubber snake?

She is almost able to crawl.  Almost.  She can get anywhere when she uses her little monkey toes.


Darling!
  
She can find the smallest little piece of lint on the floor. 







Chompers!
A few random thoughts about Anya: 10 month old babies are wiggly.  They are hard to dress, change, and take pictures of.  She wanted to tear the sign the moment she saw it.  Anya loves to "talk" and is a real jabber-jaws, as her dad likes to call her.  She is loud.  She is nick-named Whoopie (as in cushion) among many other names.  She is pleasant and usually very sweet.  I am afraid that she may have her grandma Thull's sweating problem, but it is still a little soon to know.  Jaggy whines more than me about her growing up too quickly.  We all wish that she'd just stay this size for a little longer. (As much as she likes food, that is doubtful.)

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Park Day

Sunshine, swings, bikes, and a picnic.  A beautiful spring day.




A Little Secret

I insist that my children look decent most of the time.  I like their faces and noses clean.  Their hair must be combed or covered with a hat.  They need to have matching clothing.  I always send them to change their clothes if they don't look decent.  Some school mornings will see several outfits before we find a winner. 

However, we have a little secret...these boys look horrible when they sleep.  Yes, sleep.  PJs are whatever they can find and some of the combinations are really awesome

Davis has pajamas that he has worn since he was 5.  I made them for him for Christmas.  They then became shorts when he got too tall.  They have slowly started to fall apart and we not-so-lovingly refer to them as his Loin Cloth.  (Not pictured due to the graphic nature of the photos.)  He has worn these jammies for almost 7 years.

Christian usually has on his shorty's from 3 years ago, and whatever is laying around for the top.  If he is wearing a shirt it is often a HUGE, red, dress of a shirt that cover his shorty's.


Embarrassed that we are taking their picture!
Jag ALWAYS has his shirt inside out and backwards. For a kid who is so particular about how others look (remember long ago the girl with the messy face who loved him? *If only I could link that here) he never cares about how he looks. Never.



Noah would prefer that his jammies match- top and bottom- but he has to make exceptions if the weather is too cold or hot. If he has a character on his PJs, then he is really happy.  Mismatched two character jammies are the best.


As long as this is our little secret, then it really shouldn't matter what they wear to bed. I won't, however, let them participate in their school pajama days. That would be embarrassing.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Good- bye Snaggle


Snaggletooth has gone from the one snaggle to 4 teeth in just over a week.  Fun week at my house!  She loves to chomp on cold carrots when she is trying to get her teeth through.  I have bags of carrots in my fridge as she has 2 more teeth trying to come in. 

At least her dad quit calling her Bucky.