Wednesday, December 14, 2011

A week after her 4 month check up...

I took Henley in for a follow up on her ear infection 10 days after her 4 month check up (which happened to be the day she turned 4 months),  turns out she had a HUGE growth spurt.  10 days earlier her stats were:

weight:  16 lbs 5 oz
height:  25 inches

10 days later they were:

weight:  17 lbs 13 oz (WHOA)
height: 27 inches

She apparently had an abnormal growth spurt. Even the Pedi was dumbfounded at a 1.5 pound increase in 10 days. Not even newborns do that!! :)  My little girl isn't so little. I had had a brilliant idea to order Gabby a new seat and let Henley use Gabby's convertible since Gabby was starting to get too big for her current seat.  I might have messed that one up a bit since Henley is only 5 inches shorter than Gabby and 5 pounds lighter. At this rate Henley will surpass Gabby in size and Gabby is about to turn 2!!  Oh my sweet baby didn't give me the opportunity to have a tiny baby for long!!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Comparisons

The other 2 girls at Henleys age

Natalie at 4 almost 5 months


Gabby at 4 months old

Henley 4 months


Miss Henny Penny Sitting

Here is  quick video of her sitting and getting attacked by her sisters with kisses.

4 months old

Henley Grace is 4 months old.  Here are her stats:

Weight:  16 lbs 8 oz.  (99%)
Height:  25 inches (85%)
Head:  99%

She is size of the average 7 month old! :)  Here is what Henley is doing. She can roll from belly to back, back to belly but doesn't roll around the floor yet.  That is a good thing. She can sit tri pod style for up to a minute before toppling over and is working on sitting without the tripod. She loves to stand on her legs and look around. Her sisters are the best form on entertainment.  She eats 8 oz every 3 hours, but will sleep from 7:30 p.m. to 5:00 am nightly. She just started rice cereal and loves it. She is a SQUEALER. She squeals all day long. She has really gained a voice.  She is the happiest baby and even with an ear infection she didn't get too unhappy. Overall she is the sweetest baby and we are so lucky to have her.

Look how big she is. She has an ear infection, but you wouldn't know it!

Smilely baby

Love this one....so stinking cute

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Where did November go?

Apparently I took hardly any pictures this month! There has not been alot going on this month. Henley has worked on her rolling skills. She can roll from Front to Back when she wants to, she can roll from back to her side where she then wiggles around the floor until she gets what she wants.  I am sure she will crawl early.  She can also sit for short increments when the boppy is supporting her.  I am sure she will be sitting independently by the end of her 4th month. She is a mover and a shaker. She is cutting her bottom 2 teeth already and they are all but through. I giver her a few more days and she will have teeth. She is approximately 16 pounds, wears a size 3 diaper and 9 month size clothes. She is a big girl!

Gabby is her usual self. She is boisterous, funny and full of spunk. We love her little attitude.  She is FINALLY starting to speak, though mostly unintelligible.  She does have a few choice phrases one being "Sissy Boder me"  when Natalie is bothering her.  Followed by "How cute" when referencing hairbows hanging in the bathroom.  Sometimes she throws some others out there that have us rolling. She is definitely our little repeater.

Natalie is the same ole sassy 1st grader. Her class is no longer a split class but a full 1st grade class so we are a little disappointed because she needed the extra challenge.  She is no longer in piano as her teacher moved way, but we are looking for other activities for her. She just finished soccer for the season, and I think basketball starts soon so we will look into it.

We had a good Thanksgiving. This year we ate at the Army Cafeteria because the Officers have to serve to the soldiers on Thanksgiving.  He had to serve from 11:-00-11:30, so we joined him for lunch after. It was nice not having to cook and just getting to play.  We didn't take to many pictures because trying to keep up with Gabby, Natty and Henley we always seem to forget. After lunch the Phillipys came over and we played with their Xbox Kinect and did the Dance game.  That was hilarious!! :) Natalie really liked it so we got her the just dance game for her Wii.  Its kids songs so Gabby can jump in as well!

Smiley baby doing her tummy time.  

Some wall art I made for this wall. I didn't have anything to go on it, so I took an idea I saw on Pinterest and modified it.

Yeah I thought I would try feeding her. It went okay.  

Pretty sure the little one will catch up to the bigger one quickly.

I ran the 5k chili cook off run. That was the last race I ran last year before finding out I was pregnant with Henley, so I thought it would be fun to be the 1st race I ran after having her.

Big Rick little Rick.

Sisterly love. They were watching Barbie a Perfect Christmas.

Rick and Gabby eating dinner

Nat and her pumpkin pie.

Me and the girls.  Not the greatest picture but hey its a picture.

Rick and Natalie.

Henley did this most of the time.

Rick and Nat doing the dance game.  Gabby cheering them on from the sidelines.

I got in on the action too. I whopped that littles girls behind in the game. I am sure I should have let her won, but nope!

Friends playing babies.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Pumpkin Painting

This year we painted our pumpkins instead of carving them. Its so humid and the air in Korea is not the greatest therefore the pumpkins rot within 1 day.  The girls donned old party shirts of their father and went to town on their pumpkins.  Quite the artists. Gabby is at a stage where she loves to "coloring".  She will "coloring" on everything she can get her hands on.  She knows the following colors: white, pink, purple, blue, green, yellow and brown.  She is hit or miss on black but Pink and Purple are by far her FAVORITE.  She will grab books and start naming the colors.  She is doing really well.  Today she threw a burp cloth on my face, yanked it down then proceeded to say "I see you" she repeated multiple times laughing her little head off.  She also looked at a picture on the computer, pointed to it then said "that funny."  HAAA.  She is talking more and more daily and cracks me up!!

Gabby concentrating...

Nat loving this project

Go girl go!

The finished projects. Rick painted a Nebraska N on one pumpkin so i wrote Gig'Em on the back! HAA

The candy corn witch and pumpkin

We trick or treated with some kids in the building.  I went around with 7 kids including Henley.  We only lost 1 that night and it happened to be Gabby.  That was a horrible 5 minutes.  Worst of my life! 

She had this down.  She wanted candy bad.

4 of the kids

Look who turned 3 months old!! What a sweet smile


She is soooo cute...

I was bored at home...and yes her shirt says Born to Shop!!!! :)

She ran around with out panties....She is hit or miss when it comes to the potty but we are working with her, just not pushing it since she is so little.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

There were four in the bed...


and the little one said "roll over, roll over", so they all rolled over and one fell out...