The very first....

picture of all four of us. It only took 4 months and a friend visiting to finally get one!

4 months

Miller had her 4 month check-up this morning, even though it's technically 6 days before she turns 4 months. Not to worry, this did not affect her numbers.

Her height is 26 inches, which is above the 100th percentile.

Her weight is 19 pounds 10 oz. WAAAAAAAAAAAAY off the charts. That is the same weight that Colby was at 5 months old, and even he was off the charts at that time.

Because of Miller's sleep issues, Lee and I thought that maybe my milk supply was too low for her. I've been pumping and trying to increase it, but apparently that's not the problem. The doctor suggested I not feed her at night, which I haven't been doing anyway. When I told him we had been concerned about my supply, he said "your milk could feed the whole neighborhood". Nice to know. Head over to our house in times of famine or crisis.

Lastly, he asked if she was rolling over. I said "no". And he said..."it could take longer for her because"....

AND I QUOTE

"She has some ass to move".

Oh. Yes. He. Did.

Stuff

Ugh, I'm behind again! Things are just soooo busy!! Miller is still up a lot at night, so we're both pretty tired. She will not sleep anywhere but in our bed! We first try the crib, but she'll keep waking up crying, even if we put her down asleep. Then she moves into the bassinet in our room, and then the chair, before finally making it right between us...where she happily snoozes until the morning. This is not an ideal situation, but we do need sleep, so we're just taking it day by day.

I don't have any big updates, so I thought I'd put together some small random facts about Colby and Miller right now. Nothing too important, but it's the little things I'll probably forget one day.

In no particular order, here they are.

Colby often puts toys away before leaving a room- without being asked! He's been known to leave a room and then panic, run back in, put something in the right spot, and then leave again.

Miller loves the exersaucer and has learned to hit a button 4 times to play music. She's a genius!

Colby can be convinced to do anything for a small juice box (which he rarely gets). He still prounounces it with a weird swallowing noise.

He says everything at least twice. "Where momma go, where momma go". More often, he will chant something over and over "I need more, I need more, I need more", etc. We're trying to tell him "just once" but it's not working.

Colby only calls Miller by the name "Baby sissa". We refer to her as "Baby sister" so much that now Lee and I find ourselves calling her Baby sister more often than Miller....even when Colby isn't around. I'm sure we've gotten some strange looks.

I found Colby this morning with my large round metal brush gently stroking the top of Miller's head....brushing her hair, of course.

Colby loves my breast pump, and when he can get his hands on the parts, he'll hold them to his chest.

Any time you change a poopy diaper on Colby, he says "no eat poo-poo". I wonder what the preschool teachers think goes on around here.

When Colby is eating something he really likes, he holds one of his index fingers up in the air the whole time he is eating.

When he needs to blow his nose, he will say "I got a boogie! I got a boogie!"

We have started time-outs on the stairs, and it's working! I am using a book called 123 magic, and I think it's really going to help. Just the threat of a time-out stops Colby in his tracks....at least for now.

Colby loooooves wearing things around his neck, especially medals, ties, and *gasp* purses. (daddy is trying to reinforce the word "satchel" rather than purse) He's getting a few ties and medals for Christmas, which he'll be thrilled about. We're also getting him a small guitar with a strap so he'll move on from the yoga mat.

When he wants to be picked up, he says "mamma carry you" but it sounds more like "mamma ceh-yoo"

That's all I can think of at the moment, but I'll add on to this post if I think of new things.

Last but not least, here's the most recent picture of our big baby girl.

Preschool pictures

I did not have high expectations AT ALL for Colby's school pictures. Sitting still...when someone tells him to....in the right spot....and smiling? No way. I didn't think it would happen. I'm pleasantly surprised that he isn't screaming in all 3 of them.

Take 1:


Take 2:


Take 3:


Not fabulous, but not too bad!

File this under....

What was I thinking???

I knew my thinking was a bit "off" during my pregnancy, so I tried not to make many big decisions. However, I made some small strange ones. Some of those being new clothes for Miller.

For example, this little number:


You know, because no baby layette is complete without a cable knit angora sweater dress in size 3-6 months. Did I forget what babies are like? I'm not sure. I put it on her today just to take a picture before it will be retired to the plastic bin in her closet. Oh! And the pumpkin tights. A must have. (getting her legs in there was like trying to thread a noodle)

Note to self: If you are wishing they made it in your size, do not buy it for the baby.

Victory!

Halloween far exceeded my expectations this year. However, my expectations were very very low, so that's not saying much. My one and only goal was getting Colby to actually wear his costume. Prior to Halloween, Colby screamed every time he even saw it. I tried to explain to him about Halloween, dressing up, and trick-or-treating, but I'm pretty sure it went in one ear and out the other.

Evie and her parents came over for dinner beforehand, so it helped that Evie was strutting around in her cow costume. Before too long, Colby was willing to wear his costume and actually cooperated for pictures. (I was so caught off guard by the whole thing that I didn't realize we velcroed it on crooked. Oh well)


Holding hands before leaving


Walking up to the first house


Getting the first piece of candy from Joe across the street


This is where things went downhill. Colby did not understand the idea of collecting the candy to eat it later. Oh no. He wanted it NOW. We gave him a small bite of the first piece, but at each house, he threw a mini-tantrum over each new piece of candy.

Here he is beginnning to melt down over the piece Lee is holding.


After about 5 houses, we had to call it a night.

Back at home, Colby and Evie played for a bit. As usual, Colby put on his 2 olympic medals as soon as he walked in the door. He's pretty obsessed with them, and I thought it was funny that he put them on over his lion costume.


A little hydration and then off to bed!


And that was the end of Colby's second Halloween. I still say it was victorious!