Friday, September 23, 2011

Crazy Hair Day and Student of the Month

The girls school had crazy hair day this week. The girls actually had tame hair in comparison to some of their classmates. The school smelled like hair spray!
Emma was also student of the month!!! She is a fantastic student and a great example to all her friends. She continues to love reading and met her AR goal for the trimester within the first couple of weeks of school. She ended up setting a new goal for herself and I have no doubt she will achieve it.

Mommy Preschool

Kyle started school last week with two of his friends. This week we learned all about the letter A. We made applesauce, decorated apples, made apple up on top hats, pretended to be animals and made animal cookies. It was a fun week with some CUTE kiddos!

The Boys Stats

Last week both boys had their well visits...here are their stats.

Kyle
weight 36 pounds 90th percentile
height 40 inches 96th percentile

Zac
weight 15 pounds 13 ounces 75th percentile
height 26 3/4 inches 96th percentile

4 months

Zac is 4 months old already. He is so much fun to have around. He has recently learned how to roll over both directions and does not like being on his back at all!!! As soon as I lay him down he will flip right over onto his tummy. He is discovering his hands and working really hard on trying to figure out how to put things in his mouth. He mostly settles for just chewing on his own hands. It is always easy to get a smile out of him but giggles are a little harder to come by. His feeding issues seem to be resolved. He has finished therapy and we are just waiting for a repeat swallow study to make sure everything is okay. He has pretty bad reflux and as of today he is on four different medicines. Hopefully they will help because it is so hard to see him uncomfortable. He is such a good natured guy when he is feeling well. He is still a great sleeper which I am VERY grateful for. His brother and sisters adore him and we can't remember what life was like without him.

Wonder Boy is 3!!!

Our miracle boy had a fabulous birthday. It is so fun living near family so that they can help us celebrate and this little guy got spoiled!

Kyle really was not sure what to do with the presents. He had quite a pile but every time he opened a gift he had to play with it right away so it took a while to get them all opened.

I have decided that buying toys for boys is way easier and more fun than buying for girls. Pretty much anything with wheels is sure to be a winner.Who knew that watching cars race in a circle could bring HOURS of entertainment.


Flashing lights and noise are also go over really well.

Another track=even more hours of entertainment!

This year Kyle asked for a yellow cake which I was happy to provide. I don't do cake decorations and I was afraid he was going to ask for a Lightening McQueen cake. Dyeing frosting is more up my alley.


Such focus and determination. I think it took about three tries!

LOVED the ice cream...did not touch the cake.

Kyle is doing REALLY well. To look at him now you would never know what a rough start he had. He knows all the letters and their sounds, can count to 20 and is finally getting his colors straight. He continues to get stronger every day and for the most part keeps up just fine with his friends at the park. He is off all of his meds except for his inhaler. He loves the movie CARS and could line up his cars for hours on end. He is still the pickiest eater EVER!!! but he did attempt spaghetti for the first time last week and liked it. He likes to play with his sister and build towers with Legos. He is working on learning to ride a tricycle and loves anything outside. We love this little man and we are so grateful to have him in our home and to be part of the miracle that his life is!