Melts my heart...

Abigail's smile (the first one I've been able to catch with my camera)

A New Chapter

It seems like only yesterday Olivia was starting her first day of Kindergarten. Now, our oldest two are both in school...all day long! Olivia and Maxwell are enjoying school so far, of course I drill them both with questions as soon as they get home and everything is going great. Olivia has a couple of kids in her class that she already knew and her teacher seems really nice. She's ready for her Enrichment class to start up (maybe next week). Maxwell's buddies from the neighborhood are in his class, it's been nice to know the four of them are all together...hopefully they won't get into too much trouble! :) I've enjoyed the one on one time with Abigail..the house is much quieter...but somehow, I'm managing :)

Found a pack of these at Target...couldn't resist

I'm sure Abigail wishes I had.

Beach 2008

We had a great time at the beach this year. The weather was wonderful, Olivia and Maxwell had a blast playing with their cousins and Abigail did great (with the exception of a couple of tummyaches). Can't wait for next year! Check out Emily's, Meredith's and Amber's blogs for more beach pictures (they should be up soon..hint hint).

Abigail's well baby checkup

What a busy morning, Olivia and Maxwell started school today. Their new school is beautiful, how fun to have a brand new building to start the school year in. I'll post pictures from the beach and the first day of school later today when/if I have more time. Abigail's check-up went very well. At 5 weeks, she weighs 9lbs 10ozs (38th percentile) and is 21 inches (24 percentile). I think she's going to be on the smaller side like Maxwell, but who knows, she may have a huge growth spurt soon. The doctor was really impressed with her neck strength and control and how well she followed with her eyes. I discussed with the doctor how easily she startles, which causes her to be a light sleeper the majority of the time (she also hates her carseat...she'd rather be snuggled up rather than strapped down). She said that this was just a symptom of an immature system and that she should grow out of it. Abigail's little strawberry above her forehead is a hemangioma just like the one Olivia had on her back for 3 or 4 yrs., this should also disappear, just like Olivia's.

Abigail is such a sweet baby, she is on the verge of laughing out loud and has cracked a few smiles here and there. She's sleeping wonderfully, usually going at least 5-7 hrs straight, which makes mommy very happy!!! Pictures to come soon....

What's happening this week.

Maxwell has lost his first tooth! He's a cute little snaggle-tooth. Friday morning he ran into Olivia's head and knocked his front tooth loose. The next day, while he and Hudson were at our neighbor's garden, Maxwell asked Hudson to pull his tooth; such a brave little boy. He was very excited to have the tooth fairy visit him that night. Yesterday we picked up Olivia's new glasses, I think they're pretty cute. She's ready for school to start a week from Monday, hopefully Maxwell will adjust well to going to school all day. Abigail is doing well, she's getting more on a routine and for the last three nights she's slept 6 hrs straight! (Not too bad for a breastfed baby, huh?) We are getting ready to head to the beach tomorrow, it'll be nice to get away before we head back to the real world of school every day!