Finally!

I finally have a little time. Kids are in bed and Tom is off at a graduation get together. We have had crazy schedules here lately. The same week Tom had finals I went back to work full time. Whew! Thank goodness that Tom is done. I am not really thrilled with being back to work full time, but I'm sure our bank account will be. Funny how that works.

Okay, some updates on the kids.

Bear: Still about 35 pounds, but I know he keeps getting taller. I haven't measured him lately but I sure don't have to reach very far down to get to the top of his head. We had to move him into size 9 shoes. I'm pretty sure toddler shoes only go up to size 11 then the kids shoes start over back at size 1. At least that's how I think it goes. Besides growing like a weed he is learning tons of other things and makes us laugh all the time. I discovered the other day that he apparently likes broccoli. He told me in the store that he wanted broccoli because he liked it. Well, broccoli isn't something we fix a lot so I don't know how he knows he likes it. But, I bought it and fixed it for him. Yep, he likes it. He ate loads. Especially if I add a little bit of balsamic vinegar. So far some of his favorite foods are broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes, peas, basque chicken, General Tso's chicken (Tom's recipe), hot dogs, and peanut butter and jam or honey sandwiches. Oh, and a good salami with a strong cheese. He loves to sit and eat Parmesan cheese. I like it but don't think I can sit and eat it plain.

Amelia: She weighs between 17 and 20 pounds. We should have a doctor appointment this next week to get her 4 month shots and get the well-baby check. Then we'll know for sure on weight and height. At 2 months she was over 24 inches long though and sure has grown since then. She is wearing clothes that are anything between 6-12 month sizes depending on the item. Most of her stuff is in the 9 month range right now. She is smiling, giggling, squealing, and cooing. She hasn't rolled completely over yet, but there is a lot of her to work on getting over. She kinda looks like the Michelin Man but cuter.

Bear and Amelia are adorable together. He is super protective of her and her stuff and she seems to adore him. She'll just lay and watch him while smiling the whole time. In fact they get along well enough (for now anyway) that we have her sleeping in their room now. For the first couple of months she was in with us in the cradle but Bear has started requesting that she sleep in his room in the crib. I won't argue since I wasn't sure how we were going to make that transition. Kinda nice that they made it for me.

I will end this with a promise to try to get some pictures up on here. I've been slacking big time. In fact I have several on the camera, but haven't gotten a chance to upload them to the computer. I still have lots I could catch up on but I'm trying to fall asleep here so I'd better head for bed instead of letting my head hit the keys.