"I Sidney!"

Lesson learned for today

When we got home from the Dr today I had to call Mike and feed MJ. The kids were working on finding their own lunch like they do every day. Suddenly I can smell something burning.

I call the kids in and thankfully Libby chose to tell me the truth from the get go so I could stop freaking out as the smell was getting worse and worse.

She had tried to make macaroni and cheese, the kind you make in the microwave. She didn't follow the directions at all though. She didn't even put water in the bowl.

But she told me the truth and she even cleaned up the mess herself. She had put the bowl in a grocery sack and even taken it to the outside garbage can. Lesson learned.

MJ two week check up at three old. Sidney's 2 yr check up.

Usually my kids are barely on the charts. MJ is at 60% on her weight at 9 lbs. They are supposed to make it back to birth weight by 2 weeks. That means that a week ago she was supposed to be 7 lbs 4 oz. I think she would have been beyond that.

Her height is at 63% at 21 inches. So she has grown the recommended half an inch.

Her head is at 25% at 14 inches.

Sidney was at 31% for weight at 25.25 lbs. Not too bad.

Height is 18% at 32.5 inches. Though she was SCREAMING bloody murder and wouldn't hold still so who knows if that is right.

And her head is at 77% at 19.1 inches.

It will be interesting to see how MJ does over the next several months.

Quiz

Can you name the kid that goes with the picture? (And it may depend on how they show up on your screen.) I will put up the answers in a week.  Or how about now?


M.J.



















Henry
















Sidney
Libby

Sidney's 2nd Birthday Party

Sidney was so excited for her party. She LOVES to say "Happy Day!" I was still on major rest after having M.J. so Mike was more than awesome and did everything for the paryt. Under direction he made and decorated the cake and got the house ready and made the hotdogs. Sorry ladies, he is all mine! The birthday girl was so excited for everything she had a hard time holding still so I could take a picture of her. Thankfully her Aunt Heather was willing to hold her long enough for the picture.

She was too excited to blow out her candle that I had to keep covering her mouth and hold her back. (By the way, this makes the cake super easy to cut and serve.)

Sidney got some awesome new outfits, new dollies, a new dog toy, a little wagon, and a ball. She has been in Heaven since those are about the best things in the world to her! Thanks to those of you who were able to make it.

M.J. Two weeks

M.J. One week

New belt silly smile

Ants and Boys

Libby came running in the other morning, "The top of the stairs is covered in ants!!!"

I told her to just put out the ant traps and I would take care of it later.

When I finally emerged from my room I find Henry sitting among the ants, crumbling up a cracker for them to eat.

Sigh

We are such Dorks

They had the new dork diaries book at the store, so i let Libby get it. She was so excited she started reading in the car

She wants to play with a friend and read her book but I told her she couldn't until she finished her chores. I go out there, she is reading instead of working. Sounds like something I would have done. :D I hate punishing them for reading. Just seems backwards.

Mary Jane Gibson

Here are some of the pictures that were taken while we were in the hospital. M.J. wasn't even a day old when they came in to do them. They turned out so cute we broke down and just bought the CD. Some of you have already seen them and you will recognize them if you get the birth announcement.

Sidney's 2nd Birthday

Sidney turned 2 last Monday. We aren't having her party till later so I will put up those pictures sometime soon.

Sidney seems to have no fear. She will try anything, except food, get into anything, and does not care if she gets yelled at. We can be screaming at her to stop something and she won't even flinch.

Sidney gives great hugs and kisses though not always when you want them. We have to beg and plead sometimes.

Sidney likes to take roll. Often she is asking, "Where Yibby go? Where Ditty go? Where Daddy go?" She is also very concerned about others. If you sneeze or cough or if anyone is crying she gets a very concerned look on her face and will ask, "Mommy, you k?" She will keep asking until someone answers her.

Sidney LOVES to dance. When Aunt Katie was in town one night we all sat down to watch America's got Talent. There were a lot of musical numbers in that episode and she was having a grand time standing up and clapping for everyone and singing and dancing along. She really is quite entertaining.

Sidney has a lot of energy, and can talk your ear off. Most of it is still gibberish but it is fun to listen to. She loves to talk on the phone too. Anything can be a phone. She loves to just put her hand up to her ear and talk to Grandpa, or as she says Baba.

If you ever take Sidney to the store with you be prepared to talk to a lot of people. She says Hi to EVERYONE. Mike took her to Lowes with him the other day and people had to start ignoring her because even though they had already said hi back she just kept saying hi!

She is learning new things every day and surprising us with the new things that she can do for herself. She also likes to be like her brother and sister. If they are working on their workbooks she wants to be coloring or looking at flashcards like them.

Sidney loves her new sister but can't decide if she is just a baby or if she is really Mary Jane. I will ask her if that is Mary Jane and she will say, "No! Baby!"

We love Syd and love having her in our family. She keeps us laughing and looking for the good things in life.

Happy Day Sidney!