February Catch Up

Skinny Minnie!  (at least compared to our other kids)

A little snooze

One day, I found them like this watching a "scary" part of a movie.  Probably "Rescue Rangers, Down Under" which is hands down Andrew's favorite movie and he has seen it so so so many times.  He chooses that one almost everytime. 

Andrew uses his three blankets as a pillow & always likes them right by his face

Funny boy.  Lately, Andrew has been saying, "I want to be a pirate when I grow up, so I can say ARRGGHH mateys!"  

We are in love with this little girl!!

I continue to be surprised that my love can grow with each new child and that there is room in my heart to love another one just as much as I do the others.  My babies are my very very very favorite.  When our family is complete, I think I'll have to go volunteer at the hospital to hold those sweet, precious babies.

Kendall is the best baby I will ever have!  She is so patient and aware of my needs, she is sweet and loving and as appreciative as a baby can be.  She is the best sleeper and I love her for it.  Recently, she's been taking one long nap during the day - about 3 hours, which is longer than my other 2 ever slept during the day - and then the rest of the naps are 30-45 minutes.  She sleeps through most nights, and if she does wake up to eat, it's in the early morning hours and then she goes back to sleep and sleeps in late.

She's 4 months now (as of Feb 28th), and for the last month, her bowel movements have been far and few between.  The first one was 7 days in between, then 10, then 13 days.  It's crazy and it's like she's a ticking time bomb.  The doctor has assured me that it's fine as long as she is comfortable and happy, which she has been.  And when she does go, it's no effort whatsoever.  However, one of the side effects is that she has bad gas (I'll blame the uncles, Chris and Chad) and it clears the room - she has the smelliest toots we have ever smelt!!

Kendall is my first baby that has outright refused a bottle of formula.  Sure, I enjoy nursing, but I do not enjoy the 15-20 extra pounds that are hanging on, in addition to all the extra calories I have to eat to keep my milk up.  I know that if I even think about diet/exercise, that I'll lose my milk, so I'm hanging on to the weight.