Know Your States

As most of you know, Hannah's vocabulary is very "advanced". This week we started working with her on the states. I never thought about it, but most of the state names are mouth-fulls. So, we practice saying them all and Hannah nails pretty much all of them. New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Massachusettes, Colorado, Washington, Oklahoma, Alabama, Rhode Island... You get the picture. After running out of states to get Hannah to say, she looks at Daddy and says "Is that all you got, Daddy?".

We cracked up. I guess we should start working on state capitals!

Not HER again!

Daddy, I thought this was my time with you. Do you have to hold HER at the same time?

-Reilly

Help! I'm Sinking!

Today, Reilly decided he didn't want to be in the bouncy seat. He didn't want to be in the swing. He didn't want to be on his mat. All that would appease him was for me to hold him. Well, I just can't hold him all day long (as much as I would love to!). So, I drug out the exersaucer/jumpy thing out of the basement. He looked so lost in that thing. He barely could touch the ground. He lasted only about 10 minutes in it (longer than the other "stations"). Hannah thought it was hilarious!

Do you see any pictures out of place. How about the party guest blowing out Hannah's candles? I love the expression you can see forming on Hannah's face when that happened. In the end, re-lighting the candles and blowing them out again was enough to make Hannah happy. It was a great party for Hannah, maybe the first one she will really remember when she gets older.

The next event at the party was make your own pizza, with the 3 year olds at the controls. They sprayed pizza sauce onto bagels, put pepperoni on it, and placed cheese on top. Momma baked them and served them up to the kids. These pizzas were the perfect food for the kids. I can say that now, because no pizza sauce hit my leather couches. I feel really good about that. -Daddy

Hannah's boyfriend Evan got into the action with his puppet.

At Hannah's party, all the kids made their own puppet and put on their own show in the theater. I am not sure where Momma got the idea, but it was a good one, especially since there was no way Daddy was going to put on a show.

Well overdue, however these are pictures from Hannah's 3rd birthday party at home. Third party as in she had three parties this year, not that she is 3.

Pot Belly

Thank you God-Ding for capturing my pot belly!

Sweet Boy

Reilly has slept through the night for 2 nights now.
Crossing our fingers...

On Your Mark

Hannah was at dance camp all week. Today was the last day and the parents were invited in to watch the "show". All of the children were on their "spots" on the floor. Hannah decides she doesn't want to be in position anymore.

Southern Belles

Hannah's new favorite pastime is to play dress up! Here she is playing the role of a true southern belle with her cousin, Mackie! Aren't they adorable?

UPDATE: Thank you to the wonderfully talented Danielle Nicholas for her beautiful photos of the girls!

CheckUps

Today Hannah had her 3 year check up and Reilly had his 2 month check up. Here are the stats:

Hannah
28.5 lbs (26%)
34.75" short (5%)


Reilly
12 lbs 6 oz (66%)
22 1/4" tall (28%)
40.2 cm (head) (56%)
3 shots & a rotavirus vaccine

Reilly was diagnosed with torticollis. Basically, he has a stiff neck and doesn't turn it to the left very well. She is sending us to a physical therapist to straighten it out. It can be corrected with daily exercises. Wish us luck!

Tootie Booty Que

Here's Miss Tootie Booty Que thanks to Nana & the Atkins! Thank you so much for continuing the tradition of dressing up... all the way! We love you guys!

Little Fingers

Big World!

This Little Piggie

Melts Momma's Heart! I love baby feet!

Hannah in action!

Hannah the rockstar!

Hannah is a rock star, and now she has the sunglasses to prove it.

Reilly and his aunt and his cousins (some of them).

Reilly's cousins were very excited to meet him yesterday, as was his aunt Danielle.

Reilly and Gram

Reilly is really taking a liking to Gram. Gram seems to have a way with him.

HANNAH IS THREE!

Hannah is three years old today! Happy Birthday Hannah. If you would like to call Hannah, use the "Call Me" button on the top right of the page.

Maybe Reilly will be a male cheerleader... Maybe I will not encourage that. -Daddy

Reilly is mature

So Reilly is a happy kid, but he does not know about all the fun he is missing out on the boat and in the water. He has really started to smile a lot lately, and responding to Momma's voice. He is also locking eyes when you get really close to him. Very mature things for a 6 week old to be doing.

Milk Coma revisited... Over and over again.

Meanwhile back at the ranch... Reilly is staying indoors and eating a lot. He is not allowed to get on the boat, go out on the beach in the sun, or otherwise have any fun. So we are taking pictures of him as we see him, in Momma's lap in his milk coma.

As you can most likely tell from the pictures, Hannah really liked her Drumstick ice cream cone. Good thing too, because that is all she got to eat before her nap when we got home.

Sequence of events...

Here is a sequence of Hannah taking down her ice cream cone.

When men take the kids out...

Sometimes the men are put in charge of the kids when the women are going out, and sometimes it goes all wrong, as documented here.

Hannah, Daddy, and Pop all went out for a boat ride. We decided to stop by the marina for an ice cream cone, when the carnage ensued.

One for the Books

You might remember my post from a couple weeks ago where I mentioned that Hannah puts on her own clothes in the morning. Well, we've been doing this off and on for a couple weeks and it really has worked out well. Until...Friday.

So the story goes...

As usual, Hannah called for me to come get her. I went in to get her and she tells me..."Momma, the button is in my booty".

"WHAT??????????" "WHAT BUTTON??????" "WHERE???????????"

I see a shriveled up piece of thread laying next to her cute pink outfit that I had put out for her. "Hannah, show me where you put it."

"Right here, Momma" as she points to her 'girl parts'. I took a peek in and did not see the button. I tossed the sheets around, combed through the carpet, shook out the pillow. No button.

Next move, call the doctor. "Yes, my daughter put a button in her vagina. What do I do?" We've never heard of that one, ma'am. We'll call you back. They call back and tell me to take her to the Children's Hospital ER because they don't have the equipment for "such" things.

So we go to the ER. They repeated the same things I had done..asking her where she put it. Please point to where you put it, etc. She tells them the same thing she had told me. They don't see it either after taking a look. The doctor orders an XRAY. No button. The doctor orders an ultrasound. No button. He tells us there really isn't anything else he can do. Go home. Come back if you see any signs of infection.

So I'm thinking, "Man, I just dropped $100 (not to mention 4 hours) in the ER only to not find the freaking button my child has told me she has put in her 'booty'." Lovely.

Back at the ranch, a couple hours later. Andrew quietly brings Hannah's diaper to me. "Look, Steph. Look what we found." A FREAKING WHITE BUTTON AMONGST THE POO.

I can't make this stuff up.

Can you see me now?

Bebe gave Hannah some new goggles tonight for her bath time. You do not have to look very hard to see that Frogs are once again part of Hannah's accessories, or that they do not fit her very well.

Gram is an avid University of Alabama fan, Reilly is not. Reilly gave Gram a little "Touchdown Auburn" pose during their first meeting today, and Gram is now a convert. War Eagle Gram!

Gram got to meet her first Great-Grandson today. Reilly enjoyed meeting Gram, and is looking forward to seeing her a little more this week.

Yea, she is that advanced.

So advanced that she is driving the boat, in her own mind.

Hannah had to wear her real life jacket today out on the boat. She likes the crab on the life jacket, but when she saw some real crabs in a trap today, she was a bit scared of them.

Frogger!

Hannah got a new pool float to protect her from her daredevil ways. Because Hannah's school class mascot was the "Friendly Frog" we went with the obvious choice.

Be prepared!

Details are sketchy at the moment (intentionally)... However be prepared for an onslaught of pictures in the coming week(s). Hannah's birthday is July 1st, and Reilly is excited about attending his big sister's birthday. He is so mature for his age.
-Management

Milk Coma

Pretty much every time I feed him, this is what I get to look at when he's full. I'm the luckiest Mom in the world!