Monday, May 23, 2011

bounce bounce

like father like son


brooks has taken a new interest in playing tennis with daddy and this weekend we got him his first racket.  after seeing it a week ago, brooks talked all week about his "little tennis racket" and kept asking if we could "bring home?"  we told him if he was a "nice boy" all week we would go and get it on saturday.  he held too it and "bring home" we did! 

a star is born!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

4 months

this is getting so unreal - i really can't believe kate is four months old already.  sounds so cliche, doesn't it?  as richard says, kate is the sweetest of all sweetnesses these days.
at her 4 month doctor appointment today, kate measured in at 15.5 lbs (84%), 25 inches long (81%) and her head is 87%.  we thought she would be even bigger based on all her rolls!


as you can see in this one, kate has started laughing now and continues to be a very happy baby.  she likes to put everything in her mouth - her hands, rings and toys.  at night she gets our of her swaddling blanket, and by morning we find her turned in her crib and sucking on her fingers.  she has also started rolling over from her tummy to her back during tummy time and can get about half way from her back to her tummy.  we are now eating 5 times a day and taking 3-4 naps.  kate is following in her brother's footsteps and sleeping well overnight (about 8pm to 7am).  so thankful for that!

brooks is still doing great in his big brother role.  we are taking a parenting class (Love & Logic) and practicing all of our new techniques on him.  he is very sweet to kate and always says he wants to be a "nice boy."  this week we have a reward for being a nice boy - on saturday, brooks is going with daddy to buy a "little tennis racket" to play "bounce bounce" more with dada.  brooks is so excited and is talking about it everyday. 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

weekend getaway

so fun that we were able to spend mother's day weekend (and also richard's birthday weekend) in vail.  it was a great getaway - wonderful weather, beautiful scenery and lots of time to just relax.  no laundry, no chores, no yardwork, no shopping - just watching basketball (go mavs!) and baseball (come on rockies, pull it together!) and spending time together. 

playing with daddy in vail

kate on her first "hike" - we really only made it about 300 yards before it got too snowy on the trail and we had to turn back!  not our best effort.

kate happy to be in beaver creek for the afternoon


brooks all tired out from our "relaxing" weekend