3 1/2 Years & 4 Months

According to Chuck E. Cheese (who sent me coupons to mark the occasion), Bennett is 3 1/2 this month. He is tall for his age and has quickly outgrown all his 3T pants that I swear just last week were falling off of him. His 4T pants are pretty baggy, but he definitely needs the extra length. His teachers say he is doing exceptionally well in school and loves to learn. He surprises us everyday with the things he tells us, some hilarious, some not so funny (like when he huffs and gives us the attitude of a 13-yr old). Right now he is into all things Star Wars. Recently, my dad asked him, "so Bennett, what do you want to be when you grow up?," and without missing a beat, Bennett replied nonchalantly, "a jedi." He then went on to explain that jedis defend themselves against the dark side. You can thank his father for this obsession.

As for Lachlan, he just turned 4 months old. Today was his well-baby check-up and he weighed 14 lbs, 11.5 oz and was 25 1/4 in. long, which is about 50th percentile (down from 75th). He's smaller than Bennett was at this age (he was in the 95th percentile), but he also doesn't eat all.the.time like Bennett did. The pediatrician kept telling me that he seemed like a very smart baby (because he drooled a lot and is too busy to sleep--yes, our ped is a little odd). Most of the time, he is pretty happy, but he definitely has us tied around his little finger. But in our defense, look at that smile!

1st Soccer Game

Today was Bennett's first soccer game. He scored two goals and played through an injury (foot to the nose) and the freezing cold. Enjoy:}

Videos!!!!!!

Okay, some of these are very old. Uploading to YouTube use to take forever, so I would dread it. Well, I just learned how to upload multiple videos at once, so no more excuses for me. Enjoy:)

First, a short clip of Bennett's first soccer game

Second, is Lachlan being cute (4 months old)

Third, is Bennett singing Hit the Road Jack and the ABC song


Then there is this cute video of the brothers

The Boys

We recently went to IHOP for some delicious goodness and snapped a quick pic. Sorry for the delayed entries. We've been hit with one calamity after another here. Nothing major, just lots of colds, sickness, and now I went and broke a bone in my foot and have to wear a boot, so I'm hobbling around. Lachlan is doing better at school. He's at the end of his second week and first full week. He's doing much better with the bottle, and I'm nursing him at lunch, so I know he's getting at least one good meal a day. Unfortunately, all attempts at getting him to sleep in his crib have gone by the wayside, especially now that I can't get up and down all night (but to be honest, the attempts ended before I broke my foot...more like when I started back at work). He just sleeps 100x better and longer when he's sleeping next to someone. Bennett wasn't like this at all. He slept better in his crib. I guess its true that you slack with the second kid more, but its because you are just so darn tired taking care of the older one too. We're still figuring it out, but as long as everyone is happy, I think we're doing OK. Of course, when Lachlan is still sleeping with us at age 10, then we'll know we totally screwed up. :-)

Hopefully the last of the snow/ice

It has been cold up here and even when most kids would love to play in the snow, ours would only do it in short bursts. Here is one of those bursts.

More Pics to Warm your Hearts!

Lachlan is 2 months old!

Lachlan is growing. At his 2 month check up, he weighed 12 lbs, 7.5 oz, which is in the 75th percentile. He was actually almost a pound smaller than Bennett was at that age, but he does not have colic so he's not being fed around the clock...though he does still have his crying fits, don't get me wrong! He already adores his older brother. I'm amazed with how much he puts up with Bennett's shenanigans. Then again, Bennett puts up with Lachlan's long bouts of crying, which are due to the fact that he does NOT like to go to sleep. Oh well, this too shall pass...at least that is what I keep telling myself. I'm just trying to enjoy the good moments before I head back to work in February. I'm hoping Lachlan miraculously sleeps through the night the week I start work-ha ha.