4 Months

Alaina had her 4 month check up a couple weeks ago and she's "just perfect." She is 15lbs 14oz and 25 1/2 inches which puts her in the 89th percentile for both, and her head is 43 1/2 cm which is the 95th percentile. She has started rolling from her back to her front and while on her tummy she lifts her butt into the air. She currently enjoys playing with her toes, and sucking on her hands and anything she can get her hands on. I suspect teeth are on their way which doesn't surprise me as Owen got his first when he was 4 months old.

Owen and Alaina are best buds. Owen shares his trains with her, turns music on and dances for her when she fusses, and likes to be close enough to touch her at all times.

They're both too busy watching a Thomas the Train dvd to look up at the camera.

Here's a video of Alaina rolling over.

Butterflies

We took the kids to Olbrich Gardens for the Blooming Butterflies Exhibit. It was a cloudy day so many of the butterflies were not very active or viewable which worked out well as neither Owen nor I were really too keen on having one land on us.

After we had seen enough in the conservatory, we went for a walk in the outdoor gardens. Owen chose not to sit next to the baby bear at the picnic table,

but the water feature looked too fun to pass up.

It's really hard to get a video of Owen these days without him noticing. Usually, as soon as he sees you with the camera, he stops what he's doing and insists on looking at the pictures or videos. Needless to say I did not get video of him doing the chicken dance the other day. So sad.

Let's Play "Are They Related?"

Alaina 1 month

Owen 1 month

Alaina 2 months

Owen 2 months


First day back to work after having Alaina (10 weeks)

First day back to work after having Owen (12 weeks...I think)

Happy baby in the bumbo. 10 weeks old.

First and last time she got to wear her adorable cherry outfit. She's growing too fast!! 12 weeks old fitting snugly into 6 month sized clothes.

Alaina had her 2 month check-up last week. She weighed 14lbs. 5oz (98%) and was 24 inches long (91%). She is doing great. She loves to sleep. She goes to bed around 8pm and likes to get a good 12 hours in before getting up for the day. She'll get up to eat during the night around 2am and 5am, but is only up for maybe 20 minutes each time, and then will get up again around 8am and stay awake for an hour or two before wanting a nap. Of course, this schedule is getting altered a bit now that she has to leave for daycare at 7am, but she is adjusting very well.

Fun In The Pool

Yesterday was actually sunny and dry so we decided to catch some rays by the inflatable pool.

Owen was a little hesitant at first.

But he eventually realized how fun it would be to get Mommy and Daddy wet.

Owen was begging to go to bed that night. We managed to keep him up until 7:15pm. I love the pool! Granted he was also up at 5am that morning and his afternoon nap was sub par.

As usual, Alaina slept through all the fun.

Her fish mobile on her swing is on its last leg so the fish just hang there. She stares at those fish as if she's trying to make them move with her mind. Then one day last week, they moved. She was thrilled! Only lasted a day though. Poor, deprived second baby.

She's been working on her smiling, but still isn't very consistant. She still mostly looks at us like we are crazy and she is petrified. She will be 6 weeks old tomorrow.

Day Out With Thomas

Saturday we drove up to Green Bay because Thomas was in town celebrating his 65th birthday at the National Railroad Museum. Owen was thrilled. The day included a variety of Thomas-themed activities including stories, videos, arts and crafts, and train tables. The main event was a ride on a train led by Thomas himself.

Not too happy that he could look but not touch these trains.


Enjoying the view out of the open window.

Choo Choo!!

Alaina missed all the fun by sleeping through her first train ride. What a good baby.

The First Three Weeks

Owen has been adjusting very well to his baby sister. He is still quite jealous of all the attention she takes away from him, but he adores her. He tells us when she's crying, gets diapers for her, and always wants to kiss her.

Alaina is a very good baby. She is very mellow and only cries when she's hungry or needs a diaper. She does like to be held though, which is starting to pose some issues during the night as her favorite place to sleep is on her belly on my chest. I can't say that I mind holding her though...

4 days old...

6 days old....

2 weeks old....

She is starting to spend more time awake, but still sleeps an awful lot. She is still sleeping in 3 hour spurts during the night and typically will go right back to sleep after she eats and gets a new diaper. Owen is actually waking up more during the night than she is right now.

16 days old....

19 days old...

3 weeks old...





In other news, Owen has started eating again. This past week he's tried pizza, quesadilla, baked ziti, and a chicken nugget to go along with his standard cuisine of milk, cereal, fruit, and bagels. Now we just have to get some veggies into him and I'll be happy. Luckily, he's not big into sharing right now, so if at first he says no he doesn't want to eat something, all we have to do is say "OK, I'll eat it then," and he becomes very possessive of it and will eat it himself.

As far as potty training goes, he is currently insisting that we change his diaper as soon as it's wet by saying "poopie, poopie!!" When he actually does have a poopie diaper though, he denies it and runs. He will occasionally sit on the potty chair, and actually did go in it yesterday, but for the most part, he says "No thanks" when asked if he wants to sit on it.