Brycen 4 months, Brooklyn 34 months

It is nice to be able to be home with the kids. Tom is home now for the summer and it makes it even more fun when you can spend a little individual time with each of them. I was able to take Brooklyn swimming a few days ago. She loves the water. Once I got in I took her floaties off and she could swim under the water about 10 feet. She is not afraid and will try anything. She will start preschool in the fall, she is so excited.

Brycen is 4 months now. He has been rolling over back to belly all of the time. He used to be able to roll belly to back but he seems to have forgotten how. He is always very smiley and is laughing and squealing at us. He loves to watch Brooklyn run around the house. Loves to grab at everything and put everything in his mouth. He is sleeping pretty good, wakes up once to eat and maybe two other times for his binky... bad habit I guess to give it to him, but eventually he will be able to find it himself. He still sleeps swaddled, but this will soon end as soon as he can roll in the blanket. He does such a good job falling asleep on his own, I can lay him down wide awake and he will be asleep within minutes without a peep. He is still eating every 3 hours during the day, but will go 7-8 hours at night, usually down by 8:30 and wakes around 3:30 then back down till 6. He is on a pretty good routine, wakes at 6, nap around 8:30 or 9 for an hour and a half, down again around 12:30 for 2-2 and half hours and then another hour-hour and a half around 5. The doctor said we could start some solids but I think we may wait a while, we will see though.

4 month stats:

Weight: 15lbs 9 oz ( 61% )

Height: 25.5 in ( 69%)

Head: 42.25 ( 50%)

3 months

Here are some recent videos of Brooklyn and Brycen.

2 month stats

Bryce had is 2 month checkup today:
He weighed in at 12 lbs 8 oz: 67%
Length: 23.5 inches 69%
Head 40 cm: 50%

Bryce is the same length as Brooklyn was at 2 months and weighs about 10 oz more. At birth Bryce was 2lbs heavier and a half inch longer.

He had his shots today and did really well, he cried for a few seconds then passed out for about an hour. He is an extremely mellow baby, only crying when he is hungry or tired. He will often just hang out on his playmat, or in his swing. For the past week or so he has been sleeping 5-6 hours at night from about 9-3 then will eat for about 15 minutes and be back asleep until about 6. Throughout the day he will eat, be awake for 1-2 hours, then sleep for about an hour. He is still eating every 2.5- 3 hours in the day, every once in awhile he pushes it to 4. Brooklyn loves being a big sister and I don't think she feels left out. she loves to get on the floor and play with him, I have to watch her because yesterday she tried to take him out of the swing to hold him.

April 24: Bryce 2 months, Brooklyn 2 1/2

I took the kids to get their pictures taken on Saturday. Brycen is usually all smiles but we couldn't get any out of him, he was so serious. Brooklyn was good for the first half of the session, until she found the bin of toys in the back and we couldn't get her to take anymore. I can't believe Brycen is already 2 months. He is getting more alert everyday. He can hold his head up for a few minutes when he wants to. He is also rolling over from his tummy to his back. I thought it was a fluke but he did it about 6 times in a row, and has been doing it for 3 days. Brooklyn rolled over back to tummy first and not until like 5 months. Brooklyn is 2 and a half and she is sure to say 2 and a half when you ask her. She is pretty funny. She is such a good big sister and always wants to hold, hug and kiss Bryce. Brooklyn loves stickers, playing with her babies, playing school, riding her bike and talking. I think she talks all day long... two of her favorite words right now... NO and WHY? these words have become my least favorite. Bryce goes in for his 2 month check up on Tuesday, I expect him to be about 12 lbs. He was 11 lb 14 oz when we took him in last week when he had a cold. Brooklyn was 7 lb 2 oz when she was born, and 11lb 14 oz at 2 months. Bryce was 9 lb 3 oz and was 11 lb 14 oz at 7.5 weeks so we will see what he is on Tuesday. I can't believe they are about the same at 2 months old.

Easter

Here are some pictures from Easter Sunday, we had a long day, having to go to four different houses. It was alot of fun, and Brooklyn really enjoyed doing 5 Easter egg hunts over 2 days. The first 2 hunts she was in she wanted to stop and open her eggs, and she would skip over some to get a different one (she would only get like 3 eggs) but by the end of the weekend she had it down.

5 weeks old

Here are some pics of Brycen at 1 month old. Today we had his 1 month check up (5 weeks). He is 10lbs 7 oz and 22.5 inches. He has gained a little over a pound since birth (2 lbs if you count the pound he lost), and an inch and a half. He is doing really well, only waking up twice at night, around 2 and 5. He is awake more and more throughout the day, he will lay on the floor and Brooklyn will lay with him and talk, or sing to him. She loves being a big sister and constantly wants to hold him or see him. I can't wait until he can interact with her a little more.

Brookyn playing soccer

Here is a little video of Brooklyn dribbling a soccer ball. I hope she keeps it up!