Baby Hands: November 2013

it's been too long since I've done a kid update on here, so here we go.

currently...

FINLEY:

is loving preschool! the two days a week schedule works out great for everybody right now. he has learned the "elbow cough" which is a good way of not spreading germs and Audrey has caught onto it, so that's nice. he makes pictures or crafts everyday. eats his whole lunch. plays hard on the playground. and ms. Ingrid says he always has good days, is a good helper, and is very well behaved (phew!) lol!
is FOUR years old. and very much not a baby anymore. all the things that kept him a toddler are totally done now. his speech and talking has matured a lot and he just "gets" things now.
loves curious George
doesn't nap
still loves all things construction related. he actually got to ride on a skid loader at the homestead with daddy, who rented one for some projects. that was a cool day!
is bailey's bff. for real. he loves her. she loves him. if she's fussing, he almost always takes the initiative to walk over and talk to her and make her happy. it works. happy momma here.
wears size 5 clothing.
has a tender heart and likes to know the rules.
is sometimes a follower when he's around bigger kids.
is awesome.

getting his birthday gift from meema and gpa steve on skype!

AUDREY:

is 2 1/2
is very familiar with the time out corner, ha!
gives the best kisses and hugs
LOVES her daddy
sings entire songs all by herself
still loves baby dolls and is always carrying one around
cheers her bubby on when he does something good. "yahoo! yay! good jowb, finney!"
is potty trained (!) without much effort on my part. gotta be my reward for the torture that was potty training finley, hahahaha!
talks.all.the.time :) (I did ask God for a talkative daughter)
her favorite song is "no more monkeys jumpin on da bed!"
is very funny and animated. and bossy. don't know where that came from. do YOU, aunt Katie?!?!?!
is such joy and light to jake and me

BAILEY

"oh, bails"
(we say this at least once a day) :)
will be 6 months old on Saturday! SAY WHAT NOW?!?!
eats some solid food before bed. i'll gradually increase this.
she only woke up once last night from 6:30pm-7am! thank you, solid food.
so she is not sleeping through the night yet, lol
can be distracted by toys...such a blessing to be in this stage. but don't think about crawling anytime soon!
is a big, chunky, wonderful chub of love!
we all adore our bails. even in the tough days, which we still have.
and she has these unique, sparkly eyes.

so there you have it. jake and I are doing great! October was out of control busy for us and the wedding venue, so we are now entering the quiet season until about feb/march. we are all so ready for this. there is a lot to look forward to coming up. thanksgiving at a lake house with my mom and steve, Katie, liz and danny! YAY for grandparents and aunts and an uncle. I plan on only nursing bailey, and letting them do everything else! hahaha! but for real :)
Christmas in Illinois this year with jake's family. all great things.