Valentines Day!

Like Father like son....

EJ got a flat tire last week, so Saturday after work he took Gabe outside with him "to help" change his tire. He loves to watch Daddy and he's great at staying out of the way. So this morning I walked into the living room and found him doing this to his Home Depot truck!!

He used his blocks to prop up his truck so he could change his tire, as EJ would say "Kids are so cool"

I'm a big boy now...

So potty training started this past Monday...something I was not looking forward to at all. Mainly because I have such a fear of public bathrooms especially when it comes to taking my kids into them.... kids touch everything and lets face it I'm a germaphobe!! All week I've been trying to decide how I'm going to tackle it, haven't come up with anything yet but I'm sure I will in the meantime all my trips out of the house have been limited to 1-2 hours at a time. With all that being said, he has done wonderful, the potty dance has become something we are all familiar with (We have the Pull-Ups commercial bookmarked on the computer!)

My little helpers helped me clean out the kitchen cabinets this week, a majority of this tupperware just served as something to place in "Gabe's cabinet" so I decided to toss most of it since he rarely goes in there anymore

She is lucky she is so darn cute!!! because this little angel is not much of a sleeper, I've never been much of a coffee person but my wonderful husband bought me a soy vanilla latte one day this week and I can't tell you how happy it made me. Too bad for me Starbucks is a bit expensive, and not being able to have dairy limits my options.

I Love IKEA

Thanks to my husbands great find at IKEA our playroom is much more organized!! He found this bookshelf in the scratch and dent section (it has a tiny dent on the back corner) it was $30 marked down from $70 and EJ got them to go to $20!!!

Her hair is a little crazy these days so I've had to start putting it in pigtails! Her and brother have been playing catch with this ball, she loves it and she's pretty good at catching it when he rolls it to her!

Catching up!

Ok so I've decided I really need to get better at blogging....so my goal is once a week at least, lets see if I can do it!

Well Hannah is doing great, she has two bottom teeth that have poked through...the first was Jan 7 and the second one was Jan 20 ( I know most people could care less about the dates but it helps me to keep record LOL) A few days before Christmas she started sitting unassisted, which was exciting and heartbreaking at the same time...I just can't believe in a couple weeks she will be 7 months! She started clapping today...she does it with one hand still in a fist which is really cute. She still has blue eyes YAY!! She is waking up a couple times during the night...I blame it on the teething. She has started solids..it's been a slow process, mainly because I keep forgetting to give it to her but what she has had she seems to like.

Eating her banana

On to the monkey...he just got over ther stomach bug, it's very difficult for me to watch my 2yr old vomit, I felt so bad for him. Luckily it only lasted 24 hours and inbetween he was acting like his usual self. He is definitely starting to be more vocal, his actual vocab is still low but the fact that he's vocalizing more is good! He still loves his trains, and he loves to ride his tricycle...he refuses to try and pedal he would rather use his feet to manuever around. Doesn't enjoy sleeping, he'll find any excuse not to sleep. He probably only takes a nap a couple times a week.

Carousel at Seaworld

We have been traveling quite a bit the past couple months...we had our trip to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving, then we spent Christmas at St. George Island and we just got back from Orlando. My maid of honor was visiting Orlando from NY so we met her and her family down there. We were able to stay with some good friends which was awesome! Gabe had his first trip to Seaworld and he loved the Shamu show! I think we are staying put until we make our trip up to NY in April, little miss Hannah is not a fan of the car so she need a little break!

Just some pics!

I don't have too much time to write but I wanted to at least put up some pics!

Gabe on the carousel in Myrtle Beach

Hannah napping with her dolly

Gabe and Hannah in their matching PJ's....whenever I get Gabe's out he runs to get Hannah's and he won't wear his unless she's wearing hers!! She really likes her big brother, she's pulling him to come back to her in the picture above

Hannah is 5 months now!

• Loves big brother and nobody can make her laugh like him
• I would almost say she's down to 1 nap a day but she occasionally takes one in the am for about 30min
• weighs about 14lbs
• Is well aware that she doesn't have to be left alone now so Mommy wears her during the day
• Does not want to miss out on anything, is easily distracted while eating and has a hard time sleeping anywhere but home (and it has to be pretty quiet..which can be tough with Gabe) she didn't even nap in Myrtle Beach, luckily she was still as happy as could be!

Gabe found the baby powder and decided to shake it all over the living room

Gabe at 2.5 yrs

• Still doesn't talk a whole lot but has made progress! Has speech once a week and she says he's just going to be a late talker
• Loves his sister and has become pretty gentle with her
  
• Loves trains and cars!!
• His favorite thing to eat (actually drink) right now is his morning smoothie and I've been sneaking veggies into it and he still likes them
• Loves to play outside with Kai and Daddy
  

4 months...

Hannah at 4 months.....

• Dr's appt isn't until next week so I'm not sure of her current weight but I would guess around 14lbs (she's long and petite..although she does have some rolls in the thigh area!)
• I could listen to her coo all day...such a sweet sound!
• Has a "real" laugh now and is pretty ticklish under her arm ( I was taking off her onesie one day when she started cracking up everytime I touched under her arm)
• Loves to stare at her daddy!
• She slept better a month ago LOL....she only eats once from 7pm -630am but she does wake up an additional one or two times not sure why but honestly it doesn't bother me too much because I know this time will not last forever and I want to take advantage of the snuggle time even if it leaves me a little sleep deprived!
• Due to her length wears mostly 6 months clothes
• Doesn't like the car (which should make for an interesting trip to SC in a couple weeks)
• Rolls from tummy to back
• Has beautiful blue eyes
• likes to play with her feet
  
• is growing up too fast
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And what's a post without a picture of Gabe (and his new haircut courtesy of Daddy)