10-29-14

Juliana was busy while my back was turned! I think that's almost every hand towel and washcloth in that end of the house!

10-28-14

Eliza had a great nine month well baby doctor visit today! She weighed 21 lbs. 3 oz., and was 28 1/4 inches long. That's the 85th percentile on weight in the 60th on hike! It looks like we're going to have another solid but vertically challenged child. :-) That makes three out of three! Ha ha! I guess with us as parents they can't exactly hope to be giants. :-)

Juliana's speech has really taken off! I am amazed at how quickly she is learning new words and starting to use phrases easily. She was teasing me and trying to take a blanket away from me and would say "I got it!" She says I'm sorry when she gets in trouble without being prompted usually, and has the most tender spirit.

The girls are fighting a lot right now though, which is discouraging to me. They just drive each other nuts some days. Juliana screams at every little thing that .irritates her that Anna Claire does. Anna Claire loves to pester and get her to scream. Makes me want to pull my hair out! Andy can't hardly stand it either! I keep trying to remind them that one day they'll be best friends. It is very discouraging to see them being unkind to each other though. The funny thing is, both of them absolutely adore Eliza. They actually fight over who is going to pay her attention or who is making her laugh! They never get irritated with her crying or bothering them at all. Only with each other!

10-24-14

So wonderful to hear my girls so excited when they saw me walking to the car with a pumpkin! Anna Claire: we got a BIG pumpkin! Juliana: "Pupki!! Pupki!!"

Halloween dress up opportunity #1 tonight: Anna Claire--Anna from frozen, Juliana a cowgirl and Eliza as Snow White bexause the masseys/chiltons party is outside and I didn't want her to be cold as a ballerina. :-)

10-21-14

Took all three girls to the park today and we had so much fun! Baby Liza didn't care too much one way or another, but the other two girls had a blast! It was hot, but not too hot and they could run and play and have a wonderful time. When we left, I took the two little girls to the van and put them in it first and then came out to get Anna Claire. She said to me, "Mommy, I was missing you! Where were you?" And I told her that I had taken the other two girls to the car but that I would always come back for her and never leave her. She said "You never leave me, because I would cry and be very sad." :-) Isn't that so sweet! She said, "I love you mommy!" Such a precious girl! I hope they all grow up to love me like they do now. :-)

10-20-14

Took Juliana to the doctor regarding a rash today. Nothing bad--just irritation rash. :-) I was very glad her weight was back up to 28.2 lbs today. :-)

10-16-14

I've had a rough week or so emotionally. Not really sure why, but probably hormones. A little of the dark cloud trying to have her in over me. Regardless of the cause, Anna Claire saw me tearing up after I got off the phone with Andy. I was crying just a little but trying to keep it to myself. She came over to me and said, "don't cry mama, dry those tears. Dry those tears." It was so sweet and I was so touched that I started to cry more. She said the same thing again, "dry those tears." I said to her, "who made you so sweet?" She replied matter-of-factly, "Jesus."

Absolutely cracked me up! I immediately stop crying and laughed!

Juliana is really starting to turn into a little girl and not a baby. I am amazed at what she understands and what she can do. She is starting to show all the signs of potty training readiness, and has been for probably a month now. Definitely earlier than Anna Claire did, but then again Anna Claire didn't have an older sister to watch. She (Juliana) said to me, "I poo-poo Mama!" and patted herself, and I said, "Well, I will go get a diaper for you." When I came back she had climbed up on the changing table attached to her crib! She was laying there ready to be changed! What makes it hilarious to me, is that we do not use that changing table hardly ever. We did use it all the time for Anna Claire, but of course she was our first child. When Juliana came along we just change them wherever we could find a clean spot! Ha ha! How things change!

Then in the car the other day - we had just eaten lunch with Andy and we're dropping him back off at his truck - as we pulled away, Juliana got very upset and started crying, "Daddy, Daddy Daddy!" Anna Claire looked over at her and said, "Don't start, Junia!" It was hilarious even though I knew I should scold her for being unkind. Such a grown-up little thing she is turning into. :-)

Eliza's teeth are coming in up top and really giving her a fit. She has the worst diaper rash any of our children have ever had right now. She handled it so well though. If it had been one of the other two they would have been beside themselves, but she takes it in stride - barely crying even when I change her diaper. :-( I feel so sorry for the little trooper though. Can't wait for these teeth to get in and for her to feel better. :-) Love that little Eliza - what a joy she is!

10-08-14

Baby Eliza is growing so fast! I gave her a bath today and she smells so sweet and clean, just like a baby should! I love how she's got soft baby skin still, and her gummy baby smile! Just a little reverse beaver still--only her two bottom teeth are in yet. she's so sweet and lovable in every way. Her sisters are crazy over her and do a good bit of fighting over who is paying her attention. Juliana is the most attentive, which drives Eliza crazy at times from the constantness of her affection! :-) I am so blessed to have three wonderful babies, and I am so glad that Baby Liza is part of our family now. It makes me so happy all over when she grins at me, and in the way that she knows me and gets excited when Me or her Daddy walk into a room. She loves her Daddy so much and sometimes she even picks him over me! What a joy in our life she is!

10-07-14

Juliana weighed 25.8 lbs and was 2 ft 10" tall. I was concerned about her weight because she was down from September but I think it was because she had been sick with a stomach virus and had really had a poor appetite for a couple of weeks. Even so she was the 50th percentile on height and weight.

10-05-14

Something I never thought I'd see from my family on Sunday morning.....cowboy boots with a dress!!! Juliana absolutely refused to be satisfied with anything else!!

10-03-14

Dropped Anna Claire off this morning to school wearing her Sophia the First light-up shoes. She got out of the car in car line and I heard her say to the teacher, "I'm wearing my fast running shoes!" And here she runs into the building at top speed! I love her energy!

10-01-14

Today the fire truck came to church! Anna Claire has been excited for days!

Anna Claire got to give the fireman a card that her preschool class made for them!

Juliana got in--even though she wasn't sure about the noise and lights! Big step for her!

Then, before the firemen left, Mrs. April asked the boys and girls if they had a question for the firefighters. Of course, Anna Claire's little hand shot in the air and she asks the firemen, "you come to Junia's birthday [party]?" It was hilarious!