Some Saturday Randomness...

All of my kids love taking baths. I took some pictures of Nathan in the bath tonight. He was having a lot of fun in there!

A family Friend Betsy bought this Taggie blanket for Kendall when we went out to Indiana over the summer. It is so soft and beautiful! The sleeping gown she is wearing is from My aunt Cindy. It has been pretty cold here at night now and this is so soft and warm! Makes night time diaper changing easier too! It is hard to believe Kendall is already 3 weeks old! Time is going so fast!

Kendall Well baby check-11 Days

Kendall had a checkup today. She is doing really good! she now weighs 9 pounds 3.2 oz and is 20 1/2 inches. She has been a really good baby so far. She only cries when she is hungry and then calms right now. She eats about every 2 to 3 hours day and night so I don't get a whole lot of sleep. It is okay with me though because I know this time in her life will go really fast and eventually she will sleep through the night.

Here is a picture of her sucking on her hand this morning. 

This is a picture I took with my phone of her at the doctor appointment. She was watching the screen saver on the computer in the room before the doctor came in.

Update on the Kids

Kendall is doing great at home. This first week is flying by! I can't believe she will be one week old tomorrow. She fits in so well with our family. All of the kids just love her to death! I had almost forgotten how much fun having a baby girl is! I can't help dressing her up and taking pictures! She is so far my easiest baby. The only time she really cries is when I am changing her diaper. At night she wakes to nurse and then goes right back to sleep. She hasn't had to have any formula since we have been home. Her Jaundice level went down so she doesn't have to be poked for that again. I have to take her next Wednesday to have her hearing checked again and then on Thursday she goes back to the doctor for a weight check.

Avalynn is doing well in Pre-K. She seems to like it a lot. Now that she is in school I have really noticed the speech problem even more. At home I can always figure out what she is saying because she uses words that I know. But yesterday I asked her what is her favorite part of school and Kevin, Gabby and I could not figure out at all what she was saying. It breaks my heart. She also wanted to sing us a song. I had no idea what she was singing. Luckily Gabby knew the song and when she sang it I could know what the words were. Avalynn has started to work with a speech therapist in school so I hope that she will soon be able to communicate better.

Gabby is doing well in school. She is happy that her best friend from last year goes to her school and she can play with him at recess. She says she hides on him. Does someone have a crush? She likes Art and Music but her least favorite is  Gym "Because they make me run too much".

Nathan is doing well adjusting to have a new baby around. He loves to hold her. He does not like to share her with his older sister's though. I have to remind him to be gentle around her. He also has to be reminded to not throw toys near her.

Avalynn's First day of Pre-K

Avalynn is going to Pre-K at the same School Gabby goes to. Her first day was today. I was really worried about her because we tried sending her last year and after a week of crying all day long I pulled her out. This year she had the chance to go half day and I decided that would probably be better for her. She has a speech delay and I think it is a lot of her problem when she is around other kids she doesn't know and she is so shy with adults too. She was really excited to go this morning but I could tell she was also a little nervous. She had missed her orientation because it was the morning that Kendall was born. We went in and found her Cubby and hung up her things. Then we found her name on her table and they had a picture of a school bus for her to color. When I introduced her to her teacher she grabbed a hold of me and got pretty choked up and tears in her eyes. When the teacher walked away I sat her back down and told her I would be back in a couple of hours. She kissed both Kevin and I goodbye and then she sat down and started coloring so we left. I was of course worried sick about her all morning thinking she was probably crying all day. When we went back to get her I sat in the Van with Nathan and Kendall while Kevin went to the door to get her. The bring the kids right out to the door for the parents. It took a few minutes for her to come out and then Kevin picked her right up and carried her to the Van. I was surprised to see she had a huge smile on her face! The teacher said she had a great day and did not cry at all. Avalynn told me that she got to paint and play playdough. Also she saw a speech therapist. The therapist sent a note home saying that she was too shy with her to do any of the Therapy today but they played together so she could get to know her and feel comfortable with her. Here are some pictures of my baby girls first day.

Kendall's First day at home

We had a busy day today. Avalynn started her first day of Pre-K (She will have her own post on that). After we dropped the girls off for school we had to take Kendall in for a WIC appointment. They gave me a hand breast pump because I don't have one. When they measured Kendall she was only 18 1/2 inches long. At the hospital they said she was 20 inches. I think the way that WIC measure are actually more accurate. She looks so short to me. After the WIC appointment we had to go pick Avalynn up for school. Then we went home and I inhaled a sandwich and then I had to take Kendall to the hospital to have blood drawn for her Jaundice. I had to go alone with her because Kevin had to be home to pick Gabby up from school. My Mom works at the hospital and we took Kendall to the Therapy department where My mom works so her co workers could see her. After her blood was drawn I took her to her pediatrician. She still weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce which was her discharge weight. The doctor said everything with her looks good except that she is Jaundice so we have to go back tomorrow to have her blood drawn. If the level has started to go down she won't have to have it done again.

All ready to go to her appointments. My Aunt Dee Dee bought this diaper bag for her.

 I don't want my picture taken, I want to eat!

Okay maybe one picture.

Are you done yet?