Last Day of Second Grade!!

I can't believe M is done with her second grade year. Time sure seems to be moving quickly. M had a great year and grew so much. We are so blessed to have her as our daughter. She is so caring and loving and is always a help to us. I think there is a reason she is our first born. M did well academically this year but also grew into a more loving person.

M's favorite subjects in school were math (multiplication), art, learning about space, and gym! Her favorite field trip was going to the planetarium. She has also become a great reader and often reads on her own or to her little sister B! M is also a really good speller and usually gets 100's on her spelling tests. She also studies really well and got several 100's on some of her big tests this year!

I got thinking while at the bus stop that this will be B's last year watching her sister ride the bus without her. She will be starting kindergarten in the fall! She is really excited!

M was so excited after she got off the bus. She is excited about third grade and the new teacher she will have!!

M was a little sad that daddy wasn't home when she got off the bus. (This is the first time he hasn't been home after the bus got home!) She decided that calling him at work and telling him about her would make her feel a little better!

We love you so much M and are so proud of all your hard work this year!

Week 43

This week baby C has been teething a bit! She is working on getting her fourth tooth!











Here she is showing off her work of weeks past...her two bottom teeth!











This week you also learned to clap baby C!!! So much fun. I have been clapping at you for awhile so when night when I clapped at you you just looked at me and did it right back! Of course, this meant a 30 minute clapping session followed with me and B clapping and you returning the claps!! Daddy and M had fun clapping with you when they got home for the night!

You big sister M said "Mommy, C is so proud of herself for clapping!" I thought that was very observant and cute. You were so proud of yourself and we all had fun playing with you! We love you baby C!!

Week 42

This week you rode the carousel for the first time. You seemed a bit confused at first but ended up having a lot of fun!!! I love you so much dolly!

Week 41

This week was quite a busy week for us! So many things happened. One of the fun things that happened was Auntie came for a visit! She sure loves you and I am pretty sure you love her!!










This week you also got your third tooth in (your top right tooth)! I can never tell when a tooth is coming since you don't seem to teeth, but I did notice it the morning it came in. It also seems to be growing in really quickly! (Maybe the ear infection you had this week had something to do with your tooth...even with an ear infection you weren't complaining much!)

You also got drug around to a lot of end of the school year activities. You seemed to endure it all with a smile. I still can't believe what a good baby you are. It is as if you knew you were coming into a busy home and were fine with that! I am so glad you have been so easy to please!

And one of the not so good things about this week is that you have started to become defiant!!! You are always trying to take your bows off!!! We'll see what happens. Mama always puts them back on and you take them right off. I guess we'll see who is more stubborn!! Might I remind you that mama spent six months trying to get you to take a bink with you spitting it out. And do you need reminded who won that battle...why yes little C, you do take a bink!!

Week 40

This week was a fun week for you baby C. You got to meet two of your cousins for the first time. You have twenty other cousins that I am sure would love to meet you...but for now you had fun with the two you met. Your cousin E especially loved you. He had an overabundance of love for you which was so sweet. He held you while we were on a day trip and I thought these pictures looked so sweet of the two of you. You are one lucky little lady to have so much family that loves you!

This week you had your nine month appointment as well. You weighed 18 pounds 1 ounce (40th percentile) and we 27 3/4 inches long (60th percentile)!! You have grown so much and are getting so big! I am finally saying out loud that you have been sleeping through the night for the past three weeks or so. Your sisters never slept through the night until after a year. I am more than thrilled with all the good rest you are giving me!! Keep it up little C!!

Week 39

This week, today actually, you are nine months old! How time has flown these past nine months. You are not yet crawling but you seem to figure to move to where you want! I left you to play with a bin of toys the other day and came back to find that you had somehow gotten to the whole bin of toys to play with a shoe! I guess you could say I was proud that you picked a shoe over all other toys! I am sure it won't be long until you are moving all over the place. I guess the question is more how you will choose to move!!!

You are so loved little C and we are so happy you are part of our family!

Week 38

Could C get any cuter...I don't think so! I suppose I thought the same thing last week and this week I am sure she has gotten cuter!! She has also started to show interest in crawling! She has the arms down but still refuses to be on the belly to get the feet down! I think a bum scooter she will be...but she may prove me wrong!

Week 37

This week was so busy! We had a school play, soccer, gymnastics, play dates among all our other activities. Little C got dragged along to all of it, but seemed to have fun! She kept herself occupied with whatever was at hand!

Week 36

Dear C,

Another fun week with you has gone by! You are growing so quickly and loving life. This week we had beautiful weather so we introduced you to the swing. At first you were unsure of the swing, but have since grown to love it! You sometimes become worried with the first push, but the worry usually turns to a big smile pretty quickly!

This past week, on May 5th, you got your second tooth! As you get new teeth you seem to be expanding the number of foods you will eat. You now like sweet potatoes, oatmeal, broccoli, bananas, pears, graham crackers, and corn bread! I try and give you lots of tastes of what I am eating too...aren't I a nice mom!

You also started trying to pick up foods with your fingers. Up until this point it has been a whole hand of food shoved into your mouth. Now you delicately try to pick up your food with just two fingers! Very entertaining to watch!

You are also still loving your feet. I suppose I don't blame you...who wouldn't love your cute little baby feet! Love you tons C!

Love,

Mama