Liam: 2 Years 3 Months

As crazy as it sounds, things have been easier for Liam since I returned to work.  For one, he has been having more regular naps.  He gets up earlier, and I leave work earlier (around his nap time) so he falls asleep very easily in the car, and then when I get home I take him quietly to his room and he sleeps for a couple of hours.  And two, he isn't as bored.  He gets to hang out with both his Grandma's during the week, and has 2 or 3 days where he also gets one-on-one attention from them too.  The variety of activities and attention gives him the right amount of stimulation.  He is really starting to be able to communicate with us a lot better.  He's putting sentences together, and mimicking us.  He consistently is saying 'Hi' and 'Bye' at the appropriate times...He is also learning the different vehicles on the road, and will point them out on our rides.  All trucks were the garbage truck, but I'm teaching him new ones...he's got the diesel truck down, and I also taught him the school bus.  He is also very polite.  He says 'Thank you' and 'Please' most of the time now.  A very new thing he started doing recently is dancing.  It seemed a lot of younger kids were doing that a lot earlier, and I wondered when he'd catch on to it, but he just kinda started one day...very cute!  He is really bonding with Rowan.  Most of the time he so sweet with her.  He will let me know if she is crying.  He kisses her on the head, and plays peek-a-boo with her.  When I pump milk, he will say 'Mama milk for baby Rowan'.  Just adorable!!  One really funny thing he did yesterday for the first time was he was playing with dad, and Gretchen was in her kennel barking, and he stopped got really serious, and told Gretchen to be quiet, and shushed her with his finger...the best part is I also got it on video!!  It is hilarious, and once we figure out how to share the HD video's we will post it online.  Anyway, he is growing so quickly, and I just need to make sure I document the highlights of his adorable life!

comment by gaylene on 03/20/2010
Liam is adorable and you can tell how loved he is from this post. So glad everyone is doing well.

Rowan: 3 Months

I am back to work now, and a little behind on my update for Rowan.  She turned 3 months on February 26th.  She is getting so BIG!  I weighed her on our new home scale and she is about 13 lbs now.  I know I mention this a lot, but she is such a smiley baby!  It doesn't take much to get her to smile either, she is just so happy!! In fact, I'm pretty certain I heard a giggle out of her yesterday when I was giving her kisses! She has started to take an interest in toys, and is also starting to grasp and hold them.  She is also starting to take a bottle better since she kinda is forced to while I am at work.  Although she still will not take a binky!  She has moved from sucking on her hands and fingers, to just her thumb now.  I'm not sure how I feel about it, since the habit will probably be harder to break her of than taking a binky away, but I do admit it is pretty cute right now, and it gives her comfort which is a good thing.  She absolutely just loves people, she is a very social baby and just loves being with 'her people' and she especially adores her older brother, Liam.  We can tell they are forming a special bond with each other already.  Liam likes to play 'peek-a-boo' with her too.  One thing that she started doing recently that is both frustrating and adorable is she has started to 'sing'.  But, the reason it is frustrating is because she will do it between nursing. She will nurse for about 4 or 5 minutes, then she will just look up and start singing....I love it, but would like if she waited till after her feeding to do it because she really didn't get much to eat over the weekend...but she also slept a whole lot, so we think she might be going through a different phase in her growth...anyway, she is just a sweet, wonderful baby, and we just love having her be apart of our family!!

comment by Star on 03/10/2010
Bailey still sucks her thumb but not nearly as much these days. Killian did the same thing but grew out of it on his own. It is so cute when they do it at such a young age! Now I had a sister that sucked her thumb till she was 12 or 13!!! What broke her was my dad took a picture and hung it on the fridge for all to see.