Liam: 2 yrs. 10 mo.

Liam is doing really well in school.  We had a parent/teacher conference at the end of September.  It was also a meeting with his new teacher, Miss Farrah.  (Miss Emily is no longer his teacher).  Miss Farrah is really nice, and told us that Liam is really good in class.  She said that he is kind of the 'leader' in the class.  If she needs the class to do something, she will ask Liam to set the example because all the other kids will watch and follow what he is doing.  He also gets along with all the kids, and plays with everyone.  As far as his 'studies' go, she says it's kinda early to say since school just started.  But she did say he is a little shy when it comes to saying his colors, numbers, and ABC's.  Hopefully he will warm up and not be so shy because we know he knows all that stuff!  We also got Liam's school pictures back, and they are so cute...we got one of him, and a class picture too...we were surprised how they got 8 kids to sit still long enough for a picture...an amazing feat. 

Liam is starting to tell stories, and his imagination has started to get more enhanced.  One night he was scared of monsters in his room, so I decided to spray some 'Monster' spray (aka Fabreeze) and it worked like a charm, thankfully!  

He has been into Trucks and dinosaurs lately.  He loves to watch shows on them and read books, and since it's Halloween this month he has also loved watching 'Nightmare Before Christmas'.  He has started using the 'I love you' hand sign while telling us he loves us.  Dad also taught him the peace sign, and hang loose...so cute!  He has been a bit more sensitive to 'boo-boos' lately and we think partly he just loves the attention it gets him.  

His favorite dessert has been Popsicles.  We get the all natural fruit ones so hopefully not too bad for him or his teeth.  Ever since I started brushing his teeth when he was a baby it has been a fight.  I got him an Elmo book on it, and also started to talk about getting the sugars off, so FINALLY over the past few months he has started to let me brush his teeth without a fight.  Since he actually lets me brush now, I was able to see that he had a chip in one of his back teeth.  I got a recommendation for a dentist from Mike's cousin, and got him an appointment.  I had no idea if he would be good or not, but figured we should attempt his first visit.  He did amazing!  He sat there and watched 'Charlie Brown' on the TV that was on the ceiling.  The dentist said that his tooth is not decaying, so we will just leave it for now, and just keep an eye on it.  He didn't have any cavities either, so glad about that. 

Last week we took the kids to Pumpkinland to pick out some pumpkins.  We thought of taking him to the activity part, so we started to go back to see what was back there.  He left the cornered off area, and was going toward the road.  We told him to stop, but he gave us his defiant face.  Dad had to run after him...we decided that we didn't have enough time to do the activity that day, so we left.  On the way home, Mike explained to him why going in the road is dangerous.  He told him that he would get a bad boo-boo, and could die.  A couple of days later I saw a dead bunny in the road.  I said how sad it was, and Liam put together the fact that it got smashed by a car, and had a bad boo-boo, and needed a band-aid.  It is so interesting to see how the lessons we teach them, they can process it and talk it out (well as best they can for their age).  It was a good opportunity to talk again about not running out in the road...I'm sure we will need to repeat that one over and over!

Rowan: 45 weeks/10.5 months

Rowan continues to grow and change right before our eyes.  Rowan is now 10.5 months...She is getting better at cruising, and is a really fast crawler.  She is starting to get brave and take steps, but seems she prefers crawling so far.  She has gotten a lot better about eating her fruits and veggies too.  She absolutely loves applesauce, so I decided to put her vitamin/fluoride in there so I wouldn't deter her from eating her other food.  She has started to wave, and say ' Bye, Bye'.  One night I swore she said 'Night, Night'.  Mostly she says 'Da-Da, and Ma-Ma'.  She is pretty independent now, and loves to just get down and play.  She likes to see what Liam is playing with, and likes to get a reaction from him when he gets upset.  Sibling rivalry is already beginning!!  She loves to play and crawl so much, that it is nearly impossible to change her diaper and clothes.  Although at night time when it's time to read a story, she calms down and sits in my lap and listens to the story, and points at the pictures.  We are so happy that she likes to be read too, like Liam does.  Her hair is getting thicker, and it seems to be staying a light brown color.  We just can't believe that she is almost a year old!  The time just goes too fast : (