March Milestones 09

It's official. Alora rolls! Last weekend, she rolled onto her side and then her belly. We had just seen the doctor for her four month shots and they said not to expect her rolling over completely until she was six months old. Well, she did it again Saturday and Sunday. She now tries to roll over if you take too long changing her! This past weekend, she's even popping her little behind up and clutching whatever she can. The swimming starts next. She's already kicking! Anyone who said it goes by quick wasn't kidding and by quick...every week there's something new...just like with Cole, the first year is almost gone. I'm so glad for photography or I would forget everything!

Alora at Four-Months-Old

Most babies, they say, will sleep through the night by four months of age. Cole definitely was, and still does most nights. Alora had a couple nights when she did sleep ten hours. Of course, I still had to get up to have enough breast milk for the day...but Alora still wakes up between 12 and 2 a.m. and then every three hours after that. It's all worth it! Look at this gorgeous girl! She's a happy baby and it shows. Sleep? I can hope that when she starts solids in May, I might be able to get more than three hours of sleep a night! Enjoy the photos!

Cole's Second Birthday

This year, it was just us. We got Cole a cake and littered the house with balloons which we had recently discovered, on our way home from eating at Red Robin, that Cole loves balloons. He paddled the Red Robin balloon all the way home laughing hysterically the whole ride.

He knew something was going on when all the attention turned to him to blow out his candle. And then...a present! He has been stealing Heath's pen out of his uniform and from the computer desk or wherever else he can find them. He tries to draw with them on anything in his way. What perfect gift than a coloring set? Washable markers to be exact. You expect a two-year-old to try and color on the tables, the walls...but what Cole wanted to do was eat the markers! He actually bit the tip off one! We color with him and he likes that, but as soon as you turn your head, in his mouth go the markers! What a terd! Heath and Cole had fun static-ing the balloons to the wall and sling-shotting them up in the air. Surprisingly, none of them have popped yet, even the ones Cole insisted on jumping on! All in all, it was a fun day.