4 months old!

Little Lucy turned 4 months old this past week. At her check-up on Friday she weighed 14 lbs and was 24.25 inches long. She continues to be just the best, happiest, and cutest baby girl ever. She is quick to smile, especially when she sees Mama, Daddy, or Josh. She is very vocal and loves to jibber-jabber after she's been fed and she's playing before it's nap time again. She is getting stronger and stronger and is very good at holding her head steady. She has discovered her toes and is seriously thinking about rolling over one of these days. In fact, she has done it once or twice, but none of us have seen her do it. When I was taking a shower one day, she was on her play mat, on her back, on the floor outside the bathroom door. When I was done, her head was pointing in the opposite direction, and she was on her stomach. Tricksie little girl. She can reach out and grasp her toys and tries to eat everything she gets her hands on. She also loves to pull on Daddy's goatee when he's feeding her. I think Josh got his first tooth around 4 months, so she might be teething soon. She certainly has gotten more drooly lately. Josh just loves his baby sister now and likes to try and hold her and help me with her. He likes to try and copy her when she's jabbering, and Lucy loves the attention. She is so much fun to have in our little family, and we love her so much!

Three years old!

Josh turned 3 years old on Monday. In the past, we have celebrated birthdays with family parties, but since we aren't near any family now, we had a pretty low-key day. We went to the park with our ward play group and I made cupcakes for everyone. Josh had fun playing with his little friends.



It's hard to believe he is 3 years old already. His speech has been improving a little these past few months. We knew he would have a speech delay because of his cleft palate. He has been more and more willing to say new words and copy words he hears us say, or hears on Blues Clues or Curious George. His pronunciation is still not very good, he usually leaves off the starting or ending consonants of words, and he is starting speech therapy through the school district at the elementary school down the street from our house. I can usually understand him because I'm around him all day long, but I doubt strangers would be able to understand more than a few words and phrases that he says. We are excited that he has qualified for this speech therapy and look forward to being able to understand everything Josh is trying to communicate to us.

We tried potty training about a month ago, and Josh is NOT interested in any of that stuff yet. I wish he was ready because I am tired of buying diapers for two kids at a time.

It is fun to watch Joshua grow up and learn new things. He loves to play outside, either at a park or in our back yard blowing bubbles or drawing in the drive way with chalk. He is constantly making us laugh with his little sense of humor and the way he tries to say new things. We are grateful he is a part of our family and we love him!