LW: Haha, I don't think Adrian needs to know I posted a shirtless pic! LOL.

The boys really are growing up fast. Xavier is looking like a mini teenager now. Orian is up to 76 lbs! 97%tile for weight and 90%tile for height.

Isabella seemed to take forever to get teeth but now they are just popping out like crazy. She has 4 on top and 3 and bottom and several others trying to come out. Ow, my boobs!

Where's the drum kit for Rock Band?

Poor boy, stuck singing...

Too bad about the teeth on the nursling. Hope she learns not to bite real quick. Though they never really do, do they?

At least now she can eat cooler solids...

Drum kit was in the closet. Isabella won't let anyone play it without her help!

They actually like the singing, though!

Isabella is mostly good about not biting, but when she gets sleepy she sometimes forgets. Not fun!

She eats most everything now. Her biggest problem is trying to stuff more food in her mouth than there is room for!

I've seen Ethan do this as well.  He did this when he was at my house in Sept.  A few times we worried about him choking so we had to pull stuff out. 

Amanda stopped nursing about the time he turned a year or so before all the teeth started really coming in.  Good thing I guess because she has another due at the end of June. 

I enjoyed the pics TW.  I've always been a picture person even when it's other people's families. 

I liked the one with Dad doing the dishes......good example for the boys! 

 

I probably will too... heh.

I have the game but only the guitar at this point. Trying to get some friends with it so I can rock out with them.

My older son won't let me play the guitar without him playing the guitar to the exclusion of me. And he SCREAMS if you take it away, even just to fix the strap... so it doesn't come out 'til he's sleeping.



Awesome. My younger son just got a stomach bug and that wasn't very good, but he can eat pretty much anything when he's feeling well. Though we just learned that strawberry pop-tarts are a nono, probably due to the strawberries. Mostly he eats grainy breakfast foods, and graham crackers.

My fav is the one of Izzy sleeping on the steps...that girl is living dangerous! 

Great pics.

KFC:

Was he mad? Haha. Isabella will stuff so much food in her mouth, and when you sweep it out, she acts like you have committed a crime! Never seen a more "dirty" look!



On the outset I had intended to let Isabella self-wean, haha, but it's looking like I'll be going to Kindergarten with her to nurse her during naptime. LOL. Seriously, though, I don't look for her to wean too much before 2 years. She is a total booby baby.

An interesting thing about nursing while pregnant...a woman's body will naturally cater to the youngest child...so if she were still lactating her breast milk would be more geared toward a newborn. Usually what happens is the toddler doesn't like the taste of the new milk and self-weans. Although some women do tandem nurse. I admire women who do it, but I think it would drive me crazy!



Thanks. I feel kind of lame posting so many pictures, haha, but these were by request (thanks, LW!).

In our family, everyone helps. The boys have regular chores (not a lot, but still they each have their "thing") and then everyone pitches in for whatever needs done. Dishes should really be my responsibility, but Adrian likes to help me out. He is a good guy.

Jythier:

Haha, we only have it because my mom bought it for us!

It's a really fun family activity. One of the guitars we use is from GH.



I hear that! How old is your oldest? Toddlers are so me-me-me! Haha.



Aww, that sucks.

Isabella eats mostly what we eat. We are not super healthy, and just eat "normal" stuff. It's good that your son is eating grainy stuff. Isabella's favorite food is string cheese. She goes around saying "chees, chees"! Haha.

Tova: Thanks.



She has no fear. Haha. We have the top stairs gated off, but the bottom stairs and the landing are hers to roam. She is pretty good navigating them...she scoots down on her bottom.

She had been napping on the couch and I went to take a bath (Orian was home since he had shots that day, so I asked him to let me know if she woke up). She apparently DID wake up, went to the stairs, and fell back asleep. haha.

She must have been really tired!LOL! Nice pictures of your family Tex!

FS:

I think so! I was certainly surprised!



Thanks!

I got your package. Thank you sooooo much! You are so sweet and thoughtful! I haven't let the boys open their gifts yet because I wanted to have the living room picked up and take pics, haha! I will make sure they write you proper thank you notes!

Thanks again. What a wonderful surprise!

Awesome photos Tex.  Its great to see all the family playing together.  I also particularly like the photo of Izzy asleep on the stairs.  How cute!  And she is certainly shy when it comes to having her photo taken... NOT! 

Thanks for sharing