Doctor visits

Both of my children saw doctors recently, Elizabeth for her 4 month check up and Jason saw a pediatric ENT and audioligist.  Elizabeth has grown so big!  She weighed in at 15lbs 2 oz and 23.75 inches long.  This puts her at 76% for weight and 24% for lenght.  She is exactly the same size her uncle Michael was at his 4 month appointment down to the ounce.  Elizabeth took her shots like a champ and was smiling by the time we left the office.   She wanted to be held and cuddled most of the rest of that afternoon, but by the next day she was back to her smiling self again.  The night after that we decided it was time to unswaddle her.  We had a hard couple of nights where she woke herself up every hour or even less.  After two nights she had learned to sleep through the night again and I am thrilled. 

Jason will be two and a half tomorrow and he still isn't talking much at all.  I may have mentioned once or twice how we are concerned about Jason and how he doesn't really speak.  He basically says Mama, Dada, All Done, and makes the sounds of a snake, monkey and fish.  He just recently learned to growl after we talked about his sister growling at us.  He also says this cute little thing that sounds like dugga, dugga, dugga.  Jeff and I were convinced that his issue was a physical one so we had his ears checked out today by a pediatric ENT and audioligist.  I was so nervous about this appointment since Jason objects to most people touching his ears.  Although I hoped the doctor would find a reason Jason wasn't talking I hoped it wouldn't be serious.  Well, Jason got a clean bill of health!   I guess our little boy has just has a mind of his own and will talk when he decides he is ready.  As soon as we get to the new house I plan to re-enroll him in early intervention services and get him started with speach therapy again.  I do hope he lets us into his little mind sooner rather than later.

Deep in the heart of Texas

That is where our new home is.  Here are the photos that Jeff took when he went for the inspection.  We should be closing at the end of the month and using Labor day weekend to move in.  All the stuff in these pictures are the owner's things.




The entryway.  We are hoping to find a nice bench to go here so we have someplace to take off our shoes.


This is going to be Elizabeth's room.  Obviously we have some painting to do. 


The bathroom on the kids side of the house.  We will have to find towels to match


This is going to be Jason's room.  Hopefully the color will work with the train theme I have planned because I would like to minimize the amount of painting I have to do.  This really does need to be his room because it is bigger and he has more and larger toys.


Living room.  I loved the idea of a clock so much that I asked for and got one for my birthday.


The kitchen.  I am trying to persuade Jeff to let me get granite countertops.


Our room.


This looks like a closet, it smells like a closet, but it is actually going to be...an office.  Since this is only a 3 bedroom house we have to make some concessions.


Our Bathroom.


This is the closet that Jeff and I will have to share.  I have a feeling our kids are going to be giving up some of their closet space.

So I guess you can call this the before post.  We will see what needs to be done after we move in.  One of the things that we don't have pictures of is the pool (that will need to be fenced in) and the putting green in the backyard. 

Toys and toes

Elizabeth is getting so big!  On Tuesday she turned 4 months and she is developing quite a personality.  She loves to be talked to and to stand on people's laps.  She hates tummy time, but since she hasn't rolled over yet I keep making her tolerate it for a little bit each day.  She loves to grab her toes and has started to be interested in her toys.  I just got her the much famed Sophie the Giraffe and we will see if it lives up to its hype.  Elizabeth loves to chat to anyone who will listen and it is becoming a possibility that she will teach her brother to talk.  We can't wait to see what she does next!

Looking pretty for Grandpa's birthday

fell asleep while playing with my toes

playing with the flowers big brother picked

Hanging out with Daddy

In the Wilderness

We recently returned from a 3 week camping trip.  While it seemed like a good idea I think in the end it was just too long and too far away.  Next time I think we will go for less time and not travel as far from home.  We did have some great times along the way and saw some beautiful sights.  Here are some of the highlights.  First we traveled up to Fairfield, Texas to look at homes we might want to buy and get to see around the town.  We did find a couple of possibilities that gave us something to think about the rest of our trip.  Our next stop was up to see the Culp Family and camp at the Devil's Tower.  John and Katie have a daughter a little younger than Jason and a son who was born less than a week after Elizabeth.  We had a great time at the park, having dinner and catching up with them, but I was silly and completely forgot to get our camera out of the car.

After driving across Wyoming we met up with the Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Michelle and Uncle Michael at Teton National Park near Yellowstone.  We got in trouble there with the bear police, and I got pretty fired up about it, but Jeff kept a cool head as usual.  Then we spent a day in Glacier National park before traveling up to Canada.  We camped at Banff National Park for a week before starting our 3 day ride home.

Jason playing in the flowers

Elizabeth stopping for lunch

Jason inspecting the waterfall

Both of the kiddos fell asleep on this hike

Mommy and Daddy with our dinasours in front of the glacier

Riding the gondola to the top of the mountail

Everyone (except Grandpa)

Elizabeth's Baptisim

I'm so sorry it has been a month since I last wrote.  I have so much to say just not enough time to say it in.  Well with that in mind I will keep this brief.  Elizabeth turned 3 months old on June 26th and was also baptized the same day. Both sets of grandparents got to be there and Uncle Kevin, Aunt Rachel and Aunt Karen flew out to be in San Antonio with us.  On Saturday we all went downtown to the Alamo and the River Walk.  On Sunday after the Baptism we all headed over to the house and had a great brunch together before the Comers had to head back to Virginia.  I think everyone had a great time!


















Coming soon is a recap of our big camping trip!

Big boy Jason!

We have started using time out a lot more with Jason when he throws his toys or doesn't listen to Jeff or I or just generally misbehaves.  I'm not sure it is sinking in, but it stops the bad behavior for the moment.  The funniest part is that Jason will put himself into time out.  We will be talking nearby and hear him throw a toy and then watch him pitter patter into the corner.  It is so hard not to laugh in moments like these!

I am so ready for a day when he is done with diapers, but as of right now he hasn't given any indication that he is ready to start potty training.  So we will wait, besides with our current living situation in a little bit of limbo I figure we don't want to change too much on him at one time.  He is growing up so fast though, when we tell him he needs a diaper change he will lay down on the floor so that we can change him, which is so much better than having to chase him around the living room!

We always say that our little boy never grows, but again he is proving us wrong.  The other day I felt like Jason's shoes were getting tight on him and thought he needed to move up a size.  We went to the store to get his feet measured and he was weighing in at a 7.5 the shoes he was wearing were ...5.5, opps!  I guess we are going shoe shopping today

We have been seeing Jason grow up right before our eyes!  I wonder if he wouldn't seem so grown up if we didn't have Elizabeth right there to compare him to.  Now if only we can get him to talk!

Pretty Baby

Our sweet girl is getting so big! Elizabeth had her two month check up last Thursday and is at 50% in both length and weight. She is such a sweetheart too! She has started to learn to use her hands and loves to suck on them. I worry a little about her becoming a thumb sucker, but realize that she is just exploring her world and part of that is checking out how her body works. Beth loves to watch the mobile in her crib, but we have to watch Jason very carefully because it is a Winnie the Pooh mobile and Jason often wants to climb in and love on his friends.

Speaking of our little climber the other day I was busy doing something upstairs and Jason wandered down to the kitchen. The house is mostly baby proof so I am not too worried that he can get into much. When his Aunt Michelle came in she found him sitting nicely on the bar stool drawing on the envelopes with a pencil. I had no clue he could climb up there! I guess he is getting bigger all the time!

In other family news it looks like we are moving again! Jeff accepted a verbal offer of a job with a coal mine in Fairfield, Texas. It is about 4 hours Northeast of San Antonio so I know the grandparents will love us being this close. Jeff is trying to get me all hyped up about houses again, but I am trying to wait until we can take a trip there to get excited. We are figuring out a good time to visit the area in the next month and will keep everyone updated as we know more.