Five Months

Our little cutie is five months old! She's been in daycare for a month and that's just enough time for her to get her first bug, that brought with it a fever of 102 AND, she got pink eye! Marin spent a few days at home getting cuddled during her virus and then she bounced back to her happy self.

Marin LOVES her big sister. No one can get her to giggle quicker than Lily. Lily likes to get down on the floor with Marin and "help" her play with her toys. They're quite a pair.

How big is M this month? Still growing! At her doctor appointment for pink eye, she weighed 18 lbs, 3 oz. HUGE!

Happy Halloween

Fairy Princess Lily

Last night was Halloween, and Lily was more than ready to hit the streets to trick-or-treat. She and Ethan made the rounds in our new neighborhood and came back with a bag full of candy. Also, Lily came back with TWO DOLLARS! They went to a house with its light on, but it turns out the man inside didn't have any candy. He didn't want Lily to go away empty handed, so he insisted she take $2.00! Too funny!

Marin decided to forego a costume this year and just wear a My First Halloween onesie.

The pumpkin Lily designed herself. She drew the face on paper and Ethan did the carving.

 

Marin and I stayed behind to hand out candy. I had to stop mid-way through to put Marin down for bed, but I had a pair of eyes helping me out when I left the bucket of candy on the doorstep for the kiddies.



Four Months Old

 

 

The day after her big sister turned four years old, Marin turned four months old! At her four month appointment, she weighed 17 lbs, 2.6 oz, or 98th percentile! She's 24 3/4 inches long, or 65th percentile.

 

In the last month, she's discovered her hands and feet. She's always got her hands in her mouth, or she's using them to grab her feet. Her legs aren't quite long enough to get her feet to her mouth, but if they were, I'm sure she would. She's becoming much more adept at using her hands and now she can grab things like toys or a rattle...and put them right into her mouth. Marin is also valiantly trying to roll over, but so far, she has not succeeded. It's coming soon though.

 

She's such a happy, good-natured girl. We love her!

Four Years Old!

On October 20, our sweet Lily turned FOUR YEARS OLD! Like every other parent on Earth, we’re wondering where the time has gone and how our little baby is a full-fledged kid. No more baby. No more toddler. Lily is definitely growing up. 

Her stats, in case you’re wondering (and yes, they still chart these things at the pediatrician’s office, even when they’re four):  

• Height: 36 inches (92^nd percentile)
• Weight: 37 pounds (68^th percentile) 

To say Lily is bright would be an understatement. On most days, she’s smarter than her parents, much to our dismay. She can negotiate better than a car salesman, which usually gets her what she wants. On the rare occasion that she doesn’t get her way, she says defiantly, “I want to do it the way I want to do it!!!” And if that doesn’t work, a nasty temper tantrum is next on her agenda. In the last year, she’s become very familiar with time out! 

But for every temper tantrum she has, she’s 10 times as sweet on a regular day. She loves her baby sister like no other and is free with hugs and kisses for Marin (and us). She’s really into My Little Pony and anything princess. Lily is very independent and enjoys picking out her own clothes for school each day (sometimes with “interesting” results) and deciding what she’s going to have for dinner each night. 

She really is a super star kid and we’re so happy she’s ours!

 

Me and my big girl!

Opening presents.

Pizza before birthday cake.

Cake!

Birthday snack at daycare.

Tummy Time!

Lily likes to help Marin practice her tummy time.

Another Daddy's Girl in the Making

Fun day at the pumpkin patch with Daddy

Soccer Star

We signed Lily up for soccer this fall at the rec center. She's always been really good at kicking the ball straight and hard, so soccer seemed like a natural fit. She was excited for her first class...until we got there.

To say that she's been less than enthused woudl be an understatement. It's an 8-week class and we're sticking with it till the bitter end. She's really good at doing all the drill the coach asks the kids to do, but she doesn't like to play one game that the coach makes them play each week called "What Time is it Mr. Wolf?" It's not a scary game but it does  involve the coach pretending to chase the kids.

Here are some pics of her when she's in the mood to participate (and one of her when she didn't want to):

Getting started.

Practicing "heading" the ball.

Girl on the move.

 

Three Months Old!

Look at that face!

Marin turned three months today. She's such a doll and a pleasure to be around. She loves to chatter away while looking at her toys and mobile. Marin is a happy girl most of the time and really only fusses when she's tired or hungry. She goes to bed around 8:00 every night and wakes a couple of times before she's up for the day. We're still waiting for her to sleep all night, but she's young and we're patient!

Her unofficial weight (per our bathroom scale) is 16 lbs. She has doubled her birth weight in three months. Way to go Marin!

Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown

Princess Marin

First Day of Preschool 2

 

Lily was so excited to go to her first day of Preschool 2. In PS2, she'll learn how to write her letters, have a bi-weekly science lesson and become more independent by learning how to serve herself at lunchtime, as well as having a weekly "job" in the classroom. Such a big girl!

 

Two-Months Old!

 

Miss Marin is two months old. How can that be? She's growing like a weed and getting cuter by the day. She is now smiling at us often and making the cutest baby sounds--gurgles, coos and squeals. She had her two-month check up and her growth is not slowing down:

Weight: 13 lbs,  14 oz: 96th percentile!

Length: 23.25 inches: 86th percentile

Such a happy girl!

 

Does this diaper make me look fat?



Marin loves tummy time. It gives her a chance to suck her hand and chill out on her belly. I love it because, when she's only wearing her diaper, I can marvel at her ROLLS! She's so squeezable!

And here's a bonus picture of Marin's beautiful sister! Lily has definitely gotten over any camera-shyness that she had as a baby.