I'm FOUR!!!

Matthew turned four this past Wednesday, the 17th, though it seems that we have celebrated all week long! First, we celebrated over the weekend with family. He had a great time playing with the balloons at the party and trying to sneak a dab of icing off the cake. He has managed to play with everything he received already this week, especially his art supplies. He absolutely loves to paint! Then we made brownies for his pre-school celebration on Tuesday, and cupcakes for the sitters on Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon, Chris took off work and we picked Matthew up early and took him to play miniture golf and go to Chuck E Cheese. He had a great time saying "Today, I am really four!" as opposed to his "I'm four, well not really, I'm still three." comments earlier in the week when he celebrated his birthday!

Kaelyn's Baptism

Kaelyn was baptized last weekend during the Saturday evening mass. Everything was very nice and Kaelyn made it through without even crying, which was amazing since she had holy water all down her head and face! We were blessed to have Sally's grandmother from Florida, both our parents, and our brothers and sisters here to be a part of Kaelyn's baptism. We missed having Doug and Courtney, due to illness, but know they were with us in our hearts and prayers. Both Chris and I are so happy to welcome Kaelyn into the church and know that she will grow in God's love.

Kaelyn at 1 Month

Kaelyn is now 1 month old and is growing like a weed, or rather a pretty flower! She is about 9 lbs and 6 oz by our scale - a full 2 lbs more than her birth weight. Needless to say, but nursing is going well.

Matthew is adjusting to having a little baby in the house and really doesn't like it when she cries (which thankfully isn't too often). He will usually put both hands over his ears and pull his feet up to his chest and give Chris or I a pleading look that says "make her stop". He has figured out that sometimes she will stop if she has her pacifier, so he tries to give it to her and then pats her head gently. He is still a little jealous, but it really only comes out when he doesn't get to do what he wants when he wants to. Of course, this very rarely has anything to do with Kaelyn, and more to do with his own bedtime, etc....but that's not how he sees it! We are starting to get into a routine and hoping to be pretty set by the time I go back to work in October.

Matthew's First Day of Pre-School

Matthew started pre-school last Tuesday. He could hardly wait to use his new backpack and to play with all the toys in his classroom. When it came time to take him he said "Mommy you can just drop me off." I was quite surprised when indeed I could have just dropped him off, as he walked right in and started playing without even turning back once! It makes me a little sad to see him start school, but at the same time I can't help but feel so proud of him! After I picked him up that first day, he was so excited to tell me about the playdough and being able to use the glue to make an apple during art & craft time. So, he is off to a great start in pre-school!