BREE
Breena is such a good big sister to her brothers! I am always so grateful to her when she helps me out around the house. She often calms Toby down when he's fussy just by talking to him. His smiles are huge for her. She gets his pacifier, sings him songs, helps with bath time, & brings him toys. She is very sweet with Eli too, although they argue sometimes. She is always right there offering a blankie when Eli gets hurt (often!). She is now enrolled back into a 2 day/week preschool program that she loves! We go together the first day & the second day she goes alone. No tears this time around. I am so glad I made the decision to pull her out of school back in October. I am so happy with how school is going for her now. Usually she is too excited to go she forgets to say good bye! I find myself following her into her classroom to steal a hug. I can't believe how much Breena has grown this past year. She has learned to ride a bike. She is learning to color actual objects & not just scribble. She can trace her name. She knows The Lord's Prayer. She loves to read & paint. She is becoming a pickie eater- some days she loves bananas other days she hates them. She loves animals and would like her daddy to buy her a kitty or a bunny (hint hint). She is started to sleep much better at night and only gets those nasty night terrors once in a while. Sometimes she can be very defiant but most of the time she's a silly & sweet little three year old!
ELI
Eli has really changed a lot just in the past month! He suddenly seems so grown up to me. He is in his big boy bed & it is going MUCH better. He is staying in his bed thru the night & if he wakes up he will go back down without too much of a struggle. Eli is an early riser! Doesn't seem to matter what time he goes to bed he's up & ready to go by 5am! He is still using the potty on occasion- if I were motivated to remind him to go every hour I bet he'd be fully ready to potty train. We are still doing a mommy/child class once per week. This semester we have started separating half way through class. Oh boy did that spark some separation anxiety in little Eli! Last Thursday was our fourth class & the first time I left without him crying! We are making progress! I believe it's good for him to get use to trusting adults other than mom & dad so that's why we choose to go to these classes. He has a lot of fun singing at circle time & playing on the slide with his little friends. Eli's vocabulary is really blossoming. He is now using full sentences. His imagination it huge. I often find dinosaurs & other play animals in a timeout for biting. The other day at lunch he turned a Mandarin orange upside down & said "look mommy! a boat!"- he was right. It did look like a boat. I was blown away that his young mind could come up with something so imaginative. Eli is entering into the terrible two's & he reminds us of that often. He is a very emotional child. I swore I would never be the mother that allowed her two year old to walk around with a pacifier in his mouth- but I guess that's going to be me! Sometimes that's the only things that calms the little tike down. Eli is extremely active. His body is constantly in motion. He still isn't interested in coloring- he much prefers running around. Luckily, he loves to read. He snuggles down in our laps at night for several stories. Eli is charming & funny. He definitely keeps us on our toes! I am so excited to see what new things he will discover next.
TOBY
Toby will be five months old on Sunday *sniffle*. I replay the day he was born often in my head in a desperate attempt to remember every detail- the sound of his cry, how he smelled, how he would curl up in a ball on my chest, the purple color of his little feet when he first came out. It's surreal that he is five months old & will soon be eating solid food & sitting up by himself. But at the same time it feels as though he has always been a part of our family. It's only been five months but I struggle already to remember what life was like before Toby! Toby is so fun. He is starting to giggle for me. He smiles randomly at strangers. He still loves to be held & would be content in someones arms all day long. Toby can roll over from his tummy to his back. He falls asleep all by himself in his bassinet. He won't eat very much at a time & therefore likes to eat often. He likes to be swaddled when he's grumpy. He smiles at Breena & Eli whenever they talk to him. He insists on being a part of everything we do. Toby often plays the role of 'patient'' when we play doctor! Toby can sometimes be a mommy's boy (I'm okay with that!). He is growing so quickly & it is so fun to watch Toby's personality shine.
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