Kid Funnies

Wow, I'm on a roll with posting!

On Mondays, Aidan gets a dollar for his allowance. We went out yesterday and ran several errands. I told Aidan that if he brought everything in from the van (which would take him at least 5 trips) that I would give him some extra money. He happily agreed, and started working. The next thing I knew, he was hooking up the shop vac and vacuuming out the van because "he thought it needed it."

I told him that I would give him $1 for his allowance and $2 for cleaning out the car. All I had was a five, so I asked him to get his wallet. I told him that I would give him the five, and he would give me two ones back so that I would be giving him $3. He said, "Okay, let's see how much money I have now. I had $13. Now I have... $16. Every time we do this (me paying him with a five and him giving some ones back), I end up with more money, and I don't know how that happens!"

I explained the transaction again, and he understood the math better this time!

Then last night, Gresham hurt himself while Owen was napping and started screaming. If you haven't been around Gresham, you should know that his screams can shatter glass. I quickly took him into our bedroom and asked him to tell me what happened. He screamed, "I GOT HURT!" I said, "Show me how to say 'I got hurt' in a quiet voice." His response? "I GOT HURT IN A QUIET VOICE!"

And this morning at Bible time, we were reading about the wise men coming to see the baby Jesus. They came into Jerusalem. Aidan said, "Oh!! Is that Drew-slem like in the song I learned in my Sunday School class? Lord, prepare me, to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and Drew... It sounds the same, are those two things the same?" After a good laugh, I told him that the song is supposed to be "tried and true" and Jerusalem starts with a "J" not a "Dr".

It's a good thing they're so cute...

Owen's 4 month stats

We took Owen to the doctor today, and he was... (drumroll)...

a whopping 12 lb. 13 oz.! That's the 11th percentile.

The big news was his height - he grew 2.5 inches this month, and went from the 16th percentile to the 70th. He also grew in head size from the 4th percentile to the 24th.

He is definitely healthy, and I think that he will fill out more when he outgrows his reflux issues. The doctor is not worried about his weight at all, although he did say that it would be good if he fills out some to match his height better.

Do you know what this is?

If you guess that it's a backhoe loader with a broken back scoop, you are wrong. It's a... dynamite shooter! I'm not exactly sure where they got this idea. I think Aidan came up with it. The broken part on the back shoots the dynamite.

Usually I think that having little boys is better than having to play Disney princess or ballerina all day, but other times I don't understand them at all...

'Nuff Said

The picture is Aidan with a rifle and Gresham with a sword.

Owen is 4 months!

What a happy baby! He is so content most of the time. He can hold toys and chew on them now, and he also likes to suck on the edge of his blanket.

We'll find out how big he is on Monday, but he is pretty small for his age. Because he is not as chubby as our other two, he can easily roll over both directions and can grab his toes and put them in his mouth - something our other boys were never able to do! His reflux seems to be getting better, though, so I'm curious to see if his growth will pick up in the next few months.

Aidan can carry him around some, which he is very proud of! He told our babysitter, "I took two steps while carrying him!" Gresham has even come around and decided that Owen is pretty fun after all.

I told you, Mom!

Gresham: I want you to make dinner!
Mom: Yes, I am making dinner. (Chicken in the oven and pasta cooking on the stove while I am checking e-mail)
Gresham: No, you are playing on the computer. That is NOT cooking dinner.

(a different night...)
Gresham: I want to go to Cubbies!
Mom: You will go to Cubbies next year. You aren't quite old enough, and you aren't potty trained yet.
Gresham: Yes, I am potty trained. I am learning how to go on the potty, Mommy, and that is potty training.

Owen

A face to brighten your day!

Owen David is 15 weeks already!!

I'll try to get some better pictures of Owen tomorrow, but here he is doing his new favorite activity - sucking his thumb! This weekend he learned to roll over, get his thumb into his mouth, and laughed for the first time. It was a big weekend!

We also took him to the doctor last week after weeks of feeding issues, and found out that he has reflux (probably). They don't test for it, but the doctor thought we should try a low dose of the medicine based on his symptoms. It took a few days to master our medicine-giving skills, but now that he is actually swallowing the stuff, he seems to be improving quite a bit. His appetite is better and he is less fussy during feedings. Yeah!