Andres is 6!

Andres turned 6 and we had quite a celebration. You can tell from the look on his face as he's opening his amazing gifts from his siblings:

An electric toothbrush

and Star Wars Band-aids.

And keeping with his usual, he requested a form of chocolate chip cookie for his cake. This time we made a big skillet cookie and it was delicious!

This guy is doing so great. He is really liking his Kindergarten class and we hear nothing but good things from his teacher. He's getting really good at reading and comes home singing all sorts of fun songs. He still loves all things Lego and Star Wars. We went to his 6-year check up and he is healthy in every way. And while I don't remember specific numbers, he was in the 90th percentile for weight and his height was off the chart. Basically, he's an awesome kid and we can't wait to see what he does in this next year of life!

3 months

Eliana is 3 months old and I can hardly believe it! It has gone by quickly and it has been rather pleasant. Why do I sound so surprised? Well, because I do not have easy newborns and I really don't do well with lack of sleep. And while Eliana has been a very happy baby, I think the biggest reason that this has been a better newborn stage is because I have had a better attitude. Yes, I admit it. Those other times I didn't handle things very well, it was mostly me. Although Dexter was a tough newborn...

My motto this time has been "I can do this (whatever the hard thing is) ONE MORE TIME". Knowing that this is our last baby has really helped me to enjoy the moments instead of getting frustrated with what was hard. Plus, look at this face:

She has recently perfected laughing, although she still makes us work for it. And her favorite to laugh for is, of course, Dad.

She is now sleeping in her crib in her room and doing pretty well. She usually goes down around 9pm and only wakes up once between 1 and 5am.

At my 3 month checkup, these were my stats:

12 lb 2oz - 33%

23.75 inches - 61%