Visitors

We have had quite a week here in Texas. My Aunt Susan and cousin Larissa came to visit us. I grew up very close their family, although we live many miles apart. I was thrilled that they were able to come and meet the newest addition to the family. Is it too hard to believe that they are in love?? And Gary has a new friend in Larissa. He was her shadow the whole time she was here. He got up this morning and I had to show him on the map where they live. Based on the scale of the map, he seems to think that it is not that far. :-) We cannot wait to have them again!

3 Months

Gillian is 3 months old. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown!! Here are a few things from growing girl:

• She decided to start rolling over. We knew that she was getting close, but one day she just did it. Totally surprised Ross and I!
• Her hair is finally growing back in. By her first month she had lost most of the top. It is now starting to fill in.
  
• She is really starting to like sitting up. She is using her Bumbo and her excersaucer a lot.
  
• She is starting to make lots of spit bubbles. This is one of those things that as they get older it gets less cute, but right now it is adorable!
  
• She is talking to us all the time. Ross and I think that she thinks she is telling us things, but it is in her own language.
  

Starting Monday, Gillian will be going to school with Gary. I know this is going to be a rough day for Mommy. :-(

Gary Update

Talk about a proud big brother. Of course that is not all I have to brag about with Gary:
-We have realized that although he looks a lot like Ross, he is my son. He is a big talker. He will literally talk your ear off if you let him.
-Right now he is in OKC visiting with grandparents. This is the longest he will be there without us and it is taking its toll on me. (Of course, he is loving it!)
-He will be started a preschool program that is more like Kindergarten then daycare. We are all looking forward to this.
-He is already got about 50 sight words under his belt and can do simple addition problems in his head. (This is Ross's doing.)
-Cars are back to being the big things after seeing Cars 2. Thank goodness I kept all of them.
-He now has duties around the house. The big one is feeding and watering the dogs. He gets a kick out of doing this in front of other people because he know it is a big boy thing.

Gary is such a great kid, and I cannot believe he will be turning 5 in December!!

Gillian Update

As you can see, Gillian is getting to be a very big girl. Here are somethings that are going on with her:

-We have had two nights in a row of over 8 hours of sleep. We are hoping this is a trend that continues... especially with school starting soon.

-She has become a very big talker. She loves to coo and try out new sounds.

- Her tongue has become her favorite toy. If you stick out your tongue, she will too! Then she giggles.

-She is now laughing, or at least giggling. Gary had a full belly laugh, but Gillian has a very girlish giggle. So cute!!!

- She can stand. She is very wobbly, but she loves to get up and try her legs out.

-We are starting to see signs she is about to roll over. She DOES NOT like to be on her belly so I see this happening in the very near future.

Miss Gilly will be 3 months old in a little over a week and we cannot believe she is already there!!

Two Months!

It seems no matter what I try, this little girl does not slow down. She is growing at an alarming rate and we are enjoying it so much. She is becoming such a social girl. Her favorite thing to do "talk" with us. She is cooing but even more that that she is mimicking us.
Here are some other highlights:

• She is weighing 12 lbs 2 oz, which puts her in the 75th percentile. She is 23 3/4 inches long, which puts her in the 90th percentile. I think we are going to have a tall one.
  
• She is sleeping 6-7 hours at night which is really helping mom get some sleep.
  
• She is starting to roll over from her back to her stomach...already. This is a big surprise to us since Gary did not do that until 3 months old.
  
• She is loving her baths! If she is fussy at night, this is a sure fire way to calm her down.
  
• She is talking all the time, as well as smiling.
  

Now Gary is having a great summer. He is missing school right now, but enjoying his time with mommy and daddy. Here are some highlights about him:

• He is 45 inches tall. My four year old is almost four feet tall! This is crazy to me.
  
• He is reading more and more. Ross and Gary work everyday on adding more sight words to his list.
  
• Math is going to be one of Gary's favorite subjects. He loves to add and gets a kick out of asking Ross and I addition problems.
  
• Gary and I went to the zoo a couple of weeks ago. This is such a fun age to take him to the zoo. He loves watching the animals. He got a kick out of the crocodiles.
  

Summer is Here!

I cannot believe how hot it is here in central Texas. This type of weather is usually what we see in August, not June. Little scared about what August is going to feel like. ;-) Life here is just a step under crazy. With it being summer and having an infant and 4 year old, Ross and I are constantly on the move. Gary is getting a lot of water time, per the picture up above. His Nana and Papa got him a Slip 'n' Slide and he is getting good use out of it. Ross and Gary got to go to a Rangers game last week, and I think we have a fan. Of course, the Rangers had to lose, but Gary did not care about that. This weekend they are going to the air show here in Denton. They are going to love it.

Ms. Gillian is just getting bigger before our eyes. She is officially six weeks old and I cannot believe the way time is flying. She is smiling at us all the time now and she has the cutest smile. Having the quicker camera has really been fun because we get great pics. She loves her big brother and I think they are going to be fast friends in the future...that is until she can grab his toys!!

One Month

I cannot believe that one month has gone by since this beautiful baby girl came into the world. If these early months continue to go by this fast, I better quit blinking! She is now 10 lbs 2 oz, and 20 inches long. She has already started smiling at us, but it is not all the time yet. She recognizes our voices and loves to listen to her big brother.

Life in the Lassley household is final starting to settle down. Ross and Gary finished school today, and summer has officially started. This will be the first summer in awhile that I will not be doing school work, which is very exciting to me. We will be getting to know the DFW area with many field trips...and lots of swimming!!