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.