4 Months Old!

Chloie turned 4 months old this week... Wow, how the time flies. She weighed in at 14 pounds, 14 ounces and 25 inches long, both in the 75th percentile. While her little head continues to lag behind at the 5th percentile. Doctor Hall said she looked perfect in every way, but of course I already knew that. Her biggest downfall, a lot of ear wax.

Owen was ever the big brother. As soon as we got in the room, he demanded to be on the table, and I had to, "check Owen's ears." "Check Owen's eyes." "Check Owen's tummy." We don't play doctor at home, so I guess he remembered this from Chloie's two month appointment. The boy sure has a memory. Just yesterday he eagerly announced that "Daddy wear Uncle Al's shirt" as Matt gets him out of bed wearing the shirt Al borrowed when he was here July 18th.

Chloie is talking up a storm. She's really starting to understand talking back and forth. And sad to say, I'm not her favorite person to talk to... that would be Owen. She just gives him the biggest smiles and coos, and Owen will reply with a huge smile and laugh and exclaim, "Chloie says ahhhh!" Every time.... they just haven't gotten bored with each other yet. They are so precious together. These are the moments that make all the very difficult ones (i.e. Owen's screaming issues, Chloie's grumpy dinner hour) worth it. Two babies in two years definitely is tough at times, but they bring me so much joy that I couldn't image it any other way.

Grandma and Grandpa Come to Visit

We had a fun, extra long weekend with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Davis. Matt actually took two days off work to spend with all of us. Owen had so much fun playing tractors with Grandpa and being silly with Grandma. It took him about a day to really warm up to them, but after that they were inseperable.

The last two days that Matt has come home from work Owen runs to the door looking for Grandpa to get out of the Jeep with Matt. But he is sorely disappointed when we tell him... again... that Grandpa had to go home to Indiana to work on his farm.

Since it is not easy to go anywhere with two kids under two, we stayed home most of the time they were here. However, we did manage a trip to one of Matt's dairy customer's farm. Owen was super pumped about the cows. "Owen see cows," was what we heard all day. He also got to see some bonus animals at this farm with goats and chickens and horses and pigs. The family had two young elementary age girls that escorted him over to the kitchen counter with juice boxes and cookies. Owen went right with them. He was a litle quiet and shy, but the treats really worked on him. Chloie was a gem the whole time. Missing her nap, but not being overly cranky about it.

It's so fun to see our babies growing up and changing all the time. Owen is becoming a little man and Chloie a chunky baby. Oh, and this weekend was the first time Chloie got a toy in her hands and to her mouth by herself. Such blessings!

Laughs and Poops

Thursday Chloie had her first laugh out loud moment. I'm sure it's because I am such a hilarious mother. We were playing and she laughed out loud. She sounded just like her brother. What a fun little moment. I'm trying to remember the sound of it forever...

Owen continues to crack us up... Just tonight as he poops for what seemed like the gazillionth time today after two days of back up, he tells Matt, "Dada eat Owen poop." This while backing his butt up to Matt's face. Oh, the horror! Matt of course asks me if I've taught him this. Why, yes, I teach my kids to eat poop during the day... Oh, Matt. No, I did not teach him this. Matt says just before this incident that his fart smells likes Owen's poop, and he asks Owen, "What did we eat?" So Owen just took this information and made a little change to it. Ok, probably way too much information from the Davis household.

Chloie's Baptism

Chloie was welcomed into the Catholic family today! She was such a wonderful little baby throughout the ceremony, smiling at Father Greg for every annointing. I was so grateful that Uncle Al made it out to witness her baptism and sad that Aunt Emily wasn't able to be here. I was also very thankful for the wonderful Natzke family to stay and watch Owen and take pictures for us. Of course we wish that all of our family and friends had been here, but it was still a very special day. Actually, the whole weekend was special with Uncle Al visiting. We had lots of pool time with Owen deciding that he loves being thrown into the water. "Throw Dada, please," was Owen's phrase of the weekend. Al and I even got up at 4:30 this morning to hike the Superstition Mountains before the Arizona heat set in. How nice it was to hike without being pregnant or carrying a 20 pound baby on my front! And the mountains were just beautiful in the early morning light along with the good company.

Just Another Day in Paradise

What a great morning I've had with my babies. Owen is getting more and more independent in his playing. Our wonderful neighbors brought over four big trucks for Owen yesterday, and he has been having a ball with them. He'll push one around. Then push two together. Then put them all in a line. "Tonya, nice." was a phrase we heard a lot yesterday afternoon.

With the help of a modified swaddle Chloie has been taking some regular naps during the day. She seems to like her left arm in and her right arm out... whatever it takes! She's starting to sit in the Bumbo seat for a few minutes at a time, but her favorite thing by far is just being talked to. Owen thinks it's pretty funny when she gets to cooing at him.

Owen and I had a wonderful "swim, tiiiime" this morning. Chloie sat under the porch fan in her bouncy seat sleeping and watching and being so good. Owen swam and swam. He loves to "swim" now that he's started his lessons. For the first time he willingly put his face in the water without crying or choking on the water! "Yay, Owen," as Owen would say. He's a really good cheerleader for himself.

And to top off the day... both kids are still sleeping! Thanks to God for this wonderful day!

Foot Loose and Chloie's Unscheduled Life

Owen's favorite thing to watch on TV right now is the four minute clip of the tractor chicken scene from Foot Loose. He sits on his loader tractor and shouts, "Oh, no," throughout most of the scene. Good thing Foot Loose has a great sound track!

I surely wish I could figure out what works for my little girl. One day she is the perfect baby, napping and eating and doing everything like clock work. The next day I try the exact same routine, yet Chloie won't sleep or eat well..... urgh.... And I guess I still shouldn't even be complaining because she really isn't a crier or complainer. I just can't figure out what to expect from my days because I never really know if she'll nap or not.... so really it is just all about me, I guess is waht I'm saying. Not the very scheduled, no surprise days that I have with Owen.

Oh, and just another thought.... When your 22 month old can put into a complete sentence that he, "Want the paci." It's probably time to chuck it... but is Mommy ready to???? no...

Chloie Rolls Over

Well, I've been a little irritated with my blog.... I've been trying to upload a video of Chloie rolling over for the past two days without success :( It was of course not a purposeful rollover, but she did roll over for the first time on Thursday. And I just happened to be recording her at the time. It was all very exciting! But I guess no one will get to see it...