David is 10 Months Old! 3-11-12

David has been 10 months old for a week now. And what a rough first week of 10 months it was! On Sunday afternoon he started running a high fever so I took him to Dr. S on Monday. Turns out he had the flu! He even had a flu shot this fall :( His fever got up to 104 & lasted through Thursday. Today is the first day he is really acting like himself again. Except for this week of sickness, our little D is doing great! He is everywhere & seems to find everything that isn't a toy :) He isn't officially crawling but has his own way of moving with rolling, pushing up on his legs & scooting around on his tummy. It is fun to watch him figure out how to get to something he wants. 

Our 5 Year Old --

 Michael loved painting and putting together the toy car Po & Nana sent for his birthday. 

 He came home from school with this cute sock turtle he made. We have LOVED Michael's Pre-K this year! I think he has missed just one day the entire year, he loves it so much :) I am already feeling sad - just another 6 weeks & our year with his sweet teachers will end. I can't believe we are so close to kindergarten...wow. I register him in 2 weeks! Pass the tissues please :)  

Michael is daily building a new creation with his Legos -- so fun to hear him explain the details about it & watch him be so creative. 

Michael's First Soccer Game!

 Michael is playing soccer with the Edmond YMCA this spring. His first game was Saturday & the weather was perfect for soccer! He seemed very nervous & intimidated by it all at first. But as the game went on, he got into it & seemed to have fun. He has asked everyday when his next game is...and he tells us he can't wait! I think Andy is having just as much fun as Michael (or more)! The Nelson soccer tradition continues...

Mr. D

I just love how David uses his bumper pads as his pillow. It's the cutest :) 

He now has TWO teeth! This week he also started sitting back up by himself from laying down. He has been getting up on his hands & knees rocking back & forth - crawling should be any day now.  I guess I am about to get busier, though I don't know how that is really possible :)

 My two babies - haha. Poor Matthew has had it rough these last few weeks - had a mass removed from his hip - lots of stitches, medicine, etc. He seems to finally be on the road to recovery. Thank goodness! 

Phone Pics

 Having fun with my kiddos - as the top left photo shows - it is a bit difficult to get all four of us in a phone photo :)

Kate on the slide at our neighborhood park; David sleeping peacefully - I love sneaking in to watch him sleep :) Michael is SO excited about soccer starting - he tried his jersey on when Andy brought it home; Kate with her favorite meal.

Katers

Katers is one of our nicknames for this sweet girl. Her little personality is blossoming more each day -- Here are a few things I want to remember about her right now (2yrs, 8mo):

*She talks very specifically & in complete sentences all the time - If I ask her if she wants milk she will say, "Yes, I do want some milk." or "No, I do not want some milk." or "I really really want some milk." She says "really really" a lot :) It's funny how precise she is with her words. 

*One annoying thing she has been doing is taking her sheet & matress pad off her bed (although maybe this phase is over because she hasn't done it this week - crossing my fingers :) She also will sometimes completely strip down, diaper & all. I came into her room one morning last week & she was naked. She looked at me & said, "Mommy, I took my diaper off & I took my pjs off & I need to go potty." I asked her if she had peed in her bed & she said, "Nooooo, I did not go pee in my bed Mommy." (And she hadn't.) Hilarious. 

*Last weekend Andy & Michael went out of town. Kate kept asking me, "Mommy, is Michael at school? Or is Michael asleep?" When I told her M & her Daddy were on a trip she would say, "Oh, Daddy is on a trip and Michael is on a trip." 

*That same weekend I accidently called Kate one of Michael's nicknames, Bub. She said, "Mommy, I am not Bub. I am Kate." At dinner that night she was eating her favorite - mac & cheese & green beans - she told me, "Mommy, I do not put my mac & cheese on the table. And I do not put my green beans on the table." 

*After meals she has been telling us, "I messy Mommy. I messy."

*"Oh No! Mommy! I got applesauce all over my sock!" Are you ok? "Yes, I am ok."

I Love...

...these newest pics of K & M. (Sweet David was napping.) They were ready & waiting for their afternoon show & snack, but I couldn't resist snapping a few photos first. I asked them to put their heads together & the above photo is what I got -- LOVE IT :) 

 I wouldn't trade these challening, busy, wonderful days with my little ones for anything :)