Monkeys and Bucket Heads

 

 

Levi and Maci call each other "my Friend". Maci will cry when Levi goes to school and say she misses her friend. They will play "friends" together in the afternoon. Hopefully this last awhile they do really love each other but will also fight each other too. Here they are going  "loco"( as they call it ) jumping and dancing on our bed.

Luke Is 4 months Old

Luke is getting so big! Lately he has been drooling alot so the bibs are on daily to keep the wet off and he loves putting his hands in his mouth. He also has been smiling and laughing. Levi and Maci are both really good at getting him to let out a laugh. Luke is finding his voice and has been "talking" and also screeching. He can be loud and Levi and Maci love that he is starting to interact with them more. Luke loves his bottles and has been taking so much formula 6-8 oz at a time. I did try some rice cereal the other day to see if that would fill him up but he did not seem to thrilled about it. Luke's 4 month appointment is not till later this month and I would be interested to see what he weighs. Ryan thinks close to 17 lbs. He can't really fit into the 3 month outfits so we will see. Luke loves being in on the action and would rather be sitting up looking around then laying down. He is getting more used to the Bumbo chair and will try to grasp toys on the tray. He is very easy to make smile. He is not very good at naps these days and will not take a pacifier. We are working on falling sleep with out a bottle but that is hard to do, especially when he eats every 2 hours during the day!

Projects and Pictures

Science project,  Food colored vinegar and baking soda with medicine droppers. Loved the fizzing colors.

Levi's latest drawing..boycotting naps.

I let Maci color on the glass slider while Levi  is at preschool with dry erase markers and this keeps her busy for an hour, erasing and  saying "look mama..I make picture."

Maci loves pink and making circles.

Circus

A few weeks ago Levi and Daddy went to the circus with Uncle Dan and Collin. Grandma Koopmans got them some free tickets. I was working so it was nice for Ryan and Levi to go together. It turned into quite an ordeal I hear as Levi wanted the snow cone tiger cup for 14.00 and also a toy motorcycle hearing no to these things was not good for Levi. Ryan said there was a lot of crying and carrying on and that Levi was dragged out of the arena and people were staring at them. The crying and carrying on went on almost the whole way home.lets just say Ryan won't be taking Levi to the circus in the near future..:) But they did have a good time before all the fuss. Levi said he liked the tigers the best and now he and Maci play tigers together.

Dance Party and Horsey Rides...

So usually one night a week after supper...we just let things go. We turn on some fun music Ryan and I have a drink and we all dance. Levi is great at showing us his "dance tricks" and Maci loves to dance with her dadda. We also take turns doing horsey rides, and tiger fights. This can be quite entertaining and Luke gets scared of all the growling and ruckus. But what fun it is to laugh as a family and at each other and the kids are tired out for bed.

Levi's First Day of Preschool

Levi has started going to preschool at Orchard Hill Church and he seems to love it once he is in the door. He goes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and those are very busy days for us. Maci misses Levi and says that she wants to go to school too...but the time goes by so fast and we are all loading up in the car to pick him up. Levi still has to get demagnetized as his teacher says...the leg clinging "magnet" has to get shaken off most mornings. It has gotten better and I have gotten smarter and leave the other kids in the car with this whole process.Levi thought it was funny that his teachers names were the same as his aunts...Ms Melanie and Ms Allison. Levi already was writing his name but practices that and also is excited for when he can be line leader. When I asked him each day what he learned he says " nothing.I know what they are talking about"...so I am sure that he will learn plenty of  new things soon..:)

Luke is 3 months old 9/6/12

 First Ride with Dada



 Bath time chair...comparing pictures with brother Levi



Levi August 2008

It has been a great blessing to have been off all summer to adjust and transition to our newest member of the family. But it is time for mom to head back to work one day a week now. I hope my experiences at home with a newborn will help my patients too. Luke has been a great baby the last couple of weeks and we are getting the routine down with all the kids. It has been a crazy summer and it went by so fast. Luke is cooing, smiling and interacting alot more. He loves to watch Levi and Maci play and to be outside. He is a snuggly little baby who is growing up so fast already. He sleeps in the morning and then takes an afternoon nap and sometimes a nap before supper. He drinks about 5 oz of milk and loves taking his bath.



Luke our sleeping baby boy...with milk drool. So precious to us!