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Waiting for Dr. P at my two month appointment and working on my motor skills...

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Emily @ 2 Months

Emily had her two month checkup and first immunizations today.  The pediatrician walked in, looked at her stats, and said "So I guess she's eating well, huh?"  Her 2 month stats:

Height: 23" (75th)
Weight: 12 lb. 8 oz. (85th)
Head circumference: 38.5cm

 She didn't quite keep up with Reese who, at 2 months, was off the charts at 14 lbs. but she's growing fast and has the chub to prove it.
Emily's been smiling and cooing a lot more.  Here's proof:

We also took Reese and Asher to gymnastics for the first time today.  Reese loved it and did great (although she's a bit more "assertive" than the other kids in the class).  Asher didn't really have any interest so we'll probably wait until the fall to try again.

Swimming lessons

Reese and Asher started swimming lessons last night.  We started them in the same beginner class.  As predicted, Reese did pretty well and Asher clung to Daddy and screamed like he was being tortured.  The classes go for 4 weeks and are twice a week so when they go back tomorrow night we're going to keep Reese in the instructor-only class and move Asher (and Daddy) to the Aquatots (kids 3 and under with their parents in the water) and see how it goes.  Not sure if we'll be able to continue the lessons after I go back to work in a few weeks as it took everything we had to get all 5 of us to the pool on time, the kids changed, Emily fed and R&A from screaming...but hey, it's a start, right?

Reese holding on to the edge and learning how to kick.  She wanted to be sitting up on the edge of the pool and was not thrilled with this.

 Reese's preferred spot.  Her instructor looked all of 15 but he was pretty patient with the kids.  There's definitely a reason it's worth paying someone else to torture your children in the water.

 Asher clinging to Daddy for dear life...

 Reese's first dunk.

Kid pics and Kindergarten registration (already?!)

Since returning from Arizona for Christmas we've been settling back into a routine.  The kids are happy being back at daycare with their friends (ok, the parents are happy to have a break as well).  Emily is still battling a stuffy nose/cold and so is sleeping best when held.  Great for her, not as good for Mom.  But I am enjoying these last few weeks with her and trying to appreciate the 1-on-1 time I have with her while it lasts. I go back to work on the 30th with a trip to Houston so it's coming soon.  

Michelle and Jeff got the kids some fun re-usable stickers that came with a bunch of different scenes to put the stickers on.  Reese, however, decided it was more fun to decorate the windows in our living room.

 I know everyone says you aren't as good at taking pictures after your first child and that has definitely proven true with #3 so I've been trying to get the camera out more often these last few days.  Here are some recent shots of Emily at 7-8 weeks.

 Reese and Asher love playing with, kissing, hugging and otherwise "bothering" their little sister.  As you can tell, she's a bit apprehensive now that she can see them coming but it's still pretty cute.  Asher, who is normally full speed run-into-you-with-full-force man actually slows down and gives Emily very gentle kisses on the cheek.  It's pretty adorable.

 Reese got a hold of CK's iPad a few weeks ago and we found 60+ self portraits on there.  Here are some of the best.

On January 2nd I signed this crazy kid up for Kindergarten.  Can't believe it's that time already but she'll be 5 in August so will just make the Sept. deadline.  Because the elementary school we live closest to is so small and hasn't grown with the growing population of the Northern Helena Valley, they don't have enough spots to accommodate all the kids who geographically qualify to go there.  There are 3 Kindergarten classes and they give preference to kids who have siblings already at the school (makes sense) so a class and a half of slots are already taken.  So...asking around we found out that you need to get in line super early to get one of the last coveted spots.  So at midnight on the 2nd I headed down to the school and stood outside in 7 degree weather with 20 or so other parents to try to get our kids in public school Kindergarten.  Nuts!  My efforts were successful, however, as I was #7 in line and the principal (who nicely showed up at 2am to start registering even though the official start time was 8:30a) said at least the first 10 were "good to go".  I had no idea I would be using those Krzyzewskiville skills 15 years later...