February - The Last Half!

Hannah Hannah had her three month check up on Tuesday. I way overestimated what her weight would be, but was not shocked to find out that she weighs 13 pounds 10 ounces. She is 24 inches long now and is fitting very nicely into her "3 month" size clothes. (My guess is she'll be in them another month and then we'll be moving on up!) She is still a great eater and I think is looking forward to her next appointment where we'll be talking about introducing some rice cereal and other mild baby foods. I think she'll be just like her big brother and love to eat all of the new things we try. For now, we'll just keep on breastfeeding and hope that Seth doesn't try and sneak her any more goldfish crackers! (Yes, I caught him trying to put a cracker in her mouth the other day!) Seth Seth is still just as busy as ever. He keeps everyone on their toes when he is around and usually keeps us all laughing a the same time. I is into exploring everything. He likes to see how things work and try to take things apart and put them back together whenever he can. Each day we see a new skill. Just yesterday he was playing with his "toofs" (tools) and was trying to use a screwdriver and screw the right way! One day we think he'll be an engineer, the next a race car driver, and so forth; it all just depends on the funny little things he does each day! On Wednesday, Stacie and I took Seth to have his hair cut. He was beginning to look a little too shaggy...his hair was falling in his eyes! So, I decided it was time to have it cut. I took him to a salon specifically for children. They have lots of toys and books and even have TV's and DVD players at each station. Some of the stations have child sized chairs and the other two were a train engine and a boat. Well, we put Seth in the boat and popped Mickey Mouse Club House into the DVD player. We played with bubbles and he even watched another little boy get his hair cut and thought it was fun. So, imagine out surprise when he fell apart the moment the lady cutting his hair came near him with the clippers. It was AWFUL!!!!! Stacie and I had to basically TRY to hold him still for the girl and do our best not to cry at how upset he was. I have to say though, the girl was amazing! She just kept plugging on through his fits and managed to give him a very nice haircut. As soon as it was over and he had a minute to calm down you never would have guessed he was the same kid as the one who was a complete basket case 5 minutes earlier. I was told that by the third time, boys are usually ok with having their haircut. I know this should be something to look forward to, but for me it is just another few moments of trauma looming in my future! Oh well, I can only hope she is right! Henry and Stephanie (Me!) We're still doing well. The only new thing really is that we are now (as of last night) the proud owners of a new minivan!!!!! We did our research and talked and hemmed and hawed about it for quite some time and decided that we needed to get a bigger car. With all of the things we have for the kids (the double stroller, a travel chair, diaper bags, etc.), plus the kids and us we were just too cramped in our old car. So, once we decided what kind of van we wanted, Henry did more research, found a FANTASTIC deal in Georgia, and brought it to the Dodge dealer here in town to match. Well, after three hours of back and forth negotiating and an upset stomach (mine) we finally came to a deal that was acceptable to us and purchased our new Chrysler Town and Country. It is so nice and big inside and I love it! I have decided that I don't care how the "world" perceives those who drive a minivan because mine is awesome and I love it and I am proud to drive it. I supposed you could say I will drive it pride knowing that the reason I have it is because I have the most beautiful family in the world to drive around in it! So, that's it for the month of February! Enjoy the slide show below!