4 months and life

October 22nd Ms Gia was 4 months old!   I have been lucky enough to get her into the doctor right on the 22nd both appts! She weighed in at 15 lbs 3ounces and a wet diaper so I call her about 15 lbs!! Again her bro and sis were about two pounds and a pound bigger respectively! However, she was 26" and they were longer ! She is gaining on them though! I am realizing she has my legs! Short and stubby but they get you where you need to go! Gia continues to be the best baby! She is a good sleeper, taking after her mommy! :-) and has s-l-o-w- l- y has started taking the bottle better! Robb and Sharon our baby sitter have noticed the warmer the milk the better she takes it! Robb swears by finding a WW2 movie on bps to have her watch! She's a history buff already! Still not a big fan if her car seat but in her defense she usually would rather be asleep then running her brother to and from preschool and other errands. She is mastering the rolling. She started a little after 3 months but has really gotten pretty good and holding her head up high when she's on her tummy!

Gia has taken to choping on her fingers and is becoming quite drool soaked! She has the sweetest smile and just adores when her brother and sister play with her!  Dr McCarthy said if she tells us she wants to eat we can start down that road too! I think we may be close!

This month has been a little nuts ! Last month we had tried our house on the market thus we had done lots of cleaning, staging and home/yard projects! Then we went on our wonderful trip up to Duluth and Grand Rapids and while away watched a lot of DIY channel and talked ourselves back into our house! With our yard having the fence, play ground and play house and the easy access to elm creek and trails we decided we are just properly set up for having small kids and dogs! Maybe in 5 years or so we will be ready! 

Then I returned to work, which had been both wonderful and challenging at the same time! I l love my job so much! The people I work with amaze me everyday and the families are great! Not to mention I get my baby fix ! As if I don't get that at home! Although, just when I thought we had a good thing going at home we change it up! This has been the hardest on Gracie. She has started not wanting to go to Sharon's. Not because she doesn't like it there but because she wants to be home with me! It's heart wrenching for both her and me! She won't separate at ECFE either but I am working on that and today wasn't too bad but I did stay out of the "mom room" the whole time! I figure at least with ECFE I have the choice to be with her and I try to sit off to the side and have her play and I tell her I'll watch. Where I have to work so we don't have the choice to stay. Poor kiddo! 

Max is doing well! He is loving extended day preschool and eating lunch there! I need to be more creative with his lunches and a PB and J sandwich is my main stay. He is incredible sweet and very perceptive. He asks the most thoughtful questions, we need to start googling or phoning a friend for answers! Can't believe in one month he will be 5! He is learning sign language and Spanish at preschool this year! 

Gracie is close to being potty trained. She can go both # 1and 2 but isn't consistent with telling me and I can't remember to get her on the potty every hour. Besides I remember with Max when he had his mind ready it only took a few days so I won't push it yet. She is so sweet with her baby sister but I think she is copying her sister by having her gingers in her mouth again. She is growing like a weed and her hair is, too! I have been noticing Gracie singing little songs lately. Including the alphabet which she doesn't know all of but getting closer ! More than I thought she knew! And she can count to 10! 

My favorite quotes of the last few weeks have been:

GCA: calling the dogs " North Dakota and north da Libby!"  ( we have been singing the states song a lot lately!) ( the big kids have also taken to calling the dogs da-Libby and da-kota)

MBA: "when are we gonna get to Disney Hockey?" ( when we were on our way to what we thought was Disney on Ice but was actually Disney Live!)