Updates

I haven't been able to post much lately cause Ken has been taking the computer to work the last month and when the computer is around for me to use I am normally holding a crying Chase. I thought I would do an update on all of the kids.

Kailyn

Kailyn has been learning to play the piano. Ken teaches her when he gets a chance and I help her otherwise. She just finished her first book. She also continues to improve on her reading. I am amazed at how well she reads. Her teacher too has been very impressed and asked me just the other day if we read a lot at home because Kailyn is doing so well.

Jordan

With a new baby and sick kids we have been in the house a lot, way more then I like to be. Jordan has not liked it very much either and starts being a pickle when she is cooped up too long. She starts finding ways to annoy her brother and sister by taking things from them and running away with them. I can't wait for spring. I think Jordan can't wait either.

Other things about Jordan. She is in a really laughing mood lately. She loves telling me silly things and then laughing in her silly, fake laugh. I love it. She has really gotten into books and loves to look at them. She always picks out a ton of books every time we go to the library.

Jordan has a good imagination and loves to pretend. The other day she came in and showed me this carrot and told me it was ants on a log, but just for pretend. She wanted me to take a picture so that she could show her dad.

Caden

Jordan was sick earlier. She kept me up all night (along with Chase). I was so exhausted getting out of bed and going to her room to help her that I finally moved her into our room on the floor. The next day Caden thought that looked pretty fun and brought all of his blankets in too. He loves his sisters. Jordan and him are constantly chasing each other and wrestling each other, laughing the whole time.

He is a pretty good kid and is constantly making me laugh with his cuteness.

Chase

Chase has not been sleeping very well. Friday night was a particularly bad night. He was up every hour to half hour and was up crying for the day at 5. The last few days he hasn't been sleeping very well during the day either. Sleeping no more than 15 minutes at a time. He loves to be held but it makes it impossible for me to get anything done. Thank goodness he slept a little better last night. I was really to the point of not functioning and getting major sleep deprivation headaches. I'm just so thankful I am a person that doesn't need a lot of sleep, I'm barely surviving as it is.

The first time he hasn't hollered for his bath. I think he liked listening to the water fall from the faucet.

I love when babies discover their hands. Its hard to see in this picture but he was focusing so hard on trying to hold his hand still.

Good news! Chase finally smiled today. He smiled at Ken...how fair is that? I really think he should be smiling for me, after all I am the one up all night with him, I hold him all day and I am the one that feeds him. I tried to get a picture of it but was only able to get a slight grin.
Chase has quite the facial expressions, they are so cute. Unfortunately, it is impossible to capture them. It is a good thing he is so cute with all of that fussing and crying.



Here are some pictures of him getting some tummy time.