Swim Lesson Update

I am so pleased to say that all three of the boys are ROCKING swim lessons.  Wesley is working on strokes and side breathing, Walker has mastered an independent float and will work on the roll to float sequence this week, and Wyatt is blowing our minds with his willingness to jump in and swim.  He has remarkable swimming skills and can hold his breath for so long so the rolling onto his back is still a challenge but it is getting better every day!  We are so thrilled with everyone's progress and so so so thankful that Miss Angela is spending her summer teaching in California!

9 Months Young

This is what NINE months old looks like!  Walker Owens, this last month you mastered crawling, the stair gates went up, and the little Legos went up higher. You've slimmed down to 19 pounds but still fill out your 12 months clothes no problem. You started swim lessons and have mastered the back float. You love water in any form, bath, pool, or hose, just not in a sippy cup. You've added watermelon, peaches, chicken, and anything else edible to your list of favorite foods. You continue to rock sleeping through the night and love when you get your morning nap, you tolerate "brother piles" when you're on the bottom, and love chewing on books. Stranger danger has set in and you look for mama whenever new people are around. We can't believe we're 3/4 of the way through your first year....happy 9 month birthday chunky monkey, we love you!!!

Swim lessons

We started swim lessons with Miss Angela again and we couldn't be more excited to have her back!  The big boys couldn't stop talking about her and Walker took to her as well as we could have hoped.  We'll see how Wyatt does this go around, he's always been a crazy swim student, but we're hoping this session is his session!

He's officially on the move

Walker has been scooting for a while now but today he lifted himself on all fours and CRAWLED!  Hand in front of hand on his knees he zoomed, literally quite fast for a beginner, around our house.  As much as we all cheered him on, I am pretty sure we're going to be wishing he was a little slower real soon!  Up goes the stair gate and out comes the vacuum on a nightly basis!  Way to go little dude, we're so proud of you!

Summertime and the livin's easy

It's summertime! Even though we're only in the beginning of our school journey, summertime still has a sweet ring to it! We have one week off then both big boys get to go to summer school together! I am so proud of our littles for finishing another year of preschool, they both loved their time at PEP and MDO and we continue to feel blessed to have this school love on our kiddos day in and day out.  And while I am pretty sure they are still just too little to be in school, the universe has a wicked way of proving me wrong time and time again....so if they have to grow bigger (why do they have to do that?!?!), then I have to say, I am so grateful they are growing up right before my eyes, in my arms, still seeking out my hugs for comfort.  This summer we will celebrate a five year old and a three year old, but for now, I am just celebrating lazy mornings with my baby, my two year old, and my four year old for as long as I can.

Another Year Under Their Belts

Today was the last day of PEP and MDO and the boys were all smiles with Mommy and Daddy at school!  We started off with last day of school donuts ( a wonderful tradition in my mind!) and then we all got to see Wesley's class perform some hit favorites like The Weekly Rap, I wish I was a Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear, and Bear Yoga.  Cookies and juice on the playground rounded out a great way to say good bye to another amazing school year!

8 months Young

Sweet Walker Roo, this is the response you get when Mama waits until 5 minutes past bedtime to take the photos and you're placed in your crib before having any milk!  At 8 months old, you have eight teeth, a few more on the way, and weigh 21 pounds.  You have taken to solid foods and will eat anything you can get your hands on.  Some favs include bananas, strawberries, Cheerios, and apples in a mesh bag.   Milk is still your number one and being held by mama is your favorite past time.  You zoom around the house in your walker, you have figured out how to open the cabinets (but your walker keeps them from opening all the way!) and you are now very aware of when you are left alone and you do not want to have any part of it.  You continue to sleep like a champ, loving your 6:15 bedtime, and would probably thrive on a consistent nap schedule, but brothers make that tricky.  You were my only one who slept in, but you've joined your brothers and wake around 6:30 these days.  You are learning how to wave, say more and all done in baby sign, and I am pretty positive you say mama all the time.  You are THIS CLOSE to crawling and can rock back and forth on all fours and spin 360 degrees.  You are simply the happiest chunky monkey around and we can't get enough of you.  Walker Roo, happy 8 months birthday, we love you baby brother.