Household of Four

Life has been so hectic and fun since Levi joined our clan. Every day has it's challenges and rewards.

Timmy's still pretty non-vocal with us, and if anything, has regressed since we brought Levi home. I try not to focus on it too strongly, since every child is different and it's common for the first (spoiled) child to learn more through action and whines. I try to redirect him to using words, which will land me in middle of his crazy language with a few Thomas the Train character names thrown in. Ha. I've started limiting his television intake, which was a mistake that I fell into in the first place. It stinks that now that I have the energy to focus attention on him, it's still divided with his brother. He's still learning what he wants to learn...he can count to ten, clean up his trains, and help with little chores around the house.

Levi is huge! He has an appointment in a few days, so I'll find out how much he weighs...according to the constant strain in my shoulder, he's gained a bit! I was so excited to have a new baby to cuddle, and he was that sweet little baby all for a week...then he doubled his birth weight and started sitting on his own at 3 months. I'm SO proud of how quickly he's developing...just sad that if feels like it's going so quickly. He very intrigued by Timmy, his eyes following his big brother everywhere and he's more calm so long as he has Tim in his sights. Unfortunately, Levi's still the little thing that stole attention, as far as Timmy's concerned...so that's still a work in progress. :)

Wedding planning is coming along. It's kind of disheartening that my family doesn't really care...my brother asked if he had to come, or if he could just 'donate' to our cause...my mom didn't want to take a day off for the wedding, until I asked her to walk TJ down the isle, since I expect him to still be timid and completely terrified...my dad, who doesn't want to financially help, is more than happy to come to wine and beer tasting. *sigh* I guess I should expect them to not be excited for me...oh well. Drew's family is thrilled that their son is getting hitched; making plans to fly in from New York and stay a while, and excited to meet their new grand baby.

Drew got a new rig...a Chevy Trailblazer! It's nice, roomy, and has a third row seating option. I really wanted something that would grow with our family. It'll stink on gas mileage, but I'm sure it'll be cheaper to drive that sucker to Seattle than get everyone plane tickets. :)