these are the best days of our lives

I want to cherish every moment of my babies. We have been so busy lately (explaining the lack of posts). Keeping up with two very active crawlers and a very busy 3-year-old is exhausting!

Last night, we spent the evening together playing at play zone, enjoying some froyo at orange leaf, and just playing together at home. Tucker drug his basketball goal in from the backyard telling us "look guys", so he wanted to "shoot hoops". We ended up having a big living room basketball game while sister crawled around dodging the ball and playing. I loved every second of the giggles and squeals from both of our babies.

These are really the best days of our lives!

5 months

i realized this morning that i never posted adde's 5 month stats, so...

at 5 months, adde...

-weighs a little less than 16 lbs.
-loves to eat. she eats cereal each morning for breakfast and veggies at other meal times. we haven't found anything she doesn't like yet, but sweet potatoes seem to be her favorite.
-lights up whenever anyone acknowledges her!
-rarely fusses.
-gets up once a night for a snack.
-takes 5 1/2 ounces of breast milk every 3 hours.
-loves her brother's old jumperoo.
-has the cutest chubby rolls.
-loves to talk!

four months

yesterday, tucker and i went on a playdate at a bounce place with our preschool department at church while adde played at uncle zack and aunt hollie's house. we spent the afternoon in ada for sweet adde's 4 month check-up. dr. o was so impressed with how big she has gotten as well as her red hair. she was happy the entire appointment, smiling and talking to dr. o, until it came time for the shots! :( needless to say, mommy and tuck got to stop at a peach stand for some peach ice cream on the way home as a reward for surviving the appointment.

at 4 months, adde...

-weighs 13 lbs. 10 oz. she's in the 66th percentile in weight and the 50th in height.
-has found her feet. she grabs them many times a day.
-is grasping toys. while playing on her playmat, she pulls on the toys above.
-started eating cereal. she's still a little unsure about it, so hopefully she'll catch on soon so we can move to veggies.
-is drinking 5 oz. of breastmilk every 2-2 1/2 hours.
-wakes at 3 every morning for a snack before drifting back to sleep.
-adores her big brother!
-took her first vacation to Great Wolf Lodge in Texas with nan and pa and all of the fam.
-takes 3-4 naps a day. her morning nap is her only long nap though.
-squeals...it's so sweet to watch her squeal and grin at us when we acknowledge her!

fourth

i loved watching my kids' faces as they admired the fireworks.

to celebrate the fourth, we went to a parade on saturday morning in edmond. both kids had a big time.

we wrapped up the weekend with a cookout at our house with lots of pops and smoke balls.

cute tuck saying:
matt was telling tuck that we celebrate because we got independence from the britts. so tuck now says we got independence from the "bit$!"!

t-ball

we recently signed tuck up to play t-ball on his cousin sam's team. made the little guy's day, week, and summer! we signed him up the day before his first game, so we had little time to gather up the baseball necessities. the night before the game, we went and bought cleats, pants, socks, and batting gloves (because they are totally necessary in t-ball).







the day of his first game, tuck was so excited. I somehow managed to get a decent nap out of him, and off we went. he had a ton of fans come watch: nan and pa, all his aunts and uncles, gran and papa d, and some of matt's friends from work. he did such a good job. he "smashed" the ball before running to the honking base. i loved watching him play as he grinned from ear to ear. now he wakes up every morning asking if he has a "basaball" game today.

basketball shorts

all the boy will wear is "baketball shorts". he wears them from the time his feet hit the floor until we send him off to bed.

friday, hollie and i took the kids garage saling (bad idea). i let tuck take a dollar to find something special with. most kids would choose a toy, but tuck chose a pair of red nike mesh shorts.

i love my little sports fanatic!

3 months

this past week, adde turned 3 months. we were in ada on that day to pick brother up from his vacation at nan and pa's house. we came home to spend a few days vegging out as we all passed around some sick germs.

at 3 months, adde...

-loves her hands. we took her last monday for her 3 month pictures, and it was nearly impossible to get her to keep her hands out of her mouth.
-coos and smiles any time she is acknowledged. she is really turning into a happy baby.
-rolls over. she has rolled over for me and nan and pa several times, but has yet to show off her new skill to her daddy. i think he thinks we're lying!
-still loves bathtime.
-has the sweetest chubby thighs, wrists, and tummy. baby girl loves to eat!
-eats 4 3/4 oz. of breast milk every 2 1/2 hours.
-is getting lots of straight, fluffy redish hair. her gigi is so excited!
-loves to kick. she has started pestering brother a bit with those busy little feet!

oh, sweet adde girl, we love you so much!