Coby vs. Tanner at 4 months

Tanner 3 months

Milestone

On Feb. 3rd, just 2 days shy of 3 months Tanner rolled over from his back to his front. He's become so active we have to move him to a full size crib. Go Tanner!!! Here's a few pictures of our 3 month old!


And here's his first mush....

A Taylor Update

Taylor is 3 years 4 months. She's the tiniest of the trio, but she makes up for it with her personality. She's very bossy and at home she's in charge. At school however she's shy and Chloe takes control. If she needs to go potty at school she won't ask the teacher, she asks Chloe to ask the teacher. She's having kind of a hard time adjusting to the baby. She loves having another little brother and is very sweet with him but she's started to regress in a few areas, wanting to be treated like a baby at times. She's potty trained but won't use the potty at home. She's potty trained at school, when we are out and about and sometimes at Grandma's house. But at home she says "just put a diaper on me because I'm going to pee my pants if you don't." And she'll do just that. So after cleaning up several messes we have put her back in diapers at home.

She's super smart and witty and continues to surprise us with the things she says and does. She pulled a Bart Simpson the other day. The three kids were having a picnic outside, eating PB & J sandwiches. Coby ate half of his and then ran off to play. Taylor took the other half of his sandwich opened it up rubbed dirt in it and then put it back together and on his plate. After I finished laughing I went outside and switched his dirt sandwich with a new one.

Taylor is doing great at school. The teacher said she's very kind to the other kids and always in the middle of everything. She goes four days a week from 9-11:15. She used to get upset when we dropped her off but now she just walks right in and starts playing. She'll say "bye dad, see you in 2 hours!" Although she loves school when she's there, she tries to get out of going almost everyday. She's not really a morning person and would sleep till 10 if Chloe didn't wake her. It's usually hard to get her dressed and going in the morning. Lately she's been saying things like "I can't go to school today mom, I'm just too sick," followed by a forced cough. I have a feeling we will be dealing with her excuses for the next 15 years or so.

She's a great sleeper at night, goes down easily and sleeps 11-12 hours. She has not wanted to nap for a few months. Occasionally she will fall asleep in the car and lately we've been making her lie in bed during nap time. She'll fall asleep 1-2x a week. She really still needs a 2 hour nap everyday and is much more agreeable and happier on the afternoons when she gets a nap. She tends to start fights with the other kids especially Coby when she's tired. She also has started to get picky about what she eats. She has eating days and non eating days. On the eating days she'll eat a TON and then she'll go a few days in a row where she barely eats. It's a constant battle to get enough calories in her.

Taylor is very cuddly and loves to be held and carried places. Lucky for us she only weighs a little over 20lbs. :) She's a funny kid because sometimes she wants to be treated like a baby and other times she's very much the oldest child in the house. She takes her big sister role very seriously and does a great job of taking care of her siblings. She's always saying things like "When I was Coby's age I used to love to color." Or "when I was Tanner's age I used to drink a bottle."

Some of Taylor's favorite things are dressing up, wearing bows, being tickled, watching daddy cook, hanging out with mommy, dancing, tea parties, wearing her "dancing shoes" everywhere even out in the rain or to school. She's such an amazing little girl and we're so proud to call her our daughter.

A Tanner Update

Tanner is almost 3 months old. He's wearing size 9-12 month clothing. He's starting to sleep more at night sometimes a 5 hour stretch. He's a great napper which really helps our days go smoother. He'll nap for 2-3 hours a few times a day. He's super smiley and so sweet. He's a very happy baby and we love him so much. He's starting to hold his head up better and should be ready for his bumbo seat and exersaucer within a month. He loves to talk and has a cute little laugh. He really is the best baby ever!

A Coby Update

Coby is 2 years 4 months old. He's over 38 inches tall and weighs close to 40lbs. He wears a size 4T. He's a big boy. He has just realized how big he is and has started to pick on his sisters. He and Taylor have been fighting for position of top dog around here. It's going to be a long battle because both of them are very strong willed.

Coby knows all of his alphabet letters and has just recently mastered the sound each letter makes. He can almost count to 20 and backwards from 5. He's really started to talk and repeat things. He's made a ton of progress in the last month and has too many words to count.

Coby still sleeps in a crib but has started to climb out of it. He has a big boy bed in his room and sleeps in it occasionally. He takes a nap each day for around 2-3 hours and sleeps around 11-12 hours at night.

Tantrums, tantrums, tantrums. Coby knows how to throw an tantrum. These just started a few weeks after Tanner was born. He's having a really hard time adjusting to his new role as big brother. It's been really hard the past month or so but I think it's starting to get better. We're trying to develop new routines with him, like doing fun activities when mommy has to feed the baby. Tanner is also getting easier during the day and this gives me more time with Coby.

Coby is such a joy. He's the sweetest little boy and when he's happy he's really happy. He loves to cuddle and if you sit next to him on the couch he'll wrap your arms around him. He just loves to be held. Even though he fights with his sisters now he really loves them. They have so much fun together and love to have dance parties. I can't wait to see the relationship between Coby and Tanner develop. I hope they will be the best of friends. Here's a little video of the two of them together.

Tanner at 2 months

Tanner had his 2 month appointment last week. He's about 25 inches long and a little over 13lbs. Even though he weighs alot the dr. said he could stand to gain a few pounds because he's so long. He suggested we start supplement with bottles and rice cereal. We've been giving him 1 small bottle at night right after he nurses and it's really helped him sleep. He's starting to sleep 5-6 hours at a stretch which is awesome. It feels so good to get more than 2 hours of sleep at a time. We've also started to teach him to fall asleep on his own and that's helped make our days easier. No more rocking him for an hour to get him to sleep for a 1/2 hour. He's starting to fall into a predictable schedule. I think the worst is over, at least I hope so. :)

I still have Christmas photos and more to post. We've been having a rough 2 weeks but as things settle down I'll catch up. Coby has just realized that he has a baby brother and that the baby is not going away. He's been a real stinker lately not leaving me much free time for anything except sleeping and the occasional shower.

Here's Tanner at 2 months......

Jakes family comes to town

The girls

The boys