our family: November 2003 Archives

As we enter this holiday season, it'll be fun to see which toys and gifts our kids like the most. That seems to be the problem, doesn't it? Will your son or daughter like the gift more than the box it came in?

Because this will no doubt happen to us at some point, I wonder how many parents pick out the perfect gift for their kids, only to have them hate it. I bet it happens more than you'd think. Or, what may be worse, the expensive gift that gets played with on December 25th and then recedes into the dark recesses of the closet.

But our kids will love the presents no matter what. :) We'll just have to remember to hide the boxes as soon as they're unwrapped.

Hale & Addison went to the pediatrician today for their 18-month and 1-month check-ups. Here are their stats:

Hale:
27 lbs., 3 1/2 oz. (70th percentile for weight)
33 3/4 inches (85th percentile for height)

Addi (actually 6 weeks old):
10 lbs., 8 1/2 oz. (90th percentile for weight)
21 1/2 inches (60th percentile for height)

As you can see, our babies are growing all-too-quickly. But it feels good to know that they are healthy and developing normally.

We're proud to announce that Miss Addison has finally figured out the difference between day and night! She has slept for over 8 hours straight the past two nights, and I couldn't be more thrilled! (I remember when 13 hours was a decent night's sleep, but those days left with graduation day from Purdue!!) It's amazing how 6:00 a.m. doesn't seem so bad when you haven't also been up at 1:00, 3:00...etc. Yeah for Addi Paige!!!

Today was an interesting day, as I ventured out (ALONE) for the first time with both kids! We made our way to a photo studio called The Picture People to have a photo taken of the kids in Hale's playgroup...five 18-month-olds...Hale, Evan, Jack, Claire and Kylynn!! Add Addison to the mix, and it makes for quite an unruly experience!

Was it successful? Check out the pics and decide for yourself!