Happy 4 Months!

Dean is four months old today. I can hardly believe it! He is such a joy to us and we are crazy about this little guy.

Some fun four month facts:

-Sleeping 11 to 12 hours, waking up just about the same time as Ella Reese around 8 or 8:30.

-Gives me a huge grin or giggle when our eyes meet or when I get him from his crib. I can get him to crack up laughing if I hit the right tickle spots.

-Loves to look at things upside down. Likes having his head cranked all the way back when I am holding or nursing him.

-Likes to watch Ella Reese play around him

-Is eating like a champ and growing like a weed!

I started him in the exersaucer for some play time. Of course I had to stick a blanket around his waist for extra support,..but he likes it. I like this pic of his feet for some reason.
Of course once ER saw it, she HAD to get in it.
This is her in mid jump.
Fun 22 month old facts :

- Since about a month ago she started putting the word "nie", pronounced as knee, behind a lot of her words. We don't know why. And it took me about a week to understand what she was saying to me. Snack- nie, blank-nie, help-nie ( which sounds like she is saying help me), juice-nie.

-She likes to count to 10 with me. Of course, after 2 she likes to jump straight to 5 and 6...but it is cute.

-She started dancing with me. She'll take me hands and twist them or swing them back and forth and kind of swing her hips. She also yesterday started to really try to sing. It is really just her normal jibber jabber but in a high pitch tone and holding a key.

-She has started screaming. Started one day when Ryan was tickling her and she hit a high note. Since then she likes to hear herself scream and then will say "no cream"...which means no screaming.

-We moved the kids together in the same room this past Sunday. Which I was nervous about, but they both are doing great together. The first night together I cold hear ER scolding Dean from her crib saying " no no..toy, no no". Dean was hitting a toy in his crib that makes a noise and she was telling him no.

You may ask, why in the world would you put a 4 and 22 month old together?! Well, my mom is coming in about a week to stay with as a few months! Yippee! Dad and mom are praying about their ministry in Asia right now and might be returning back to the states to see what else God has in store for them.

So mom is going to spend some time with us in K-ville while Dad stays in Hong Kong to continue praying and seeking the Lord's will.

See ya soon momma! We are so excited to have you with us!