A tooth

After days just below the surface, Hank's first tooth has finally poked through. The second seems to be right behind it. So far it is very hard to see as he mostly keeps his tongue over it but I'll try to get a picture later.

3 little movers and shakers

It finally happened this morning - after lots of hard work and trying, Hank rolled from his back to front and back again. He never could figure out how to get his trailing arm out from underneath him (which is probably why he went back again) despite several attempts. He had a big smile on his face when he did it like he knew he had finally accomplished his goal. Now that he is on the move too I'll have to dust off those eyes in the back of my head. The picture above was taken a week or so ago on our most recent beach trip.

THE LIST

Back by popular demand is the list. Once again you can click on each item to see a picture/description. This one was a little more fun to make as, for the first time, they have actually asked for a couple of the things on it.

Slideshow of our summer so far

The fog is lifting

The overall confusion and exhaustion that is life with a newborn (and 2 toddlers) is beginning to settle out and I'm starting to feel like we have a normal life again. Lots of fun things have happened in the almost 3 months (really, where does the time go?) since Hank made his entrance. Here's a quick list:

• Saw Thomas the Tank Engine in Chattanooga
• Flew on a plane to the beach
• Mastered swimming in life-jackets
• Played at the water park
• Drove Uncle Brown's boat
• Rode a camel at the zoo (Mommy got to ride twice)
• Learned all the states and their capitals

Despite a baby who is just now starting to have a "schedule" and wants to eat 6-7 times a day we've managed to stay very busy. Having a summer baby has been a mixed blessing. It's great to be able to get out without too much worry over the germs etc you get in the winter but a little hard when J & C just want to be outside all the time and Hank can't really tolerate too much heat.



We spend about 3 days a week at Grandmomma's pool and meet up with the great-aunts and cousin Coen for weekly play dates. I bought the boys a US map puzzle to take to the beach and they have worked on it non-stop until they know all the states by site and can say their capitals. Charlie is officially potty trained, Jack is not. Preschool is less than 2 months away so we'll be giving it another go next week.



They've started to like Hank. Jack gives him hugs and kisses, Charlie tries to stop him from crying by gently patting his little hand or trying to hand him his binky. Yesterday Jack sang twinkle-twinkle for him when he was upset. He is so close to rolling over. He'll spend 10 minutes or so working on it then get really mad and pitch a fit. It looks like he is going to do the same funny folding-in-half type move that Charlie did to go from front to back.

Hank the Hunk (or should I say chunk)

First let me say that I will try to do an update post in the next couple of days. A lot has happened in the past couple of months. But back to the chunk...

Hank had his two month check-up yesterday. He weighs 15 lbs 3.5 oz! This is 96th percentile for his age. HUGE! He is also 24.25 inches which is 84th percentile. With his head in only the 41st percentile he actually looks like a little adult since he doesn't have that usual enormous newborn head. We are now in a race to wear all the nice 3 month clothes before we have to move on to the 6 month stuff. He is fat and happy though as he now smiles a lot and laughs out loud. When we were leaving the doctor's office he was laughing at the hand sanitizer dispenser. It takes so little to amuse a 2-month-old. (His hair is not nearly as dark as it looks in this picture, bad lighting I guess)

Caroline is a big sister!

Congratulations to Leslie, Josh and Caroline! Baby Jackson was born last night and we know they are all thrilled to finally have him here. We can't wait to get the little boys together. Let the mayhem ensue!