Funnies

Sierra: "I want time by myself."

Reid: "But I want to be with Sierra!"

S, in tears: "I've been with him my whole life! I just need a break!"

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me: "were you guys nice to each other on the long car ride?"

Reid: "yea! we didn't say 'you're a punk!'..."no, you're a punk!"..."you're a punk!" (while making a mean face and pointing his finger back and forth)

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(Overheard in the backseat):

Reid, to Sierra: "I'm going to shrink myself and go in your ear to your brain so I can know what you're thinking!"

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Playing "would you rather"...

Reid: "would you rather be honey or a bee?

Reid: "I'd rather be honey so I can slither out of here!"

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Doing math word problems in the car with Sierra. Then Reid takes a turn and says "If there are 10 cars and 10 trees...how much do the monkeys get?" (Heehee, sweet boy!)

Sierra is reading!

About a month ago, it all really clicked and her reading progress took off! She is reading fluidly, no longer in the slow "robotic" monotone-sound-out-every-letter way. She's even reading chapter books :) It's amazing to witness!

She loves reading to her brothers and by herself quietly. After we close her door at bedtime, she stays up reading for at least 30min before going to sleep.

Yesterday we were in the car for a long time in the afternoon...both boys fell asleep. I never heard a peep from Sierra because she had her nose in a book the whole hour! And a chapter book, at that!

So so proud of her big accomplishment!

Reid is 4 years old!

A glimpse of Reid at 4 years old...he...

* loves building things and is very good at it. All his creations are symetrical and have a purpose. 

* can no longer sit still. He wiggles in his chair, runs/jumps/climbs instead of walks and we call him "ants in your pants"

Funnies

Reid: Look, Mommy! We see the King and Queen ants! And all the kid ants too!

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Sierra, to me: "Reid and I are brother and sister, but we accidentally got married. We didn't recognize each other and just got married, but now we see each other...sooo...we'll spend the rest of our lives together."

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Reid: See? I remembered! My brain is really working today! ....when I'm in the car, all the energy goes up my body to my brain and then it works. And then, when I don't want to think anymore, it goes back down to my tummy.

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Sierra: "that was awfully close. (Pause) ...what does 'awful' mean?"

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While we were running errands...

Reid: "is this the tooth store?"

Me: "no, this is the office supply store"

Reid: "I know it's the office store. But is it the tooth store?"

Me: "I don't know what you mean, bud.Its not a tooth store"

Reid: "No. The library was the first one, and this is the 2th one."

Me: "ohhhh, you mean the second store?! Yes, this is the 2nd store." :)

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Reid: "I love watching Weston take a bath. He's so cute. It looks like he's made out of dough"

Weston is 6 months!

It's wild that half his first year has already gone by!

At 6 months, Weston...

* weighs 16lbs. 13oz (34%) - less than he looks! His cheeks and thighs are deceiving!

* is 27 inches long (64%)

* is still such a good baby, with a laid back disposition

* but has also started to cry/protest more to let us know he doesn't like something

* is having more stranger danger, especially if someone walks right up to him and gets very close

* starting separation anxiety if I leave the room or set him down and walk away

* is very grabby! He grabs everything and is very strong

* can be really quiet for long periods and can be a big chatterbox for long periods

* knows how to roll over but doesn't do it much

* laughs the most when big sissy and big bro-y entertain him

* favorite toy is the starfish teether on the exersaucer

* copies us - if you stick out your tongue at him, he does it back. Also if you open and close your hand, he does it too

* still puts everything in his mouth all the time - mostly gumming it on the sides of his mouth, not the front

* started eating sweet potatoes, pears and rice cereal and likes them all

* passed his allergy skin prick test - not allergic to peanuts, eggs or milk!!!!!

* tummy issues got a little better this month but a week ago started up again

* still waking up through the night (mostly with tummy pains) and not napping consistently  

March photos

Sweet words

Reid: "Weston is so precious. He's up to Heaven and back down precious. That's how much precious he is!"

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Sierra prayed for a scared little tree frog she saw on the deck so that no predators would eat it.

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Reid saw a $1 bill on the counter and said "we can send this to Phoebe in Africa to buy some rain since they don't have much water! They can give it to God and He'll give them rain! Or you and Daddy can go to Africa and build a pool for them."