Our Navy Crawling Team

Austin has been recruited as the next member in the "Navy Crawling Team." He joins his sister who was recruited when she was a baby.

Their Uncle Dan, who is in the Navy, gave Jenny this outfit when she was a baby, so it was only fair to put Austin in it as well.

Can't wait for Halloween

Jenny has said that she would like to be Ariel from the Little Mermaid for Halloween, so for the past couple of weeks I have been searching ebay for an Ariel costume. After trying to find the right costume, the right size, and staying on top of the "bidding wars," I finally found her costume. So, for everyday this week Jenny has been watching the mail for her Little Mermaid costume. Today it came and she was so excited. We had to put it on and try it out. Outside of it being too long, it is perfect. She even already had a crown and wand to go with it. We only let her wear it for a little bit explaining that we need to keep it nice until Halloween. I'm sure she won't be able to wait until Halloween to wear it again.

1st Dentist Visit

Jenny went to her first dentist visit this week and she did awesome. I told her a couple of days in advance that she was going to see the tooth doctor, and that he is going to clean her teeth so they are shiny. She said "ok." Then I asked her if she would like to know the doctor's name, and she said "yes." I said that the tooth doctor's name is Dr. Boeynk (pernounced "boink"), Jenny started laughing. She said "his name is Dr. Boink?" I said yes. She said "that is so funny." When we got to the dentist's office they had her put on some sunglasses to keep the light out of her eyes. She did a good job, but was very quite. She would not talk for nothing. She was happy at the end of the visit because they gave her a "Little Mermaid" toothbrush, Spongebob toothpaste, and a bracelet. She also got to keep the sunglasses. She now likes going to the dentist and can't wait to see Dr. Boeynk again.

Austin's 2 month check up

Austin had his 2 month check up today and is doing great, as we all can tell. He is in the 98 percentile for everything: weight, head circum., length, etc. He weighs 15 pounds. I can honestly say I was shocked as I thought he would weigh more around 20 pounds, not complaining however. As the doctor was examining Austin, she placed him on his stomach to check his strength and head control, and was amazed to see him almost turning over. We had to stop him midway so he wouldn't roll off the table, but the doctor was in shock that at 2 months he was almost rolling over. He is going to be crawling before we know it. Even though the visit went well there was the dredded shots at the end. Austin recieved 3 shots, 2 in the right leg and 1 in the left. He was so mad that his entire face turned bright red. I felt so bad. I have been holding him ever since telling him I'm sorry. I'm pretty sure he's not complaining now. :)

Today was Jenny and Joey's 1st day of preschool at Timberline Elementary. They were both very excited to go back to "school." They started preschool at Kindercare last year, which they loved. Then when summer started we decided to take them out and give them a break. Over the summer we found out that Timberline Elementary offered preschool, and seeing how that is Jenny's school she will be attending when she starts Kindergarten, we decided to try it out. They had a blast! I think this will be a great school for them.

Austin gave us his 1st smile about a week and a half ago. It is so fun and rewarding to have him smile back at us when we talk to him. He is even starting to talk back to us.