Life is starting to finally gain some normalcy and we are feeling more settled in our new home. Its weird to have so much space and even better, more time to enjoy our family. There is definitely still things to get done and we still have some large projects to tackle but we don't have the stress and pressure like before. The kids love having the space to run and play. They love their play room and they entertain themselves for hours downstairs.
I haven't done a kid update in so long and I am constantly thinking about some of the things they do and how I don't want to forget them, so I wanted to take some time to document those little things.
These pics are from when my sisters Chelsie and Jarica came down last weekend and Chelsie 'generously' allowed my kids to put on her makeup. Ridge was taking it all a bit too seriously :)
Brecklynn has grown up so much these past couple of weeks. I swear she's gone from a baby to a little kid overnight. She transitioned to a big girl bed upon moving here in the new house and did it without any problems. In fact she loves her big girl bed.
She is speaking a lot more. She FINALLY says Cambree's name but it sounds like 'me me'. Ridge- well he says Ridge is Tesia. We're still working on that one. She says 'yes' 'no', 'blanky', 'mom', 'dad', 'Little', bye, hello, nigh nigh (night), eyes, teef (teeth), baby, ball, and a lot more. She still says uh uh for a lot so we are still working on that but she's coming a long.
She loves her sister and brother. In fact, she loves them a lot more than I think they want her to. She wants to be with them playing and they are constantly complaining about her.
She loves to watch me and also put on make-up every day. She loves to get her hair done and loves for you to tell her how pretty she looks. She also loves to brush her teeth. She insists on standing on a stool and just repeatedly running her brush under the water and brushing her teeth.
She loves baths and showers and could stay in all day if she was allowed.
We call her bi-polar right now just because she is SO opionated and so cranky at times. You'll ask her if she wants something and she'll say yes and just as you're giving it to her she freaks out. She is great at throwing fits. They are really funny to watch right now.
She LOVES puzzles and could spend hours doing the same one. She also loves to color. A little too much in fact. Amazingly she holds a writing utensil better than most of my preschoolers. She's a natural.
She's a little dare devil. Lately she loves to dive off the arm of our couch with Ridge and Cambree. She will completely fall on her face and get right back up again and go again.
She is so independent. She doesn't let you help with much. Even putting on her shoes (which is also an obsession of hers). She makes a mess out of EVERYTHING she eats lately which is frustrating but I know its a phase.
Her hair cracks us up. She has none compared to Cambree at this age.
Ridge-oh Ridge. This kid is ALL boy. In some ways I hope this next kid isn't a boy just because he is so boy all by himself that I doubt he could compete with any other sibling. We still constantly get comments on his hair. People are always asking if he paints his hair or uses shoe polish on his hair etc.
Him and Cambree are obsessed with cars right now and lining them up and moving them in lines all over. They are also obsessed with playing pretend as 'Curtis' and 'Chantel' and having a baby doll together.
His vocabulary cracks us up. He still say Thank you like "Sank you", or he'll say "no sanks". We want to correct him but we also love it so much I don't want him to stop.
He is loving preschool and getting better at his basic skills. He loves having the kids here and loves all his little friends.
I struggle with him a lot lately with just being whiney and crying over everything. I've been told that its just like Curtis was as a kid (he hates that I say that :) but its true. Ridge can cry at the drop of a hat over absolutely nothing and it drives me crazy. He's got the saddest lip that he can put out on command and its just pathetic. I am hoping this again is just a phase and he'll grow out of it soon. He's cute for the most part and he's lucky he's so cute when it comes to these frustrating moments :)
Brecklynn and him continue to have a strong and cute bond. Every morning they have to give each other a huge hug and they love to tackle each other to the ground. They rarely ever fight and share so well together. I love to watch this little relationship grow.
Its weird for me to sit here and think how old Cambree really is. She is turning 5 at the end of May and going to Kindergarden this fall. I have a 5 year old! Kind of creeps me out in a way. I swear she is a teenager though, in that little body.
She is such a dancer. Her moves are so funny to watch. I don't know where she gets them from. She's going through, what I hope is just a phase, but has a hard time being nice to Brecklynn. She hates her being around and doesn't like to share anything with her. Don't get me wrong, there are moments when Cambree can't get enough of her, but more often then not, she can't stand her and even told my MIL and SIL this week that she wants her in the garbage.
She is such a helper and is excited about the new house and chores etc. I hope it keeps up over the next couple weeks. We'll see :)
For the past year or so, Cambree has insisted on growing out her hair but recently its become quite a chore every morning to do it. She screams and cries at everything. Well Wednesday night I was speaking to her and convinced her to cut her hair. I called my SIL Connie immediately and set it up to get done the next morning before she would change her mind. I LOVE it. I miss her hair being short.
I need to get a better picture and I'll try to get that today but this gives you an idea. This is her at our pajama day in preschool.
I am still trying to grasp the fact that we have yet one more kid on the way very soon. These 3 definitely keep me busy and entertained enough that who knows what one more will do but I am also excited to see what this new one will add to this trios relationships.
