Family Bed - kind of

5:58 this morning- not very happy both my kids are up and in my bed

6:05 this morning- running to get my Flip as they are already forgiven

Michael Caden is 4 months old!

How time flies! I can not believe that my baby boy is already 4 months. I no longer refer to his age by weeks anymore :( Here are a few stats about him at this wonderful age:

Age: 4 months

Weight: 16.2 pounds (72 percentile) and feels every bit of it!

Height: 27.5 inches (99 percentile) no surprise here, he is a long boy!

Head Circumfrance: 16.7 inches (50 percetile)

Shots: he had an oral immunization and two shots today. He cried loud for about 2 seconds and then was fine after that. He cried more when the doctor was examining his belly.

Rash: he has had bad eczema all over his body with the driest spots being in the back of his knees, elbows, under his neck and on his belly :( I have tried everything to get rid of it, including not eating any dairy products for 10 days. The doctor thinks it may be a food allergy, so it looks like I am going to go to formula earlier than expected.

Some interesting things he does right now

• he is very playful right now- laughing and smiling at everything, especially mom (which of course I love)
• he has just started reaching and grasping for objects above his head-he is a very determined young boy. I have seen him stare intently at an object and try his hardest to grab it until he finally reaches out and gets it. His face showed pure excitement. It was adorable.
• he puts his fingers and hands in his mouth all the time. Mckaley did this too, so I think its a baby thing.
• he giggles like crazy, especially when he is tickled on the sides of his belly
• he rolls over on his side to sleep, but hasn't rolled completely over yet
• he kicks and kicks and kicks and kicks non stop I tell ya
• he talks SO loudly now. It is like he is screaming for attention.
• he has this half smile kind of grin. It is kind of like a little Elvis smile. It cracks me up.

All in all Michael is a very content and easy baby. He doesn't sleep through the night yet, but is SO happy through the days that I don't even care. I am a very proud momma of two and I love watching Mckaley and Michael interact.

Naked Baby!

Whats up guys?!

Chomping on my fingers

Just hanging out before I go to the Dr. to get my shots. I have no idea what I'm about to get myself into!

Am I going to be a little rock star?

Tummy time

Mckaley loves me

And I love her!

Quote of the morning

Mckaley: Mom, there's nothing like a tootsie roll for breakfast?

Me: What! Where did you get a tootsie roll?

Mckaley: Why, do ya want one?

HOA

"A dormant lawn is fine in the winter, but needs to show signs of greening up in the spring. Please water/fertilize the lawn in order to green up the grass. If you would like to replace the lawn with gravel, don't forget to fill out an application to submit for the change. Thanks you."

Dear Home Owners Association,

Our sprinklers broke three months ago. These little letters you are sending do not do anything for my husbands motivation to get them fixed. I found this letter in the trash. How about you come over and kick his ass for me as I have tried everything to get him to fix my lawn? No, I do not want gravel. I want a husband who will either take care of our lawn or fork up the money to get someone out here to fix it.

Sincerely,

Meg Herr

Take 1

Okay folks, here it is in all its glory. The SAS Dance Recital take 1. Tonight we had Mckaley and Tyler's dress rehearsal for the SAS Dance Recital. We are not allowed to video tape anything the actual night of the performance, so this will have to do for now. In the Broadway Baby video you will see (from left to right) Ava, Kadie, Mckaley, Payton, and Brinley. In the Daddy Dance you will see Tyler, Scott, and Bret front and center until there is a line change. Lamont had a recruit so he couldn't be there tonight, but don't worry. Kim will be sure to get a video of the actual show. I'll upload that once I get it from her. Until the, Enjoy! Both videos are pretty funny!

Happy 30th Birthday Tyler!

Tyler turned 30th this past month. Yes, the big 3-0! Even though we couldn't throw a big bash this year because it was really hard to get all our family and friends in town at the same time, I still hope he had a wonderful birthday. We celebrated a few times for him. The first was at Scott and Jenna's house. We all try to get together once a week or at least every other week for dinner. Sometimes it at our house and sometimes it is at their house. This last week we did it at their house and Jenna made a rice crispy cake with a 30 written out in chocolate chips. The girls thought this was great and loved singing happy birthday and helping Tyler blow out the candles. Pictures are above. Our second celebration was with the Watson's, the Smith's, and the Herr's at Blue 32. On his actual birthday night we all ate dinner there because the boys all had to go to dance practice right after. Yes, dance practice. Oh just wait for a follow up blog on this one- its great! The third celebration was dinner at Tylers parents where they made him tri-tip (his favorite) and a red velvet birthday cake-yummy! We even took some cake home where I proceeded to rip off a slice from Tyler a little at a time in hopes he wouldn't notice. No such luck, he noticed, but not before I got some extra cake for myself :-D

Tyler-I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Over these past 30 years you have so many things to be proud of. I love that you set goals for your life and that after you attain them, you set more. I am incredibly thankful to have you as my husband and Mckaley and Michael are very lucky to have such an involved father. I can not wait to see what the next 30 years bring us.

Happy 30th Birthday Tyler!

SWAGGER WAGON

For those of you who haven't heard me talk about it yet, I WANT A MINIVAN!!! Yes, the girl who swore she would never own a van is now begging for one. No, Tyler most definitely doesn't approve, but he is not practical. His only argument is that vans are not cool. Well Tyler, this video is for you: