Monday, November 5, 2012

30 Days of Thankful 2012: Day 4

We spent Sunday at Disneyland celebrating my MIL's birthday. I am so very thankful to get to be a kid again and experience things through my kids.

It was Jill's first time meeting Chip and Dale during breakfast and while she wasn't too sure of them at first, it was so much fun to watch her interaction with them.



Friday, November 2, 2012

30 Days of Thankful 2012: Day 2

I am thankful for the hubby (forever known on this blog as Striker despite the fact that he has not bowled in a really long time). Not only has he put up with me for over 10 years now, but he also works really hard to make sure that I get to stay home with the kids. Then when he gets home from his day job, he takes over a good portion of the child care duties so that I can get a breather, exercise, get out of the house alone, or take care of the many household needs that I just can't get to with three kids under 3. Once these kids are older and can do chores and are in school, Striker and I might actually get to sit down and have a conversation before 9 pm. Then we'll REALLY be thankful! ;)

Thursday, November 1, 2012

30 Days of Thankful 2012: Day 1

I really want to get back into blogging more regularly than once a month. This blog is such a good record of Alex & Tony's first year and I don't have much but a bunch of photos and monthly updates on Jill. I need to get better at documenting stuff for her and hopefully posting daily for 30 days will get me back into the swing of things.
So, today I'm thankful for this blog :)

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Jillian @ 8 months

New this month: 18 month clothes. Crawling like crazy and trying to stand up. She doesn't try to pull herself up with her arms, but uses her legs. Climbing...yes, really. Her first word was "mama" but she means "food" when she says it. She stole a pb&j and eats anything I'll let her have. She's only nursing a few times a day...she just simply doesn't have time to sit still that long.



Thursday, September 20, 2012

Jillian @ 7 Months

Oh this baby girl! She has her bottom 2 teeth and likes food as long as she can feed it to herself. She wants no part of me spoon feeding her and refuses to open her mouth. She will feed herself purees from pouches...she's just a little messy in doing so. She also eats rice rusks, puffs, and pretty much anything her brothers are eating if I let her have some. She loves peach and banana...despises apple. Complete opposite of her brothers at this age.

Jill has just started wearing 18 month jammies due to length. I'm forcing her to remain in 12 month clothes as long as possible since we are "hopefully" at the end of summer. Her hair is almost long enough for me to try a small, lightweight bow.

She's mobile. Awkwardly crawling, but getting where she wants to go. She is such a happy baby. Rarely cries or fusses unless she is hungry or tired or frustrated that she can't do something she wants to. Nicknames include: Bean, Jilly Goat, and B (short for Bean).

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Jillian @ 6 Months


Almost a week late, sigh. We held half birthday festivities for Jill...her brothers helped make her half cake and insisted that they get her flowers for a present. So adorable and so much fun!

Jill is wearing 12 month clothes and size 4 diapers. Baby girl has junk in her trunk and I actually have to buy/make her new diaper covers to go with her dresses because the 12 month ones don't do much covering.

She is sitting like a champ. Not crawling yet, but determined. She gets where she wants to go, but gets really frustrated that she can't make crawling happen. She is done with the Bumbo. Loves the walker and her floatie in the baby pool at grandma's house which she uses as a water walker and zips around the pool. She loves the pool and laughs when she gets splashed, my little Pisces.

She puts everything in her mouth and finally cut her first tooth...the second one is close. She started finally getting into food this week...looks like I have another rule follower. :) She loves anything that she can feed herself. She's not a big fan of purees, but eats rice rusks and toasted bread like a champ.

She is loud. And opinionated. And knows what she wants (usually her brothers' toys). And will surely be getting into it with Tony on a regular basis. I'm already suffering from hearing loss. It's also really fun. :)

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Jill's First Tooth

Just to be clear, today is August 19th and Jill is still "five" months old. So to be sure that she wasn't outdone by her brother, she cut her first tooth at 5 months also.

We also weighed all 3 last night because I couldn't wait for Monday...

Jill: 19 pounds
Tony: 32 pounds
Alex: 35 pounds