New Job & Update

I keep forgetting to update, not that anyone reads. :P

I started my new job almost a month ago. It is going pretty well. I like the people and the job itself is relaxed but still interesting. I answer phones from students and they have the funniest questions or comments most days. I get a kick out of that.

Gage:
He has been challenging lately. He has been defiante and it has been really hard for me to get him under control. He is in the phase where everything is opposite of what you say. "You're dinner is not ready yet." "Yes it is." He wants me to snuggle with him at night. I do sometimes, but I feel if I do it every night he'll get used to it and I'll never sleep in my own bed.

Other than that he is a really fun kid. He is smart & loves Chloe...most of the time. He says the funniest things all the time too.

Chloe:
She is 15 months now and a ball of fun. She 'bee-bops' everywhere. That is what I call it. It's like she has a spring in her step. She is very sweet and has very wise eyes. She loves to snuggle and get this...she loves Daddy more than me. She went to him first yesterday, even though she saw me. I don't mind. I know it makes Adrean feel good. Gage never much cared for Adrean, so it's nice to have Chloe love him.

She is still nursing, a lot. :P Nights and weekends. We've been battling a mild stomach virus so she's upped her boo juice intake. She got it the worse and stayed home with Daddy last Friday.

Words she says:
Da - (daddy) --she says this the most. lol.
mama
ba (bite, ball, whatever context it applies to)
wa (walk)
boob
uh huh
no
bye bye

She does a lot of "ugh"ing.

Sign:
more
please
eat
waves

I haven't been that great at taking pictures lately so I have no new ones. Hopefully I can get some up soon.

Christmas was awesome!

Gage had so much fun this year. He really believed Santa came and left him presents. We are on a limited budget so they each got one big gift and a few small things.

Gage received Hot Wheels & Chloe got her first Cabage Patch. Both loved them!

It snowed here on Christmas. The last time it snowed here was 80 some odd years ago. It's VERY RARE! But it was awesome!

Here are some pics to enjoy!

They are thrilled!


Gage & his toy:


Chloe's crazy hair!

Almost Christmas

Chloe - she is starting to say words! LOVE IT! She says mamma, dadadadada, shoes, & teeth. She loves books, pretty bright toys, BABY DOLLS!, & boobie! She signs milk & book. She loves Gage & smiles each time she sees him after waking up.

She has also started voicing her wants. I tried to give her some cheerios yesterday and she squealed and pointed to the animal crackers. Ha. When did she get old enough for an opinion!?!?!

Gage - This kid is so funny. He says some of the funniest things. He usually makes people, besides me, laugh. So that counts as funny. He made the doctor & his teacher laugh. He loves school. He is the youngest in his class...being an August birthday, but is doing really well. He knows how to "read" his letters & numbers, even though he only does it for his teachers. He is very competative with the other boys so it helps him learn. I'm all for it. I am going to start him in BlastBall this spring. I think he'll have a lot of fun.

He is very strong willed, as usual. He does not listen and get to visit time out a lot because of it. It seems to not be working much, but when Daddy is home he doesn't like it when Daddy disciplines him.

He is getting very exciting for Christmas. He got into it some last year, but this year he is totally into it.

We got some snow last week. It only stuck for a few hours. Which in Texas is a HUGE deal! They loved to look out side at it.

The Christmas tree is up. I have ornaments about 1/2 way down because they would play with them all the time. haha.

Preschool

Gage started preschool last Tuesday. I decided it was time for him to spend time away from me. He has deaf ears to mommy. He still is not listening and can be mean, but he loves school. He gets to take his lunch which is really fun for him.

He goes twice a week, 9-2 and sleeps for a couple hours after that.

He was regressing a bit with potty training, but since going to school is back on track.

Chloe Girl is ONE!

Chloe is ONE! I forgot to post on her birthday but I'll do it today. She is such an awesome little girl. She is happy, smart, loving, feisty, and lots of other great things.

She has 6 teeth and one more is coming in.

Her stats at 1:
Ht: 30.5 in
Wt: 24.8 lbs
Head: 46 cm

She loves bounce houses. We went to a Pumpkin Patch last week and she LOVED the bounce house. She freaks when she sees one. I don't remember Gage loving them until recently. We were at a Trunk or Treat last night for my In-laws church and they had a bounce house. She kept going back to that. She kind of understood getting candy but she was most interested in going back to the bounce house.

She also loooovveess baby dolls. We call them babies. She holds them and pats their back to make them feel better. She received 2 for her birthday. She got some neat stuff for her birthday.

She has started *asking* for things more. She squeals when she wants something. The only thing she knows to sign is milk. So she does that a lot, hehe.

I started her on cloth diapers. I love them so far. I bought them from www.kellyscloset.com. The kind of bought were Smartipants.

We had her birthday last weekend. It was a lot of fun. It was at a park so all the kids enjoyed the great weather and cake!

2 weeks until Chloe is ONE!

It's hard to believe that Chloe will be one in a week! So crazy! She is a walking talking joy! I love her so much. She is a lot of fun to be around.

Her hair is really curly in the back. I adore it! Both AJ and I have curly hair so she got it from both of us. Her eyes are still blue and I am assuming they'll stay that way or go a bit green.

She has 5 teeth and a sixth coming in. We are still nursing and I am not sure when I'll wean her. :) Until next time.

September? Already?

Summer is over, and that means Gage turned 3 about a month ago. The 23rd of August. We had a Cars themed party and it was a lot of fun.

He is finally potty training. We have him staying dry all day, and poop, well that is still in progress. I sat back the other day a realized he is a big boy now. He loves watching youtube videos and playing with Chloe. He had his 3 year check up and was 39? in tall and 36lbs. He was right on track. He is doing great overall.

Chloe, little miss, is getting so big. She is 24.4lbs, not sure how tall. She has her 1 year (OMG WHERE DID THE TIME GO) on the 21st, her bday! She is having a LadyBug party. Should be fun!!

I am still at home with them. I did have an interview a couple of weeks ago but I didn't get it. I was disappointed because I felt like I could have done really well in the position. I think I am going to school in Jan. I am waiting to hear back to set an appt to see what I can do.

AJ and I are doing well. We've hit a few gliches, but we are really doing great right now. I added some new pics on the side! Enjoy!