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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Davis takes a nap!

Davis is currently taking his first nap at home in a very long time. I captured the moment for posterity.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Something funny happened at the fair

This weekend, we went to our town's big annual fair... you know, the one with a parade and art booths and kids stuff... yeah, that one that every town has... Something funny happened at ours.

Alex and Mom

Evan and Dad

Alex caught some Zzzzz

Tired baby

Evan also passed out

Evan catching his Zzzzzz. Apparently, babies can sleep anywhere

Davis was verrrrry tired

We went back the next day for the car show and the slide

Davis went on his first horse ride

Horse ride on Hobby

Here is the surprise from the festival. This is Oreo Cookie, or Cookie for short. We are still getting to know here, and she is still settling in. It looks like it is going to be a while before she is adjusted. She hasn't met Domino and Lilly yet, but they have growled at each other through the door.

Kids Updates

Here are some random updates about the kids:

Davis is all done with daycare. His last day, after 3 years, was on Thursday. Next week he starts pre-school. He will go three days a week for 2 1/2 hours each day, with the option to stay longer for lunch afterwards. He is very excited about pre-school and "getting bigger".
I took Davis to a playdate at his pre-school where I met some of the other parents and he met a lot of his classmates. He will have 15 kids in his class. He had a great time at the playdate and didn't want to leave despite falling and cutting open his lip and scratching his face.
Evan has been teething a lot recently. He is always a very drooly kid, but in the last week he has got in about 3 teeth. He has at least 5 now and has handled it very well.
Evan is starting to crawl. He is no where near as mobile as Alex, but he can commando crawl his way forward and gets up on his hands and knees a lot. He can also sit up by himself which helps him a lot.
Alex is very mobile and very fast. He pulls up on everything and often can be seen just leaning against something or holding on by one hand. He can also cruise along things he has pulled himself up on (train table, couch, etc). Not bad for an 8 month old. He will probably be walking before Davis did (10 months).
Alex and Evan love Davis. They are totally entertained by him and love to watch him play and/or interact with them.
Alex's favorite toy is the one Evan has.
Evan's favorite toy is the one Alex has.
Alex's second favorite toy is a plastic sippy cup.
Evan's second favorite toy is also a plastic sippy cup.
Evan is about 22 or 23 pounds. He is about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds bigger than Alex, but they are about the same length.
Evan seems to need slightly more sleep than Alex.
All three boys completed their latest round of swimming lessons. This was our first session with Alex and Evan. The twins had their lessons at 6:00pm and Davis at 6:30. Davis would (mostly) sit on the side of the pool while we were in the water with Alex and Evan. Then, I take the babies home and Kristen stays with Davis (often swimming in the lap lane that is open). Its a pretty chaotic time to dinner, then get everybody to the pool. We'll be doing it again as it has been really great for Davis. He is a lot more comfortable in the water and has started putting his head under. It really shows when we go to the Kirkwood pool how much the lessons have helped. He has even tried swimming without any floatations a few times. Alex and Evan are very different kids in the water. Alex loves loves loves to splash the water while Evan is usually trying to eat it. Its a cute and fun contrast.
Alex and Evan both sleep through the night (7:30 pm to 6:00am) very reliably. It is wonderful. Usually Lilly wakes me up at least once, and frequently Davis wakes me up at least once as well.
Davis is potty trained (im sure I mentioned this before). He has done great job. He is rarely having accidents and sleeps without a diaper. He is going a good job waking up at night and going to the potty, though he does seem to need help. I'm a light sleeper and he usually yells for help and I sit him down then put him back in bed. I believe it has been several weeks since he has had an accident at night (I knocked on wood).

Update: I started writing this post at 2:00 pm. When I was watching the kids in the afternoon (around 3:30), Evan got up on all fours and crawled. No more commando crawling for that kid.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Davis is Potty Trained

Last Saturday, when Davis woke up, we threw his diapers in the trash and started potty training. After about 4 days, he "got it" and stopped having accidents. At his age, it was really about behavior (on his part) and commitment on ours. He has had a couple of accidents this week, but has generally been doing great. We are very proud of him and he is proud of himself.

The best $37 I've spent in a long time: http://ohcrappottytraining.com/

Monday, May 28, 2012

Adbentures in our Ban

It was a typical busy weekend at the Naegle household. Saturday we went to a friends house in the ebening for Dabis to play with his buddy Luca. They had great fun in a small pool and playing trains and trucks in the same space. Sunday we went swimming at our neighbors house in the morning then spend most of the hot day inside before heading to Whittle's Train Shop (a hobby gone horribly wrong as they explain it) in the early ebening. Today, we trecked to the Missouri Botanical Gardens in the morning then again spent most of the day inside, with a few bentures outside to play in the sprinkler. I also got in a run with Dabis; Kristen made two solo shopping trips and we gabe Alex and Eban their first bites of "solid food".

Here are a few pictures from the weekend and last week. The v->b switch in this post is brought to you by Dabis.