Overdue Update

I'm a little behind on all my updates and posts, but I guess that is what happens when you have a 4 month old and a 21 month old! Levi is 4 months old now and went to his new doctor in Texas. We asked around to just a handful of people and they all pretty much went to the same pediatrician office. Each used a different doctor at the practice so we knew it would be good.

He was given a good clean bill of health. He weighs 14lbs 3.5 oz and is the 28th percentile for weight. He is 25.5 inches long and in the 64th percentile. Growing like a weed. He is a talker too. He talks constantly. He is a pretty happy boy for the most part. I just can't believe how big he is. We are now going to be starting him on some rice cereal too. We are starting to let him cry it out a little bit at night time and that is rough as we are in the same room with him, but its what needs to happen so we are starting to do it.

Chloe is also just crazy. She is starting her "terrible twos" and spends a few minutes a day in time out. We were doing time out in her crib with the lights off because she didn't like it, but then she realized she could jump in her bed and it became a game, so we switched to making her sit on the couch or a chair and sit still without talking or moving, but Zach thought she was getting too comfortable so she is now doing her time out by standing in the corner facing the wall. It is the saddest thing for me, but she responds to this the best so that is what we will keep doing. She is good for the most part and really silly, but we still have to reign her in a bit.

She loves to play outside and swing. She loves the dogs and well she is almost two and she just loves life. She mimics everything and enjoys putting things together or trying to figure out how things work. She is hit and miss on what and when she likes to eat, unless it is twizzlers or Cheetos or fruit then she would just eat those all day everyday. She is really fun and I like to just sit back and watch her figure things out and just play.

The kids are doing great, we are doing great and the dogs are doing great. Not much more we can ask for. Enjoy all the pictures!

Chloe and Zach at the Zoo

                                               

Levi playing with Great PaPa

Zach and his "nephew" Barret

Yes, that is her nose in the corner

This was suppose to be a bear for Chloe from her Great PaPa, but Levi kind of stole it from her.

Chloe did her own hair :)

Change

Zach likes to repeat a quote that his old boss told him when he told him that we were moving to Texas. He says "Change is not just needed for life it is necessary." We've had a lot of change, maybe a little more than our share. No matter how tough things have been or how small or big the change is we've made it through...so far at least :) We have uprooted our family moved over 1000 miles away, now live with the in-laws, I'm working full time, Zach is at home with the kids and going to school, the sale of our house fell through, and our air conditioner at the AZ house was stolen. I'm pretty sure that I'm missing some things, but still a LOT of change has been happening.

There is a lesson that we are suppose to be learning. We are being taught something, but what I'm not 100% sure. Could it be a lesson in trust, letting go, faith, asking for help or all of the above. I'm sure it is all of the above. I'm sure that in a few months we will look back and see the lesson clearly and see how our needs were met, but right in the thick of it it is hard to see the clear picture.

Like I mentioned above Zach is home with the kids and going to school. When we first moved to Texas he had multiple interviews, but nothing really was what he wanted. So we started exploring all options and it just hit me one day on my drive to work. Maybe he should go back to school. When we moved to Arizona we had talked about him going to school, but he really didn't know what he wanted to do and then the job at Cox came up and it was great so he took that. So now it was round two and we talked about it and he took time to think about it and research it. After a few days or maybe it was a week he decided to go for it. So he is getting his degree in IT. He is really excited about it and I am so excited and proud of him for doing this. He is doing something not only for himself, but for our family.

So while he is going to school he is also taking care of the kids since I am working at an office now. This is a bit change for him, but he is amazing with the kids and it is great for him to experience some of the things with Levi that I experienced with Chloe. Like I've said before it is hard to see him experience some of the things without me, but it is good.

I've never been a fan of change, but I think it is time for me to start embracing it. Maybe that is the lesson that I need to learn. I need to learn to embrace change and trust that it will work out. Only time will tell.