It has been awhile

I didn’t realize it has been so long. Where do I start? I will start yesterday and move back. Yesterday I had to take Lily and Isabelle to their checkups. Lily had her 2 year check up. It was just a little off schedule. I forgot with everything going on. She did great. Her weight was 32 lbs and height was 37 inches. Lily was such a big girl. She received her second dose of flu and the H1N1 vaccination. Dave and I were not sure about the H1N1 but the doctor recommended that the kids get it because of Isabelle. We have never had the kids or ourselves get flu vaccinations.

Isabelle is doing great. She weighs 15 lbs. I had to take her off her monitor because she was moving so much. It took sometime but over the last six weeks I have been weaning myself from the need to put it on her. For about the last three weeks she has not used the monitor. Her doctor said she was doing very well. Isabelle is rolling over and is tolerating some tummy time. Last night Isabelle enjoyed her tummy for at least 20 minutes (this was big). She reaches for her toys and has a strong grip. When Isabelle smiles her whole face lights up. We have been blessed with this little girl. She also gets to start eating cereal.


Halloween
We always go to my cousins house. She lives in a nice development. This year we had pizza and then Amanda had activities for the kids to do. They each had to find a pumpkin in the yard and then they got to design a face on it. The adults got to do the carving. My Uncle Jerry was put to work. The kids then had to sit on balloons that had prizes inside them. This was harder than it looked but the kids had a great time. They did some other activities and then it was time to go get some treats. This year Lily was an elephant (her favorite), Isabelle was a giraffe (this is what the incubator was called-I felt it suited her very well), Nolan was Wolverine and Brooke was Hannah Montana (the wig only lasted for a few houses). When the kids were finished we went back and made smores. We had a great time.

Dave and I both got to have a little me time. He went to his annual Nascar race and I went to Longaberger (Dresden). I had a great time with my mom, Oletta, Krista and Amanda. The last time I left for a whole weekend was a long time ago. I’m still waiting for my Aunt Krista to email me pictures. I didn’t take my camera. Dave and I also went to a WV football game and had a great time.

Brooke and Nolan are both in an activity now. Brooke does her ballet, tap and Irish. She loves to dance but Irish is her favorite. Nolan has started wrestling. Dave stopped coaching high school but it was for a good reason. Nolan is so happy that his daddy is helping him. Dave has Nolan practicing on Brooke. I think Nolan really enjoys it.

I will try not to wait so long to post again. Have a great day.

Uncle Jerry