These Weeks!

My goodness, time is just flying, flying, flying! Things have been so busy for me at work - I am still catching up from being gone on maternity leave, then the holidays, then being the hospital again... I'm not sure if I'll ever be caught up! Then we are getting ready for Amelia and Henry's birthdays coming up and Wyatt's baptism, when we'll also have lots of family in town. I am hoping for a very mellow and quiet spring - other than a work trip to DC in March, I think I will be laying low and trying to recover from a crazy 6 months!

So, a little update on us... without many pictures, because I haven't taken as many as I usually do.

Sophia - Sophia is driving me a little crazy about shoes... She wanted Sketchers Twinkle Toes in November, because Lawler in her class had some, so I got her a pair because it was the first brand of anything she'd ever asked for. Then she wanted Toms because her best friend Claire had a pair. Santa got those for her. The Friday she said "Mom, I need some Uggs." I asked her who had Uggs - it's Huntington in her class. I'm going to have to call some moms and talk to them about buying cheaper shoes. Just kidding ha ha! I had a talk with Sophia about wanting things just because other kids have them.

What else... she just started piano and is really excited about it. Soccer starts up again soon. I would just like to say, Sophia is the best sister in the whole world. She is such a huge help with the baby!

The girls have been playing with their American Girl dolls every day, and I love it. Mary Grace is also taking violin (oh my gosh!! The American Girl Doll violin is aaaamazing - it is a perfect teeny tiny violin!) and soccer

How cute is that? Gosh, I just love having girls! (although building Legos with Henry has been really fun too lately!)

Amelia, Amelia - She is the fashion critic of the family right now. The other day I went to work wearing brown slacks and a blue shirt... all morning Amelia kept saying, "I really wish you wouldn't wear that. It doesn't match AT ALL!" Friday I wore a suit that was all the same color, and it made her very happy.

I'm so proud at how much she is learning at school and just what a sweet thing she is!

Henry - I don't even have a new picture of him! How bad is that?! It's because every picture I take ends up being a blurry shot of the back of his head. That boy is in motion ALL the time! He is sweet, sweet, sweet though! No terrible two's for him - he just gives out hugs and kisses all day long and uses his big blue eyes and newly learned "please" to get whatever he wants. Truly, I cannot say no to him. Ever. "Peas, Mommy?" I would give him absolutely anything he wanted.

And baby Wyatt - I hate to say it, but he's not a newborn anymore. He's still the size of one (yay!) but he's lifting his head

and smiling and trying to talk

He'll be three months this week, so I'll do a longer update on just him (I need to wrap this up and go to bed!)

I have been feeling GREAT! I can't believe how crummy I felt for two months with that kidney infection, and I didn't realize it until I got well again. I just thought I was really worn down from having four kids and my first c-section, but actually I was just really sick. I feel GREAT now

I've been blogging some over here.

Okay, bed time! Good night! XO