Things I Might Forget: Mommy Brag!

I swear...having kids makes your life go by in double time. I mean there are some stages that seem to be exhausting and they last forever (like the last month of pregnancy and that stage where babies aren't quite walking yet, but refuse to be held/strapped down), but at this rate, my babies will be off to college tomorrow!

First Anna...12 ~~days~~ WEEKS old! I took her in for her check-up today and she was perfect (no surprise to me:)). I made sure that she flashed her gorgeous baby blues to everyone at the doctor's office and she threw in a few adorable coos and grins for good measure. She's our little bundle of baby fever and we've been getting a lot of this lately:

Holding her head up like she was born to do it:) (and cute hiney)

She's so vogue;)

And our little wild card, Jude... You know, he's three now and in some ways it's more difficult than two, but it's also mostly awesome. He's had his first "teeth cleaning" last week and got a great report (I'm still surprised he's got all of his teeth...the little dare devil). I also took him on a mommy date for breakfast last week to "celebrate" his three-year check-up (which came with shots). He was such a good boy and we had a wonderful morning out together. I love this little firecracker and can't get enough of his sweetness!


Here's to three years of living life to the fullest! (this is how he does "three" now, btw)

Jude was a rock star at the dentist!

And then Penn...sigh...I'm oozing with pride today especially because guess what...PENN TIED HIS OWN SHOES!!! If you don't have kids, this is kind of like your dog learning to put it's own leash on. We've been working on this skill for a few weeks now and after some tears (mostly mine), he did it all by himself today. Someone please put him in a room alone with the world's problems and he'll solve them by nap time. Next week I predict he won't even need me:( I'm just a warm body for his cold feet these days (just kidding...big boy LOVES his mama!). And guess what else...in a few months, I'm going to have to give him up to strangers for five days a week when he starts kindergarten! He's growing so fast, my heart may just break...