Amelia's 4 year Dr visit

We had Amelia's 4 year appointment yesterday with our doctor.  It was so unexciting that it hardly warrants a post here at all, but it seems wrong to skip it altogether.

Here are her stats:

39 lbs - 77% for kids her age

(up almost 5 lbs from a year ago)

42 inches tall -90% for kids her age

(up almost 2 inches from a year ago)

So, Amelia continues to be at the taller end of the height spectrum and her weight is appropriate given her height.

She is meeting and exceeding all of her developmental milestones.

Her vision and hearing were normal.

Then we sat and watched Gemma toddle around the room and push the stool on wheels with much gusto.

See?  Super exciting, isn't it?

Organizing junkie

I enjoy organizing things and feeling like everything in our home has a place. The girls' barrette drawer was out of control, so I took a few minutes to sort it out. It is a small thing, but it gave me great pleasure to gain some sense of organization over a little part of my house because at this moment it is anything but organized.

Not pictured? While I was doing this little project, Gemma emptied my sock drawer and un matched all my socks (it was left open just enough to let her hand fit in it).

One step forward, two steps back.

Get your...

Hot dinosaurs here! The kids are cooking up some delicious dinos. Anyone hungry?

Bunk beds

The big kids continue to share a room. The floor space was all taken up by the beds. There wasn't much room to play and the kids were having a hard time finding a baby free place to play Legos and Polly pockets (small pieces).

The bunk beds opened up a ton of room in here for the kids to play - now I just need to solve the closet problem....

Spring!

Last week I noticed the asparagus we planted last summer is starting to peek out of the ground! We won't have any to eat this year, but maybe next year?

Cleaning house, literally

Amelia was a hard worker and helped me clean up this giant mansion of a doll house. She worked and worked- what a big girl!

A taste of the future

The girls are in my bathroom playing with a huge dollhouse I picked up at a garage sale for $3. We didn't need it, but it was huge and only three dollars. It needed some big cleaning, so into the bathtub it went.

The result? Worth it. The girls played with it together for at least 15 minutes. This is the first time they have played together for any length of time. I think this is just a taste of what is to come. As sad as I am about Gemma not being a baby anymore, I love that Amelia is going to have a sister and partner in crime.


I also feel the need to note that Gemma found this headband on the ground and put it on her head tiara style with a huge smile on her face. She would reach up and pat it every once in awhile to confirm it was still there. Totally adorable.