4 months old

Mariah was 4 months old last week. I can't believe how fast she's growing up! Here's an update on her: She's doing really well with daycare. She's really a very laid back child. She has a great smile and laugh and loves to give them out to anyone who gives her some attention. She does a lot of talking. The boys still love her to death and I'm so happy that they've handled this transition for our family so well. She loves to sit in her bumbo seat and in the swing. She's beginning to be tired of the bouncy seat but I think it's because it has her laying back so much. She can hold her head up really well and she can almost roll over but not quite - I think it will be this week.

She went to the doctor last week and weighed 13 lbs, 15 oz. I'm not good at remembering how old my children were at various ages except I do remember that Nolan was only 17 lbs at 1 year old. Both Mariah and Elijah are about 75%ile for height and weight but Nolan was always below the chart...which is not a bad thing, but he was definitely my most petite child.

I'm still behind on posting pictures...I think I'm up to the 4th of July so I'm not TOO far behind considering I'm working full-time and raising 3 kids under 7. Hopefully I'll get caught up this week - that shouldn't be too hard considering I have taken a lot less pictures since I've gone back to work.

On another note, we have a new dog in our family (2 actually but only one is inside). Snowy is an australian shephard that is beautiful. She's about 4 months old and stays outside. Bryce is our new Jack Russell terrier. We adopted him from a lady in Greensboro who rescues Jack Russells. He was turned into a shelter in Fayetteville after someone found him. He already had a microchip so they figured that he came from a pet store. The lady at the rescue said that they have a problem in Fayetteville due to service men and women having to leave suddenly and not having anyone to take care of their animals. Bryce is a beautiful dog and is doing well with our family. He stays in the crate during the day and stays in the house with us when we are home. He goes outside when one of us is out there with him. So far, he is doing pretty good about staying in the yard but I think it's because he hasn't learned how much there is to explore.