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I have a friend that posted pics of her family the day before Easter...they ask the Easter Bunny to come Saturday morning rather than Sunday morning. Does anyone else do this? Because it's genius. Sunday mornings are always a rush anyway with church and Easter just adds an extra element to the mad dash! We stuck with the normal Sunday morning thing but I think the Saturday idea is SUCH a good one! Growing up the Easter Bunny always put an egg in our Easter shoes :) The kids were excited to leave their shoes out and even Britt remembered that it's something special the bunny does. I actually revolved all three of the kids Easter outfits based around Britt's shoes. She told me months ago that they were the special shoes that the bunny was going to put an egg in! She was SO excited to wear them :) Tess doesn't even wear shoes (I'm super anti-shoes before they can walk. What is the point of them!?!) But she liked participating in the tradition! More in...
A couple years ago we took both Kye and Britt to the same appointment to get checked out. I think it's wonderful that our dr office offers combined visits, but it's not something I plan on doing again. Now that the big kids only go once a year I want to really be able to focus on the individual child and make sure everything is covered in that visit! Kye's 6 year check-up didn't include any shots so Zach stayed home with the girls and I took Kye solo for the appointment. He's such a sweet daddy and loved getting to play with them! Just like in Britt's visit , I had to fill out another questionnaire that is issued by the government. It did help pass the time as Kye and I discussed all the things it said a child his age should be doing. It legit said a 6 year old should only be able to name at least 4 colors and be able to write some letters? They did his weight and height measurements right at the beginning. I was a little nervous about the height...
Tess turned 8 months old on March 31st! Using What to Expect the First Year here is where Tess lines up with her milestones for the "norms" of her age! With it being so close to Easter I couldn't resist a little extra accessory this month :) At 8 months old Tess is doing everything a baby her age should be able to do including: bear some weight on her legs when held upright feed self a cracker rake with fingers an object and pick it up in fist turn in direction of a voice look for a dropped object She is also doing all the things a baby her age will probably be able to do including: pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other stand holding onto someone or something object if you try to take a toy away work to get a toy that's out of reach play peekaboo get into a sitting position from stomach The only thing Tess does that a baby her age may possible be able to do is picking up a tiny object with thumb and ...
