Woods is 4, Wilson us 8

 Praise the Lord for 2 healthy boys at their well checks yesterday.  I somehow missed posting about Wallace turning 5, but I'll get him at 6, ha!

Woods 4 year stats:

36 lb 4 oz

40.5 inches

BP: 89/64

Wilson 8 year stats:

57 lb

50.25 in

BP 89/53

Woods loves all things super heroes, chocolate, and weapons.

Wilson loves chips, video games, legos, and beyblades.

We pray for our little book ends to ask Jesus into their heart soon and for Him to use them for His glory!

Wilson is 7, and Woods is 3

Wilson and Woods had healthy well checks yesterday, and we are thankful for that.  

Wilson's Stats at age 7

Weight:  50 lb. 9 oz.   47%

Height:  47.2 in.    34%

BMI 15.9.   61%

Woods' Stats at age 3

Weight:  31 lb.  12 oz.   49%

Height:  37.5 in.    48%

BMI:  15.8.  46%

Wilson is our trail blazer, and we learn so much from parenting him.  He loves Uno, sharks, popcorn, chicken, French fries, and broccoli.  He always chooses the plain or original option and loves Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts.  One of my fave things he says is "the double" for the devil and "heel" for hell.  Clearly, we have been having some spiritual conversations, and we are praying for the Lord to really work on his little heart this year.  Wilson is like his momma in the sense that we like routines, order, and we have a touch of anxiety ; ). He is sensitive but truly loves his people.  I've learned that he is going to be a quality over quantity kind of guy when it comes to relationships.  He loves riding his dirt bike and being creative outdoors.  

Woods is so stinking cute.  He's friendly, bossy, and so funny.  We think he may be a leftie?  He loves his "night night" blanket and still sleeps in his sleep sack in a crib.  He's asking for a big boy bed so we'll see.  We potty trained him in March, and he did great until he had some HUGE poops in the summer.  I think we are working that out now though.  Praise the Lord.  He's notorious for asking to "play one more minute" before bedtime or naptime, and I'm a sucker for his "rock a little bit longer" requests.  He's always asking "what happened" and answering "not yet."  One of my most memorable moments this year was our first day in Magic Kingdom when he yelled out "I need creeeeeeeeam" as he was having explosive diarrhea all over me,  He loves to sing, ride his ziggle bike, and play football.  

We love our 3 and 7 year old August babies so very much!

Wallace is 4

Our little Wallace turned 4 (on November 17), and we feel so blessed to be celebrating another year with our middle baby!  He had an "army man" birthday party including an obstacle course built all around our yard by Uncle Jimbob.  It was such a fun day!

4 year stats:

Weight:  35 lb. 9.6 oz.    45%

Height:  3 ft. 3 and 3/4 in.  34%

BMI 57%. 15.83

I still can't get over what a champ he was at his 4 year well check.  He did so great with his vision and hearing tests, BP check, and multiple immunizations and finger stick.  Not so much as whimper with shots!  

Wallace is passionate, strong willed, smart, and a line crosser.  He LOVES sweets, especially marshmallows, reminding me daily to go buy some more at the grocery store.  He developed a love for fishing, especially with a casting net, at the lake and the ocean.  He is adventurous and so funny.  He tells me "my back hurts in my car seat" when he wants to get out of the car on a long car ride.  Lies.

He loves cooking grilled cheese sandwiches and blue box Mac and cheese.  His other fave foods are egg sandwiches and spaghetti.  He planted bell peppers in our mulch earlier this year and watered those seeds diligently.  

He learned how to swim after 4 days of swim lessons at age 3.  He tells me to buy him a tuba and a long, sharp sword.  He tells me to "take the wrappers off" his hot dogs.  AKA the skin/peel on weiners.  He also rode his first roller coaster at age 3 when we took Wilson to Carowinds for his 6th b-day.  

Wallace surprises us with his kindness - like letting Wilson take his turn to pick what movie we watch or to open the sunroof.  He really is generous and considerate of others.

For bedtime, he still sleeps with "Bunny" and asks me to flip his pillow over to the cool side.

He loves bow and arrows, swords, shields, and guns.  He tells me that he "loves everybody in the world except the devil." 

 

Our prayer for you, Wallace, is that you will use your passion for the Lord's will.  We pray that you will ask Him to come live in your heart at a young age, and that He will guide all your steps in life.  We love you so much, little buddy!!!!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Woods is 2, and Wilson is 6!

Last week, Woods turned 2, and Wilson turned 6.  They had joint well visits to the pediatrician, and praise the Lord for 2 healthy kiddos!  Also, praise the Lord that my mom showed up at my house just in time to keep Wallace so I didn't have to take all 3 kids to the peds office.

Woods:

Weight:  27 lb, 1.8 oz.  38%

Height:  35 in.   74%.   He gets his height from his daddy!

BMI. 15.5.  20%

Wilson:

Weight:  43 lb. 12.8 oz.  38%

Height:  44.7 in.  36%

BMI:  15.4.   50%

We did a finger stick glucose on Wilson which was 97, and his Hgb was 13.7.  I was only concerned about glucose because my mom has type 1 diabetes, and Wilson pees and drinks water all day every day.

I had zero concerns for Woods.  Third child ; )

Wilson loves legos, sharks, McDonald's chicken nuggets and fries, and fishing at the lake.  He is smart, creative, great at entertaining his self, sometimes requesting to play alone in his room after a long day at "karate camp."  I don't blame the kid.  Those brothers are a LOT!  Over the last few months, he has really come out of his shell and is so brave.  He can swim to the bottom of our 8 foot pool like a fish!  He loves to eat strawberries, pizza, blueberry waffles, bacon, sausage, and muffins.  Basically, breakfast is his jam.  I can usually count on him to say our family blessing before meals, and he can truly be helpful, especially with Woods.  He and Wallace fight like brothers, but they also play so well together at times!  He learned to ride a bike a few months ago.  He is starting to ask questions about Hell "heel" and the devil "the debble."  He loves to stay home, and he is definitely a quality over quantity kinda kid.

Our prayer for you, Wilson, is to grow to know the Lord as your personal Savior very soon.  We pray that you will soon have a relationship with Him and will grow in your love for Him so much.  We pray that we are able to help you grow and that you will be blessed with Godly friendships.  You start public school kindergarten this week, and we are so excited!  We stopped by your school this morning and prayed over your year!

Woods is hilarious.  He loves blueberries, fries, waffles, eggs, grapes, bananas, green beans, Mac and cheese, squeezes, and strawberries.  

Eat Dat

I wanna jump momma

Watch dis!

I wanna watch mouse (Mickey Mouse clubhouse)

Bug man (arrow exterminator)

He loves trains, dogs, knows animal sounds and body parts, and wants to hold 2 golf balls in his hands at every meal.  He loves to read books and tells me "I wanna hold you, momma."

He takes 2-3 hour naps every afternoon and sleeps like a baby 12 hours at night.  

We love you to pieces, Woods, and you too, Wilson!  We are so thankful for the opportunity to raise you, and we need all the help we can get from God ; )

1, 3, and 5

I have at least one patient ask me every day how old my kids are now.  They usually begin by saying "you were pregnant the last time I saw you."  Which is usually right.  I have been pregnant a lot over the past 6 years.  This is the longest I have gone without being pregnant in quite a while.  Anyway, I respond with "1, 3, and 5.  All boys.  They definitely keep us busy.  It's wild, but it's so fun!"  That's my go-to response, and it's pretty accurate.  What's sad is, though, is that, I only have about 3 months left to say those ages.  As wild and fun as this season is, they are growing up right before our eyes.  So I'm going to savor being able to respond with "1, 3, and 5" for a little while longer.

At 1, Woods is everywhere, into everything.  He tries to do whatever his brothers do, but he's also very independent at the same time.  At 3, Wallace is brilliant.  He's incredibly smart, gifted, and skilled in ways I sometimes wish he wasn't.  At 5, Wilson is so loving, friendly, and mature.  He's our cuddler who is figuring out his likes so quickly.

I want to remember these days so I'm gonna try to write out a typical day, and I'm choosing today as my source.

I woke up around 6:30 am to Caleb getting in the shower and Wilson cuddled up next to me.  He had snuck into our bed sometime during the night.  Wallace was standing at the top of the stairs calling "Come here, Mommy!" as loud as possible about 30 minutes later.  He needed to go poop, and he wanted me to watch him.  Naturally.  After I wiped his bottom, he came downstairs and played in our bathroom while we got ready for work.  Caleb heated up their bowls of oatmeal and made our smoothie.  I got Wilson dressed for school (in his adorable little uniform) and packed his lunch box (graham crackers and blue chips for snack).  My mom arrived during all this because she keeps the kids on Tuesdays (we would die without her help!).  Caleb sprayed Wilson's hair, and I kissed his cheek.  They were off to work and school.  Wallace then had to gather up all his Nerf guns and show me and Gigi his targets upstairs.  Woods woke up around 8 am, and I scooped him out of his crib for some cuddles and fed him breakfast.  Then I headed to work.

My mom picked Wilson up at 11:30 and somehow managed to fold 3 loads of laundry in the meantime while watching Woods and Wallace.  She took them by McDonald's for their nutritious lunch.  I got home around 4:45, and we all ate an early dinner of leftovers before heading outside to play.  We did sling shots, pushed cars and trucks, and played on the swing set.  Oh, and Caleb found a baby snake in the back yard when he got home from work.  Wilson pushed Woods in Marilu's cozy coupe, and they both LOVED it.  Wallace was busy with squirt bottles and sponges.

Then we came inside for a bedtime snack - cantaloupe - and bedtime routine.  Woods goes to bed first, and we read a couple books and sing our songs.  Then I lay with Wallace until he falls asleep - "NO BOOKS!" he tells me.  Caleb lays down with Wilson, and they were all asleep by 8 pm.  Caleb and I both went for runs, and now here I am.  Trying to blog our memories and cherish these sweet, innocent days of having our boys at ages 1, 3, and 5.  Thank you, Lord, for the gift of being their parents.  We are forever thankful.

Woods 18 Months

Baby Woodsie,

I guess it's because you're our last baby, (unless God has some incredible plan that we are currently unaware of) but I am trying my best to keep you little.  I'm so proud of you for reaching so many milestones. but I really, really could keep you this age forever.  You sleep 12-13 hours a night like a champ, and you love your "night night" blankies.  You are SO happy, and you know what you want.  For instance, today, we were playing outside, and you wanted to "jump!" on the trampoline.  That's what you were gonna do, ignoring the fact that your brothers were riding bikes and building forts.  

Dr. Colburn asked me at your 18 month well check yesterday if you had 10-20 words so I decided to make a list.

Banana

Mama

Dada "daDA" *We love the way you emphasize the second syllable

Ball

shoe

drive

i'm done

I love you

I want ice cream (swear you said that tonight)

chips

mine

cracker

gigi

Papa

wallace

bible

waffle

off (talking about your jacket)

truck

push

out!  (of high chair)

"go night night"

orange

garage "yawage"

"Icee" every time we go into Target's doors

jump

froot loops

eat! You say this one loud and clear every time I get you out of your crib

"I want that!"

waffle "wobble"

french fries

eyes

hat

You absolutely love rough housing with your brothers, and you fight back when they pick on you!  You love playing peek a boo and hide and seek.  You stand in your monster truck or in your high chair and yell "Hey!"

You love reading books at bedtime - "Kiss me" "pout pout fish" "goodnight moon"

You love to stomp! to music or in puddles.  Your smile owns me, and those little blonde curls of yours are the best.  I'm gonna make you wear footed pajamas forever.

You love oatmeal, waffles, bananas, french fries, blueberries, crackers, chicken nuggets, turkey sausage, spaghetti, yogurt, green beans, mac and cheese.

You nap every day around 12:30-3.  You are great at making messes, but I really can't complain.  You're such a great eater, sleeper, and happy kid in general.  We love you so much, and I can never thank God enough for giving you to us for your time here on earth!

18m stats:

weight 25 lb 1 oz, 61%

height 33 in  66%

head circa 18.5 , 40%

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Wallace's 3 year Stats

Wallace had a healthy 3 year well check today!  Thank you, Lord!

Here are his stats:

Weight 32 lb, 3.2 oz        54%

Height:  3 ft, 1.24 in.       42%

BMI 16.32                     61%

BP 94/54

Pulse 102

We love you, wild wallace!!!