Thu, Oct 13, 2005 7:26 PM
Lots to update this week! Nicole joined the school band and will be playing the clarinet. I was pushing for a less noisy instrument like the harp, but the clarinet is the coolest instrument according to all 5th grade girls. Progress reports were issued last week and Nicole brought home all A's and B's with the exception of Math, it came in at a high C. Emily has broadened her vocabulary with about 10 new animal signs and a few new words. She now calls Nicole: Goal, Casey:Cee Papa is Bapa and her first real sentence verbally was "Goal izat Sk, gool. She loves to tell you if something is hot or cold. If it's hot she will tell you it's "Not Cold" and vice versa.. She has a freaked out sense of humor that's kinda coming to the surface. Ask her to give you the "Hairy Eyeball" and she will look at the floor totally stone-faced then glare at you from the corner of her eye.. Then falls to the floor and cracks up. Aiden has so mastered the art of sitting he's getting bored with it. He wants to be amused by anyone in his area, including the cat. He's teething on everyone and everything. He got his hands wrapped in my hair yesterday and as I was trying to free him (and me) his gums snapped down on my nose like a pitbull. Gotta get him some teething rings before our family starts losing body parts. Now for the news you all have been waiting for: Dan's Basketball Team won the BIG GAME! I know you all were on the edge of your seats. I have yet to hear from Nike, hope they call soon or we will have to go with the Big Reebok endorsement contract.

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 9:00 PM

Aiden.. My Handsome Little Man! At the time of this entry you are 5 Months old and have worked your charm on all of us. Even Emily! You are about 18 Pounds and over 27 inches long. You have about 1 inch of blonde/white baby fuzz/hair. God you’re cute.. You have rolls that start at your toes and end near the top of your head. All you do is smile. (and try and chew on the nearest person!) Every time I look into the bassinet you greet me with that huge smile where I can see all your gums. We just started baby fruit and cereal; you sit there with your mouth open like a baby bird just waiting for me to shovel in the food. The thing I love about you the most is that you will NOT be forgotten. If we get too caught up in our things, you "gently" remind us that you haven't been cuddled for awhile. And as soon as you hear a heartbeat you break out in that toothless grin that just kills us..

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 8:30 PM

Emily: You silly Baby Girl.. At the time of this entry you still won't say MAMA! You will however call me "No Daddy" or better yet, push your thumb down on your nose as a sign for my name.. Lucky for you your cute. Thank you for all the laughter you bring into this house. Daddy,Nicole and I all wonder what the hell we did before you were born. Who made picking up the living room fun? Who runs past us like she has hornets in her diaper to say good morning to the Cat? Who will yell at passing cars "Don't hit Daddy's Car" (or that's what it sounds like..) The funny things we need to remember about you: The way you can be sitting in the living room with us for 3 hours an suddenly look at us like we just got there and fling your body into our arms screaming your hello! The way you walk by and grab us by the inner thigh and lead us to what you want. How if anything is even remotely connected to dirty you will determine it PLAH and refuse to go near it till it has been clean. You keep us laughing baby girl. We love you.

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 8:30 PM

Nicole: at the time of this entry you are not in trouble at all! YEAH! Dan's Parents stayed with us for the week and you were a great help. 5th grade can be tough, but you seem to be adjusting very well to the added workload. Emily has been a little crazy this week but you have taken all her tantrums at you like a trooper. It's sometimes hard to be the oldest, and I am proud of you! Remember when Emily was as small as Aiden is now? You should do an entry so we can make sure we remember all our crazy moments..

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 8:00 PM

Today I have decided to become more organized with sharing our memories of Nicole, Emily and Aiden.. Dan and I have VERY short memories and have realized how much we have forgotten about our great kids. Hopefully this site will help us remember the silly moments... they go by so fast.