We can’t believe that it’s already February! Tessa is officially three-years-old (going on seven). Her birthday party was a success. She got lots of jewelry, princess stuff, and books. She had a big Princess Tiana cake, too. And best of all, Daddy came home for the party! It was great.
We’ve been hanging out at home a lot with Daddy out-of-town. We’ve all gotten into a rhythm, which has been working. We play outside and do art projects and have friends over to play. We see a lot of Pop-pop and Ms. Ann. We like when it’s warm outside so we can explore the yard, making mud and creating a low level of messiness. When it’s cold outside, we play on our slack line or with our building block marble game. Mom reads to us too, and we sometimes even read to each other.
Like everyone else, Asher is getting big. He’s over fifteen pounds now and is in the 75th percentile for his height. Looks like he’s going to be tall! He still loves to be in-the-mix with everyone. If he’s not, he gets upset. He’s sitting up (with some assistance) and playing with things now. He loves to check himself out in the mirror. Obviously, he has good taste. And he’s starting to sleep on his tummy. He fights going down that way but he sleeps better, which Mom and Dad like. He’s been waking up in the middle of the night again. And we are all trying to figure out how to nip that in the bud. Stay tuned…
Emmett is eating a crazy amount of food. For three days in a row, he ate 3/4 of a medium pizza in one sitting. He regularly eats 3 eggs for breakfast, and when we all have a protein bar for a snack, he has three. On days when we all eat a lot, the fridge empties out and Mom and Dad wonder how they will keep it stocked when we are all teenagers. Emmett’s gotten really good at puzzles and is starting to read.
We all love to listen to music and dance, but Emmett likes it the most. He is a dancing machine. Our favorite groups right now are the Mumford and Sons, the Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, and Imagine Dragons. Tessa’s favorite is Peter Bjorn. She calls him Peter Bjorn-y.
Riley is our resident builder. He loves building huge tube towers and watch the marbles go through from top to bottom. He’s realized that he has to support the towers with a strong foundation or they will fall over. He’s good at planning ahead and figuring out what goes where in order to build the tower the way he sees it in his imagination. He is always asking to go to the mailbox to get more building toys since we usually order things off the internet, instead of going to the store. He things that toys are kept at the mailbox and we can pick them up when we want them.
Tessa has fully embraced her sass. And with her advanced verbal skills, she’s quite the handful. Check out Overheard to read some of the things she’s said recently. She’s very sure of herself, which will serve her well when she’s older. Right now, it can be exasperating for Mom and Dad, or it can be very funny. She is convinced that the mailman brings babies to their homes. She said that the mailman throws the babies to their new Mommy and Daddy and that he is a very good thrower. He doesn’t leave the babies in the mailbox because he doesn’t want them to get run over.
That’s all for now!
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