July Update

Here are some random pictures from July...

Jenna got this dress-up outfit from B when she was visiting. She was in love with it and wore the outfit pretty much the entire weekend.

Jenna enjoying our dome climber

B brought the kids a new book, Good Night Gorilla. It's so cute, and Jenna loved it! Here they are reading it together.

Early in July Grant began climbing the stairs. He's very good at it now and will even "slide" down the stairs on his tummy when going down.

Grant enjoying the outdoors in his swimsuit

We picked up this push car at a garage sale and it has quickly become a favorite around here! Mommy and Daddy love it because of the handle and seat belt for Grant. They both love riding in it - Grant loves honking the horn, and Jenna likes pushing her brother. Probably our best garage sale buy!

A classic picture - curious little toddler

Absolutely LOVE this picture. Grant enjoys sitting on the "couch" (another garage sale find) in his room while looking at books.

Fast asleep with his behind up in the air

Jenna has become really affectionate with Grant recently. She likes giving him kisses and gently rubbing his face - it's so sweet!

Playtime with Daddy

Aunt Kelley took Jenna on a play date with her friend and her friend's daughter, who is 1 month older than Jenna and about half her size. Apparently the girls really took to each other and enjoyed playing together.

Last week Jenna and Grant both had well-visit appointments with their doctor - Grant's 1 year and Jenna's 2 1/2 year. Grant is 25 lbs, 8 oz and 31 inches, which puts him in the 95th percentile for height and 90th percentile for weight. Jenna is 43 lbs and 40 inches. The doctor didn't give me her percentile because she's off the chart. In fact, he said she's bigger than the average 4-year old. Hmmm....wonder where she gets it?! Grant doesn't seem to be growing as quickly as she did at his age, however, when looking in their baby books, he's still bigger than she was at 1 year. Wonder what's in store for Grant...? :)

Quick update on the kids:

Grant has been walking for about 3 weeks now. He rarely will crawl anymore and wants to walk everywhere. He also seems to be understanding and responding to a lot of what we say to him. Biggest phase right now - yelling and screaming at the top of his lungs, even when happy. He' s a LOUD boy, but such a joy! :)

We've really seen changes in Jenna this summer. She's a very happy little girl who loves being a big sister to "Granty-boo" (as she likes to call him). Her vocabulary just amazes us and continues to expand on a daily basis. She routinely speaks in 6-7 word sentences and has started questioning us when she doesn't understand what we say. She enjoys dress-up and her new favorite activity this summer is playing with the 7-year old neighbor girl (who comes over multiple times a day to play with Jenna). Jenna loves the Disney princesses and can name them all. We rented the movie "Tangled" (the new Disney movie about Rapunzel) to watch with her and that has now become her new favorite princess. We've made comments about how long her hair is getting and Jenna responds by saying that it's long like Rapunzel - so funny! I guess long is a relative term. :)

This Mommy is very happy - I love my little blessings!!