16th Feb, 2008

2/16 Update

Ben had his 2-week appointment Monday. The weight goal is for babies to be back at their birth weight by 2 weeks. Well, Ben never lost any weight AND he’s put on 1lb 4oz! We figured he’d be higher in weight because he nurses so often and for so long each time but I had no idea he would have gained that much!! It took Elizabeth about six weeks to get that much higher than her birth weight.

Ben gets bright eyes and turns his head to look for Elizabeth when she talks. When the Brookovers brought Elizabeth to the hospital after he was born, he even did this!  We figure she has been right at belly-height the entire time in womb, so with all the talking she does, he probably heard her voice more than anyone else’s!!

Elizabeth is very interested in all things diaper-related. She wants to be the one to get clean diapers. And she always wants to know what is inside the dirty diaper!

Elizabeth got her first “big girl” bike today.  She was quickly outgrowing the tricycle.  She’s doing pretty well with it.  She hasn’t quite gotten the hang of stopping yet.  And she forgets that trying to pedal backwards stops the bike.  She & Jim went on three rides today.  I have pictures but haven’t uploaded them yet.

I have added new pictures:
Feb 6
Settling In
Our Budding Photographer (pictures added to existing album)
Kailua Beach
Diamond Head Crater

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Sarah Grace is very interested in diapers too. She has plenty of commentary to go along with each one.

I can’t wait to see pics of E’s new bike. I am so ready for spring b/c there are so many fun toys I want to buy this summer. For $4 at W-M, they have a cute little discovery box. Remind me to tell you about it.

Mom is giving me a picture of Ben for the frig. Can’t wait to hang it up. If he keeps gaining weight, he’ll catch up with Caroline soon. He’s already halfway there!

Caroline has 5 words now and she’s pretty proud of herself for that. We are too!

I don’t like the pics of E on her new bike. She looks too grown-up! Didn’t we used to have babies?

Thanks Tricia! It’s nice to have someone who knows exactly what I am going through. I’ll have to figure out how to get that pass so I can meet Greg at the gate and surprise him. Glad you mentioned about the arrivals not being on the monitors anymore too. It makes sense but it would never have occurred to me either!

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