Seriously, where do the days go? I realize I say this a lot and I'm not saying that some days don't feel like they last forever (sometimes they do), but when we get to a weekend and I sit trying to figure out what happened to the past week! Therefore, please slow down Time!
Our girls have had a great month thus far - and I'm currently trying to decide whether they really do change so much so quickly, OR if because there are three of them I just forget who looks like what when... if that makes sense. Anyway, Grandma Miles was here helping out the first three weeks of June and she swore their hair got thicker by the day - NOT that you can see it in pictures, it's white-blonde and visible only in person or in the sunlight (I swear - I am not making this up). They've also gotten bigger, louder, and fun-ner! Hadley kicked off the "finding her voice" and now they all chime in - if you're planning on visiting you might want to bring some ear plugs! Some highlights of the past few weeks are below - I try to keep it short, but found I tend to ramble on and on and on... what's that I was saying? Oh yes, keep it breezy.
RYANN GALE
We've learned that Ryann has a little temper, and by little I mean a major horrible temper. Everything these days must go to her mouth, and if it does not fit into her mouth the way she would like, or if she cannot get it to her mouth all he$$ breaks loose. Grandma spent the last couple weeks either taking toys away (yep already) or moving Ryann away from the situation. Case in point - she starts her day out on the play may surrounded by fun toys, she smiles laughs and bats at the toys... ten minutes later, she is desperately trying to get the monkey's foot into her mouth to no avail, another five minutes and she starts screaming at the monkey (pretty sure she thinks she's asking it nicely to GET INTO HER MOUTH)... at this point mom goes to see Rita, when she comes out Ryann is alone on the tummy time mat with no toys in sight and a lovie in her mouth - happy and QUIET!
I find it amusing and tiresome at the same time - the girl knows what she wants. I believe I predicted this long before, the girl is independent and strong - this does not bode well for the next few years... Anyway, Ryann can roll from her tummy to her back - when she feels like it (they all are quite selective about this trick). She likes her tummy much more now than she did a few weeks ago - her neck must be getting stronger and her head is no longer twice the size of the rest of her body! ha! She is a laughing machine - daddy can especially make the girl scream with laughter. Yesterday Travis got home from his trip up to KC and the girls were all excited to see him - I think Ryann spent a good 20 minutes or so laughing with her daddy... Ryann also loves to hear her voice - as well as her sisters. When Hadley or Brynley are 'talking' Ryann just stares... it's like she's trying to figure out why there's another baby and what she is doing at her house. Ryann is still the biggest of the three - but Brynley and Hadley are catching up!
BRYNLEY CADE
My sweet sweet Brynley... her little smile brightens anyone and everyone's day! This little squirt can also roll (tummy to back) when she feels like it - HOWEVER, she spends most of her tummy time trying to army crawl... not good. Well - good from a developmental viewpoint, not-so-good when you're the mommy terrified about three little
mobile peanuts! We've decided she's our laid-back child - she's pretty content to play by herself for hours, then, when she gets tired, she takes a nap - I know, novel concept (and one Ryann and Hadley haven't quite mastered yet).
Brynley tends to get a little distracted - she want's to see everything all at once... we can already hear her teachers saying "
Brynley - pay attention to what we're doing up here...' In other words, she might take after her uncle in more ways than her looks! I pulled out a scrapbook album of Cade that my cousin made and let's just say it was a little scary seeing the resemblance of Brynley and Hadley to Cade - I might just have to post a picture one of these days... Anyway, she absolutely loves Baby Signing Time - no, she cannot yet sign, but she sure does love the video and we're learning so much!
HADLEY MARIE
Hadley was the first one to really find her voice - and boy does she like to use it. This child is LOUD... is it wrong that I miss her sweet quiet indoor voice? She still sometimes uses it, but more and more often it's the loud version... I think she takes after the Pleggenkuhle side - our house is going to be very loud for the foreseeable future. Hadley's also our serious and sensitive little lady - she studies things before smiling. But once she starts that shy smile you're a goner... such a sweetie! She missed both mom and dad this past weekend. On Sunday night Gama was feeding her when she suddenly threw a fit... didn't calm down until mom took her (I had been gone since Friday). Then when dad got home as he walked away from her she started crying... and then stopped when he came back! She's a little young for that stage which makes us think she's a little on the sensitive side (can we say, hello Aunt Bre?!)
While she liked to kick before, Hadley's feet have become deadly weapons... she loves to bring them both down at the same time to see how hard she can kick the bed - or Brynley's head, side, legs... Why is it the two sharing the crib are the wiggliest girls?! We put Ryann down and there she stays until morning (hard sleeper). However, both Hadley and Brynley practice their spin moves while sleeping - we never know exactly how we're going to find them when they wake up! We're looking forward to getting that third crib up in Omaha! Hadley loves kick time (the girls spend some time kicking in their rooms every night before their nighttime bottle/routine) and to kick in the tub... she's becoming a fan of the jumparoo as well - actually they all are for that matter!
MOM & DAD
A quick update on us... This past weekend was my first time away from the girls since they've been home... crazy that I missed them as much as I did! Luckily I got to spend some time with Jackson (future son-in-law material) while I was in KC! The girls did just fine without mom and dad home - it was man-on-man with Grandma, Papa, and Gama here taking care of them! Travis had an extended trip - he had another interview up in Omaha on Monday, so he didn't get home until late Monday night... he missed his girls! They were all smiles for him Tuesday morning and night! He left again last night for his annual golf outing with his dad - we were sure to give him a hard time about leaving.. payback time is just around the corner!
Things are slowly getting packed up, and we're getting estimates for the move up to Omaha that is just around the corner. To be redundant - where does the time go?! I've posted a few pictures below from the past few weeks - more are posted on our website.
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| Brynley enjoying her cereal |
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| Hadley - YUMMY! |
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| Hadley and Brynley - not sure what to think of this new routine... |
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| Ryann thought it was pretty good... except her tongue gets in the way! |
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| Bryn's first go in the jumparoo - boy did she like it! |
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| Papa and his favorite girls... Hadley, Ryann, and Brynley |
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| Brynley - looks comfortable doesn't it??? |
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| Hey there - like my cereal mouth? |
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| Ryann & Hadley were in deep discussion when we interrupted them with the camera |
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| Grandma's and their favorite granddaughters! (Ryann, Hadley, & Brynley) |
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| Grandma's Girls... |
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| Gama's girls... |
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| Bright-eyed Hadley |
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| We looked over and Ryann was asleep... guess the jumping wore her out! |
