The Bookworms

This is how I find Annalise and Ryan several times a week. Ryan has always loved reading. He reads constantly, I can't even imagine how many books he reads a year. Our house has several libraries in it; books everywhere I look!

I hate to read...I would rather scrapbook, email, be crafty, talk on the phone, play cards...or even watch the hair on my legs grow. Did I mention that I hate reading?

Annalise has been reading since she was 4. She started AR (Accelerated Reading) in Pre-K and set a record for the amount of books that she read and points that she earned. She read a lot in Kindergarten last year and she has picked up the pace even more in 1st grade. She keeps a list booklist and turns it in at school of all the books she reads. Since September, she is currently on book #106...seriously...106 books in 4 1/2 months. I think that is more books than I have read in the past 15 years. 106 books that are not your ordinary "See Jane Run" 1st grade books. She reads WAY beyond her grade level, and since her birthday 2 months ago has started and finished a couple of book series.

The other day she noticed a scratch on her sisters face. She was very concerned...she said, "OH NO MOM!" I wasn't sure what the big deal was since it just looked like she scratched herself with her little fingernails. Annalise says, "we really need to watch this scratch. If the bacteria from this scratch gets in her eye, then her white blood cells will rush to her eye to try to fight the infection. If this happens and her eye gets pus in it she could get pink eye!" Since we have never had pink eye in our household for her to be so well versed in it, I said, "where did you hear that?" She looked at me matter of factly and said, "I read it in a book in the library at school." Then she just bee-bopped on with the rest of her afternoon!

I am glad she is a reader. It is a special thing that she shares with her daddy. I love to see them curled up in the recliner with their books, sitting together in their own worlds. I love to see her get excited and tell me about what she is reading about. She gets into it, and it is AWESOME. I can't wait to see what else she tells me about in th years to come, and how much more medical advice I will receive!

The skinny frog and the pooch

Mia has always been my teeny little girl. Although she was my biggest baby when she was born, weighing in at 8lbs. 7 oz, she is a teeny 28 lb almost three year old now. So, we have affectionately given her the name "skinny frog". She likes it, it seems to suit her, and she will tell you that she is, in fact, a skinny frog if you ever ask.

On Tuesday my little skinny frog got (what I thought) was the tummy bug. She threw up all night long, which was pleasant, and finally went to sleep early Wednesday morning. She slowly recovered on Wednesday and Thursday and seemed to be back to her old self by Friday. Then, Friday afternoon it started again. She threw up only three times in about a 30 minute period, and then seemed to be better. Fine all day yesterday, and then last night...you guessed it! Needless to say, we are tired of the tummy bug, or whatever it is that Mia has right now. She is so pitiful laying on the couch and in her bed, which, if you know Mia, you know she isn't feeling well if she is choosing to lay down!

But, you know me, I had to grab my camera and take some pictures because of our dog, Abby's, response to Mia being sickly.

Abby is a funny dog...she seems to know when something is up. She sat right by me anytime I was on the couch or in a chair when I was pregnant with both Mia and Ella with her head on my belly...it was like she was protecting them before they were born. So today, as Mia snoozed on the couch, Abby was watching over her...soooo cute!

The jury is still out on little "skinny frog". We are hoping it was something that she ate and it is out of her system...I guess we will know soon!

Teeth

My baby is getting her bottom two teeth! I didn't think it would happen this soon, her sisters were well over 8 months before they got any teeth...but I guess Ella is going to do everything earlier than the other two. She is rolling, squealing, and has a funny personality; and now, yes, much to mommy's surprise, she is getting her first two teeth! You can't see them in the pictures, but let me assure you from personal experience, they are there and they are sharp!


















When did my tiny baby get so big? It seems like she should still be a couple of weeks old, not almost 6 months old. It is crazy, and it is going too fast!

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So one of my new years resolutions was to start a family blog. Thanks to my friend Jaclyn, I have started reading lots of different blogs to keep up with different friends, and decided I should start my own. I have so many friends and family that live in other states, that I thought this would be a good way to keep in touch with everyone and a good way to keep track of my three girls and their daily shenanigans! Bear with me...this is new for me. I am not a writer, I am more of a picture taker, so there will probably be an abundance of pictures with a few limericks here and there! So, welcome to our little family corner! I hope you come by often!