my big boys

this photo was from our trip to chuck e cheese for grandparents day with pa and grandma :)

henry went to the doctor yesterday for his 4 month checkup and weighed 18-3 lbs and was 26.5 inches long, with a head circumference of 17 inches :) he is just slightly larger than jake was at that age! wow! i have 2 big boys :)

jake is loving preschool and now can say the pledge of allegiance, the blessing, and several songs that he learned "bumble bee, bumble bee, what is your name, say it loud and we will do the same" and "there are 7 days, there are 7 days, there are 7 days in the week....sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday" :) he also likes to make jokes. for instance, he was talking the other day about a farmer named david barnes. he said "do you know why his name is david barnes? because he has a barn!" and he laughed and slapped his leg as though it was the best knee slapper ever! he has quite the humor for a 3 year old :) he is pooping in the potty very well and even wiping himself pretty good too! we are not giving him as many pooping toys but he asks for one every now and then :)

milestones

today jake said the pledge of allegiance by himself and henry rolled over! what a day :)

x-rays and tummy time

jake's left leg has been hurting him alot lately and we are not sure why. it was so bad today that he cried and limped and could barely walk. so we took him to get x-rays and all was well....and he was walking on it again by tonight. better safe than sorry. and jake did so well getting the x-rays done :) so precious and what a big boy! he weighed 48 lbs at the doc......henry is crying so i need to cut this short............................

updates

so much happens each day that i mean to record here, but time gets away from me. so this will be a list of updates that my memory will recall:

- jake is fully potty trained now, which is bitter sweet. i can't think too hard about things or else i will get sad because he is not my baby anymore. he told me today that henry was my baby boy now and i reminded him that he would always be my first baby boy :) but jake gets a "pooping toy" every time he poops in the potty and that has helped him get and stay excited about using the potty. he also continues to pee outside every morning off our front stoop, and the grass is officially dead there now-

- henry weighs 15 pounds, according to the vegetable scales at the farm. he is sleeping all night now (yes) and is soooooooooooo cute! jake bit his fingers yesterday for some reason, leaving bite marks. of course, henry cried HARD but i told him he might as well get used to it because i am sure this won't be the last time that jake beats up on him :(

jake has been doing well at the summer "playschool" program. his preschool teachers have been working with the program and so when it comes time to start preschool next week, i think he will be fine since he already knows the teachers well and will be familiar with most of the kids and the facility. he does still cry a little when i leave, although last time he did not cry at all! i am excited for him to start school because he will enjoy all of the activities. we plan to get his school supplies this week and he already has his new bookbag and lunchbox (farm theme with tractor)- jake is growing like a weed and weighs 46 lbs and wears a 5t/6t size...size 11 shoe

jake fell at playschool last week and busted his lip and bloodied his nose. the scabcame off the other day and jake came down and said 'the tag" came off his lip-

jake also confuses henry's middle name and calls him "henry wilson"....too funny!

weigh-in

henry went to his 2 month check-up today and weighed in at 14-1 pounds and was 25.5 inches....off the charts for length and 95% for weight....

jake pooped in the potty 3 times today :)

keeping up...barely

i really want to keep up my posts about my boys but it is hard to find the time! i have been doing pretty good with photos, at least :) henry likes to be held....he has been sleeping for about 5-6 hours at night which is nice....he is still in his bassinet in our room but we know we need to move him to his room soon....very hungry during the day, eating about every 2.5 hours....getting mostly formula with a little expressed breastmilk....likes to ride in his carseay carrier.....jake is a big helper with him and likes to make his bottles for us!

BOY have things changed :)

Well, it has been several week since my last post.....and Baby Berryman has been with us for almost 7 weeks.......and Pokie was a BOY and his name is HENRY WILLIAM BERRYMAN! He is simply adorable and the greatest joy and Jake loves being a big brother and has adjusted VERY VERY VERY well :) I was really worried and stressed over that issue more than I needed to be :) But HENRY arrived on MAY 18TH 2009 at 9:28 am weighing 7-14 (much smaller than we thought) and 20 inches long - he had a little hair and looked JUST LIKE JAKE! Everyone says he either looks like Jake now, or like my dad :) I have so much to say so I will post again soon :)