There is so much

Where to begin...

How about funny things? I don't here to many funny statements from my girls anymore, besides girly goofiness.  I guess that is because they are growing up and they understand a lot more now.  But you are in luck because I caught a few and wrote them down.

Macy:  About a month ago around dinnertime, the time of sheer chaos, Tanner wouldn't settle down.  He couldn't be the number 1 priority at the time so I had to let him fuss while I was finishing the 10 million other tasks.  Macy came to the rescue. She started talking and playing with him.  When I could finally turn my focus to Tanner, Macy says to me as if I could easily do one more thing "If you would just talk to him, he would be happy."  I don't think I will ever say that to her when she is a mother, but the thought crossed my mind.

Macy does not lack confidence in some areas of her life.  This winter she played basketball.  According to her she is the best basketball player.  She would come home from practice and say she made more baskets than anyone else on the team but during the games she hardly ever scored.  She was dreading soccer practice because she has an awesome coach that makes them do conditioning 2 days a week.  I told her that to be a good/better soccer and basketball player she needed to the conditioning.  She informed me that she was already good and that it wouldn't help her.

Kelsey:  Another mom overheard a conversation between Kelsey and her friends and relayed this story to me.  The girls were talking about church when Kelsey says "when I grow up I don't think I will go to church as often.  And I will get my ears pierced two times."  I could only sigh and shake my head.  Kelsey has always complained about going to church.

Braden: He is a real home body.  I have a hard time getting him to the daycare at the gym.  I never know what he will say when a friend calls to play.  Sometimes if they live "too far" he will tell them he doesn't want to play unless they come to his house.  Even if they live "close" he makes them come to our house or he won't play.  One mom asked him if he wanted to come play with her son (a primary friend) and he bluntly said "no".  But some days he is begging for a friend and wants to go to their house.  I never know what blunt statements will come from his month when it comes to playing and sometimes he really embarrasses me.  He had one friend ask if he wanted to come to his house to see his new Star Wars toothbrush (the kid was real excited and always wants to play with Braden, it is his preschool buddy).  Despite the other kid's excitement Braden said flatly "no".

Tanner:  He is just beginning the funny stage.  He growls all the time.  He definitely growls when something is happening he doesn't like.  But he growls a lot for no reason.  It is really funny and most people notice his deep, throaty growl.  I call him our little monster.  He is a really happy and gives big huge grins.  He loves his siblings and gets excited when they come home or when they play with him.  Braden is pretty good at getting him to giggle.  He loves to "make out" with me.  He even made out with Calee the other day while we were helping Emily move.  He grabs on to the face and just attacks with his mouth over and over again.  Of course the mouth is always open and you are pretty wet after.  He is more prone to this when he is tired.  He started sitting around 6 months.  His bottom 2 front teeth came in at 5 months.  He is into grabbing everything.  If he gets a hold of an item it will be sopping within seconds.  He drips drool constantly.  He gets a big ring of water on his shirt as he sits and plays with his toys.  He was a lot drier when he could only lay on the ground.  He is still a big kid.  At his 6 month check up, which was closer to 7 months, he was 28.5 inches long (90%) and 18 pounds 8 oz (75% and his head was in the 70th percentile).  This means he is in the 9 to 12 month clothes.  He is not great about a schedule.  Four days before Brian and I left for a cruise he decided to have a routine and sleep through the night.  By the end of the trip the routine was gone and there were a few bumpy nights of sleep.  I think he is back to sleeping through the night but he is an earlier riser than most of my kids (I think I had to force Braden to sleep later).  He is up around 6 or 7 and he likes to go to bed around 8:30 with 2 naps during the day.  Oh and he is a jabber mouth.  He has to get his 2 cents in and babbles constantly.

Pictures to come soon.
*Warning: Soon is a relative term :)