5 Months

Little girls are so fun!

Mastering the sippy cup!!  Kinley can now get her milk from another source besides her Mama!!

This little boy says he wants to marry a lot of girls so they can have a lot of babies!  Maybe he has been watching too much Sister Wives!  But, he does say he wants us to have more babies.  When we ask him if he wants another brother or another sister, he replies "both"!

Kinley gets up on her hands and knees and starts rocking back and forth.  It will not be long now until she is in a full out crawl.  She already puts her head down and pushes with her feet to get where she wants.

So sweet!

We love you Kinley, it is hard to believe you are already 5 months old.  You and Carter are the best of friends.  When we pick him up from preschool, you start laughing and smiling as soon as he hops in the car.  Makes this Mama so proud!

Sweet Tater

Kinley got her first taste of sweet potatoes and it was a big hit!  She is going to be a good eater, I can tell.  I decided to make my own baby food this time, so Kinley will hopefully get only the good stuff.  This weekend we gave her bananas and boy did she like those!  I am trying to give her rice cereal right before bed in hopes that she will sleep longer...  It doesn't seem to be working since last night she was up every 2 hours. :(  We still love you sweet Kinley, don't worry!

4 Months

Where is the time going?  Kinley had her 4 month check up this week (at 4.5 months, so a bit late!)  She is doing great, we are still trying to figure out her acid reflux meds, but other then that she is doing amazing.  It seems like her breathing is improving while she is eating, so that is a good sign.  With LM, you expect their breating to contiune to get worse until about 6 months, and then start improving.

Stats

Weight: 13.3 pounds (30th%)

Height: 25.2 inches (65th% )

Whooop Whooop, we have a kid on the growth charts!!  Amazing!!!

We have decided to start her on food since she has been showing a lot of interest in eating.  I also wanted to start her on rice cereal at night in hopes that she will sleep a bit better.  Kinley still has nights where she is up every 3 hours!  Gosh, I am sure I am being punished since Carter was sleeping 12 hours by 5 weeks of age!

Sandy

We have survived our first hurricane!  Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast on October 29th.  We were told to expect some major damage here in Hershey so we prepared for the worst.  We were stocked up on water and canned goods, and we were ready for our power to be out for a few days.  Luckily, we missed the worst of it and Sandy was kind to us.  There was some strong wind for a long time, and tons of rain, but nothing else to complain about.  The power even stayed on for us.  Those who live closer to the coast are telling a different story however.  When I see pictures of the devastation in towns just a few short hours from us, it breaks my heart.  Our prayers are with them!  

This is what we found in our room during the storm since he was too scared to sleep by himself!

We were stuck inside for a few days, and it lead to some pretty crazy kids!

Boo

Halloween in Hershey rocks!  This place loves candy and everybody here loves any excuse to celebrate Halloween.  Each town around here does trick or treating on different days, so if you plan it just right, you can get in a lot of treating!  I took the kids to a trunk or treat put on by some friends, and then we hit up a church Halloween party.  Kinley won a prize for super cute girl! (Duh!!!)  We also took the kids to Hershey Gardens for some trick or treating there.  We were also super excited about the parade since I hear the amount of candy they hand out is crazy, however they had to cancel it due to Hurricane Sandy.  We were surprised how many kids came to our neighborhood to trick or treat!  It was crazy out there, and Carter got so many goodies just walking down our road!

So this year Carter decided he really liked the Fighter Pilot outfit.  ( I think he was more obsessed with the fighting part than the flying part...)  But it was a perfect costume for him, and he got lots of complements on it.  Kinley was our little chickadee.  She looks so precious in her outfit  and I told Tim I might have to have another kid, just so I can use this costume again!

Hope you all had a great Halloween!