A big week at the Maslowsky household

Yesterday Nola rolled over from her back to front for the first time and again today. I missed both times. I turned around and there she was on her belly happy as can be!

Karter gave up his bottle almost all by himself. He stopped asking for it during when he got up in the morning (since he started sleeping in his bed) we started to distract him when he did ask and then eventually told him the bottles were for Nola. He took milk out of his sippy cup with a straw today!

Karter's new room

Exersaucer

Nola loves her exersaucer!



Karter LOVES school

I was hesitant for Karter off go to school. Craig and I were the only people to discipline and care for him besides family and friends for short periods of time. The Montibello Jewish Center changed our lives. Karter LOVES school. I show up early every now and then to peek in on him. He runs around the playground with a smile ear to ear laughing and truly having a great time. His friends Charlie and Carson go there BUT I get reports back that he spends most of his time with his "girlfriend" Noa.

Mrs Shelia and Kathy tell me that he loves Gym especially soccer. He is so excited to kick the ball he can hardly sit still until his name is called. When its finally his turn he finished with a victory lap. Jen the Gym teacher tells me I should build a track around my house so he can run and run! He loves music too. Today I got a report back that Karter is getting better at identifying his colors.

Rolling from front to back

Nola rolled from front to back consistently today!

4 month check up

Well really 4 and half month check up. She weighs 14 pounds and 12 ounces (75%) and is 25 inches long (55%). I have been giving her 1 bottle a day of formula at 6:00 to give myself a break and to fill her up before bed. The Emfamil made her spit up and the Good Start Soy made her constipated. Dr Montague gave me a sample of the Similac Alimentum and she wants nothing to do with it. So trial and error until we find one that works. I plan on breast feeding until she is 6 months old.

Time for a big boy bed!

Karter moved into his new room and into a big boy bed! He came home from Nana and Joe's house today and I told him he was going to sleep in his new room (that has been set up for months now). I could tell he was a little hesitant when I told him it was time go to bed. I treated bed time as I always did. He did great even with the thunder and lighten storm going on. Here he is sleeping soundly next to baby Nola shinning through the night light next to his bed.

No more curls

Karter got a big boy haircut!

Fist belly laugh

Nola laughed out loud today for the first time! I was changing her and was kissing her naked belly and she thought that was so funny!! This is what every mother waits for from her infant!

Laughing Out Loud

Brother and Sister

The grandmas

NaNa

Bubby

Karter starts school

Karter had his first day of school today. It was a trial class to see how he would do with Mama dropping him off and picking him up from school... so I packed his backpack with diapers, a change of clothes a sippy cup and off we went. I spoke to him about it a couple days prior and then in the car ride there I told him what he was going to do in school today. I blindly told him there would be a kitchen to play with, lots of "cho cho s" trains, arts and crafts and went on and on... what do you know as soon as he walked in the classroom they were doing apple painting right next to the kitchen set and on the way to the table we passed the trains. Mama did good! As long as you prepare Karter and tell him all about what is going to happen he adapts very well. I got a big kiss and he told me "more paint Mama" and off I went! He goes Wed and Thurs from 9:15 to 12.

Dr. Davies - Hayride

Grabbing

Nola started to grab things and I mean everything. She is an oral baby and everything go right in the mouth. I never had to worry with Karter but Nola is going to be a different story.