1st Day of School!

Well, it has been a long summer and boy am I glad that school is now in session. Ashton returns to Valley Oak Elementary, our local school as a 1st grader. He is in Mrs. Wright's class and to his joy, his best buddy, Luke G. is in there! I already told his teacher she might need to separate them!

Ashton's 1st day of school. He is 5 years, 11 months old and wants to be a bull rider when he grows up!

Violet also entered her 1st day of preschool at Valley Oak Elementary. She goes three days a week and already loves it! She says she doesn't want to go to daycare anymore and wants to go to her "real" preschool everyday!

Violet's 1st day of preschool. 4 years, 4 months. She wants to be a princess when she grows up!

My school aged children! 2 down, 2 to go!

Ashton makes Eliza laugh

Eliza has a squeal, cough sort of laugh that is adorable. And if you're lucky, you can get her to snort! In the last few days, she has figured out how to roll over. She can now roll from her back to her stomach, and stomach to her back. She has excellent neck control. And in five days, will start her first day of daycare!

Watch Eliza Grow - 4 months

At 4 months, Eliza is 13 pounds, 11 ounces and 24 1/4 inches long. She is at the 36th and 37th%iles respectively for her age. So, while she looks like a chunky little girl, she remains below average! It boggles my mind! As far as developmentally, she is still exclusively breast fed, she can roll from stomach to back, lift her head up to just about a 90 degree angle, smiles, coos and laughs. She loves her swing and often naps in it. She has slept through the night once! From 9pm to 6am! Since then she has not repeated it but has gone on 4-6 hour stretches of sleep. She definitely prefers her Mama and is getting used to her brothers and sister always being around.