All about Hendrix

I feel like I've been posting so much about Remmi lately, so now it's Hendrix's turn to be in the spot light.
Hendrix attended his fist year of preschool at Savvy Kid's this year. His teacher was Ms. Tammy, who he loved to pieces. He learned so much this year! Here are a few things he's really good at:
-Writing his name
- His ABC's
-Letter sounds
-The months of the year
-The days of the week
-Counting (he can count to 40 all by himself.)

He also learned some really cute songs and made some adorable art projects. I'm so glad he loves going to school, it's been really good for both of us!  =)

Hendrix continues to love trains, cars, trucks and anything that moves. He also has a fascination with building things and taking them apart. That's weird, I don't know where he got that from! Jordan and I both think he's going to be some sort of engineer when he grows up. You should see him choose the right size wrench for the bolt that he's unscrewing or how he takes apart anything and everything. He took the training wheels off of his bike one day because he wanted to learn how to ride with out them. (Not quite there yet.) He takes the door knobs off of the doors sometimes too! Jordan is so good about letting Hendrix help him do everything. I think Hendrix is most happy when he's "workin with Daddy." They're so cute together, it makes me smile. He's not really into sports or super heros, which seems to be what other boys are interested in at this age.

Hendrix is so good at playing by himself inside or outside of the house. He just totes around with different toys/tools, builds cute little things, makes up games and digs in the dirt. Such a boy! He's a very mellow child (when he's not around cousins or friends, lol).

I don't believe that anyone could be a better brother to little Remmi. Hendrix is so cute with her and loves her so much! He's never mean to her or intentionally hurts her. He mostly likes to play games with her to make her laugh or pick her up and carry her around the house, lol, it's so funny! I like to call him my "little helper" because he's always there to help me with Remmi. Some of the things I catch him doing with her while I'm not looking just melts my heart. He LOVES that she can crawl now and always says, "Come on Remmi, follow me!" (while whistling for her to come like she's a dog.) I know he will always be her little protector.

Hendrix still likes to rock in the rocking chair before he goes to bed. He has loved it ever since he was teeny tiny. He's never really been a "snuggly" child so I cherish the rocking chair snuggles I get from him. He usually rocks with Daddy but every once in a while I get to cuddle with him while we rock. I feel like he's growing up really fast so I try to soak up as much of my baby as I can. We love you   T    H    I     S    much hendri!  =)

Hendrix is 44 inches tall and weighs 43 pounds.

 Hendrix and Ms. Tammy at his preschool program.

 

Here are some cute pictuers I've taken of Hendrix lately.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY REMMI!!!!!

Okay, I know we're all sick of the birthday posts but I had to post some cute pictures I took of Remmi today, on her actual birthday!


Here are Remmi's 1 year stats.
Weight- 21 pounds (50th percentile)
Height- 30 inches (50th percentile)
Head circumference- 50th percentile
Teeth- 0

Remmi's Birthday Party

Remmi's birthday isn't until tomorrow but we wanted to celebrate on Sunday so that everyone could come. We had a BBQ with family, unwrapped presents and ate some goodies. So much fun! Thank you to everyone who brought food and a present for Remmi. We love you so much and can't thank you enough for being a part of her life. She is ridiculously blessed to have so many people in her life who love and adore her. She will realize it one day and know how lucky she is.

 I seriously can't believe that Remmi is ONE. I look at her and still see a tiny baby. I remember when Hendrix turned one, I felt like he was so old and no longer a baby. This time around, I feel totally different. I don't want to take away her bottles or watch her take her first steps. I'm not ready for that yet. I want to soak in my baby for as long as I possibly can.

I remember exactly what I was doing at 9:49 pm on May 19th 2012. I was in labor and had been for the last 12 hours. I was trying hard to relax during my contractions but was so exhausted that my body began to shake uncontrollably. I felt as if I had no control over the situation and that no one cared about how much pain I was in. It took everything I had in me to not punch my bitchy nurse in the face and shove my own epidural in my back. (That's a whole different story though.) Little did I know that my sweet baby girl would be arriving in the next 3 hours.

I honestly remember every little detail about my labor and delivery with her. It was long and miserable. I wish I would have done SO many things differently. I would have seen a different O.B, requested a new delivery nurse, kicked everyone out of the delivery room while I was laboring, made Jordan sit next to me and suffer along side with me instead of drinking slurpees and hanging out with everyone in the room. I guess I'll have a long list for the next pregnancy/delivery........

Believe it or not, I actually survived the labor and delivered the most beautiful tiny baby! I was still in shock that we were holding a baby girl. I didn't know what I was going to do with her. I was so used to cars, trucks and everything being blue. I couldn't wait to put a bow on her head and dress her in those itsy bitsy pink onesies. I was in heaven. I remember being extremely exhausted but having this weird "high" after delivering her. Jordan went right to sleep (since he did so much.......) but all I could do was lay awake and watch her sleep. I had waited SO long and been through SO much to get her here that I couldn't bring myself to close my eyes, how could I sleep when I just witnessed this miracle? Exactly.

So here we are, 1 year later with the most delicious, happy little girl! I seriously have to refrain from eating her every single day. Here are some cute pictures from her party!

 

Jordan and I gave her this swing for her birthday. We attached it to our covered patio so she could hang out in the shade during the summer. She was a little hesitant at first but is kind of obsessed with it now.

 

 

In fact, here is a picture of Jordan hanging her swing last night at 10 pm. What a cute Daddy he is, I'm so luck to have him.

 

My two squishys and my love! I love them a whole freakin lot!

 

 

It had been raining all day but the sun came out for a little bit and the kids were in heaven on the trampoline! Love cousins!

 

 

I don't know why but lately Remmi doesn't want to look at the camera or smile for the camera. Little stinker!

 

She's still warming up to Grandpa Lindsi.... one year later.

11 Months

Remmi is 11.5 months old right now and JUST started crawling a few days ago. We didn't know if she would ever figure it out, lol. She gets around pretty quick now which results in me getting less done and having to watch her VERY closely. She was playing in a pile of cords that were plugged into the wall today... whoops!

She still has no teeth but I hear that the longer it takes them to come in, the better teeth they have. I'll cross my fingers for now. Right now she just gums all of her food to death. HAHAHA! She likes to eat anything and everything (hence the chubby rolls). Her favorites are: Multi grain cheerios, breakfast bars, any kind of fruit, yogurt and pasta. I just introduced whole milk into her diet but feel like it might be giving her a tummy ache so I've held off for now. I take her to the doctor in a couple of weeks so I'll see what he has to say about it.

Hendrix and Remmi are total buddies and get to so excited to see each other. Hendrix is ADORABLE with her, it makes me happy to see them love each other so much. She looks for him whenever he's not around, smiles as soon as he walks in the room, giggles when he does something funny and loves to steal his toys. He's so good to share with her, talk to her and carry her around (she doesn't love that part too much).

Remmi's birthday is in 2 weeks and I'm super excited to throw her a little party. I can't belive my baby is one, it's soooo weird. She's (we've all) been through SO much this year. Remmi has lived in 3 different houses, been to 3 funerals, a wedding and to Hawaii. She's such a trooper and has been so great with all of the changes. We love her to pieces!

10 months

Playing catch up! Here we go....



10 Months Old! Remmi is such a delight right now. She still isn't crawling but manages to get around by getting on her knees, swiveling around than sitting back down. She still growls when she gets excited about something, it's adorable. We call her "The Grizz" "Remmikins" and "Remmi Grill" (Hendrix calls her that).

 

9 months

I'm 11 days late taking these pictures and posting them. Slacker Mom. We've been super busy finding a house and finding furniture, which has pretty much consumed my mind lately. Luckily, we did find an amazing house and some super cute furniture! I'll post more about that later. As for now, I get to post some adorable pictures of my baby. She's pretty much the cutest thing ever.

This is her newest trick. She claps her hands when we say, "Yaaaayyyy!" It's so cute!

 She saw a bird out the window and was fascinated by it.

And she loves to put EVERTHING in her mouth, including my lense cover.