I've been absent from our blog for awhile - I plead "germs." It's been rough for us Whicker's these last 6 weeks or so. We've all been taking turns with colds, croup for the older two and all three girls have had ear infections.
Alice has her first ear infections, double no less. She's still on antibiotics but feeling so much better. She's such a sweet, sweet girl. She'll be 6 months on Wednesday, can you believe it?! She can sit up for a little at a time and has a fantastic belly laugh. Her sense of humor is interesting as she finds the most random things hilarious. I'm going to be making baby food this weekend, she's about ready to try something other than milk - should be fun - pictures to come. We've been having her practice sitting at the table. She usually ends up slumped over and somehow gets her shoulder under the side bar so has to be monitored carefully. She loves being part of the family at the table though. She loves being around her sisters and grins ear to ear when they talk to her. She also loves it when they tell her they love her and give her hugs goodnight before bed time.
Jane is our little bug. She's such a sweet girl and feisty as all get out. She is very independent and dissolves into tears if she isn't allowed to do something herself. When it's time to brush her teeth or hair she has to do it first and then Mom or Dad can have a turn. She doesn't like Katherine to help her very often and gets angry when she does anyways. Jane started gymnastics last week and LOVED it. She was the cutest darn kid ever. She was all smiles the entire time and did so great at listening and following directions. She has so much fun it was heart-warming to watch. I'm sure she also loved the one on one attention she got from me. I can't wait for Tuesdays and our special time, I have a great time with her too. I'll take a camera next week and snap a shot of her in her pink leotard - you'll die, I promise.
Big sister Katherine is back is preschool and loving it. She's in a new class and did so amazing her first day. I hung out for 10 minutes or so and then when I asked her if she was okay if I left she said "Yep." I gave her a kiss good bye and that was it! She likes her new teacher and I think the social side of class is great for her. We invited her class to her birthday party next weekend so it'll be fun to get to know some of the kids and parents. Katherine is a very sweet girl. She always tried to help and mother Jane. She'll say "Come here sweetie" and give Jane hugs if she falls down or "It's okay honey" if Jane is crying. She doesn't like the dark and always has one of us, Jane will do, go with her to the bathroom or her bedroom at night if there isn't a light on already. We've started to let Katherine carry Alice. She isn't allowed to pick her up off the ground or set her down, but she can carry her from Mama to Dada and she's in heaven. She thinks it's the coolest thing in the world and is so darn proud of herself - can you tell?
Nathan and I are doing great too. Nathan's working on a security door for our front door and happy as a clam to have a project. He's also started trying to get in shape and trim down a bit before our July vacation in San Diego. He's been getting up at 5am to walk and taking the dogs with him. It's been comical hearing about his adventures - they've been stalked by a coyote, un-nerved by a truck veering at them, had his head lamp battery go out when it's pitch black, woken up everyone with our dogs barking (they now wear their shock collars on the walk) and so forth. He's been doing great. Alice is starting to sleep through the night so I'm starting to think about working out myself. We'll see. I'm working on finding some other Mom's to hang with and trying to find a group to get involved in at church. Once I can get a good nights sleep on a regular basis my world will open up. I'm looking forward to it.
We've seen her lift a knee up every now and then, it won't be long until this little one is off. At that point the amount of calls I get at work from Nathan will double as having 3 mobile kiddos will take some getting used to, I'm sure.
