Thursday, April 02, 2009

Sleep!

Gabriel slept through the night last night! It wasn't his first night to do so, but I think he's well on his way to making it constant. I feed him at 10pm and he usually sleeps until around 4pm and then goes right back to sleep, but last night he slept until 6am so I woke up and fed him and we started the day. I'll have to adjust his schedule throughout the day, but it's well worth it!

He has been smiling at us for a week or so now. At first I wasn't sure he was smiling AT us, but now I'm sure. He's so cute and so good!

Callie and Gustav seem to be adjusting well. They are really helpful and have started completing their chores without complaining every morning :-) They have to make their bed, brush their teeth and get dressed each morning by themselves. Gus started giving them the "5 minute rule" - they have to finish in 5 minutes or they get 5 spankings. We adjust the 5 minutes as necessary - as long as they are actively working on their chores. They have been great this week! I even had time to update the blog before taking Callie to school!

Speaking of Callie, she had her Kindergarten test last week and I've been told she did great. I haven't received the acceptance letter yet, but it's safe to say she is K ready! She's growing too fast!

Gustav continues to grow before my eyes. It's making the decision to hold him back a year more difficult. I think we'll still do that because some day it might catch up with him. He and I have a good time together during the day. He has started exercising with me in front of the TV and he's so cute!

I'm going to go so I can post a few pictures before school!


Getting big!


We started giving Gabe a bottle once a day - he'll even take one from me!


Passed out in the swing...


Cuddling with his big brother.




Tea party