Ryan's 4 Months

Ryan had his 4 month appointment. I also needed the doctor to check out Gabby and Piper as well. Other than having a little cold and spitting up all the live long day Ryan is great. I forgot to mention last week that Ryan is rolling over now. He can roll over both ways but he mostly rolls over from his back to his stomach.

4 month stats:
Weight: 15-2 75%
Height: 25 3/4 75%
Head Circ. 42 3/4 cm 60%

Here are my other kids 4 month stats. Corbin so far continues to be my biggest baby. link

I had the doctor check out Piper and her ear is healing nicely. I also had the doctor check out Gabby's tonsils. I've been worried about her. She snores/breathes so loud that I can hear her when the door is closed when I'm in my kitchen. She is also my kid that always seems to have a cough or cold. Well sure enough her tonsils are huge. The doctor prescribed 3 weeks of heavy duty antibiotics and steroids to try to shrink them down. If they don't shrink she will have to get them removed. I'm kind of wanting to just take them out. It seems like even if they go down that they will still be a chronic problem for her. I had to get my tonsils out when I was 4. We'll see what happens. It does kind of freak me out to think of her having surgery though. Gabby doesn't like yogurt very much but luckily I found some chew-able kid probiotics that she doesn't like but she will eat. I'm glad because 3 weeks on antibiotics can't be good for your system.

Well I'm just chugging along. Having 4 little kids is kind of rough. I'm grateful but I'm also stressed and tired most of the time. I feel like raising kids is a marathon, but I'm sprinting. I can't sprint forever. I'm just a bit of a perfectionist and I want my house to be perfect, my kids to be perfect, and myself to be perfect. It just can't happen! I really am grateful though, but it's tiring!

Corbin:
"You know, I know something. Dragons are real but unicorns aren't real."
Corbin talking about reading night at school. "We are going to read to dogs. Is that crazy? Are parents supposed to come? You will be amazed."
"You better believe I have another ouchie."
Me: "Sometimes moms need to go out by themselves." Corbin: "Cause sometimes kids are annoying." Ha!

Gabby:
After she woke up she came in and said, "Mom, I am totally too tired."
Corbin was singing a song, "Mom, that song is killing me."

Piper prayer:
Heavenly Father
thank you daddy's work
thank you mommy feel better
thank you baby ryan
thank you go to the doctor
thank you go to sleep
me: "in the name of Jesus Christ"
Piper: "Amen!"

Love!

Gabby held Ryan forever while I went around and around on the gym floor. I'm glad someone was burning off energy.

Blurry darn it. Corbin and Gabby slept on the floor and you can see that Corbin abandoned his own pillow to sleep up close and personal to Gabby. Ha! Corbin is the worst to sleep with he totally crowds you!

Pictures from Scott's petco trip with the kids last week.