5 year check-up

Nadya with the med student, who was checking her out. She did really well with him and her doctor. She is so cute.

I took Nadya to her five year check-up today. It went really well. We had to prep her for the shots that she was going to get and she did good. She kept telling everyone that she liked shots now and that she was going to be brave. She talked the whole time with the doctor and is just a little chatter box. It is fun to hear to tell stories and discuss things with other people.

Her stats are height is 44" which she is 75th percentile, and her weight is 43.2 lbs which is just under the 75th percentile.

She is healthy, and smart. It was a good day at the doctors. She handled the shots pretty well but I am glad that Earl was there with me so that we could both hold her hand.

Dancing Samantha

I have been taking Nadya and Samantha to a little dance class every Friday. It has been a lot of fun to see Samantha start to get into it. She absolutely loves the teacher and follows her around. Samantha is so much fun to watch. She just bounces herself around and smiles the whole time. I love watching these girls grow up. They amaze me everyday and I am lucky to have them.

Latest Project.

So while Earl is busy doing is school stuff, I have been trying to come up with things to keep me busy when the girls go to bed at night. I have done a lot of reading, some watching tv, but the latest thing that I have tried to do is sew. My mom gave me my grandma's old sewing machine which is very nice to have, and I have been trying to teach myself the basics. I have made a few cinch bags for things, I made a wipes and diapers holder, and this week I found a cute, easy skirt pattern to make the girls skirts. I think they turned out pretty good and the girls look really cute in them. Thanks to my friend Tiffany for going to Columbia and picking me up some fabric because unfortunately, we only have Walmart to get fabric from. I am really enjoying sewing and I hope that I can get better as I go.

Happy 30th, Earl!

Earl turned 30 yesterday and we had a pretty fun day. He did have to go to school but we were able to meet him after and we took the girls to the SAA childrens social. They got to play on blow up toys and just run around and have fun. Samantha loved going up and down the slide. I only had to help her twice before she could go up the stairs by herself and she had no fear about going down the slide by herself. She kept going sideways and flipping herself and then she'd stand up and just grin. Nadya loved being able to go wherever she wanted and jump on everything.
After they had their turn, we were able to give the girls to the babysitters there and then we got to have our turn. It was fun to play on the toys. Earl was pretty good at the velcro wall and the bungee race. I was a pansy and hurt my knee so I got to watch most of it. We did get to sumo wrestle together which was a lot of fun. Earl of course won. While we were wrestling, the group sang happy birthday to him. We had a lot of fun together. I'm so lucky to have him in my life. He is so good with the girls and is such a hard worker. I love you and happy birthday.

Birthday Pictures

Here are the pictures from Nadya's birthday. She had a lot of fun being with her friends. They got to decorate tiaras, play kiss the frog, eat cake and ice cream, and play together. It was a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday, Nadya!

I know this post is a little late, but my little girl is now 5. Nadya turned 5 on Monday and I can't believe it. She was so excited in the morning when we woke her up. She kept telling me, "Mom, I'm so excited, I can't believe I'm 5." She was very cute. We had a birthday parting with her friends on Saturday and then just a family one on Monday. She got a ton of fun presents and has enjoyed playing with them. It is amazing how fast time goes.

Nadya is such a loving little girl. She loves her little sister and is so good to Samantha. She loves to learn and anything to do with art. She loves going to school and is so disappointed when she has to stay home. It is fun to watch her think things through and it is scary to see how smart she is.

I will post pictures soon, but I just want to say Happy Birthday to my sweet girl and I hope she had a great day.