Tucker's 4 month check-up

Officially, Tucker celebrates his 4 month milestone tomorrow, but we kicked it off today with his check-up appointment. We learned that we have a chunky monkey! Of course, we pretty much already knew this - his legs tell all, but still the confirmation is nice.

The stats - Tucker's listed first followed by a note about Owen:

Weight: 16lbs 4.5oz (79%) - Owen was 1 pound lighter but still very chunky, too

Height: 25 inches (56%) - Owen was just about 1/2 inch shorter

Head circumference - 43 inches - Owen was 40 cm

Tucker also received his shots and received a good bill of health! WOO! He and I both have mild colds, but the doctor isn't worried. And as far as milestones go, Tucker has started to roll-over from belly to back. It's only happened a couple of times so far- both times because he was in reach of a toy. He likes to stuff his toys in his mouth and continues to be very happy and mellow. He likes to sleep from about 8pm to 8am, but no- it's not straight - he still wakes 3-4 feedings a night. Oh yeah, and he's laughing now. He smiles and laughs at Owen all the time and it's seriously one of the most precious things to watch. Owen smiles and laughs and states that Tucker's laughing and keeps repeating his actions to make Tucker smile and laugh! I LOVE it!

I'll post Tucker's monthly photo tomorrow.

Happy Cinco de Mayo.

The many faces of Owen

I love when Owen wants to make faces. I think this is something most 2 year-olds love to do, but nonetheless I get a major kick out of it. Before Owen's school play, he warmed up by practicing a few different faces; in order they went:

Regular Photo Smile:

Woo!:

Super Happy:

Sad:

Bad:

Surprise:

and Super Excited (aka, let's go!)

Tuesday morning

Owen's 1st School Performance

Owen's daycare put on a Spring Gala last week where each class sang a song and performed on stage for family and friends. Maybe calling it a performance is a bit of a stretch, but Owen and his classmates did learn two songs and they did stand on a stage and sing and dance to parts of it. Some of them also cried for parts of it (or most of it like Owen) and some of them also stood staring at their teachers and the crowd. The kids dressed up as pirates and sang about slippery fish and a pirate counting song.

The entire event was a bit chaotic. More people attended than they expected and it was fairly unorganized because of a last minute directive from the corporate office, but the kids had a great time playing in the lobby and in the classroom before they were called to the stage and they especially loved the bounce house and playground time afterwards. All in all the night was a great success- especially since it was the first-ever live school play put on at this center. It was definitely a special night- filled with many very cute moments.

A few pictures of Owen playing before he and his classmates hit the stage:

Here is a short clip of the video-

And the winner is...

A few posts back, I shared some photos of the boys that my brother-n-law, Ryan, shot. His instructor liked one of the photos he used so much (above) that he suggested that Ryan enter one of the school's photo contests. We just found out that he won. Congrats Ryan!

Wiseley Boys @ ~5 weeks

We're corny. We decided to try to replicate one of Owen's photo shoots with Tucker at the same age in the same clothes. Because they are different kids and because Owen was involved in Tucker's photo shoot, we didn't get exact photo matches. Some of the more similar shots come when they are wearing different outfits, but I still think it is fun comparison. Both times we did this with Kris' parents and most photos were taken by Granddaddy. Of course the boys aren't identical, but I think you may get a kick out of how similar they look- I know we sure do.

Tucker

Owen

Tucker

Owen

Tucker

Owen

Tucker

Owen

And Owen 2+ years after the original shoot:

Tucker's Announcement Photo

Tucker just turned 3 months. I have been feeling guilty because I never mailed out a birth announcement for Tucker. And now that we're heading towards his fourth month, I'm not going to, but this is the photo I would have chosen had I been on top of it. We took the photo the day before his 1 month birthday. I just love it. I have already printed it out, so at least he'll have this photo in his baby book (which I also haven't started). Geez.

I would have also included a photo of both boys together. This is another favorite- even though Owen's diaper is showing: