12/25/19- Christmas Morning

When you wake up at 2:10am Christmas morning, you throw on your Christmas jammies because Dad said you couldn’t come upstairs without them.  After going to the bathroom you notice an iron man tattoo on your arm and it turns you into a believer in Santa again.  Porter comes in showing me his upper arm and says something like, “He really did it.  He got it good.”  Then he runs into the living room and says, “He brought Lucky Charms and a basketball for Jonas.”

Yesterday after the boys opened their new basketball standard, first Jonas informed us that he didn’t even like basketball. Then he says, “We don’t even have a basketball.”  Porter quickly found a Star Wars bouncy ball in the basement, but Mason had a fit (I like to claim it’s because he’s sick, but let’s be honest, he’s fiesty and fiery).  So,  David and I decided that Porter should open his new basketball.  Jonas was then sad that he didn’t have one and we realized that only one basketball could cause problems, so we told Jonas that maybe Santa would bring him one.  Thankfully Ash came through with the win and was able to find a similar “shiny one” at the store so Jonas could get one from Santa. 

So between the tattoo, Lucky Charms cereal and the basketball, we’ve successfully converted Porter into a believer again!

Christmas Day was magical.  The boys were so grateful and happy all day.  We played basketball, we played our new board games,  Jonas built Legos, we played Playdoh, Mason played with his annoying speaking hamster, etc.  It really was the best day with our little family and Ashley.  We read Luke 2.  I loved spending this day with our little family.

Jonas 5 year old check up (1/9/2020)

Jonas continues to be a tender, sweet boy.  Although, he definitely gets angry if bothered by his brothers.  He is doing well in preschool and it is so fun to watch him start learning to read.  Jonas is a little more of a perfectionist than his brothers, so he gets frustrated with himself if his letters aren't written perfectly, but he actually writes really well.  He is pretty athletic.  He still prefers to stay home and does not like new people or large crowds.  His best friend is still Ollie Griffis and that's really the only person he wants to play with besides family.  Jonas loves playing legos, riding his bike, playing games, reading, playing ninja and just having fun.  He can playing quietly by himself or with others.  If he gets in trouble or gets upset, he sometimes takes himself to his room and he'll fall asleep.  If it's during the day he'll take a nap, but if it's closer to bedtime, he'll be down for the night. 
Jonas has some really special gifts, but I don't think he is as confident as his other brothers which makes me so sad since David and I think he's pretty amazing. 
For his birthday he had Ollie come with us to Chuck e Cheese and then we had mac n cheese for dinner with Donuts and raspberry sherbert for dessert.  He was really worried Porter was going to ruin his birthday by teasing him.  Fortunately, he had a good birthday. 
I sure love this kid. 

BP 97/60

Pulse 72

Temp 36.7 °C (98.1 °F) (Temporal)

Ht 42" (106.7 cm)

Wt 17 kg (37 lb 6.4 oz)

BMI 14.91 kg/m²

BMI: Body mass index is 14.91 kg/m². (percentile 32 %ile (Z= -0.46) based on CDC (Boys, 2-20 Years) BMI-for-age

Mason 3 year check up (1/9/2020)

Mason had his 3 year check up a little late.  He is such a fun boy.  He's actually pretty easy going, but he definitely has some spice and sass.  If someone is going somewhere and they invite him to go, he's ready to go.  He likes to be on the move.  Jonas and him are the best little buddies and they play really well together for the most part.  Mason loves his hot wheels, legos and riding his bike.  He also really loves treats and if you ask him what present he wants, he will ask for candy.  For a while now, Mason has been the best helper.  He is always eager to help and work on projects, it doesn't matter what it is.  He loves his daddy and loves when dad gives him kisses and tickles him.  They have a sweet relationship and are best buddies.
Mason invited two friends, Tyson Mitchell and Tyler Lindberg, over for a birthday dinner of mac n cheese and chicken nuggets with strawberry cupcakes and sherbert ice cream for dessert.  It was fun to have his little friends over and they watched him open all his birthday presents and then played with him.  We got him a hot wheel track and a few cars.  The present was a hit and all the boys including Porter and Jonas loved it.
I adore Mason.  He is such a joy.

BP 97/57

Pulse 92

Temp 37.2 °C (99 °F) (Temporal)

Ht 38" (96.5 cm)

Wt 14.2 kg (31 lb 6.4 oz)

BMI 15.29 kg/m²

BMI: Body mass index is 15.29 kg/m². (percentile 26 %ile (Z= -0.64) based on CDC (Boys, 2-20 Years) BMI-for-age

During his appt we determined that he might have some vision problems.  These were the results and we are going in for an appt with an opthamalogist next week on Jan 14th to do further testing.

Vision Screening

Edited by: Makenzie Collins, MA-C

		Right eye	Left eye	Both eyes
	Without correction	20/30	20/40
	Comments: Vision screen completed using WelchAllyn Spot Vision Screener with the following results:   OD (right eye) DS (used to calculate visual acuity): +3.25   OS (left eye) DS (used to calculate visual acuity): +4.00   Vision Screen results: Hyperopia

Brooks 4 month check up (1/7/2020)

How can Brooks already be 4 months old!  We love him so much.  His cheeks are squishy, he's smiley and he loves to laugh when tickled.  He is starting to take about 3 naps a day, sometimes this changes if his nap gets interrupted.  He still wakes up 2-3 times a night to eat, but he's starting to go to bed earlier between 7 and 8:30pm, so that's good.  He does not love tummy time and I'm not very good at making him do it.  Brooks is no where near rolling over, but he does kind of pull his upper body up when he's sitting in his bouncy seat.  He's working on his abs:).

At his 4 month check up these were his stats:
Temp 37.1 °C (98.7 °F) (Temporal)
Ht 23.86" (60.6 cm)
Wt 6254 g (13 lb 12.6 oz)
HC 41.3 cm (16.26")
BMI 17.03 kg/m²

He got 3 vaccine shots and one oral vaccine. He cried for his shots, but calmed quickly after. Later that night I did give him some tylenol because he was fussy, but after the tylenol he was so pleasant and happy.