My Kids

Elijah had his 4 month check-up on Monday! I can't believe he's already 4 months old! His weight was 14 pounds 12 ounces, and his length was 24.25 inches long. He has more than doubled in weight, and has grown 4.25 inches! The doctor says he's right on track to be tall and skinny, just like his big brother, Micah, is! He got two shots and one oral vaccine, and he cried for the second shot, but not for long.

Some days I look at the boys and I think, "I can't believe I'm a mother to two boys!" If you had asked me as a kid if I thought at 22 I would be married for nearly 4 years and have a 2.5 year old and a 4 month old, I never would have believed it. I didn't plan my life this way, but I can't imagine any other way to live it. Yes, I have my days where I just want to [hypothetically] wring their necks, but I have many more days where I enjoy the heck out of them and their creativity and optimism. Elijah laughs and coos at all sorts of things now. He can even roll from tummy to back. And every day when Kalin leaves to go to work, Micah waves bye-bye to daddy, then waves bye-bye to me and tells me he's going to work, too. It's the cutest thing in the world.

If only they could stay just like they are -- or maybe not. Either way, I'll always love them unconditionally.