How Big is Baby?

13 lbs 3 oz

23 1/2 inches long

Mav had his 2 month check up and immunizations today. His doctor was amazed at all the cool tricks he can do. He is acting more like a 4 month old than a 2 month old. His tricks include rolling over, smiling spontaneously, laughing, cooing, bearing weight on legs, reaching for objects, incredible neck control, and following objects with his eyes. So, basically he is perfect.

And there are a ton of things that I haven't blogged about and probably wont' get the time to, including Maddey's parent teacher conference where she was compared to Mary Poppins, Halloween, moon and star gazing, eggs, Eddie's military holiday party, and Liberty's reading surprise... just not enough hours in the day.

My Little Sales Lady

Every year, our elementary school has a cookie dough fundraiser. Maddey has always loved it... which is a mystery to me. I hate anything having to do with selling things.

Thursday, she came home from school, asked me where my cell phone was and disappeared into her bedroom. I didn't think anything of it because often she will call either one of her grandma's and prattle on about this or that.

An hour later, she came into the kitchen with her cookie dough order almost completely filled up with orders. HOLY SMOKES!!!

She scrolled down my list of contacts in my cell phone and called almost every single person!!

The next night she wanted to call some different people that hadn't answered her call the previous day, and I wanted to listen in so I told her to stay in the living room.

As I eavesdropped on her sales call, I couldn't help but laugh. Here are some parts that I heard.

"Hi, This is Madalyn. I'm selling cookie dough for my school. Would you like to buy some?"
Pause, then she reads off the kinds of cookie dough.

Pause, "Okay, one chocolate chunk.... and what else?"

"Okay, and what else?"

"Okay, and what else?"

She was so cute and sweet that the poor folks on the other end had to keep naming off cookie dough. She wouldn't let them get off the phone unless they had ordered at least one tub of cookie dough.

So... I'm sorry for anyone out there that got tagged by my little sales lady. She had full access to my cell phone, and and undaunting sales spirit.

New Developments

Wait for it, wait for it...Here it comes....Yep, He's laughing!

Yesterday, Maverik laughed for the first time AND rolled over for the first time. He's only 7 weeks, so they might have been flukes. I've been trying all day today to get him to laugh again, and he just grins at me. He's such a tease. And he sure works hard at play time, but hasn't rolled over again yet.

Fun Halloween Stuff

I love Halloween because there are so many fun crafts and foods and treats to try. The possibilities are truly endless. My kids love helping me make fun stuff, and it's so fun to see their faces light up over the simplest things. Here are a few fun things we've made so far. Check my recipe site for yummy Halloween recipes.

First we made some yummy Halloween cupcakes which my kids loved decorating with a billion pieces of candy corn and pumpkin candies.

These Spider treats are extra spooky and extra yummy.

And our family of cat pumpkins was by far the funnest to make. The kids love going out on the porch to say Hi to them. They are certainly full of character. ;)

The price of a night out

A great thing about having awesome family live near by, is the kid-swapping for date night.

Dare to Compare

Everyone keeps asking me lately who Maverik looks like. And I can't answer. He doesn't really remind me of any of my kids or family. He has a unique look I think. However, I dug up the baby pictures of my other three to compare. Who do you think he looks like most?

This is Maverik at one month old

Here is Madalyn about the same age

Here is Liberty about the same age

And here is Ryder about the same age.

I just can't tell. Sometimes I see Madalyn and sometimes I see Ryder... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

One Month

Can you believe this little munchkin is already one month old? He gave me his first smile at 3 1/2 weeks and is now smiling spontaneously. Although, I have a hard time capturing it on camera because my face is behind the camera... frustrating. He is so alert and curious. I can tell he's gonna be a go-getter. He is also my angel baby. So good and perfect. Here are some of my favorite faces.

Alert and serious. Trying so hard to figure things out.

Confused and unsure. He looks like he's thinking, "Umm... this isn't all it's cracked up to be."

Awww... here's a little smile. Mommy's voice is enough to break into a grin. I love that.

Having four children is an adjustment... but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love them so much.