It has been a week of accomplishments in the Hiller house! Our kids wasted no time after our return from Hawaii to make some big changes!
Sam
Our sweet Sam is growing up! He is such a determined little boy and so driven. He loves to learn and seriously is like a sponge..he soaks up every little detail! He has always been interested in words and language and has wanted to know how to write, spell and read. It has been clear he has recognized words for awhile now (our attempts at spelling out our secrets are becoming futile) but it seems now he is ready to read! I just love his preschool and his teacher told me when we started that if kids were ready to read she would work on it with them in their individual time. Well, last week a note was sent home that Sam read his first book. The next day he read another one at our house and yesterday was on to one more. His teacher sent a note home with us this week that for free of charge she was going to hold a reading club on Tuesday mornings for a couple of hours for kids in her program that were ready to read and invited Sam to join her class. Well, he is over the moon excited! He is thrilled that he was specially invited as apparently only some of the kids in his class will be there and can't wait to start reading more. He is simply growing up too fast!
Cole
Ahhhh! Finally our little Cole is out of diapers! It is amazing how overnight he just looks "older." The transition was pretty easy for the most part and the little monkey is pretty proud of himself. We knew he was ready but held off for a bit to get a little more settled with Eliza. We had thought about starting to give him a little push in February or March if he did not initiate before then but the little guy took control and decided the day after we returned from Hawaii that he was putting on big kid underwear. He did great right off the bat and totally initiates all on his own - he never needed any prompting or reminding from us. He developed a bit of a fear of the toilet for a few days where he refused to go to the bathroom, was adamant that he would not have an accident, but also refused to put a diaper back on which made things a little interesting as he was simply out of options as to what to do! However, it appears this is diminishing quickly and he is back to his confident self. We are just so proud of him and are even more excited not to be changing his diapers anymore!
Eliza
Well, Eliza hasn't really hit any other milestones other than that she turned 4 months old last week. She is such a funny little thing and it is so exciting to watch her change. She is growing like a weed (everyone we saw in Hawaii couldn't hide their shock when we told them how old she was and would comment that she was a big girl!) We have her wellness appointment next week and I will not be surprised if she is still in the 90th percentile - oh you should see her thighs! She is so smiley (except when a camera is on her) and continues to become much more interactive. Her fussiness is really diminishing and you can often hear the boys tell her "good job Eliza - you didn't scream at all during this car ride!" She loves to babble and you can have such cute conversations with her. The day we returned from Hawaii she seemed determined to roll over. She tries to lunge herself over but still just can't swing those legs over to finalize the roll. I am sure it will come soon! She was just starting to sleep well but with so much illness and travel over January it has really messed with her schedule. Also, at 4 months all of our kids seem to hit the dreaded 4 month sleep regression where their sleep pattern gets a little funky and we are definitely in that now. The little girl does not seem to understand that this mama needs her sleep! Everyone just loves having her around - she is so sweet. It is amazing to watch how all 4 of us can be around her doing all sorts of goofy things to get her to laugh. This girl definitely gets a lot of attention!
Sam
Our sweet Sam is growing up! He is such a determined little boy and so driven. He loves to learn and seriously is like a sponge..he soaks up every little detail! He has always been interested in words and language and has wanted to know how to write, spell and read. It has been clear he has recognized words for awhile now (our attempts at spelling out our secrets are becoming futile) but it seems now he is ready to read! I just love his preschool and his teacher told me when we started that if kids were ready to read she would work on it with them in their individual time. Well, last week a note was sent home that Sam read his first book. The next day he read another one at our house and yesterday was on to one more. His teacher sent a note home with us this week that for free of charge she was going to hold a reading club on Tuesday mornings for a couple of hours for kids in her program that were ready to read and invited Sam to join her class. Well, he is over the moon excited! He is thrilled that he was specially invited as apparently only some of the kids in his class will be there and can't wait to start reading more. He is simply growing up too fast!
Cole
Ahhhh! Finally our little Cole is out of diapers! It is amazing how overnight he just looks "older." The transition was pretty easy for the most part and the little monkey is pretty proud of himself. We knew he was ready but held off for a bit to get a little more settled with Eliza. We had thought about starting to give him a little push in February or March if he did not initiate before then but the little guy took control and decided the day after we returned from Hawaii that he was putting on big kid underwear. He did great right off the bat and totally initiates all on his own - he never needed any prompting or reminding from us. He developed a bit of a fear of the toilet for a few days where he refused to go to the bathroom, was adamant that he would not have an accident, but also refused to put a diaper back on which made things a little interesting as he was simply out of options as to what to do! However, it appears this is diminishing quickly and he is back to his confident self. We are just so proud of him and are even more excited not to be changing his diapers anymore!
Eliza
Well, Eliza hasn't really hit any other milestones other than that she turned 4 months old last week. She is such a funny little thing and it is so exciting to watch her change. She is growing like a weed (everyone we saw in Hawaii couldn't hide their shock when we told them how old she was and would comment that she was a big girl!) We have her wellness appointment next week and I will not be surprised if she is still in the 90th percentile - oh you should see her thighs! She is so smiley (except when a camera is on her) and continues to become much more interactive. Her fussiness is really diminishing and you can often hear the boys tell her "good job Eliza - you didn't scream at all during this car ride!" She loves to babble and you can have such cute conversations with her. The day we returned from Hawaii she seemed determined to roll over. She tries to lunge herself over but still just can't swing those legs over to finalize the roll. I am sure it will come soon! She was just starting to sleep well but with so much illness and travel over January it has really messed with her schedule. Also, at 4 months all of our kids seem to hit the dreaded 4 month sleep regression where their sleep pattern gets a little funky and we are definitely in that now. The little girl does not seem to understand that this mama needs her sleep! Everyone just loves having her around - she is so sweet. It is amazing to watch how all 4 of us can be around her doing all sorts of goofy things to get her to laugh. This girl definitely gets a lot of attention!
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