Louie's Stats

Birth weight 7lbs 10ounces 21 inches on July 23, 2009
2 months Weight 12lbs 3oz Height 24in Head 39 1/2
4 monthsWeight 15lbs 13oz Height 26 1/4in Head 42 1/2 (90th percentile for height, 70th for weight and 50th for head
6 monthsWeight 17lbs 1oz Height 27 1/i2n Head 44 1/2 (90th percentile for height, 50th for weight and 70th for head
18 Months 10/25/2010 22 lbs 12 ounces Height 32 inches Head 47.4 cm

Avabelle's Stats

Birth Weight 8lbs 2oz May 10, 2007
2 days old Weight 7lbs 7oz Height 20 inches Head 34 1/2 cm
2 weeks old Weight 8lbs 6oz Height 21 inches Head 35 3/4 cm
2 months old Weight 12lbs 5oz Height 23 inches Head 39 cm
4 months old Weight 14lbs 12oz Height 25 1/4 inches Head 40 3/4cm
6 months old Weight 16lbs 12oz Height 26 inches Head 42
1 year old Weight 19lbs pounds 12ounces Height 29 Head 45
2 year old Weight 22 pounds 3 ounces Height 32 3/4 inches

Anthony's Stats

Here is a list of Anthony's height and weight


Birth Weight 8lbs 1oz July 23rd 2005
2 days old Weight 7lbs 10oz Height 20 1/2 inches Head 36 cm
2 weeks old Weight 9lbs 6oz Height 21 inches Head 37 cm
2 months old Weight 15lbs Height 24 1/2 inches Head 41 cm
4 months old Weight 17lbs 15oz Height 26 1/4 inches Head 43 1/2cm
6 monts old Weight 27lbs 7oz Height 33 1/2 inches Head 48 1/2 cm
1 year old Weight 30 pounds Height 34 1/2 inches
2 year old Weight 36 pounds Height 39 1/2 inches
3 year old Weight 42 pounds Height 41 1/2 inches

Louie's Song

I was looking for the perfect song for Louie, when I heard this song on the radio I cried because it was soooooo perfect for him.


"God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You"
By NSYNC

Yeah....
Oh yes
Ohhh..yeah..
Can this be true?
Tell me, can this be real?
How can I put into words what I feel?
My life was complete
I thought I was whole
Why do I feel like I'm losing control?
I never thought that love could feel like this
and you've changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
there's an angel?
It's a miracle...

Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep
Your soul is like a secret
That I never could keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must have spent...
A little more time
On you...
(A little more time, yes he did baby)

In all of creation
All things great and small
You are the one that surpasses them all
More precious than
Any diamond or pearl
They broke the mold
When you came in this world
And I'm trying hard to figure out
Just how I ever did without
The warmth of your smile
The heart of a child
That's deep inside
Leaves me purified

Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I never could keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must have spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) ohhh...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) yeah...

Never thought that love could feel like this
and you changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
There's an angel?
It's a miracle...

Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (peaceful and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I never could keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must have spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you..)
God must have spent...
A little more time
on you
(on you, on you..you....you..oooh..yeah)
A little more time
on you...ohhh

Family Photos

This week we did spur of the moment family photos by the ponds by the house. I was happy to have a family photo of all of us together. It's really hard to do with three kids, but Tony brought along the remote, so we didn't have to bother anyone to take our family photo. It was a little chilly but we had fun.


Louie – He gets so excited to see Ava and Anthony running around. He moves his arms and squeals in delight when they run. He can’t wait to play with his brother and sister. My Louie really has a great spirit about him.

Avabelle – I’m listening to Ava sing right now. She loves to sing to herself and entertain herself, she’s not very shy. I stare at her all the time because I think she’s so wonderful and beautiful. I hope she never sells herself short and always believes in herself because she has unlimited potential. My new nickname I want for her is firefly, because she has radiant heat from the inside that glows on the outside. I just love being around her.

Anthony – Well we wanted to start Anthony a year later in school since his birthday is in July and he’ll be one of the youngest in his class. We would rather him be the oldest but he is academically advanced so we decided instead of 2 years of Preschool we’ll enroll him in a half day Kindergarten next year, and then a full day Kindergarten the following year. The only thing is that they are trying to do away with half day Kindergarten, which I don’t understand why, because when kids are that young it’s so hard for them to focus all day. Oh well we’ll see what happens. Anthony is such a great brother, he told us to move out of the way because he was a big brother and had to help Avabelle put her coat on. He is very considerate of his sister, which always makes me run over and hug him.

Tony and I – Tony and I started thinking about moving again. We’ll see what happens because we change our mind often. It’s hard because we’ll be moving further away from the family. It would be a great opportunity to get our kids in a great community with the top schools in the state. It’s hard not to move to a place that would be supportive of them and of us because it has a lot of young parents with children like us. It was rated number 12 in the US of best places to live. To be continued…

Pumkin Crafts

What a great week this was. I painted with the kids. We did tree's with their thumb prints as the tree part. We also made Halloween cookies. I spend more prep time then the time they stay interested. They are interested for a little bit and then they tell me they're going to play and to tell them when the cookies are done. That's o.k. at least they are entertained for 10 minutes and they'll remember these moments as they get older.

Louie - Louie is 14 lbs and loves to grunt(he sounds like a little cave man). It reminds me of how Anthony used to grunt. In speaking of Anthony, Louie loves to listen and look at him and smile. He really loves his big brother it's pretty cute. He seems to be sleeping through the night a little bit better the last couple of nights, which has been nice.

Avabelle - Ava is very entertaining and you never know what is going to come out of her mouth. I was reading them a book before bed and this book has the song She'll be Coming Around the Mountain, I was being silly with them and had my hand as a pretend microphone that all of us kept singing in. I started singing she'll be coming around and then Ava sang into the microphone she said "Couch" We all started laughing so hard because she was so serious. This morning she was knocking with her knuckles on the table and told me "Look mom these are my uncles". I said you mean your knuckles and she said, "Yeah, my uncles." I wondered to myself how many times a day does she make me laugh and how much I love and adore her.

Anthony - Anthony is really becoming mature and I can't believe how curious he is. When I read him books he'll make me stop in the middle of a sentence to show him a word. He love's recognizing a word and will point it out to me. His favorite thing this week was watching Myth Busters and the National Geographic channel(not making cookies and painting). He would watch these shows like they were cartoons and then told me all about how the cheetahs would kill the giraffes. I wondered if it was appropriate to have him watching National Geographic.

Tony and Rita - We took the kids on three long walks this week, which was good for all of us. Anthony rode his bike and Avabelle ran most of the way. They fell asleep quickly after they were read a story. I told Tony we should do this everyday. The kids really enjoyed the walks. We're still trying to stay away from everyone who is sick until the kids are vaccinated, since the H1N1 virus is so dangerous for children. People think we're crazy but we'd rather be crazy then to let our kids get this virus. Staying home has been nice for us all because I've discovered more of the little things in life and how important family and close friends are. I thought maybe Tony would be a little burnt but he said you know I've really enjoyed our time home together and it hasn't been that bad not being out and about all the time. He's such a good dad and husband. I really am super lucky to have him. Life is good and I really like living in the moment. I feel so much more appreciative. I had to clean out my classroom since I took the year off and while I was cleaning out my classroom everyone was coming by and talking to me. I said boy I'm sure going to miss everyone and the professional world and also working with students. But I returned home and walked through the door looking for the kids. They were playing in the sandbox and said,"Hi Mom" and I thought to myself I wouldn't change my time home with them for nothing. I love them dearly and I hope that I am teaching them things that they couldn't get anywhere else.

Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch - We took the kids to the pumpkin patch this weekend and they had a great time. We left and asked Anthony what his favorite thing at the pumpkin patch, it wasn’t the hay maze, the pumpkin patch, or the baby animals, it was the overcrowded slide. We had a great time and took some great pictures of the kids. I woke Louie up out of his car seat and took his picture in Anthony’s old pumpkin costume. The other 2 kids I would have left them sleeping in their portable car seat not wanting to disturb them, but not that it’s number three, I didn’t want him to miss the pumpkin patch.

Avabelle – Avabelle had a super loving week. Dad was pretending to do a Karate kick and she would say,” Daddy” and hug his leg. She told him that she didn’t like that. She was on the couch and gave me a hug and told me “Mama I love you soooo much.” That little girl melts my heart. She didn’t leave Anthony out all her love she’s been feeling, he was trying to open the door for her and she said, “Anthony I love you so much.”. We moved her mattress by Jasmine’s bed and now she lays there and likes to talk to Jasmine and sing to her. Finally Jasmine had enough and went to lay by Anthony it was pretty funny. Tony and I laughed for a long time. She came down with the stomach flu this week, but seems to be feeling much better. It breaks my heart when any of the kids are sick.

Louie – Louie is a big growing boy he fits in 9 month clothes already. I had a 6 month outfit and it looked like he had on high water pants.. It might be just the Carters brand, or the fact that I like to wash everything in hot to get the poop off, and then it shrinks. I rinse their clothes in cold but it doesn’t make a difference. He keeps smiling and loves to listen to the Leapfrog alphabet sound video. When the part comes on about what sound the o makes he said ahhh two times, it was super cute. I guess he already knows what the o sound is, and now I have to start teaching him how to read .

Anthony – Anthony loves being a big brother and he prides himself when he’s in a good mood, doing stuff for his little sister. She said I can’t open my yogurt and Anthony said, “Here Ava I will help you.” He opened it for her and she said, “Thank you brother I love you.” I love those conversations between them. Anthony learned the un and at word families this week. I had un on the board and he said mom that says un. I was so super excited I think he got freaked out. He also decided that he wanted to join Karate since we went in the strip mall that had a Karate for kids place. He hasn’t stopped talking about it. I told him after he get’s his flu vaccination that he could join. He told Ava that he was going to join and she couldn’t because she was too little and might get kicked in the face. Ava said, “ Anthony I like my dance class.” She doesn’t care because she is such a girly girl. Anthony was pushing around Avabelle’s doll in the stroller. I asked him if that was his baby and he said, “Yeah Mom it is, but you can’t touch his hands.” I laughed so hard because I have told him numerous times not to touch Louie’s hands because he sticks them in his mouth.


Tony and Rita – We cleaned out the play room so I could set up centers, like my classroom. That way the kids could have more productive play when I do things with them. We had them in bed a couple times this week on time so we could have some down time, but still not every night. My epiphany I had about myself this week is not to take myself too seriously. I told Tony that I’m not as laid back and playful as I used to be. I really have enjoyed myself a lot more being light hearted I really missed that about myself.

Mother Cabrini's

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We had a great week the weather has been cold and hot, but luckily the day we went to Mother Cabrini’s the weather was beautiful. We headed out in the morning and packed stuff for a picnic. We had a great time and it was nice to get all the energy out of the kids. Afterwards, we came home and had a picnic on the front lawn.



Louie – He had an awesome week and is so alert, he keeps me on my toes trying to keep him stimulated. This week he finally reached up and grabbed his rattle that was hanging in his jungle gym. Tony and I were so amazed because he kept grabbing it. I carried him to the top of Mother Cabrini’s and down. The extra exercise did me good. He didn’t like the snuggly so I had to use my arms
Avabelle – Well Ava still hasn’t grown out of eating sand in the sandbox. Seriously she is two years old already (will she ever grow out of this?). Her dance teacher always comments on how cute Avabelle’s hair and clothes are every week (of course Avabelle smiles and says thank you with her charming voice and looks). She loved Mother Cabrini’s and didn’t want to take any rests climbing to the top. She had on her squeaky shoes and squeaked all the way to the top. When we reached the top she said “Whoa, that’s a tall Jesus.” We laughed and agreed with her. She also said, “Mom, I love Jesus.” That warms my heart so much to hear her say that.

Anthony – We were upstairs and there is a picture of him and his sister last year in the bike trailer waiting to watch movie under the stars in Stapleton. Well we got rained out that night so we went home. Ava looked at the picture and said that she they were in a wagon. Anthony corrected her and told her, “No, Ava we were at movie under the stars and it was raining, so we couldn’t watch that Curious George movie.” My jaw dropped because I couldn’t believe he remembered that so clearly, because he never spoke a word about it before and it was over a year ago. He doesn’t talk about his observations all the time but when he does it shocks us all. He loved Mother Cabrini’s and thought who ever made it to the top first won. He is starting to get so competitive.
Tony and Rita – It was my suggestion for us to go to Mother Cabrini’s, we had been cooped up in the house because we are trying to stay away from everyone with the flu because of how dangerous it is for the kids. We were glad we went and that we all got some exercise. Also, I put up the Halloween decorations. The kids loved it they kept trying on all the Halloween costumes. It was a lot of fun. We also purchased a Kitchen Aid mixer this week, and I love it. I baked pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin bread two days later. We decided we were going to try to start putting the kids to bed by 8 p.m. so we could have some alone time for the both of us. I really miss us cuddling on the couch together. Not that I mind the kids cuddling with us. It’s just not very often that it’s just the two of us. When I hug Tony, Anthony will come up and hug us both. Ahhhh…he just wants to feel the love too.