Hot Mess

If I had grabbed my camera 10 seconds earlier this would have been a cute picture. Addie and Charlotte were pushing Emmy around in the Bumbo and they were all having a wonderful time. Emmy was giggling and the two older girls thought it was the greatest thing ever that they could show her all of their toys. The SECOND that I touched the camera, Emmy was done with the tour and started crying. I'm not sure what Addie was doing. Charlotte still seems to be having a good time, though!

Emerson at almost 4 months:

• Prefers to be on her tummy so that she can watch the action.
• Is pretty good at rolling from her back to her tummy. But it still requires a lot of effort and she gets mad when she accidentally rolls onto her back after working so hard.
• Is starting to giggle.
• Tries to grab your food if she's sitting on your lap at dinner.
• Loves to nap in her swing. She especially likes the blanket that our friend Arwen made for her. When you put it on her in the swing, she snuggles into it and falls promptly to sleep.
• Loves her sisters! She would much rather be entertained by her sisters than held by mom or dad.

Adeline:

• Is reading like a champ! At school they have a coconut tree and each student has a coconut with their name on it. As you increase your reading level, your coconut moves higher up the tree. There is one student who is at level 10. Addie and one other girl are one level 6. Everyone else in the class is on 4 or lower.
• Can now ride a two-wheeled bike without training wheels! This is all she wants to do when she gets home from school.
• Is such a great big sister and example - both to Emerson and Charlotte. She is always willing to help out when we ask.

Charlotte:

• Is also doing amazingly well at school. Her teacher wants to test her reading at the end of the school year (they usually don't test them in pre-K3) and thinks that she will be reading at a level 3 or 4.
• We're not sure where this came from, but she is the popular kid in class. She certainly didn't get this from mom or dad. And it is even more surprising because she used to be so shy. Everybody in her class will look at her and wait for her opinion on something before voicing their own.