9 months old already???

I am going to make this as short as I can today b/c it seems like there is a ton of stuff to catch up on in the last 2 weeks -
First things first - Chloe is 9 MONTHS OLD!!  I cannot believe how fast time is going.  At her doc appt on Friday she weighed 17 lb 1 oz and was 26.5 inches long - the 25th percentile!  She is a little squirt!  But I am pretty sure she is still right on track to triple her birth weight by age 1.  So, no worries about that stuff.  We were given the go ahead on giving her anything she wants/we want to give her to eat or drink.  A couple of weeks ago I thought we were going to have to go to formula but we got some good council from cousin Katie and are still going strong! 
Ok, back up now - 2 weekends ago was very busy!  We were all over the place in a very short time frame - here to Ste. Genevieve on Friday, Ste. Gen to Marion, IL on Saturday afternoon for Kacy's wedding, Marion to St. Charles after the wedding so we could attend Melissa's baby shower on Sunday, then back home Sunday afternoon, home by 8pm!  It was a lot of fun but very tiring!  The wedding was beautiful of course and it was great to see all of our Maryville friends.  Melissa's shower was a lot of fun, lots of good food and was also great to see some family that we don't get to see very often.  I'll let the pictures do most of the "talking" here.
This week Tuesday we went to the Shriner's circus!  It was very fun.  Preston enjoyed seeing the very few animals :( and loved the clowns!  The other acts were mostly acrobatic stuff and girls climbing ropes.  It was good but seemed more focused for older kids and adults.  We got some good pics though! 
Wednesday I took Preston to Urgent Care when I got home from work.  The doctor said he was basically having an asthma attack - swell!  So I guess it is official (still not by our pediatrician) that he has asthma.  Preston now takes Singulair daily, has a rescue inhaler and this week was taking Zithromax and doing breathing treatments multiple times/day.  He was much better today as I did not have to give him a breathing treatment at all!
Today was beautiful outside!  We did a lot of playing outside and the kids decided to take naps at different times today, so I got Preston alone time and Chloe alone time.  It was very nice to be able to spend time with each of them individually, but I definitely don't want that happening all the time b/c I need some time too!! :)
So that wasn't all that short, but I do think I could have made it longer! That is all for now - have a fantastic week!  AJ is on spring break so the kids get to stay home and sleep in (hopefully!).

 Aunt Sherry and Chloe

All weekend she did not want to sleep anywhere unless I got her to sleep before I put her down...

 Rachel and Wesley

 My little football player! He loves this jersey

 Aunt Marty with Chloe, Carol, Grandpa Jack and Aunt Sherry

 "I wanna come out and play too"

 Crowded at the circus!

 Very, very tired!

 Preston wanted to "meet" every clown!

 Elephants!

 Preston's $10 light!

 What ya doing?

 Rock Star!

 Playing outside today was awesome!

 Picking "flowers" for Mommy!

 Smiling because I keep telling her no....

 This is what she kept thinking about doing...

 WEEE!

 Playing in the grass

 Swinging with Josh

 Playing "tato heads" with Josh

Chloe swinging!  She loves to be outside

Ok, that is 49 pics and 1 video - hopefully I didn't overload ya!  I will upload one more video tomorrow for those of you that don't use facebook.  Goodnight and once again have a wonderful week!

Growing fast

Chloe's 38 weeks!  I didn't get to see her much tonight b/c she took a really late nap, therefore I did not get a good picture of her.  The time she was awake she did not want me to put her down so there was not a chance to get a picture of her awake.  She is trying all kinds of new food, but it seems we may have run into an allergy.  I was reading online the other day about feeding and they mentioned food allergies and the different signs - I guess I didn't really know what to be looking for.  Turns out a small patch of scaly skin on the face as well as a red rash on the butt can mean food allergy.  So right now she is not allowed to have any squash and we'll see if the rashes clear, if not we'll try something else.  Otherwise she is doing great.  She is officially everywhere in this house and we can't keep her out of the dog food bowl.  Unfortunately Preston thinks it is funny so he joins her instead of showing her something else to do.
Preston is doing well.  I have a lovely bruise on my knee from where he bit me the other day - definitely hurt - and then later he bit Chloe's fingers.  He doesn't ever seem to bite when he is mad, he does it when he is playing.  I'm not sure I understand this or how to stop it since it isn't when he is mad.  We are definitely trying though!  I actually am hoping it is just his last 2 molars coming in and then we'll be done!  Otherwise he is doing great.  Potty training is coming along nicely for the most part.  He has the occasional day where he doesn't do so well, but that will happen I guess!
I am excited for this weekend!  We have a wedding on Saturday in IL where we should get to see most of our college friends and then my cousin, Melissa's, baby shower is on Sunday in St. Charles!  Lots of driving to be done, but I am very excited!! 
Just some random shots I've been taking with my new camera to try to figure it out.  Still don't have it all the way!

 

Yum! Blueberries

 

 

I don't think Preston likes Avocado anymore!

P-T-D-Y-Q-H-K-Z-S, spells Preston Charles Gegg!

 

Preston loves sleeping on his couch right now

 

38 weeks, sleeping baby!

 

Preston was telling us how bad his foot smelled in the tub!  P-U!

Another quick update...

Because frankly I am worn out!  Kids have both had baths, are in bed, dishes are done, applesauce is made and cleaned up - boy I am tired!
Chloe is going all over like crazy now.  Preston is beginning to like her crawling and be a little more understanding and willing to share toys.  He is of course a little possessive still of certain toys, but he is getting better!
Chloe is 37 weeks old today!  Where is the time going?  She is (I think!) working on tooth number 3 and I am pretty sure it is also going to be on the bottom.  This weekend she had her first bath in just the bathtub - no little bathtub anymore!  She had her second bath tonight and Preston joined her for a little bit - they had a blast!
Preston is 30 months, officially 2 1/2 years old.  Well, you can count it today or tomorrow since there is no Feb. 29th!  He is growing up fast - his sentence structure just amazes me.  Sometimes I feel like he should be in preschool or kindergarten already! 
My 29th birthday was yesterday and it was fantastic!  We went to church, went out for donuts, then came home and made some Papa Murphy's pizza to have with some friends and then had some delicious cupcakes from The Cup!  I tried really hard to not do any cleaning - but I of course had to do a couple of things before and after our friends came over! :)

Preston stole a cupcake before I could get a picture!

New Sam Bradford jersey that was almost impossible to get off him

Playing with Mommy

First full tub bath!!

Mmmm, donuts!

Can't seem to get a good pic with the timer!!

Look at those 2 teeth!

Playing together!

Yeah for the bath!

I tried to upload a video of Chloe crawling but it timed out I guess...I'll try again tomorrow.

Have a great week!

36 weeks

Chloe is getting to be so adventurous!  She is all over the place now and pulling up to her knees all the time already.  She is beginning to jabber a lot more, now even if other people are talking!  She crawled down the hallway this morning while we were getting ready for work, crawled into the bathroom while I was giving Preston a bath tonight and crawled into the kitchen last night - I don't think there is anywhere she hasn't been now!

We have been teaching Preston to pray at night before bed, and he will occasionally pray before dinner.  He looks so cute saying his bedtime prayer, kneeling by his bed.  He has memorized both prayers very quickly - night time as follows:

Now I lay me, down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

Guide me Jesus, through the night

And wake me with the morning's light

Amen.

I want to get a picture of him praying but I am usually kneeling right next to him.  

Preston has been going outside to play at daycare and his shoes get very muddy so we decided to buy a new pair of tennis shoes last night.  We had a really cute pair of little tennis shoes picked out that he agreed to and then we passed a pair of light up Toy Story 3 shoes.  Unfortunately that is what we ended up getting...

He loves his new shoes!  They aren't terrible I guess and they weren't expensive. We'll get him some different ones for summer!

I have picked out a new camera, so hopefully the pictures will be a little better in the next post you see!  Have a wonderful rest of the week!