Last Friday was a big day for us - Radley and Emersyn had well checks scheduled and both included shots - and this Momma went all by herself.
Let's all pause for applause and gold stars for Mom.
Okay, now that that's out the way, we can continue with the actual important stuff - how these precious kiddos are doing!
WILLIAM RADLEY KING
Four Years Old
Loves: Cars, Emmy, MommyDaddy, Being loud, Superheros, and Laughing (somewhat in that order)
Enjoy this sneak peak of his four year pictures!
(Thanks Sarah!!)
Stats:
Height: 39.5 inches (no idea percentage)
Weight: 34.4 pounds
Love of doctor visits (1-10): When it's just Emmy - 10; when it's both - 7. He was more interested in what Dr. Henderson was doing this visit - and liked all the attention. He really liked the hearing test and thought it was so funny to wear the giant headphones - and he passed with flying colors. He also LOVED the sight test and was super proud to show off his ability to read the letters. I was extremely jealous of his perfect vision - even with two eyes and contacts in, I had a little trouble seeing the smallest line, but Radley did great.
Love of shots (1-10): -5 Oh.My.Goodness. This boy. He was all smiles until this part. We started with the flu vaccine which he got to sniff (have y'all seen that yet?). Then he quietly said, "But Mommy, don't girls go first? Isn't it Emmy's turn?" Heather, our nurse, tried to tell him that Emmy needed to see big brother go first so she wouldn't be so scared. He bought it at first, but then glanced down to his left and saw the shots lined up and then it happened...the tears. And it was loud and so high pitched and nothing had even happened. And well, I couldn't help but laugh a little. Poor guy. Heather is so fast so she was done in about 3 seconds flat but Radley cried for about a minute after she was done. And then just wimpered a little.
What he knows: I feel like this kid knows way more than he needs to! He is extremely verbose (wonder where he gets that from?) and has a great imagination. I LOVE watching him play and listening to all that he is creating. He is still in love with Cars which makes all the ones that GiGi has purchased over the years worth it. He builds car cities, car washes, car hotels, car fortresses, and just plays and plays. He has been able to recognize all the names of his friends for sometime and can now also recognize the following words: car, Mommy, Daddy, Emmy, hat, love, God, and exit (strange). He loves trying to learn how to spell but we are in no rush for this! I think "school" has also been practicing math skills, because he likes to add and tell me that, "1 Lightming + 2 Maters = 3". Way to go, buddy!
What we love about him: Hmmmm...just about every little thing you can imagine. I love that he is so tender hearted! I know that in our society men are supposed to be strong and not shed a tear, but I hope that his sensitivity allows him to extend kindness to others. I love watching him play with his friends and especially love watching him play with his sister. While not every interaction is positive, he adores her and is so excited when she does something new or plays along. I love that he is eager to learn and discover and I love that he loves his GiGi and Pops, Pete and Bok, and Cousin Owen, Uncle Jody and Aunt Sonya. Hope they are always an important part of his life! It makes me so happy to know that MY besties' kids' are his besties - such a sweet blessing to share in all of their lives. I love that he still wants to snuggle, that he needs us and that he loves watching and doing whatever Ryan is doing. We just love this kid!
Estelle Emersyn King
15 Months Old
Loves: Radley, MommyDaddy, Walking, Talking, Eating, Playing with Radley, Being a "big girl"
This is a sneak peak from Emmy's 1 year photo shoot - full post coming tomorrow! :)
Stats:
Height: 29.5 inches (no idea about percentage)
Weight: 19.4 pounds
Love of doctor visits (1-10): 5 - It starts with the scale - she doesn't love to stand on the scale, which is funny. I think she associates the doctor office with hurt ears and shots - so maybe with the tubes and lack of well checks from here on out, she will start to enjoy the experience more. She does giggle when Dr. Henderson tickles her tummy or looks at her eyes, etc... so we could definitely be worse off.
Love of shots (1-10): 4 - She isn't old enough to know what's coming, which makes this a bit easier. She does cry when receiving the shots, but as soon as she was done, I picked her up, gave her water and she was done crying. Pretty easy!
What she knows: This month has been fun to watch her grow. Since the tubes she has definitely become much more vocal which is fun! Her words now include: Momma, Dada, RaRa (sometimes Ra-eeee), Cat/Kitty, Book, Uh-oh (still the fave), Hi, Bye, Book, Ball, WaWa (water), and kinda All done (ah-dun). She is attempting to repeat us more. She has "please" down for signing and thinks that looking at us with "sweet eyes" and saying "please" will get her just about anything (and she may be right). She has started to "smack" when she gives or blows kisses which kinda melts my heart and has started to carry her dolls for more than 2 seconds. Still loves playing with whatever Radley is playing with, chasing the cats, and "reading" books - but on her on, not so much having us read to her. She LOVES to draw/write/scribble - maybe she'll be our artist. She also loves anytime we put on music and sings and dances along. Still a great eater - nothing she won't try (including her Daddy's beer ... awesome) and has gotten pretty good with a spoon and fork.
What we love about her: Oh my gosh - her sweet voice. I am just DYING to know what she will sound like when she becomes a talker. I LOVE listening to Radley and just know her voice will be the same kind of sweetness his is. Her hair is getting so long and her spunky attitude just cracks me up. She actually "prisses" when she walks and it cracks me up! She loves to let me rock her and hold her and although I would give anything for about 5 minutes of "me time" I also love that she wants to be held and loved on.
Whew... that was longer than I intended...but with kids as darling as these two... can you blame me?
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