Its 1999 again!

Guess who's driving a CR-V again? Me! I'm the proud new owner of a 2004 Mojave Mist Honda CR-V( In 1999, I drove a 1998 Honda CR-V - color: green.) Anyway, we shall be calling him Mojavier. Or Mojave. Is that the correct spelling, Eric? I guessed. We got Mojavier from my parents. Eric cleaned him up really, really well and he is now free of dirt, grime and dog smell. Dylan and Avery seem to like him, so thats good. Now that I'm typing that he is a "he" I'm not so sure. Might be a she. I'll have to think on that.

We went to the zoo yesterday in Little Falls. Dylan really enjoyed it. Avery even seemed to enjoy herself. No crying at all! Here is a funny progression of photos. Dylan was chasing down a group of peacocks when finally he got one cornered. She didn't appreciate it. Heres what happened:
Here he is yelling, "Mom! Theres one right in front of you! He's smiling! Get his picture!"

Bound and determined to GET THAT PEACOCK!

WHOA! Peacocks FLY!!?

He left them alone after that. Right before he chased them down, he decided that he had to pee and just whipped it out right there at the zoo. Eric was walking a ways behind us with Avery in the Bjorn carrier and promptly turned around when he saw D peeing and pretended like he didn't know us. I hope that no one saw!

Here's your Avery update: We've started sleep training her again. Its not going very well. She cries and cries and cries. If you go in and check on her, you'll find that shes curled up on her side, eyes shut, mouth open and little sobs are coming out of her mouth. Almost like shes crying in her sleep. I'm trying to remain hopeful that it will start working soon, but I dont know. Shes tough. Last night though, she slept for an hour by herself! A miracle! So heres to hoping it happens more and more. Poor little thing needs her sleep! I was reading on a website that high needs babies should really be called, "sleep deprived babies" b/c thats probably whats causing them to be so high needs. Probably true for Miss A. She sleeps like crap.

Well, since Avery is up crying in her bed, Dylan is begging me to come play, so I must end this. Please check out our Shuttercal for more recent photos of the Wikoff fam! Adios!

The baby is growing up!

Well, Avery is just shy of 3 months old, and as predicted by all baby advice columns and baby info books, she is now coming out of her shell and showing us her personality. We are so happy that this day has come! She still fusses now and then, but not NEARLY as much as she did. She is MUCH more fun to be around now and gives us lots of smiles and gurgles every day. She had her 2 month well child visit recently and was 8 pounds, 12 ounces - so exactly 2 pounds up from birth weight. This puts her in the 15th percentile for weight. Its funny, cuz Dylan was 2 pounds heavier at 2 months too. She was 21 1/4 inches long according to their measurements. I don't buy it. According to our measurements (she doesn't straighten her legs for just any old nurse!) she is 23 inches. And she looks it for sure! Her 3 month clothes fit her length perfectly. Actually, the jammies she is wearing right now are 3 month size and her little toes are poking through! Uh oh! 6 month size will be waaaay too big at this point! She might just have to wear pants to bed! She still sleeps only in the wrap or in bed with us. We're working on it though. I refuse to just give up! This morning she slept for a whole 10 minutes alone before waking up! Woohoo! Last week though, she slept for close to an hour by herself in the swing. It. Was. Awesome. I had no idea what to do with myself and honestly kept thinking, "is she breathing??" We'll get there. I hope.

The garage is coming along nicely. The garage doors went up this past weekend, so its really starting to feel like its getting closer to completion. Insulation, siding and sheet rock remain. Oh and the roof is still leaking, so that must be re-shingled too. Other than that, its about done! And its pretty sweeeeet! Big thanks to Gpa Danny for all his help with it!

Well, I better get off my bouncy ball and start walking before Miss Sleeps in Wrap wakes up. She's stirring, so I better get moving if I want this nap to continue! Ahhh the things we do for our children! To see some recent pics, visit our shuttercal site!

Happenings...

Well, this past weekend I said goodbye to a dear friend of mine. She saw me through it all. Snowstorms, jerk drivers, rain, sleet, ice, maybe a little liquor consumption (rarely though, mom and dad. RARELY!). My lucky lady Liberty "Libby" was my go to gal for gettin' around Minneapolis as a single gal in the city. And now that we've got our two babes, we need more room than my Libby could provide for us. So it was with careful consideration that we chose Auntie Kelli to become Miss Libby's new companion. I know that they will get along well and that Libby will bring lots of luck and love to Kelli, as she did for me. Have fun girls! I want to hear all about what you crazy kids are up to and live vicariously through you! To see pics of the passing of Lady Liberty's torch, please visit our Shuttercal.

That is all for this week! One of these weeks, my little Squares will grow up and start napping by herself and I will have my life back to do with it what I please. Which I guess could mean that this blog could still possibly be neglected??? We'll see. ; )

Shuttercal has been updated!

No time or energy for a real post, just thought I'd let you all know that I caught up on our Shuttercal this evening. Go check it out! Maybe someday I'll regain enough free time to squeeze in a real update on here. But until then, my very limited free time is used on showers, eating...ya know, the essentials. Adios!

Cass Lake and other musings

Well, if you are surprised to see an update from me, you wouldn't be the only one! I took a couple weeks off and wasn't sure I'd ever get one done again! But here I am. Please be sure to check out our shuttercal page too. It has daily photos (not updated daily, of course) that depict our lives on a more regular basis. I am going to TRY to do an album on Facebook as well. If I do, I'll let ya know. Without further adieu, the pics:

Little Squares

The first truss going up

One of the last trusses going up

Sullivan Lake sunset

Dylan finally riding his tricycle! Unassisted!

And here we are at Cass Lake. Married for one year and one day. Added one baby and many pounds. Yay.

Here marks the end of Dylan's tubing days. Give him some mean bumps and hes DONE!

Driving the boat!

Squares giving me the look.

Squares giving D the look.

Eric and his little friend.

And finally, Squares enjoying a snuggle in our new wrap. She seems to like it and it is nicer on my back than a sling version.

Well, Cass Lake with a baby proved to be not so much fun. For me, anyway. Everyone else seemed to enjoy themselves though. Dylan had a fun time picking on his cousins, eating junk food and getting extremely dirty. He played hard every day and slept hard every night. He also enjoyed having a sleep over party with Grandpa and Grandma each night in their motorhome. One morning he woke up and was chatting with Grandpa who had sat down on the edge of the bed. Well, he must have sat on Grandma's side b/c Dylan said, "Don't sit on your Grandma!" They thought that was pretty funny. Everyone also decided to call Dylan "Steve" all week b/c of the way he behaves and treats his cousins - recklessly. Apparently Eric's cousin Steve was much the same way. Oh well! Until Easton, Addi, Daniel and Squares get bigger, I'm afraid that there isn't anyone who is going to give D a run for his money. Time will tell which of his cousins (or his sister) will push/kick/throw sand or dirt back at him!

Well, the Sheriff is crying, so it looks like I better wrap this up! So much for starting a Facebook album tonight! : (