Just some pics of the stinkers!

Back away from the candy cane and no one will get hurt...

Baby girl has been a teething monster for the last few days! Anything and everything goes straight to the mouth, including my face! I think she'll be cutting those top teeth pretty soon. She's still cute though - even when she's kind of a bear!

Wiggly Tooth

Well - we've leaped over another milestone in the Wheeler house. Nathan had a dentist appointment last week and we found out he had his first loose tooth. He wiggled and wiggled all week and started begging Doug to pull it out on Monday. We tried on Tuesday...

And again on Wednesday...

But it just wasn't quite ready. We couldn't get the floss underneath the tooth. He kept wiggling and we tried again tonight. Success! We got the floss on tight and Daddy play punched him in the belly while I started singing and with one little yank, the tooth was free.

Big smile right after the tooth came out...

Now we get to see how much the tooth fairy leaves for teeth these days. I remember a quarter or two. With inflation, I'm sure the rate's gone up. However, we are in a recession so I guess we shall see!

I still can't believe how brave this kid is. I used to let my teeth hang on by a thread until they just fell out on their own. He is his father's son!

Piggie Tail

Hey everyone! I just wanted to post some cute pictures of Lauren's first piggie tail and some of her latest and greatest expressions. She's almost 8 months old now and nearly crawling. She does this lunging thing to get where she wants to go. I'm guessing by Christmas we won't be able to keep up with her!

Poking brother in the eye

Happy girl

My favorite crinkle nose smile

Crinkle nose again

Evil child grin!

This is what happened when we took the piggie out. I think she looks like Cindy Lou Who with brown hair! :)

Photo Shoot with Robin

Robin posted the first couple of shots for us on her blog. The picture of me is TERRIBLE, but I cropped myself out and left beautiful Lauren in for your viewing pleasure. I think her eyes look like milk chocolate. Nathan was "thinking of something funny" in his pic. :-)

Happy Halloween!

Just pics :-)

Lauren turned 6 months old on Oct. 8! I can't believe how fast this last half year has flown by. She has turned out to be such a sweet angel baby and the greatest addition to our family since Gator! Her 6 month checkup was yesterday and she checked out beautifully. She weighed 16.3 pounds, putting her in the 47th percentile. Her height was 27.5 inches, putting her in the 90th percentile. And I can't remember her head circumference except that it was in the 97th percentile! Thanks Grammaw and Uncle Mashew!

She loves taking baths with her big brother!

She's scooching - not crawling yet, but she can scooch to where she wants to be. She was all the way on the pink mat and scooched herself under the ottoman.

She's trying food now. She loves banana but not baby food banana. She wants to do it herself. And yes, that is a big blob of banana by her eye.

She has 2 teeth...

Her smile would melt your heart...

She loves her johnny jump! I love the below smile. She kind of scrunches up only the right side of her nose. Cutie pie!

She's working on sitting unassisted. She's almost there!

She get's more beautiful every day...

And her favorite pastime is sucking on her big toe!

First Day of Kindergarten

The rite of passage has come and gone. My baby Gator is now a big boy at a big boy school. He began his school career today. I pray that it is the beginning of a wonderful time of his life and that learning, playing, and developing new friendships come easily and naturally for him. I am confident that my boy will shine and will be a joy to his classroom.

His teacher is Ms. Sarah Johnson and she is everything you would expect a kindergarten teacher to be: sweet, upbeat, friendly, and a little on the short side so she can get down on their level easily. :) Her classroom is decorated in fun colors with lots of bumblebees everywhere. Everywhere you look is an opportunity to learn something new, such as a scale, a big clock the kids can learn to tell time with, pretend money, and of course lots of ABCs and 123s. I'm so excited for Gator and I can't wait to watch him develop over this year.

For his first day, we got up early. He had already picked out his favorite shirt for the first day, a red polo with a shark on it, courtesy of Grandmammy and Grandpappy. He helped me pack his Spiderman lunchbox (thanks Grandma & Papaw) with all of his favorite stuff. He requested a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, cucumbers & tomatoes, grapes, a pickle, and a string cheese. I can't believe the healthy choices considering his mommy's eating habits! Then we all drove partway to school but had to park so far away that we probably should have just walked the whole way. On the way, Nathan practiced heavy, deep breathing. He learned in Tae Kwon Do when he's nervous or scared to take 10 deep breaths. He denied any nervousness, but the hyperventilating gave him away! Lauren, Daddy and I all dropped him off for the big day and I snapped a few pictures. He was totally cool with a hug and a goodbye. I didn't even cry - choked up only slightly.

When I asked how his first day went this afternoon, he could not stop talking about a little girl named Sierra so it appears he has a friend ;) He even says she's the prettiest girl in class but that I'm still the prettiest girl in the world. What a sweetheart.

Here we grow.......................

Leaving for Kindergarten

Walking to School

At His Locker in Ms. Johnson's classroom

Mommy & Me

Just a couple of cute pics Robin captured of me and my babies.

Nathan starts kindergarten tomorrow!!!!!! I'm one of those moms who will be bringing the camera along to drop him off. I can't wait to hear how he does. I'm sure it is going to be a very exicting year for my little man. :-) I'll update soon!