The Growing Walnuts: Four Months And Counting

We've survived our first full week of daycare, preschool, kinder, and work all together! All 6 of us! And we all got good rest, food was on the table, laundry was done, made it to gymnastics, etc. Phew! We'll see how well we do with the subsequent weeks :)

The baby girls had their 4 month well child check last week Friday and are actually on the charts this time! Mommy's milk is serving them well. Poppy was 12.9# and Eve was 12.2# which puts them about 10% for weight. They were both 23.5 inches long which also puts them in the 10th percentile. It was exciting to see how much they've grown - almost 5 pounds in 2 months!

They started daycare at Aunty Veva's last week and did amazingly well. They transitioned well to the new surroundings and we're so happy to be back there. It's the same place that Chan was before starting preschool this past summer. All of a sudden they're getting much better at tummy time and can stay on the floor for longer periods of time without fussing. Poppy is still really talkative and Eve is much more quiet. Their laughs are getting stronger and stronger and it's much easier to get one (or a few) out of them.

Esme also started kindergarten at Waiakea Elementary this month. We were convinced she'd be the kid crying and pulling on our shirts to stay but she really surprised us. She was fine when we just left her in her classroom after walking her in and even braved the car line for drop offs after a few days. She's really growing up! We've noticed she sleeps better since starting kinder since she doesn't get naps anymore. Esme has always had a hard time falling right asleep and can lay in bed for about an hour sometimes. Her bedtime is around 7:30pm and we've tried all sorts of things to help her but kindergarten seems to be the most effective.

Chan had a short break from preschool this month as they transitioned from their summer program to the official school year starting. He's staying in Mrs Castro's class and he has some new classmates. He still loves doing puzzles, going for walks around the neighborhood and playing baseball in the back yard. He also pretends to do "homework" like Mimi these days which is so cute. He's pretty good at his letter and work recognition that we're convinced he'll start reading right along with her.