Growing, growing, growing...

I'm starting to understand what the little old ladies who said, 

"cherish these little years, they grow up so fast"  

were talking about! 

This month we celebrated Zachary and Grant turning 5-years-old!  We took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge and had a BLAST!

Today we had our well-child check-ups so here are our stats:

Sage - 4 months old

Height - 25 inches (76%)

Weight - 14 lbs 4.5 oz (64%)

This month Sage has started rolling from her back to her tummy, but can't quite get back over.  She is eating rice and some fruits/vegetables that we have pureed for her as well as nursing 6-7 times a day.  She is sleeping 12-13 hours every night and takes two short naps and one big nap every day.  She enjoys standing to play in her exersaucer and rolling around on her play mat.  She absolutely adores her brothers and laughs at them a LOT.  She really enjoys when they turn on her musical toys and do silly dances for her.  Sage is laughing, smiling, cooing and blowing lots of bubbles.  We think she has a tooth coming in but it hasn't poked through yet!  The picture above is from her first time in Cradle Roll Bible class at church.  Unfortunately, she lost it soon after I left and had to be held the rest of the time.

Zachary - 5 years old

Height - 3' 6.5" (40%)
Weight - 38 lbs (29%)

Zachary is loving school and soaking up as much information as he can.  He has an incredible ability to identify pretty much every dinosaur he sees with it's scientific name and determine whether it is a carnivore or herbivore based on it's teeth!  He still loves to run and does so whenever he gets the opportunity!  This probably explains his 29th percentile for body weight - although this isn't much different than years past.  We were encouraged to try to incorporate more fats in his diet...the healthy kind of course!  If Zachary stays on his current growth curve he is on track to be about 5'9"-5'11"...so just like his daddy (I know you are all SHOCKED to hear that!).

Grant - 5 years old

Height - 3' 9.5" (92%)

Weight - 44lbs 8 oz (75%)

Grant is our talker (hush...I know where he gets it and I don't need to be reminded). He asks approximately 972 questions a day. He is a very smart boy and picks up new information and skills very quickly.  He learned to tie his shoes in one sitting and is now trying to teach his brother.  He is our little helper and adores his baby sister.  If Grant stays on his current growth curve he is on track to be 6'1"-6'3"...it's safe to say he takes after the Shoemaker/LaPorte side of the family.  And as you can tell by the picture Grant also lost his first tooth just days after turning 5!