Eme & Tyce: April 2012

Eme and Tyce have both had good weeks and this week promises to be as busy with Eme's 5 year old check up and kindergarten orientation!

Tyce grew out of his 0-3 month outfits and they have now been replaced with 3-6 month right on schedule. His daily schedule goes a bit like this - wake, eat, smile/laugh for about 10 to 15 minutes, cry a little, fall asleep for an hour or so; repeat.

Eme's day is like this...Wake, hit the ground running wanting to play, have mom ask her what she wants to eat for breakfast 6,000 times, then mom asks her to get dressed 10,000 times, then we brush teeth, whine a little about brushing our hair, go to the potty and barely make it to school by 9 am. Then she comes home at 1 has a playdate with one of the neighborhood girls or plays outside by herself making mud pies, soup, robber traps, etc. Around 6 she eats dinner, takes a bath, watches a show, reads up to 6 books and falls into bed.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. I start back to work next week, so I will do my best to keep updating this blog. Dad & Qing, if you are reading this I hope you are having fun in China.

Sweet notes written in soap crayon in our shower.

Look, I'm as talented as daddy and can put my whole fist in my mouth. Tyce loves to kick around in the tub each night.

Eme in the Crepe Myrtle out front. We got some really fun shots on a Monday afternoon.

Silly shots too.

On Feb 9 2012 Eme Kate's life changed forever with the addition of an awesome baby brother - Tyce. So, from now on this blog will be about the adventures of Eme and Tyce.

Tyce Theodore is the newest member of the Monackey family. Now three months old, he and Eme are doing great. In fact, the whole family seems to be in the groove.

Eme has adjusted well to being a big sister although it has been tough since Tyce doesn't play the games she wants him to play and he was quite fussy for the first 10 weeks of his life. Then, all of a sudden he started smiling, cooing and laughing more than crying - thank goodness. Eme is a big help and is excited to teach Tyce everything she knows which is a lot. She is starting to learn to read at school and is excited about kindergarten. Her teachers all love her and have commented that if they had a room full of Eme's then they would be out of a job because she has mastered everything in the curriculum (except for the letter V. her teacher takes credit for teaching her the letter V.) Eme is a rock star at gymnastics and can do almost everything except a bridge (back bend). She is also exceptionally strong and can climb to the top of the rope attached to the ceiling. She has been asked to tryout for the specialty team, but she has opted to try soccer next year instead of committing to more gymnastics.

Tyce was 7 lbs 13 oz when he was born. Now, he weighs close to 12 lbs. He is a very sweet baby despite the screaming episodes in his first 10 weeks . He intently watches your mouth when you speak or eat and tries to imitate with no sound. He is just now starting to reach for objects. His favorite place to be is car seat, which is good since we spend a lot of time toting Eme to and from school, gymnastics, etc. He also seems to really recognize his people and lights up when he sees Eme. We are all very excited about seeing him grow and develop.

Here are a few pictures, and I promise to try to update the blog each week.