Abigail 2 months & Toddlers

Abigail- 2 months

Strict bedtime: We've never been strict schedule people when it comes to our kids.  We certainly like having a similar bedtime for the nights we're home and definitely have a routine/schedule when it works out, but we don't adhere to it crazily because life doesn't work that way.  Well... Miss Abigail is SUPER easygoing all of the time except for after 8pm if she's not getting to bed immediately.  When she gets tired for bedtime, that's it and she'll cry hard ready to go to bed.  Normally that's no issue and we put her right in bed whenever she needs it (sometimes as early as 7:30).  However... that doesn't work with Wednesday nights at youth group.  I've tried many different things and really the only thing that doesn't make me want to pull my hair out coming home with three cranky exhausted kids all needing different things at exactly the same time is coming home early.  With two, it's been pretty easy as you just do an assembly line by doing all the diapers at the same time, then jammies, teeth brushing, pray all together, say goodnight... but since Abigail needs swaddled and nursed and Luke needs special diapers (big ones for night), and Kate needs wiped from potty and the list goes on of different needs they have, I've decided that the only option is to go home a little early every Wednesday night now.  Tyler actually is more than supportive- he's always told me to stay home if I need to or even if it's easier.  But I DO want to be there.  I want to hang out with the girls at youth.  I want to hear how their weeks were and be of help to Tyler so we try to go even earlier than before and eat supper there before church, then we do leave a little early and kids are happy (which also equals one happy mama!)
Tummy time: finally making some headway there.  Sometimes she can hold it up for quite a while.  Other times she can't get it off the blanket.
Sleep: She still sleeps from about 8pm-4ish.  Wakes to eat, then back down until 7:30am-ish.  I love it!  It's a beautiful schedule she leads! And she still "purrs" in her sleep.  I'd call it snoring, but it's not breath making the noise, it's her humming when she breathes out  Luke did it but maybe for the first month if that.  Abigail just keeps it going!
Huge smiles:  She sure is expressive!  She'll have a whole conversation with you with her eyebrows and eyes and head movements before she even starts babbling.  And then she'll babble your ear off.  Tyler calls her Babigail and Babs for short.  No all out giggles yet except for twice in her sleep.  (We were skyping Jason & Patience for one of those!) She does kind of do a "hm" type of "laugh" every once in a while but I'm still waiting for the good stuff :)  There is a video below of her happy babbles

Katelyn

Much happier girl!-  I think we're out of the whining for EVERYthing phase!  She does still whine at times, but not nearly as bad and doesn't default into a bad mood.  Part of the issue was me thinking she needed a longer nap than she did.  Part of it is just maturity.  And part of it is singing "This is the day that the Lord has made" when we're grumpy gills.
Big imagination- She has a great imagination- makes up little situations in her head as she plays all the time.  Very creative gal!
Kisses game- A new favorite game in the house is the kisses game.  It's a game that daddy made up that we all enjoy!  As the kids run circles around the couch, when they pass daddy, they have to stop and give him a kiss.  Mommy requests hugs when she does it.  (Lucas has been giving THE best snuggle hugs lately!)

Luke

-TiggeryLou- A new nickname Luke has acquired for all his hop-hop-hopping around.  If given the choice to walk or run, he chooses to hop!
Still wandering- we still have to put him in the stroller and/or hold his hand for everything these days as he loves to wander and/or run off when you call for him.  I've decided to ban the game chase in our house until he learns.  If anyone has tips to this, let me know!  I'm terrified the kid will run out in traffic some day.  He ALWAYS has to hold on to my hand in parking lots/streets and Katelyn holds on to his other hand.  There are times when he tries to pull away and run and I have a DEATH grip on his wrist.  Luckily that happens rarely but it still scares this mamas heart!  If I could pick him up I would!  I need extra hands! Katelyn will stop in her tracks if we yell her name.  She understands it's for safety reasons so that's why I always have her on the end.  And boy does she throw a fit if Lucas doesn't hold her hand!