Long & Shawhan Family

Well, it was almost one year ago that Don and I found out that we were going to have another baby. We now are one week away from having a 4 month old. So that means it has been almost a year since I quit smoking -i stopped when i got preggo with Fenix- YAY ME!

I am 3lbs away from what I weighed before I got pregnant. So I guess that is pretty good to be back to my old weight, still would like to be down a little more though. But I cant really complain when I was about 180 lbs when Fenix was born. That is ALOT of weight to put on a 5ft frame!! I've lost a little over 40 lbs. (mostly water). So i better get to walkin' before the snow comes if i plan on getting any more off huh?

I have posted a BUNCH of new photos in our albums, you can View our Fall Slideshow or you can just go straight to the album itself to view the photos.
(On our photo site you can view the picture as thumbnails, in a filmstrip, or as the slideshow - just click the tabs at the top of the page)

Jareth is weighing in at 47 lbs & is 33 in.

KINDERGARTEN:
Jareth has been having some behavioral problems at school BUT he is still really excited about school!
-So far he has been learning about the letters M & T, and they are starting to learn about the letter F.
-He has taken a field trip to the dentist. (and got an awesome new toothbrush)
-For hot lunch he loves: cheese pizza, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, & sorbet.
-For cold lunch he loves: pb&j sandwiches, string cheese, apples, & pudding.
-Computer/Library is his fav class at school. He has been learning about different author's, his teacher likes the author: Robert Munsch -Jareth has really started to like his books too, hes checked out FOUR of them from the library.

I made a video for Jareth to show what an awesome big brother he is!
(this video is about 5 mins long)

At 3mos and 2 wks he weighed: 14lb 13oz.

Fenix has decided he does not want to be a 3mo. baby anymore. He wants to do everything all the big babies do. **except sleep**

This week he has started eating food (YAY) He loves his rice cereal, but so far it is not helping the sleep issue!!

Plus he decided that he was big enough to be in his exer-saucer. He just was not satisfied with other people deciding his view for him.

He is teething, as you can see from the video in the last post. Not much helps! Just the Tylenol & Orajel. He will only chew on Don & I's knuckles, and he perfers Don's over mine. The poor baby will just scream and cry and pull at his gums and bury his head in your chest. It is so sad! We seem to be getting a couple days of a break this week, i am sure things will fire back up soon though. It is no vacation though he still manages to drool, vomit, and have diarrhea on our "off days".

Fenix's First Food: