Spring!!

Where are you, spring weather? We had you a month ago, but now we're back to winter. We miss you. Please come back into our lives.

Things are busy as ever in the McCabe household! Nolan has been busy impressing us with his drawing skills. All of a sudden he has a love for drawing and has been creating some masterpieces. I love his little drawings and have been saving some special ones in his keepsake file folder bin. Nolan had a rough patch recently, being in a sour mood and getting very emotional (ok downright angry). He seems to have snapped out of it and is our happy, sweet guy again. Please stay for awhile (and never go away), happy, sweet Nolan!

William has also had a rough patch, mostly due to two year molars and stopping the pacifier. We were sort of forced into stopping the pacifier because we forgot to bring it with us when we stayed overnight at grandma and grandpa McCabe's. He did so well we stuck with it, but unfortunately it coincided with a top molar coming through. Oh my we had some tough times. We still do, because hey, he's 2.5. But he is getting used to not using it. Liam's 2.5 yr checkup went very well. He is 36" (50th%) and the skinny-mini is just about 28 lbs. I'm so happy he is 36" because that is the magic number for many rides at the MoA and MN state fair, which he talks about virtually every day. So I'm so happy he can go on more rides this year! He'll be ecstatic.

Isaac will be 4 months in a few days which is insane. I don't know where the time goes. He is the most easy going, sweetest baby ever. I'll have ten more if they're just like him.  One night this week he actually slept from 9 pm - 7 am! I probably just jinxed myself and now he'll enter the dreaded 4 month sleep regression and wake up every 2 hours.
Isaac has his 4 month check up in a week. He probably doesn't weigh much, because he's a wiry, skinny dude, but he's definitely growing. He wore a 3 month outfit that fit fine a few weeks ago but is short on him now. Isaac just learned to smack his lips and has been happily doing it over and over. Little cutie. Or little "cutie guy" as Nolan calls him. Except when Isaac cries, then Nolan says he is not a cutie guy. But Isaac crying is very rare, like a Bigfoot sighting. Isaac rolls front to back and has rolled back to front once, but got his arms stuck under him. He wants to be a mover and a shaker and can turn himself around while on his back. He wants to keep up with those big brothers, who just dote on him!

William: Ikick [isaac] sleeping?
Me: yes, he's sleeping
William: taking catnap?
Me: yes, he's taking a catnap
William: why [not] bear nap?

lol so cute...he still loves bears and pretends to be scared of them. "A bear!!!" And runs off

One night while saying prayers to Liam I told him to close eyes and go to sleep.
William every night after: "Eyes open!!!" And widening eyes. Stubborn kid. He doesn't get that from me...or his love for chips. Today he ran through the house yelling, "More chips, Mommy!" Or his grunting "Ugh!" When taking to/answering us. Also his "What?!" In an incredulous and annoyed voice. It's like he knew me as a toddler and is imitating what I did. Taste of my own medicine, I suppose :)

 Nolan just loves to give kisses to me and Isaac. He's such a lover.
Nolan: mommy, you look sharp and fancy. But sometimes you don't look sharp.
Well, thanks, Nolan! No dessert for you tonight. Ha

Also, Nolan's preschool teacher asked me if Nolan was getting a baby sister. Because he told her he was. 😳 Nope, no Irish twins here! Maybe some day he'll get one, but not anytime soon. I had to have a chat with Nolan about not telling people that. Lol.

Isaac Richard

Isaac Richard is here and is already 2 months old! He was born in another quick delivery, but thankfully not as fast as Liam's. Labor began around 11 pm. We got to the hospital at 1 am and I was dilated to 7. I was able to get the epidural (amazing relief... You don't realize how nice it is to feel the absence of pain). After pushing through one contraction Isaac was born! He was 6 lb, 14 oz, and 19". He has his own look to him, which is fun. He does look more like Nolan than Liam, though. He has been the calmest, easiest baby. He is on omeprazole for reflux, but other than that he is very healthy! He adores his big brothers and they adore him. Both boys are so, so sweet with him. I sometimes have to tell them to back off and give Isaac room to breathe!
Isaac is now 11 lb, 7 oz, and 22.75" long. He does pretty well with tummy time and loves to talk to the hanging toys in the activity gyms. He is such a sweet addition to our family, we couldn't love him more!

Nolan is 4 now and is acting more and more like a kid and less and less like a toddler. He is doing very well in school and has made best friends with a boy named Owen. Nolan is very stir crazy right now with winter weather and with staying home more than usual with a newborn. He needs it to be spring! As do I so he can get more energy out. We have gone skiing once with my dad and are hoping to go again soon. Daredevil Nolan just wanted to bomb the hill. Does that surprise anyone?

William is doing well, too! He is almost 2.5. He loves to count and always negotiates with us to play for longer or get more cookies. We say one more minute, he says no, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 minutes while counting on his fingers. He can count from 1-10, then skips to 14-20, then 25-29. Liam also knows the alphabet and can identify most letters. He has mostly learned through puzzles and watching/listening to Nolan. He definitely looks up to him! They get along really well, but also get on each other's nerves as all siblings do.

I'm going to try to post more often now that Isaac is a little older and not as needy. Still haven't figured out the picture thing yet. I'll post pics as soon as possible .

William quotes:
 "fly to the moon"
"Just one minute"
"Mama" in amused voice
"Wee!!!" As he's being carried around
"Why?!" In amused voice
"I touch head!" "I touch hair!" Referring to Isaac
"I see somefing"
Liam called GG papa on his play phone. He said he was eating cheese and said, "Love you too!" Before he hung up. :)
"I see baby brudder."
"I see Ikick."

Nolan quotes:
 "when will I be five? When is my next party?" He said as his party was ending.
"I am fearless Nolan!"
"Isaac, do you want to play with me when you're bigger? That would be fun! And what about candy land? And chutes and ladders? That is fun. It's really long!"
"We can find fossils and make them into dinosaurs on the iPad. Do you want to do that?"
"What's your favorite color? Do you want to go to the zoo? There are butterflies. There are some beauties. You can feed the giraffes. They're really tall."
"I'm so happy we have a baby."
"Goodnight, sweetheart." To Liam
"I'm so glad we have our Isaac."
"I'm going to give you a big hug because I love you so much!" Said to me
"I don't want to stop kissing you. I just love you so much!" Said to me