Holy Moly my kids are growing too fast!

...and here is proof!

Chayse is starting 1st grade in a few weeks! I cannot believe it! He will be gone from me all day! It definitely makes me sad, but I know he absolutely loves school and he will be having a blast. Alexa will miss him like crazy, but at least she has Zayde at home to play with. He is getting to the age now where he loves playing with Chayse and Alexa and I think they are loving it! Chayse is in the middle of soccer camp, and I think he loves to play the game, just hates all the running and says he wants to use his hands and his feet haha!. He isn't sure if he wants to continue now with soccer, so we will see. Maybe he can stick to playing goalie! :)

Alexa will be starting her second year of preschool over at Tiny Tots! I am excited to see what she has retained and how much more she will learn! She just got started in gymnastics. She had her first day yesterday and LOVED it! I am trying Highpoint Gymnastics today and we will decide which one we like better! She is in soccer camp right now as well and she is doing really well! She has a knack for it, but right now is obsessed with gymnastics, so we will put her in spring soccer and see how she does then! She is still such a sass and a diva to the extreme, but we love her just the same! :)

Zayde is a ball full of energy..non..stop...energy. He is always on the go and ALWAYS lookin for something to eat! He is 15 months old now and he has such a cute personality! He has the cutest little chubby face smile and he is starting to talk and communicate more, which we love in comparison to his screaming as a way of communicating haha! He can say Daddy, Mommy, nandy (Candy), nanny or nana (banana), meemee (milk), yes, no, ball, puppy, and a few others I cant think of off the top of my head this early in the a.m. Haha! He has 6 teeth with 3 more coming in. I am thinking he likes that  he has teeth now to help him down his food! :)

Brandon and I are just keepin busy with work and the kids and even though life has been crazy busy this summer, we are loving it and loving our kids and how awesome and fun they are! :) We are blessed!

{There, my first blog post in a long time! I am trying to be better!:) )

Zayde is 4 months old!!

I swear I felt a little tear sting my eye when I wrote that title! I can't believe it has already been 4 months. I am definitely more emotional with each month that passes...knowing its the last time I will have a baby at that age! It's crazy, but at the same time I am so excited for him to reach the different stages in his life and get more mobile and I am sure his siblings are excited for him to be able to play more!

Here are his 4 month stats:

12 lbs 15.5 oz - 25th percentile

25 inches - 50th percentile

16 3/4 inches - 50th percentile (head)

He is long and thin..but he still has those chubby Leavitt cheeks! :)

He can roll from his stomach to his back.

He found his hands and he is constantly trying to suck on them. A way to soothe him, is to let him hold your hand. He loves it. He is also loving his little toys to suck on and hold on to.

He found his feet as well..and he folds himself in half getting those bad boys up to his mouth! Its so cute to watch!

He found his voice and he uses it! He is so cute when he "talks". It sounds like he is trying to hold a conversation, in baby jibberish style. He has the cutest little squeal and belly laughs. That is my favorite!!

He tried rice cereal...and pretty  much loves it..and the spoon! So we will do that for a bit before we introduce veggies. I hate the look and smell of baby food veggies..so I hope he at least likes them! Haha!

He was sleeping through the night til 5:30 or 6 and then would go back to sleep..but the last several nights he has been waking up at 3:30 and then 7:30 and staying awake til 10:00 or so. He is usually happy and playful in the morning, so that is always a fun time for us to hang out before the older kids wake up!

He pretty much rocks and we love him to pieces!

Zayde - 2 months

Zayde had his 2 month check up on Friday. He had to get a few shots and those are never fun. I hate hearing my little babies cry so hard. He did get a fever and was fussy, but I think he is doing much better now!

When he was at his 2 week appt I talked to the doctor about how I was worried that he always had his head cocked to the right. He also said that the front right part of his forehead was coming forward more, and showed me a few things to help correct that so we didnt have to deal with him having a helment later on. Luckily his head shape looks totally fine now and the doctor is really happy with it!

So on to his stats. The doc said he didn't gain as much as he would have liked, and said to try for a 3 lb weight gain for his 4 month! It's weird to hear that. My babies have always been on the chubbier side..and Alexa weighed 1 oz less than him at her 2 month check up..but I guess boys are a little different and held to a different chard when it comes to the percentiles. We are just going to up his food a little and see how he handles it! He has bad acid reflux off and on..and so we are working on getting that under control!

Zayde's Stats:

Height: 22 1/4 inches (25th percentile)

Weight: 10 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile)

Head: 15 1/4 inches (25th percentile)

Even though he was the biggest at birth..he is the smallest right now! I am sure he will catch up and get the same chubbers his big bro and sis had!

Here are some pics from the last few days!