Smart Kids

There were lots of exciting happenings around the DeLorme household this week. First, Dawson rolled over!!! I had him laying on his stomach for tummy time. He is not overly fond of tummy time, so he was fussing a bit. I turned around to pick up some of Ashlyn's dollhouse stuff, and when I turned back around he was on his back! It shocked me to say the least. I thought he would have rolled over from his back to his belly first since that's what Ashlyn did. He hasn't done it again, but he can do it. We now have to be extra cautious. I'm so proud of my boy! Dawson had a good night sleeping last night. He slept from 8:00 p.m. to 1:30, which is HUGE for him. Clinically speaking, sleeping through the night is defined as sleeping for at least one six hour stretch, so he missed it by a half an hour. I pray this continues. He went back to sleep after eating and didn't wake up again until 4:30 which was not bad. I know some kids at this age are sleeping twelve hours straight, I just know after Ashlyn that probably isn't going to be happening with my kids. I just hope this means he is turning a corner with sleeping.

The other big news this week is that Ashlyn now knows ALL of her letter sounds! This is huge because that means she is very close to being able to read. We have these letter cards and if I show her a letter she can tell me what sound it makes. We are still working on her ability to identify each letter, but she definitely knows all of the sounds. She loves for us to quiz her with the cards. We do it about ten times a day. The other night I was showing her how you can put sounds together to form words like d-o-g or c-a-t. She was really getting into that too. I think it's just a matter of time before she is able to read. I can't wait! She is such a smart girl.

Here is the weekly dose of cuteness!

I thought this picture was cute because of the way Dawson was holding his hands.

First time in the Bumbo seat.

Just hanging out. Not sure what he thought of it.

Tummy time

So Katy and I sat Dawson and Ella next to one another on the couch and Dawson put his arm around Ella. We thought it was the cutest thing, even if it wasn't on purpose it still makes for a cute picture!

Best friends

More Bumbo seat time

Ashlyn and Dawson. Dawson has such a funny expression on his face.

I thought this one was cute because they are both tilting their heads the same way.