Nicolas is growing!

I said to Nicolas today that he is growing too fast. He will be 7 months next week already and we had his 6 month well check up friday with the doctor. He weighed 17 lbs 13 oz. He is not officially crawling but gets all over the house by army crawling. He is fast and follows me where ever I go. He is sitting pretty good too. Here are a couple of pictures of him and his siblings playing.

Wedding

Here are a few new pictures. Donny and Hannah at his sister Denise's wedding. He was actually sick that day and went home after the wedding. But hannah had a ball. She danced the night away at the reception. And the kids' christmas picture. They were so good for pictures this time and they turned out perfect. Pray everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

New Things

Well it has been awhile since I updated. Yesterday was Trick or Treating and we have lots of events to come that I will post about. Kole's Baptism (Darlene and Mike's baby), Aunt Denise is getting married, Thanksgiving, and of course Christmas. Which Hannah is looking forward to because we get to go to Iowa and see Grandma and Papa. So I will try to keep posts and pictures as I know many of you enjoy them. But as for me, life is about to get alittle more exciting as I start a new venture. I recently completed an online course which certified me as a Medical Transcriptionists. And I will start working next week for the local St. Luke's hospital transcribing for over 200 doctors. Alittle scary but yet so exciting to me. I will do in-house training for a few months then move home working 3 evenings a week. I am excited for the fact that I get put in my part of bringing in some extra money with the benefit of working from home and still being able to be a stay-at-home mom. As most of you know, money is alittle tight with 3 little ones, especially with 2 in diapers. Anyways, that my exciting news. We pray all of you are well and all is going well with your lives and families.

Trick or Treat

Here are some pictures of the kids yesterday. They are with their Gaalswyk cousins.

Daniel as a Hunter.

Nicolas as a Cow.

Hannah as Tinkerbell.

Nicolas is 4 months old

Nicolas weighed 15 lbs 15 oz and was 25 inches long today at his 4 month checkup. We didn't do his shots because he is sick so the doctor gave him antibiotics instead. We'll have to go back next week to do the shots. I looked back at Daniel's stats at this age and when he was 2 months old and Daniel was a pound heavier at both ages and 1 inch longer than Nicolas at this age. It is fun to see how they each grow and develop differently. Hannah was our baby girl for a long time (partly cause she started so small) and the boys are growing up over night.

Busy

Here is the newest addition to the Gaalswyk family. We have been so busy since our trip to Iowa I haven't even mentioned him. The kids and I were in Iowa when he was born and I was bummed because it was the first baby born into our immediate family on donny's side since we've been married (except for ours:)) and I wasn't even here to see Darlene in the hospital. But Kole Henry was born on August 16. Our new nephew. So here are a couple of pictures of him with us. Hannah loves babies. She is always laying by him and putting his pacifier in when he cries and wants to hold him, just like she did when Nicolas was littler.

But Nicolas will be 4 months old tomorrow (18th) and so he is not so little anymore and she cannot hold him that well anymore especially since he wiggles alot. We have his 4 month check up on friday and will let you know the stats then but here are a couple of the lastest pictures of him. He sleeps 10 -12 hours at night, loves to laugh and be talked to - especially by hannah and daniel, and is growing like a weed. He is not quite sitting yet, although he is getting much stronger. He gets rolled to his side, half way from his back to his stomach.

Our days just got lots busier. Hannah started preschool this week. A little late starting but she finally showed potty wise that she was ready. I wanted her to go this year cause with the two other ones at home it is hard to sit and work with her on anything - even coloring since daniel is into everything. Hannah is excited about school, she goes 3 mornings a week which is about perfect for her.

Daniel does not want to take naps lately and so even if he doesn't sleep he is in his room for at least a half an hour or he goes with his dad so mom can have a little break. He is all boy and into trucks big time. My mom bought him a little backhoe when we were in Iowa in August and he carries that thing everywhere, he even takes it in the bathtub and tries to take it to bed with him:) He always points out every truck that goes by, especially now that it is chopping season.

Days fly by with these 3 little ones to keep a mom busy, so I will keep you updated as much as possible. We pray you (our family and friends) are all doing well.

Fun at the Fair

The Twin Falls County Fair went on this weekend and we went a few days. We watched cousin Alicia show her sheep one day and Hannah went on rides with her cousin. Then I took the kids to the petting zoo one day. Daniel loved all the animals. Then Sunday night we went to the Demolition Derby with Donny's family. He stayed home with Nicolas but Hannah and Daniel liked the cars running into each other.

Daniel and I at the derby.

Visit to Iowa

Hannah, Daniel, and Nicolas having a good time in Iowa with their cousins, grandparents, and aunts and unlces. We have been here for about 2 weeks. We are taking a family picture and celebrate my mom's 50th birthday while we are here. And we seen the kid's great-grandparents as well.
Everett - 3, Hannah - 3, Daniel - 20 months, Jasper - 6, Stetsen - 18 months.
Daniel, Everett, and Stetsen
Nicolas
Fun at the pool.

Daniel hauling poop with Papa

Here are a few pictures of Daniel riding in Papa F.'s semi with daddy in Iowa. Donny said he loved it cause there was so many buttons and stuff to touch. He was mad at me when I made him come in to take a nap.

Nicolas' Baptism

Nicolas was baptized on Sunday August 10. He wore Donny's baptism outfit.

Boys

Here are a couple pictures of our boys. Nicolas looks at times so much like each of his siblings. No one can believe how much all our kids look alike. Nicolas is almost 11 weeks. He likes to talk and coo and smile. He weighed 13 lbs. 4 oz. at his 2 month check up and was 24 in. long.

Happy 4th of July

We experienced camping with our 3 little ones this weekend. We took Hannah camping when she was 16 months old so this was a new experience for all. Remember we are in the mountains of Idaho (Sawtooth National Forest) with no running water and minimal electricity off of the camper. Daniel had a ball because he was outside in the dirt and dirty all the time. Here are some pictures of our fun. We went with our friend Uncle Dirt and his family. Here are Hannah and Daniel sitting on a little dirt bike.
All of us on the tube behind Uncle Dirt's boat.
Hanging out of the dock on Lake AndersonSwinging in the Hammock.This is how Nicolas spent most of his weekend.
Exhausted and dirty.

Even Nicolas had dirt under his finger nails and in the creases of his hands.

Chunky Nicolas

Here are a couple of the latest pictures of Nicolas. I weighed him last week just to see how big he is getting and he weighed 12 lbs 4.5 oz. So he is definately filling out. I went to get him out of his crib this morning and found him sucking his thumb. It was so cute. He also starting smiling.

Finally . . .

Sorry I haven't put any pictures on for awhile but I got a new internet provider and so my computer is finally working better. So here are some new pictures of Nicolas and the kids. Nicolas is doing really good. He is growing so much and is starting to get little rolls everywhere. He slept 6 hours last night - yeah! So hopefully we are on our way to all night.

Here is Nicolas sleeping on Hannah. Hannah is finally potty trained. We still have a few accidents and wear pull-ups at night but definately see the light at the end of the long tunnel. She loves to help and hold and kiss him.
My mom was such a help while she was here it was awesome. I told her that I was use to the 3 before she came and then her help was amazing that when she went home I about pulled my hair out the day she left cause I had to get use to the 3 of them by myself again. We are settling in though to life with 3 little ones. It is nice to have Donny around to help to get through dinner and bathes cause that is usually a fussy time for Nicolas.
Daniel has gotten use to Nicolas and now even tries to take him from me to hold him.

All ready for church.

Hannah was in a wedding on June 7 for Donny's cousin. She was a flower girl and was really cute and did a great job. I was so proud of her.