Rubix stats!

Rubix is finally better and done with his antibiotics! He has changed and grown so  much over the past month! We transitioned him to dairy/ cow's milk over the past 10 days. It was a pretty smooth transition. He is fully of the bottle and onto the sippy cup and straw cups. He has shown a great interest in learning how to do things himself, including eating. He is much better with a fork than with a spoon. Here he is eating his first grass fed organic hot dog!

He still loves balls. He now can not only throw them, but he also likes to play "basketball". He will play with our basketball hoop for over 10 minutes before going on to a different ball game. He is also starting to learning to catch and to bounce a ball in his hands. He is now showing frustration as well. He will sometimes attach the ball with his mouth and try to bite it and yell out in frustration when he cannot do the task that he is wanting to do. He can now play in the sand without eating it! He loves to mimic his older siblings. Here Phoenix was teaching him how to dig with the shovel and pour it into a container. He is walking hand in hand. He can stand for over a minute by himself. He can take 2 to 3 steps by himself without support. He crawls extremely fast. He still loves to climb and is mastering climbing up onto everything! He loves the slide and can now go down on his tummy, feet first. He is learning to turn around and get off higher objects feet first as well. He eats almost anything and everything and doesn't appear to have any food allergies or aversions. He eats a ton of food! He is an amazingly happy and charming child. He weighed in at 20 lbs and 15 oz, which put him into the 42 percentile. He is 2 feet and 6.75 inches which puts him in the 80th percentile for height and has a head circumference of 18.5 inches, which is the 74th percentile. He is wearing 12 to 18 month clothing and is a 4 or 5 size shoe!

Phoenix is showing huge strides in her alphabet and numbers! She is slowly getting over her fears. I am confident a lot will change when she is back to her fearless self over the next 6 months.

Apparently Axel took my phone and I found a bunch of pictures like these. I post this picture because this big boy got accepted to Harker Elementary! We are so excited for him and what the future holds. He takes a math placement exam on April 14th. They will then make his own specific class schedule. The school is designed like high school where the kids change classrooms for every period. The specialty teaching allows the kids to be taught to their level in every subject matter. Axel is most looking forward to Math Lab he said where he will get to use the 3D printer! We will have an information meeting on April 12th to learn about our buddy family and the enrichment programs that are during and after school. Axel will have the opportunity to take a language, learn an instrument, take ceramics or other art classes as well as sports after school.

We had baseball photos a couple of weeks ago. Here is Axel's photo.

Here is Phoenix with her fake smile :)

Because Keith and I coach we also get free buddy pictures. Here is Daddy and Axel....

and Mommy and Phoenix and Panda!

I reorganized the picture wall so that the kids ages line up. I love to see their similarities.  

You can definitely tell they are siblings! I am excited to get our next family photo in a couple of weeks.

Speaking of photos I will leave you with Axel's school individual and class photo. He was disappointed in his hair and said it looks too puffy. Luckily, this was a great learning lesson for him and hopefully he will continue to let me keep the sides and back short from here on out.

Happy Birthday Rubix!

On Saturday, Auntie Shannon, Uncle Ryan, Braylin, Grandma Susan and Grandpa Brian made the trek to Saratoga for Rubix's 1 year celebration. 

We had such a lovely time together. It was really nice to see everyone.

 Here is a fun picture of Axel and Uncle Ryan.

 We enjoyed a nice meal while Rubix slept. Once he woke we started the birthday fun. Daddy made a nice birthday sign for him and Axel made his birthday hat. Daddy also made a special effort to get balloons Friday night because we had baseball all morning on Saturday and our guests were arriving at 12:30, the same time we were done with baseball.

 I was especially wanting Rubix to sleep because he had been sick since the Wednesday the week before (10 days) and he threw up on Friday night so I wasn't sure exactly what was going on with him. When he woke from his nap and after we had our birthday fun I took his temperature and he was running a low grade fever of 100 degrees.

 He threw up multiple times Saturday night and to make a very long story short he ended up with an ear infection (his first) and three very sleepless nights from Friday night through Sunday night.

 Luckily, he is doing much better now and he still had moments of fun during his birthday celebration.

 He wasn't very interested in opening up gifts but he has really enjoyed the plate/tray/placemat that Auntie got him and the balls Gma and pa got him.

 We were lucky to have Annika home from school for her Spring Break. The kids have really enjoyed having her home and apart of the birthday fun.

 On Wednesday morning I was able to snap a couple of photos before work. I dressed Rubix in one of his new outfits Auntie gave him. You can still see his runny nose and he is holding the syringe I gave his antibiotic with. Daddy stayed home with him on Tuesday and I stayed home with him on Monday after taking him to the doctors.

 We sang happy birthday again Wednesday night, but Rubix was tired and ready for bed.

 Daddy was able to get his hat on him for a quick photo.

 Here he is saying "Mommy get me out of here!" Although, it does look like he is giving me a sweet hug.

 Today I brought him in for photos. Here are the three cute portraits I purchased.

 They had quite the special so most of the family will receive the shot below. I do have 5, 4 x 6's of the other two poses so if you want one of those please let me know and I will be happy to send that pose to you.

 Rubix was great for his photos. He smiled the entire time and was super happy and easy. I am excited to see what his stats are next week at his doctors appointment. I will also give all of his milestone updates as well.

Mega Blog: Blue and Gold Dinner, Daddy/LT wins article award, Baseball begins!

So much has happened since my last post. We were frantically getting estimates to get tree service as one of our Eucalyptus trees was cracked and at high risk of falling, our Internet service went out again, my best friend from high school, Tiffany visited, Axel had his Blue and Gold dinner for Cub Scouts and we had Opening Day for baseball. 

I will start where we left off. Axel had president's week off of school. On Thursday we went to a "special" story time at the library. I thought it was going to be a special guest who sings, but instead it was one of the librarians dressed up as a giant bee.  The kids were taught how bees are really important for the environment and had special songs and stories devoted to the topic of bees. The kids were able to do a special arts and crafts and make their own bee antennae hats and little bees with tissue wings after the songs and books. The surprise Bee came at the end for a photo op, where most reacted like Rubix did in this picture. Axel was a great big brother to both Phoenix and Rubix helping with the art project and photo.

After the library Tiffany and her two kiddos came over. Her husband Cliff had some business in San Francisco and they tagged along to visit friends. It was such a nice treat to have her over for the afternoon. They have another few years left in Seattle before they can move back to the Bay Area. It will be nice when they do.

The kids get along wonderfully. Axel and Avery were like two peas in a pod. Phoenix and Charlotte played princesses and we all had a wonderful visit!

On Friday Daddy suggested I take the kids out for pancakes. What a grand idea! The kids loved their pancakes and Mommy loved her spinach omelet! The best thing of all was we came home to a clean house as we went while the cleaners were busy cleaning!

Here is Rubix, enjoying exploring Mimi's.

 The kids still love the park. They are often creating. Here is one creation they worked several days on.

On the 26th of February Axel had his Blue and Gold Dinner. Here they boys are receiving their badges. 

And, saying the their oath.

A quick picture of Daddy and Rubix.

 Each Den put on a couple of short skits for entertainment. Axel was Chief Yaputcha, which led into him leading everyone in the Hokey Pokey, Ya put cha right leg in, etc. It was very cute.

 Here is Axel as a volunteer in an older Den's skit. He loves acting and performing and this picture captures his enjoyment.

 The Pack members came together for a fun little game while the Pack leader talked with the parents. Rubix and I had to take off for home as he was very tired, but Daddy, Axel and Phoenix stayed for yummy cake.

Here are a few of the boys with the cake. 

Over the past few weeks Rubix continues to work on his walking. Here is a cute video of him.

Rubix also continues to love balls and throwing. Here is a cute picture of him and Daddy.

On March 1st Daddy went to L.A. to receive an award for an article that he wrote about one of his parts. It was a very exciting day and night for him. We were really proud of him and surprised him Thursday night when he got home with cookies and banners. 

The kids were going to do one banner, but Phoenix worked on the banner while Axel was at school and Axel had his own vision, so....

He made one himself.

Also on the 2nd of March, Phoenix got to see her best buddy Macey at story time. The two of them are very cute together. 

Thursdays are extra special now because Phoenix gets to see Macey at baseball practice. Here is a picture of Phoenix at practice. 

The weather has been off and on raining still and quite cold at times. I love this picture of Rubix from last week. Yes, I thought it was that cold out!

 On March 4th, Opening Ceremonies started bright and early. We had to leave the house by 8:15am. Keith captured a typical picture of us trying to get out the door. All three kids usually need help of some kind.

 Here are the two Szolushas hyped about the start of baseball!

 Lets not forget Rubix!

Macey and Phoenix 

 Axel and the Angels saying the Pledge of Allegiance

 Phoenix and Macey

 The Indians

 We played right after Opening Ceremony. Here is Phoenix waiting for her first time at bat.

 Love the photo!

 Look at her smile!

 Running home with Coach Mommy!

 Our first t-ball game was against non other than Kevin Youkalis and his wife Julie Brady (yes, Tom Brady's sister). In this picture you can see Julie is walking toward their younger son with their older son to her right.

 Here is a video of Phoenix hitting.

After Pheeny's game the kids came home to eat lunch and watch our tree get cut down. It was very exciting!

 Axel headed to his game while we stayed behind for Rubix to take his nap. The day was successful as the tree was safely taken down, although we lost Internet, and both kids had fun at their first games of the season.

Rubix, Phoenix and I were able to see Axel's last three innings of his first game.

 It was an action packed, fun filled day. The entire family slept well last Saturday night. We finally got Internet restored yesterday and tomorrow we look forward to another fun filled day as the kids have another game and get their Little League photos taken. Phoenix is also signed up for preschool. It was a close call as we caught the second to last spot left. I was so preoccupied with the yard and tree, that I almost missed the window. We are also excited as Annika is back for the week for Spring break, just in time to celebrate Rubix's 1 year birthday with us.

 Speaking of the little guy, I leave you with a funny photo of him a couple of nights ago. Daddy brought the balls in after practice, instead of leaving them in the garage. Rubix took off after them instead of coming with me for bath time. By the time I got his towel he had half of the bucket empty as he picked up one ball after another and threw them. So much fun!