The Lawry Crew (Declan and his Triplets): 29 Months (Almost)!

Since we've got a busy week I thought I'd get a jump start on reporting on what the girls are up too... On a bright note, the girls seem to have dodged bullet on the stomach flu... Andy wasn't so lucky and I think I had a little something, but so far so good on the girls (but time will tell).

Aven: Aven continues to be the dominating sister... But, she's a huge lover too. I call her my little monkey because when I'm around, she won't let me out of her sight and wants me to hold her all. the. time. And when I'm paying attention to anyone else, she will make sure that I shift my focus to her. However, I will say, she's gotten a lot more independent and will play on her own and loves her "crazy" time with her sisters. Her and Bria become the best of friends when they know it's bedtime and they want to be cute.

Nicknames: Avie, Ave
Favorite thing to do: Climbing (everywhere), coloring, reading books, playing with her castle and her yo gabba gabba dolls and play in the laundry room
Favorite food: My lasagna and any type of breakfast food (i.e. waffles, hash browns)
Favorite toy: yo gabba gabba dolls
Favorite TV show: Yo Gabba Gabba
What she doesn't like: She doesn't like when people tell her "no," her diaper changed and when her sisters take what she is playing with (or get in a 1 ft radius of something she is playing with)
Morning or Night: She is just like her brother and dad and is a night owl... She (and her sisters) are becoming increasingly challenging at night and at nap time. I'm sure we could start taking naps out, but that sounds like a terrible idea, so we'll deal with it for a bit longer...
Things she likes to say: She has been saying more and more... She regularly says mama, dada, no, more, eye, nose and she repeats a ton of things that we ask her to say.
Funniest thing she does: She loves to dance (like the rest of the girls) and she spins around in circles with her eyes closed (every time) and she gets so dizzy that she looks like a drunken sailor trying to walk around...
Therapies: Aven is still getting DI and it is going great! We've seen tremendous progress with her speech and overall communication. Mostly because I think they have a great therapist... I'm anxious to get them started down in GA and am hopeful we'll be fortunate enough to get

Bria: Bria is still our sweetheart, but she has been getting the terrible 2's lately... She wants to make sure we know she's not okay with everything and our "easy" one :-) She plays great independently and you often find her playing by herself singing. She especially likes Old McDonald and her own made up song. One could say she beats to her own song...

Nicknames: Bri, Bri Bri, B-B, B
Favorite thing to do: Sing, dance, wear her big brothers shoes and clothes and play in the laundry room
Favorite food: She pretty much likes everything...
Favorite toy: yo gabba gabba dolls, books, puzzles, jewelry and her brothers shoes
Favorite TV show: Yo Gabba Gabba
What she doesn't like: Her diaper changed and when her sisters take something that she's playing with
Morning or Night: She is getting more difficult at night like her sisters... She still is our best sleeper, but she become a tad more difficult to get down at night (and at nap)
Things she likes to say: She pretty much will say anything you ask her too, it's not independent yet, but she is saying more and more to get the things she wants. She's also saying "mommy" now (vs mama), which is so adorable... She will also say a few two-word commands like "no mommy"
Funniest thing she does: She has the cutest dance move where she swings her hips back and forth (I've been trying for weeks to get it on video with no luck)
Therapies: Bria gets DI with Aven, once a week and similar to Aven, it's going great!

Bria wearing her brothers PJs (on top of her clothes) and his shoes...

Stevie: Stevie really does beat to her own drum. Although she tends to follow her sisters, she also wants nothing to do with them. When they play ring around the rosie, she never wants to hold their hand. She wants to dance and sing on her own, without their "help." She is full of hugs and kisses for anything and everything - seriously, I often catch her kissing the fridge.

Nicknames: Sweet Pea (that's what Andy calls her a lot)
Favorite thing to do: Dance, run and chase her brother (or sisters)
Favorite food: She actually won't touch bananas now. I'm assuming that's because of the thousands that she's already eaten... So as far as favorite foods, she's a bit up in the air. But she does love yogurt.
Favorite toy: Magnadoodle and playing dress up (usually in her rain boots)
Favorite TV show: Yo Gabba Gabba
What she doesn't like: When you don't give her what she wants (which can be challenging she can't always tell us what she wants)
Morning or Night: See above, she's similar to her sisters here...
Things she likes to say: Her speech is getting much better... She says "mama" and "dada" regularly and she has started to imitate people or repeat something you ask her to
Funniest thing she does: She loves to dance and it's cute, it's funny and it's adorable...
Therapies: Stevie's still getting PT and speech. We will likely stop the PT when we move to GA, but continue with DI or speech - overall both are still helping.

Declan is getting excited for the move. He's excited about his new room, which he will get to pick out when he comes with Andy and I in a few weeks for our closing. He's also starting baseball in a few weeks, which should be interesting. Declan enjoys drawing, singing, being outside, playing ANYTHING and any kind of game.

Declan and Stevie while we were playing outside this weekend...