I am really starting to love age 3

For nothing other than you feed the dog unsupervised and your dinner is branching out to the fiber-zone (shredded mini wheat cereal).
FIN, you used to talk to me in babbles. Now you talk to me. Sure it takes some prompting, but you are starting to recall things, details of your day that just are neat to your mommy. Today when I picked you up from school, I asked you what you did. You didn't answer right away, and when my questions started to get specific, like, what was your snack today, you replied, "oranges". You did this on Friday too, but your answer was, "Challa" bread. It really melts my heart!
Now as soon as you use the potty 100% of the time, me and FIN are going on a date!

Things said by FIN...

On Saturday, you went to a classmate's birthday party. Afterwards, we went out for dinner at the local Irish pub&restaurant. FIN sat down and when the server appeared, she asked, "What can I get for you?", FIN promptly responded, "How about some dinner!", server: "Ok, what would you like?", FIN: "I want some french fries!". Your conversation, while simple, was so cute!

5 Months & 3 Year 2 Months

Oh brothers! This past month has just been my favorite! FIN, you are coming along to well in pre-school. Your language is just amazing - everyday you say something new to me and it catches me off guard, and I wonder, "did he just say that?!". For example, tonight we had our neighbors over for dinner, and they asked where Truman was, and you so clearly responded, "He's asleep upstairs". Now I know, not a huge revelation, but it was clear, you understood, and you responded on behalf of your brother. You amaze me how much you love your brother. Getting pictures of you two isn't difficult, but one of you is always blurry. Here are a few I got recently - one of you and your brother in the tub, and another of you playing with Truman in his exersaucer:

Truman - you are 5 months old today. This past month we have started you on solid food. Its done an interesting number on your digestive track - interesting in that your digestive track has stopped and my obsession is with whether or not you have poo'd. So we talk about poop... more so than usual in our house. You as well have amazed me in the past month. You are much much more alert, and your personality is just so sweet. You love to laugh! I'm also hoping that you continue on this awesome sleeping pattern of yours.
I took this video of you the other day. I was imitating the noise you were making and you just started laughing.
Love my boys! -mama

Nov 2010 update

Truman took his first airplane ride to San Diego with mom & dad, while FIN stayed with G&G Garage (aka G&G Nissan; Dahlke). It was a great first plane ride. He slept for 3 of the 4 hour trip. We went out for dinners and to San Diego zoo with auntie Jess Wallace.

In the mean time, FIN was busy with G&G going to the farmers market, and petting zoo, and getting dressed up for Halloween. FIN went as a shark this year. Winston had a shark costume too, but we A. forgot to send the costume along, B. the dog was too fat for his costume.

The past month went so fast - Truman keeps getting bigger every day, and FIN becomes more of a big boy (except for telling us when he has to go on the potty - I know that's coming any day).

Coming up, Truman will be going on another trip to the West Coast with mommy to see auntie Saralyn/Alanna!

Truman - 4 months

Hey Mr. T,

I had to compare you to your brother, you are heavier than he was at 4 months... and shorter.

Weight: 17.4lbs - 90th percentile

Height: 25" - 50th percentile

Head: 75th percentile

You have hit all the important milestones as well! You have been such a happy baby! I cannot believe how fast time has flown by. You sleep like, well a baby, and you babble a ton. Last weekend you had your first real babysitter, Laura. She tried to give you formula... you weren't impressed. Good thing I have no plans to wean you anytime soon.

Love Mama

3 Years Old

Dear FIN,
You turned 3 years old yesterday. For your birthday, we packed up the family and went to Sheboygan to the Blue Harbor Resort water park. The Cripe cousin's made it, both sets of grand parents, and the Argueta's were there too! You had a Lightening McQueen cake that you loved!
I enjoyed the fact that when I picked up your cake it didn't say Happy 3rd Birthday FIN... it in fact said, Happy 3rd Birthday SIN. The woman who made your cake had about as keen of hearing as her voice (not so much at all), I wasn't upset, she just scraped off the S and replaced it with the requisite F. So I digress, you spent the weekend ripping open gifts, eating lots of sugar, getting lots of sugar from family, and playing in the water. It did take a bad parent move on my part of tossing you down a slide to get you into the idea of going on the slide about a hundred times, but I knew you would dig the water slide - just needed that push.
Today you took treats to preschool with you. You took rice crispy treats. I spent an hour with you at school while you ate treats, played, and had special books read in honor of your birthday. I never thought I would get teary at a birthday, especially such an early one, but you made me so proud. You are truly the best of me and your daddy. I love you baby!
-mama

First Day of School

FIN - today was your first day of pre-school for 2 yr olds at the JCYS! You were in class with your friend cooper. You were very excited to go to school to see Linda, but Linda was your summer school teacher, not your school year teacher. You seemed to enjoy class - but I think you are into more curriculum than fun artsy stuff that you got over the summer. Here is a picture of us that we gave to the school. They asked for a family picture - we look hippy dippy.
Love- mama

Truman 2 Months

So I just looked up FINs 2 month stats and whoa Truman, you blew your brother out of the water. If this was a contest, you just gave your brother a swirly.
Head 75%
Height 23" - 50%
Weight 14.3 lb - 90/95%
He had to get shots, and just to make Truman feel better, FIN cried with him.

Family of boys

This summer has gone by way too fast. Truman is now 6 weeks old, and FIN has gone through an entire summer camp, and starts his pre-school program in a couple weeks.
Truman had his 1 month checkup on his 6 week b-day. So the stats aren't totally fair, but here they are:
Weight 12.3 lb - 90th percentile
Height 23" - 50th percentile
Head: 50th percentile
FIN - you breezed through the JCYS summer camp like a champ. You met some new friends, your communication skills have come along so great! Its hard to recount everything that has gone on this summer, but most important is I look fabulous - oh I mean, we are all healthy and just happy enjoying each other!
Here is a picture of Truman at 6 weeks; a picture of Truman and FIN under the baby Einstein mobile (Truman 6 weeks; FIN 2 yr, 9 mos); and Truman and daddy.

The Newest Nunez: Truman Richard Nunez

Dear FIN & Truman,
This monthly note is going to get interesting... I now have 2 boys with birthdays on the 26th. I also need to get better about doing this every month (or more often than that). So without further ado, I introduce to you, Truman. The baby of the family, the younger brother, the newest love of all my loves, and lastly, the final drops of testosterone in this house (because 2 boys and fixed dog weren't enough).
On June 26th, Truman came to us at 1:45PM, weighing in at 7lb 15oz and 19.75 long. It was truly a beautiful entrance. At about 1:30AM, I woke up with some contractions. Nothing out of the ordinary. I didn't think anything of it, but then your daddy reminded me, that if it wakes you out of a sleep, its probably the real thing. I called Grandma/Grandpa Nunez & Dahlke to have someone triage me and reassure that this is the real thing, especially since the contractions were 5 - 6 minutes apart. Grandma/Grandpa Nunez made it to the house in no time flat to watch the big brother FIN while I went to the hospital. I was admitted by 5AM, managed to get to 5cm before getting an epidural, and by 1:30PM I started to push. They put Truman on my chest - where I managed the ugly cry face, just out of the pure joy of being a mommy to another gorgeous, beautiful boy.
FIN as the big brother you are doing really well! You may have moments of the terrible twos, but you are as gentle as we could expect you to be. You love to hug and kiss Truman, and pat his head. You seemed scared when you visited me at the hospital. But Truman didn't disappoint. He gave you a baby Curious George that plays music. And when he came home, he made sure to have a play kitchen with food and utensils waiting for you. The neighbors, friends, and family have been diligent to bring you gifts as you warm up to your baby brother.
All I can say is, I'm in sweet love with my boys!
love,
mama