Today Sophie is 6 months old. And it's funny because it's one of those times where you thought they'd never get here and you can't believe they are already here at the same time. She has learned a lot in her 6 months and yet has so much left to learn. But I don't mean that in a negative way, I love watching my kids learn things. It's the highlight of my life, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what she will learn next. We have been sleeping through the night for a while, roll over both ways, we can sit up on our own, we love eating vegetables and sometimes fruit, we have outgrown a ton of clothes, we are scooting backwards all over the floor now, so I'm guessing that crawling is just around the corner. On Wednesday, we go for our 6 month checkup with our new doctor and I'm very curious to see what he says about our "healthy" little girl. I love hearing people comment on how "she looks like she never eats" or that "she's a healthy looking baby" and then how surprised they are when they hear how old she is. I'd much rather have a chubby baby then have worry about making them eat because they aren't getting enough. We love our blonde haired, blue eyed little girl so much and can't wait to see what she will be interested in playing with and wearing and doing when she is her brother's age. Happy 1/2 Birthday, Sophie!!!

We have been working on and off with Christopher on potty training and we've had some ups and downs with it. As anyone who has been through this before knows, if the child isn't interested, it's a battle. You just have to decide whether you feel like fighting it. Well, I'm not a fighter, so I'm not forcing it on him, just suggesting we try it at least once a day. Most of the time I get a "no" out of him. The good thing is, he has become more aware of when he goes #2 and so he has started coming up to me and telling me that he has gone. Last night I was sitting on the couch eating dinner and Christopher comes running out of his room, jumps up on the couch, turns around backwards with is bottom in my face and tells me, "Poo poo!" Thanks little guy. Just ruined my dinner. Gotta love being a mom.

This morning I was trying to hang Christopher's new curtains in his room and, as usual, he wanted to help. He is in a phase where he doesn't really want to wear clothes all that much and so some days he's either in just a diaper or changing his clothes all day long. Well, he was going through his closet and found his old tennis shoes from last fall and had to wear them. We tried telling him they were too small, even put them on Sophie to show him they fit her better (they didn't, but we were dumb enough to think we could fool him), but we had to put them on his feet to prove it. Then we had to put on his Home Depot apron so he could get to work.


Later this afternoon Christopher found a bin filled with his baby clothes and on top happened to be an orange outfit with Tigger's face on it. He loves Tigger and wanted to put it on. I tried to tell him that it was too small for Sophie and there was no way it would fit him (it's a 6/9 month outfit!), but he insisted on putting it on. Surprisingly we got it on, enough to make him happy. I was laughing so hard I could barely get a photo. But I did the best I could.

Then later tonight I took Sophie's bib off and he tried to put it around his neck by himself. Once I helped him get it on he wandered around the house with it on. Again I had to get photos and he was sitting in his room on the floor working on a puzzle. He looks like either the largest baby in the world or just a 2-year old who is a little confused. I know when he's older he'll probably kill me for doing this, but I just couldn't help myself!

Ok, so I'm not sure if I'm posting all the things she tries, but nobody probably even cares what she's eating so it doesn't matter. I do it for me I guess. I just bought a bunch of stuff and try it out. so far fruits are not her favorite and like her brother, loves veggies!

Food: Green beans

Result: At first wasn't sure, then loved them!

Food: Bananas (Ok, so we've tried these before, but whatever!)

Result: Not quite sure about them, but is getting used to them the more she eats them. These I've actually made myself, everything else I buy first because I'm not about to go to all the trouble for something she hates.

So I don't know whether to laugh or be mad, but the kids were so funny at lunch time today that I just couldn't help but write about it. We had gone to run some errands and by the time we got home they were both hungry. I got lunch together for Christopher and then made some cereal with sweet potatoes and apples for Sophie. Well, she's not real crazy about the apple part because it's still a little too tart for her. She has also learned how to stick out her little tongue and spit. She thinks it's hilarious and this time Christopher did too. He got to laughing so hard I thought he was going to choke on his mac and cheese. One would spit and then the other one would. They both looked so happy I couldn't help but laugh, but was getting sprayed by all kinds of food at the same time. Once Christopher started spitting his mac and cheese I had to draw the line. He of course didn't listen because he was having too much fun and so I had to take his food away and put him in time out. A lot of good that did! Sophie kept smiling and spitting at me every time I tried to feed her and Christopher is in the other room facing the corner laughing every time she does it. I tried getting on to her, but the more I said no the happier she got and the more she spit. So much for that battle!

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Christopher and Nicholas going for an early morning dig.

Burt giving the boys a good swing.

Sophie and Joshua sitting and playing together.

A day at the beach with the kids.

Christopher getting his head shaved.

The boys playing at the waterpark and playground.

Our pretty little girl showing off that beautiful smile of hers.