Monday

I started the day by taking Julia to her 6 month appointment.  She did great at it- she is 27 inches long and 18 lbs, 7 oz.  She had to get 2 shots, but other than the immediate cry when they happened, she was happy as can be.  When we got home, Eric and the boys loaded up in the car too and we all headed to the library.  Eric's office was doing some work today so there wasn't any power in his building so he worked at the library- the kids and I went to the children's section and picked out some books and movies and played for awhile.  I picked up some cereal to start feeding Julia- maybe we'll start tomorrow night.  I baked cookies this afternoon and Eric played upstairs with the kids.  Parker was very happy to rebuild his geotrax town and spent most of the evening upstairs.  Oliver made a picture with cotton balls.  I was trying to get him to make a bunny, but instead he made a bridge and a "snot guy."  .... oh boy...

Sunday

I took Julia in for her 6 month pictures today.  She was a smiley girl.
Here is a link with the pictures: Julia's 6 month pictures

We got outside for a walk this afternoon.  Eric and the boys spent some time raking and cleaning up the yard.  I think it was nice for all of us to get some fresh air.

Tomorrow I am taking Julia in for her 6 month appointment.  My mom is planning to head this way too.  She is going to help out with the kids while I try to get a bunch of house-selling prep work done.  We are all looking forward to her visiting.  It is spring break here for the university so Eric is looking forward to not having many students on campus and being able to get lots of work done.

Julia is 6 months old

Julia is 6 months old today!  She goes in on Monday for her appointment so I'll know all of her stats after that.  She continues to do more and more everyday.  Here is what she is up to at 6 months:

-rolling all over the place

-spinning herself around to find toys

-very close to crawling- she can scoot backward pretty easily and has gone forward a few times yesterday and today

-loves toys

-loves her big brothers (even when they are rough with her)

-enjoys splashing in the bathtub

-loves paper

-wears 6-9 month clothes with a few 9-12 thrown in

-typically wears pigtails b/c otherwise her hair is in her face

-in general, just a happy baby girl!

Helper

Parker likes to help unload the dishwasher.  His usual job is the silverware.  He is very good about getting all of the silverware out of the dishwasher and into the drawer, but not in quite the right spot.  Here is what the drawer looks like when he is done:

That's okay though- the important thing is he wants to help.  :)  Once he is tall enough to see in the drawer, I'm sure he'll get them in the right spots.  

Here are a few pictures of our little train boy. This boy could spend all day with trains.  I've started doing a little looking to find a place where we can take him for a train ride because I'm pretty sure that would be the best thing ever for him.

This one might be my favorite :)

Rub-a-dub-dub

Rub-a-dub-dub

3 kids in a tub

And who do you think they be?

Oliver

Parker

and Julia Marie

Wednesday

We had a fairly relaxing day.  Oliver and I played a game of dominos today- he got a magazine subscription for Christmas (Highlights) and it had a game to cut out.  He was pretty excited about it.

Parker and I put together a bunch of puzzles today.  He is doing so much talking and is pretty funny a lot of the time.  He has started saying "wow, cool" when he likes how something looks.

Julia did lots of snuggling and playing on the floor.  She is loving toys.  I can't believe she'll be 6 months old in just a few days.

Have a good night!

Busy last night

I'm a little late posting- I was doing this last night :)

Our realtor came last night and said things looked good in the house.  A little bit of paint and a little more organizing.  Oh yeah, and finishing up the kitchen :)  We are hoping to be able to list it by April 1st.  He plans to do a little research on comps and the area and get back to us with a number next week.      This morning the kids and I are off to Moms & Tots and Eric is off to work.  Have a good day!