Julia is 9 months old!!

 

Julia turned 9 months old today.  She is moving like crazy, as you can see from the pictures above.  We missed a few months of pictures (well I have them taken, but not posted). 

She is up to lots of new things:

-crawling all over

-putting all things in her mouth

-eating lots of baby food (5 jars a day!)

-doing really well taking bottles, but doesn't like to hold them herself

-likes to pick on Parker

-loves stroller rides

-does really well sleeping- usually goes from about 8:00-7:30 (sometimes wakes up for a bottle once)

-takes 2-3 naps a day

-pulls up to everything- especially the dishwasher

-she is completely stitch-free and doesn't have to wear bibs all day

-she may have some sort of oat-intolerance/allergy, we are hoping to get that checked out a bit this week

-she usually has pony tails in, but this one was after a bath

-she wears a variety of sizes, some 9 month, some 12 month, and some 18 month

-is in general, a very happy baby

 

I am excited to take her in for her 9 month appointment on Friday and see how big she is.  We went yesterday for a blood draw and she did awesome- she sat with me and didn't tense up or cry at all when they poked her- she is much braver than I. 

 

Happy 9 months baby girl!!  We love you so much (and Daddy didn't even mind sharing Father's day with you :) )

Happy Easter

Oliver (4 years old)

 Parker (2 years old)

Julia (6 months old)

Coming out to see if the Easter Bunny came

Very excited about candy

A new toy!

Coloring his cross

Happy Kids

Our Family (ignore my hand, I was snapping to get everyone to look and it was the only one of our family pictures that Parker wasn't crying in) 

The Shook kids with Grandma Steffen

We went to an egg hunt in town today.  They had a lot of eggs, but it was organized pretty well.  It was broken up into age groups and Parker & Oliver were split up.  Parker did very well hunting for eggs.  Oliver was with mom and she said he ran right in and started picking up eggs.  He was very excited that some of the candy in the eggs was safe for him to eat.  It was a warm morning to do the hunt.

 

 

 We dyed eggs tonight for Easter.  The boys had lots of fun. 

Parker liked yellow- he also threw his first egg in. 

Oliver liked to check his eggs and mix them around with the spoon.

Julia was very happy to watch :)

 

Warmer Weather

Today was a much warmer day than we have had for awhile.  We spent about 2 hours outside this afternoon.  The boys had so much fun.  Julia enjoyed herself too.  The boys wore boots because there was still some snow, however, they also found the puddles and boots didn't hold out all of that water.  They didn't mind though and they just kept playing out there.  They both had wet pants and socks by the time we went inside.  Julia hung out with my mom and spent some time in the stroller.  She seemed to enjoy the fresh air.  Eric and I got a little bit of yard work and garage cleaning work done. 

 

Puddle splashing!

Room Change

Wednesday

I did more painting today.  We had a moving company come and prepare a quote for us.  I think it is likely that today was the last day of painting.  It is warming up too, we have lost a lot of snow.  I will try to post earlier tomorrow and include some pictures.

We had a fun day today.  Some of the boys friends came over this morning for a play date.  The boys had a lot of fun playing superheroes and doing a lot of running around.  I had a good time visiting with their mom.  Later in the evening, my mom, Dale, Audrey, and Madison came.  My mom will be staying with us for awhile and the others were on their way to New York for Easter.  We brought Applebee's back to the house and enjoyed a yummy dinner when they were here.  We visited for a while and then dale, Audrey, & Madison headed to their hotel for the night.  They will be heading out early in the morning.  The boys were very excited to have visitors and Julia was very happy to be held a lot.