Pig Tails

My dear friend Lindsey watched Adi this morning for me, and when I picked her up she had the cutest stinkin pig tails. I'm not sure why I hadn't thought to give her any. They are adorable and I LOVE them!

Abe's first words (kind of ;)

I know this is not purposeful at all, but I LOVE IT that it sounds like "MAMA".

Sitting "handsome"

Check out his new trick! I have a feeling a post on crawling will be coming soon! :(

Needed a little "therapy"

Today was a rough day. Poor little Abey was up all night, and after a trip to the doctor he has a pretty bad ear infection. It was a bit of a family outing any way. Adi bit her tongue pretty darn bad this morning. It was still bleeding when we headed to the doctor this afternoon. She really doesn't seem phased by it much, but it sure looks bad. Dr. Marx said to keep an eye on it. She put her Starbucks strawberry smoothie away. Poor little thing was hungry and needed a bit of a liquid diet after it happened this morning.
Even though I am a bit tired (been up since 4:15 :) I decided I wanted to go plant some of my precious little seeds. It really is so therapeutic creating delicious food for my family from a tiny little seed. The smell of the soil gave me an extra burst of energy (maybe I'll clean the kitchen now :) This weather is really messing with my head. I keep thinking I am so behind and that it's too late. According to my schedule I'm right on track. I've decided I am going to stick to my schedule - knowing southern Indiana we'll have some freezing nights in the next month for sure. It really is CRAZY that it hit 85 today! My hope is really for my 24 tomato plant to do great. They are my babies and the rest is just bonus.

I started brussel sprouts, swiss chard, and Chinese cabbage tonight!
Start growing little babies!




My onions are chilling out waiting for me to transplant them!




Home made green house!

Denver

Abe and I had a great time time visiting Kel, Ryan, and new cousin Sophie! We had a great time hanging out, cooking, and letting the sweet little babies play together. It was so nice visiting with my sister and seeing my new sweet niece (you too Ryan). They live in a great location (City Park/Cherry Creek). We were able to walk everywhere and really enjoy the beautiful Denver weather. Thanks so much for having us!!!

Abe and Aunt Kiki


Abe trying to keep Sophie awake - it didn't work. :)


My sweet little niece at 5 weeks


So sweet!


New little family of three!


Ryan and Abe


View of downtown from Red Rocks


Here are some pictures from the famous Red Rocks.





Such a fun trip - it was so special spending time with my wonderful sister and our babies!

Abram is 6 months!

Height - 27 inches (67th percentile)
Weight - 15 lbs 13 oz (17th percentile) - if he is in the 33rd I can't imagine what a baby in the 99th looks like!

Sleep - We've had a break through this past month. We put him on acid reflux medicine about 3 weeks ago and it has changed our lives!!! I am laying him down about 7:o0 or 7:30pm in his crib for bed. He is only waking up once to eat (around 2:30) and is up for the day at about 6:00am. I also weened him from the swaddle sack this past month. I tried a couple different things, but what eventually worked was starting with one arm out and slowly moving to both and then I took the sack away all together after about a week and a half.

Eating - We also started feeding him solids this past month. He LOVES fruit, but isn't a big fan of the veggies. I think it is pretty funny that he doesn't like veggies because I ate at least two salads a day when I was pregnant with him (it was my number one craving). These are all the solids he has tried so far:

apples - love them

peas - hates them

mangos - love them

green beans - tolerates them

pears - like them

bananas - likes them

prunes - likes them

carrots - likes them
spinach - love them

He has been having some pooping problems which kind of surprises me. I've stopped all oatmeal and rice cereal and I still had to give him a suppository last night. I was a little scared to give it to him, but after multiple feedings of prunes and pears, along with prune juice I had to help the poor little guy out. I nurse him about every three hours during the day and have started a sippy with water, so I'm not sure what else I can do. I am hoping he doesn't have any more trouble.

Milestone - He just took his first two plane rides and did great. I'm so happy my kids are good little fliers. We are in Denver visiting my sister, Ryan, and their new baby, Sophia. He also had his first bout of pink eye. It was seriously the gift that keeps on giving at our house this past month, but I am pretty sure it has finally come to an end! This sweet little guy is really trying to crawl. I can't even believe that I am already seeing those first stages of crawling, he just seems too young. :( He has also entered the world of crying for anyone that holds him unless it is mom or dad. He is becoming so interactive and is such a joy to have in our family!!!