I have a confession...

I have resorted to using this.....

on this....

because it is the only thing that allows me to continue to put off potty training, because trust me on this one...

She is not ready. And neither am I.

Let's Get out of the House

First let me start by letting everyone know that Andy is finally off of his crutches!!!

Can I hear an "Amen??"

He was so ready to get out of the house this morning. We decided to go up to the fountains at Market Street. This actually is not a small process to get 2 little ones loaded up with sunscreen, bathing suits, towels, extra change of clothes, swim diapers, little diapers, food, drink, etc...etc..

Doesn't she look ticked off? That's how I felt once we did all this and got out in the sweltering sticky mess that Houston calls summer...
But then she had fun for about 20 seconds...

And then had quite enough....

And so had poor, pitiful Graham.....ignore the rash on his face...it's one of those, "I promise, I'm not contagious, just pitiful looking" ones...

What I did not capture on film was the fit she threw after those 20 seconds of fun, me wrestling her to the ground, Andy and I arguing over the best way to get her cleaned up after throwing her fit in the grass, or us hobbling back to the car sweating and deciding that we would have been better off just staying in the air conditioning on the couch.

But at least we got out of the house.....

6 Months

How on earth did my baby boy get to 6 months so fast?? Here is what you've been up to Graham..

* You are sitting up for short periods of time and grabbing on to everything.

* You love your exersaucer, jumparoo, and pretty much any toy you can get your hands on.

* You are still such a cuddler and I LOVE snuggling with you.

* You smile, squeal, and laugh all the time but when you are unhappy, you let everyone know that as well!

* You love to eat and are eating about 2 solid meals a day....loving any kind of fruit or sweet potatoes.

* You are nursing about 5 times a day.
* You are sleeping through the night...thank you Jesus! You got to bed at 7 and wake up around 8 in the morning, or in the case of this morning....9:30!

* Taking an hour and a half nap in the morning and a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon.

* Fitting into 6-12 month clothes

* Wearing size 3 diapers

*Still loving your paci or anything else you can get into your mouth.

Here are your stats munchkin!

Length: 28 inches (90%)

Weight: 16 pounds 12 ounces (25%)

Head: 17.5 inches (50%)

Long and lean like your sister.....now if only momma could get some of that!

Love you pumpkin!

Hallelujah!

Graham FINALLY slept through the night last night. It only took 6 months. He can now claim the title of "most awesome baby...ever".

Just Playing Around

Look who's sitting up???

I love this short lived "potted plant" stage.

They can sit up and play but can go anywhere.

He still sometimes prefers to just lounge around though and who can blame him?

Addison is loving reading books, especially with daddy. She is cracking me up...such a little parrot lately. Great accountability by the way.

As I'm typing this at the computer outside her bedroom, I am listening to her yell out, "Melissa!! Can you hear me???!!" Melissa!"

I suppose naptime is almost over.

We had our friends, Georgia, Macie, and Lexi come over to play this morning.

The girls loved playing dress up.

and Graham enjoyed the attention from all the ladies

It's Contagious

I haven't been the greatest about posting recently, but I'll make up for it with this little video.

Here is a clip I got today of my little guy and every time I watch it, I can't help but smile.

(Just press play even if you just see black). You might have to pause my music as well. =)

It gets really cute about 20 seconds in....

The Crazy Hour

Yesterday during the crazy hour (dinnertime/clean up/feed the baby/bathtime/bedtime/need a glass or wine desperately time)...it dawned on me that I hadn't seen Addison in the last 10 seconds...

I knew right where to find her....when all is too quiet, I can almost be assured that she is in the process of emptying every drawer in my bathroom.

The latest fascination is makeup. I came in to find her applying my mascara. She actually had it on her lashes! At least she knew what to do with it.