The last week in February my babies turned 6 months and 2 1/2. It is so amazing how fast the time has gone by!! It seems like yesterday that it was just me, Chad, and Riley - yet, I can hardly remember what life was like back then :-)
Anna is a big and growing girl! At her 6 mo appointment she was 17lbs and 27 inches long - in the 80th percentile for both (and for head size). She started to sit, unassisted, just before she turned 6 months and loves to play on the floor with her toys around her. She lights up when Matthew is around and loves to play with Riley's soft hair! Anna babbles all the time, saying baba, gaga, and dada, but with no meaning just yet. At 4 mo a molar started poking through her little gums, and though she is really teething, no others have peeped out yet. Anna eats cereal, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, mixed veggies, peaches and bananas. She also has 4 bottles each day. Her day begins around 6:30am and she's asleep for the night by 7:30 pm - so we have it pretty good. She takes 2-3 naps per day, depending on how long her naps last. Thankfully she's started to lengthen out her naps, so we're getting more days with 2 naps these days! She's a happy little girl and we are ever so blessed to have our Sissy Anna - love you baby girl!!
Matthew is a big and busy boy! He loves climbing, swinging, sliding, running, throwing...all the typical boy things! We play trains and basketball everyday and Matthew has quite a jump shot! He also loves hide and seek, but ALWAYS hides behind the bball hoop. Thomas the train is very big in our house and has been very helpful in teaching Matthew colours and numbers. Matthew can count to 10 and recognizes his numbers up to 10 except for 8 and 9 - these ones are a bit tricky :-) He is also very good with colours and shapes and recognizes the letters "A", "B", and "R". He is very independant and likes to do whatever he can by himself. Thanks to chocolate chips, Matthew is now potty trained!! Yeah!! We still use pull ups at night time, but he is usually dry. Matthew is a fantastic big brother and is so proud to have a little sister. Matthew often holds her hands and sings the "I Love You" Barney song :-) He always includes her and it is very important that Sissy lay down with her big brother every night before bedtime. He now sleeps in a double bed and drifts off to lala land by 8pm, after some horse play with his father :-) Teddy is still his best friend and sleeps with him every night. Matthew has the best memory and picks up on everything...somedays he says the darndest things! And no one can make Anna laugh like her brother!! Love you big boy!!
Our family is so blessed - we are also so busy and often surrounded by choas, but it's all good. The kids are very lucky to have wonderful grandparents, and aunts and uncles that they love dearly and who spoil them lots! They are all also instrumental in helping Chad and I keep our sanity and allow us to enjoy a couple nights away every now and then :-)
