Fishies!!

We took the kids to the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati the other day. We had a great time and Evan really enjoyed it. He's been pretty into Finding Nemo right now so he was excited to see the sharks, turtles and Nemo's :)

He really liked the jellyfish room. He would run from tank to tank ooohing and ahhing. I have to admit I was pretty mesmerized by them.

Another favorite was the penguin of course. So cute!

Erin really enjoyed herself too. She was such a good girl.

I'm so happy we went and look forward to going again next year.

7 Months and My Favorite Age

Is it right to have a favorite age? I say yes, of course all ages are great and they come with exciting new things but I have to say about 6-8 months is my favorite. Little biscuit is sitting up, babbling, laughing (almost a cackle sometimes) and being altogether completely squishy. She's so lovey and has the BEST personality right now. Very laid back, always smiling and playful. She does get a little mad when I'm not feeding her baby food fast enough. What am I thinking trying to take a bite of my own food before giving her another bite of hers?

My only complaint right now would be her naps. She's down to two naps a day and usually her morning nap only lasts about 45 minutes. With Evan he would wake at 45 minutes maybe fuss a little and eventually go back to sleep. Not Erin. She is up and at 'em after 45 minutes. Laughing, babbling and screeching. Her second nap of the day usually goes better and she gets a good two hours in, maybe catching up from her long eventful day.
Still no teeth for this one, but I have to admit I adore her gummy smile so I don't mind so much.

I think she's finally moved to a 4 hour schedule, sometimes she still seems to want her bottle at 3 or 3-1/2 hours but the majority of the time she goes 4 hours. I love this schedule because it allows so much more flexibility when going out.
That's about it for right now. Todd and I have some big plans this week, we took 5 days off to spend some much needed time as a family and I'm excited! So I best get to it :)

Look Who's Sitting Up

She's not 100% stable but she will sit up for a few minutes at a time. It seems like she hit this milestone a little later than Evan but who's counting, I already think she is growing up way too fast!
Maybe it's her cheeks...they do seem pretty heavy :)

They were just weighing her down all this time.

My little biscuit. I just adore her.

Nap Attack

As I've mentioned Evan refuses to nap for me. Sometimes he will still nap for Todd and this is how he fell asleep the other day (after creating a trail of destruction in his room). Never ceases to amaze me how uncomfortable he looks when he sleeps. He refuses to sleep in his firetruck bed so we compromised and just put the mattress on the floor. He sleeps there sometimes but more often than not he is on on the floor. With no blankets. But he's sleeping so I'm not too concerned with it. I'm sure it's just a phase.

Another tidbit for today - we gave Erin some green beans tonight. Do you think she likes them?

Her facial expressions kill me.
Love this girl.

Erin is 6 Months

This girl is getting so big! At her doctors appointment last week she weighed 16 pounds (50th percentile) and was 26-1/2" inches long (75th percentile).
She has one heck of a cold this week and I had to stay home with her a couple of days. She hasn't had a fever just a sad little cough and stuffy nose. It's weird to me to have a kid that acts sick, since Evan always acts like normal when he is sick. This poor little girl is so fussy and clingy.
She's on the mend though and hopefully will get rid of her nasty cough in the next few days.
We started her on a little rice cereal before she got sick and she wasn't too pleased with it. I suppose she'll catch on though.

We've started to potty train Evan and it's not going so well. He's eager but when he gets on the potty he just sits there. I guess we'll get it figured out some day :)
That's really about all I have to report right now, I'm just super busy trying to keep up with the craziness of raising these two babies.

And a Happy New Year!

Random Notes

I just have some random updates and things I'd like to remember so please excuse this post of randomness.
Erin is oh so close to rolling over. She can go from tummy to back but she hasn't figure out how to get her shoulder underneath her when trying to roll from back to tummy. She is very close though and I see it happening in the next few days.

She's still an awesome sleeper with about 3-4 naps a day and 12 hours per night. Her naps can be short sometimes, only 45 minutes to an hour but I don't mind so much.
We put her in the jumperoo today for the first time and she love's it! She also still loves the exersaucer.

I think we established that Evan's favorite toy for Christmas was his tractor from his Uncle Eric. Pure joy!

Evan has slept the past two nights in his big boy firetruck bed. We thought maybe it would help eliminate some of his bedtime issues. It really hasn't. The boy just does not want to go to bed. No matter what time, where, with who - it doesn't matter. He screams and fights it for as long as he can stay awake. He only gives in to sleep once he's exhausted himself. He is still having night terrors a couple nights a week, usually depending on how late he forces himself to stay awake. It's very frustrating but we are still hopeful he will get use to his bedtime routine and just ease into bedtime. REALLY hoping it's soon.