Our Easter in pictures…..
Love this one of my girl…
Another one of my favorites 
Notice Carter’s tongue out for this one… Lol. He’s a mess!
Goofball..
Happy :)
And the only picture CJ made it in…… such a photobomber! Don’t ask me why he isn’t in any of them. I mean, he was taking most of them, but I guess I was so wrapped up trying to get everyone to take the pictures, that I didn’t realize he wasn’t in any!
And that’s it! We had a great Easter with our families :)
Wow, another month has passed already and it's time to update! I think I have said this a zillion times, but I sure do wish I could hit a pause button now and then.... it's just going so fast!
Callie is changing so much these days. Let's see what our 8 month old is up to!
I am not sure on her height since her 6 month check up, but I just took her to the doctor for a checkup going on two weeks ago now and when they weighed her she was 18.6 lbs :) She wears mostly 9 month stuff, but actual fits into most12 month and even has some leggings that are 12-18 months that she wears, if you can believe it! She has a super cute pair of tennis shoes that grammy got her to practice her standing at daycare (so she wouldn't slip on the mat) and its paid off. Yesterday, on her 8 month bday, I saw her pull up to stand in her crib for the first time!!!!!!!! She has been pulling up onto her knees a lot this month, but she finally got all the way up onto her feet! :) She is doing the army crawl now like a pro… I see crawling in the near future!
She loves to bounce on your lap or in the crib, on her knees, or on the floor when playing. She is really getting good at reaching for toys and getting into that crawling position... it looks like she could just take off any minute!
She just started waving bye-bye and her favorite games are peek a boo and patti cake. She likes to clap her hands when you sing it to her!
Stranger anxiety is in full affect with her these days. If she doesn’t know you or hasn’t seen you in a while, expect a cry when you first approach her. Or, at least a shy head tilt into mommy’s shoulder ;) Once she warms up to people she is happy as can be, but usually I am explaining that “its just a phase” to people…. Its funny how mom’s feel the need to apologize for these kinds of things!
When CJ or Carter walk in the room, she gets all excited. Her and Carter play so well together and you can really see her toothy grin showing now when she giggles at him and all his craziness. Still no other teeth yet, but I think they will be coming soon! Her earrings are healing up just great also and we will be able to change them soon! Two more weeks :)
She is getting better at the 'Pincer grasp"...I let her grab at Puffs on her high chair and she's getting good at it. She loves most of the stage 2 foods... but I think the chicken and sweet potatoes are her favorite! She is still drinking 6 ounces every 3 to 4 hours during the day and eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner baby food now.
Recently, I tried letting her cry it out a little and it has helped with her sleeping A LOT. Once I found out that she was okay after her EEG, I felt much better about letting her cry. Now she sleeps longer stretches and its made a huge difference in how I feel. I don't feel like a zombie anymore, Lol.
She is still saying "Da da" all day long... no Mama's yet! She has really come into her temper though...lately getting mad and even squealing when she is frustrated!
What else can I say about this girl? She keeps us laughing and brings so much joy into our house. Her and her brother are our entertainment... it's always something new with these kids. This age is so much fun and we look forward to our everyday adventures :)
Yesterday was CJ's 29th birthday! I guess once you get older, birthday's aren't as big of a deal. You are more excited for the kids birthday's then you are your own. Regardless of his non=chalant attitude about it, we still tried to make him happy on his day! His gift that I got him came right on time and he loved it. We ordered pizza's from Pizza Hut and had some family and friends over for dinner. And, after everyone left, him and I spent some time together... like we always do after the kids are in bed. Most people watch TV after the children are asleep, but I literally NEVER watch TV. CJ does sometimes.. mostly the History Channel, but usually we hang out in the back yard in the nice weather and talk for a while before bed. Honestly, I wouldn't trade that time for anything though, I love that we can just hang out and talk about whatever together :)
Since his birthday falls right before Easter weekend, we will have to see if we end up doing anything for it. I got very lucky in that I have a husband that is most happy, even on his birthday, just sitting at home with his family!
Last weekend CJ and I had plans to go to a surprise birthday party for his cousin Karen. So, my mom offered to keep the kids overnight on Saturday and then on Sunday we made plans to visit the Natural History Museum in DC. Well, the party turned out great and Karen was super surprised and happy! We had a good time and were glad to see everyone.
Sunday we woke up early and went to my parents to get the kids and follow them to the Museum. Of course, the day we choose to go, it seemed like everyone on the planet was there also. It is definitely NO FUN to walk around a museum when there is wall to wall people inside. We ended up seeing a few exhibits...the dinosaurs, under sea, precious gems, but left after that. We wanted to see the Hope Diamond, but there was no getting in there! Plus, Carter was just not in the mood to walk around... I guess he was tired because as soon as we started driving he passed out. I think it's safe to say if/when we go back, it will probably be a while!
Onto the pictures!
Looking at the T-Rex :)
Mommy bragging moment: while we were waiting for the elevator, this really nice lady walked up and said “I just have to tell you, you have the cutest baby I have ever seen! She looks like the Gerber Baby!” I thought that was so sweet :)
