Sorry

Sorry it has been so long, and sorry that this post won't have any pictures. Our computer is not working the best right now.

Anyway, since my last post (over 2 weeks ago), we celebrated Anna's 4th birthday and Simon's dedication. We had a nice little ceremony at church and a party at our house (with a strawberry shortcake theme), lots of fun swimming, eating, playing and presents! One of Anna's favorites is her new Leapster. It just amazes me how quickly kids pick up on all the computer stuff and don't even need instructions (ok, now I sound old).

We also went in for check-ups for both kids. Anna is 3ft 5 1/2 in (41.5in) which is the 85% and her weight was 37lbs. Her vision was great, she got her blood pressure checked, and she was happy- no shots.

Now that Anna is 4, she is doing lots of big girl things. She wears underwear to bed (she probably could have done this a while ago since she almost always kept her pullup dry anyway and she has been potty trained during the day since she was 2 1/2). She can chew gum. She has gotten really good at getting herself dressed. She helps with things like feeding Shelby, emptying the dishwasher, and cleaning/dusting. Her favorite thing to watch is Strawberry Shortcake (which is where the birthday party idea came from). She is a very sweet, loving, special girl and a great big sister.

This was Simon's 6 month check-up. He was 28in which is the 93%, but I don't really think they always get the babies measurements totally accurate. He weighed 17lb 8 oz which is about 43%. Everything also looked good for him, but he had to get 3 vaccines :(

Simon has been rolling for a few weeks now from his back to his front. He loves to play with his feet (something I think is so cute). When he is on his tummy he can turn in circles. Simon is very talkative. He is such a happy, smiley baby.

This is a typical schedule for him:

7:00/7:30- wake-up talking and cooing
7:30/8:00- breakfast- 8 oz with some rice and maybe fruit
play, talk, giggle
9:00-10:30/11:00- nap
play, talk, giggle
12:00- lunch- 8 oz and some yogurt or cottage cheese (can't believe he likes it- Anna didn't and I don't either)
1:00-3:00 nap
afternoon snack- cracker
4:30 supper- 6 oz, vegetable (we have tried peas, broccoli, squash, carrots)
maybe a short short nap if we are in the car or something
7:00- bedtime snack- 4-6 oz and rice
7:30/8:00 bed

Simon started rice cereal at 5 months. We waited until 6 months to start other food, and now he just gobbles it up. I'm glad he is such a good eater! I've had fun making some of our own baby food too.