Not What Mommy Had Planned

Justin went to the doctor today for his six month checkup. We have been waiting for this visit before feeding him any solids. I have been soo, soo excited to get him started on solids so today was a long awaited day. For me, the day my kids start solids is a BIG deal around here. I don't know why I think it's so big, but I look forward to the day and their reaction. Well, you can say it wasn't what I was hoping for.

I probably should have done it another day. We just got home last night from driving home from my parents. Both my kids, but especially Katelynn, are overtired and haven't been getting to bed on time. Katelynn is sick to boot. And then here we were at Justin's bedtime trying solids for the first time. I was just so excited I didn't think I could wait another day. He took his first few bites really well. He wasn't overly excited, but he took them like a champ. You never would have guessed he had just started eating. Katelynn is my big helper, and she loves to participate in everything. I had already told her that she could help feed Justin after his first few bites so I let her give it a whirl. Well, she did great at first, but then she started getting too comfortable with it and shoved the spoon in his mouth. The poor little guy got really upset. And if that wasn't bad enough, Katelynn was so upset about us telling her she was done feeding him that we had two crying kids. I tried calming Justin down and feeding him further, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it. I hope he gets over it and wants to try again tomorrow! Here he was before the tears:
And this is how we finished with eating tonight! On another note, his appointment went really well. He is now 17 pounds, 4 ounces and 28.25 inches long. He is 97% in height- one tall boy!! We talked at length about his sleeping, and we're going to try to not do as many nursings at night to see if it happens. Wish me luck- tonight wasn't so great when he woke up and I wouldn't feed him. There's one thing for sure- both my kids are stubborn!

(Lots more pictures to be added in the next few days.. promise!)

Trip to Georgia

This was our first trip to my parents house since Justin has been born. The last time we were there was nearly a year ago (Thanksgiving so not quite a year). Katelynn has been asking to go to her Grandma and Grandpa's house for months, but I was just never willing to struggle through the drive with Justin. It's only 3.5 hours, but with a little one that dislikes the car, that can be quite a trip. My mom drove to our house days before, left her car here and drove back with us and then my dad drove home with us to bring mom's car back. It was so nice having them with me for when we stopped.

We had a great time at my parents. Here are the kids playing in the pool!
This was Justin's first time getting to wear sunscreen. I put it on his head and it made his hair all spikey. Justin loved the water. He was not one bit scared. He had a great time in his float, was kicking his legs constantly, and then enjoyed splashing around while being held.It took Katelynn a bit longer to warm up to the pool. I think part of it was that the water temperature had gotten a little cool from the temperature dropping at night. Finally she ventured out of her float and started swimming with her noodle and arm floats. She thought she was the coolest ever that no one needed to hold onto her!Playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house is lots of fun. They have all sorts of toys that the kids get to play with.

Not sure if you can tell or not, but Justin had no interest in sitting and riding on this. He thought he needed to stand and kept pulling up to his feet using the handles.

My Poor Abandoned Blog...

I sure hope that those of you that regularly come on here to check up on our updates won't get discouraged and stop checking here! I apologize for the long pause in my postings. Life is B-U-S-Y!!! I feel like our craziness is not going to end until September hits, but I won't leave you hanging that long!! I am actually at my parents in Georgia right now. We just got here early this morning. I may try to get some of the pictures that I have on my camera put on my laptop and post them in the next day or two. I have been taking pictures reguarly- I just haven't had time to upload them lately.

So what is new? Well, my BABY boy turns 6 months old tomorrow! I can't believe it. He has his 6 mo doc appointment on Friday back at home so we will start solids after that appointment. I can't wait to hear how big he is. He seems huge to me! This week he has started eating his toes during diaper changes. I haven't been able to sneak a picture yet, but it's pretty cute. He is also starting to pull himself to stand, but when I say that, it's probably not what you're thinking. He can't be sitting on the ground and pull his body weight up yet, but when I put him on a ride-on type toy or something where he sits and has handles, he has been grabbing the handles and standing up on his own. What else? What else? Hmm... well, he really seems to be getting more blonde hair. It was so dark when he was born, but it's really got super light and is starting to fill in! He's going to be my blonde hair, blue eye cutie!

Katelynn is keeping us busy as usual. Lately we have been discussing her birthday. She tells everyone she is going to be "TREE!". She has also learned her left and right this past month and knows what a "K" looks like and that it stands for Katelynn! Everyday she comes up with some pretty cute things to say all on her own. It cracks me up.

Well, for now I'll get off here, but I promise to get back to updating regularly very soon! We will have lots of fun pictures to share! Justin had his six month pics taken this week that I'll post. We also have our beach vacation for August so we'll get lots of great pictures (hopefully) then!

Walk to the Park

It's been a while since we have taken our walk to the park so at Katelynn's request, we all loaded up and went while my mom was visiting. We had went shopping that day and bought Katelynn new shoes. Note to self: Do not let her wear new shoes on a long walk. I didn't even think of it when she put them on, but normally she prefers to walk and her shoes were rubbing her ankles raw while on the walk. So, we did a little stroller riding and then mommy carried her on her shoulders.Grandma, Katelynn, and Justin walking on the greenway to the park. Justin is finally old enough to have some fun at the park too! He and Katelynn were "racing" down this two-person slide.

And swinging is always fun too!

Justin's 6 mo professional pics

I did not edit these pictures as the photography studio does when they print them for me. I just pulled them straight off the disk and uploaded them here so they are a little rough, but you'll get the idea.
This picture I have the exact same pose, background, and props with Katelynn at six months. One day I'll remember to compare them side-by-side for you all!

Katelynn and Justin Pictures

I couldn't help but get some shots of both kids while getting Justin's 6 month pictures done!

Big Boy Carseat!

It was time for Justin to move out of his infant carseat, and Daddy finally put the big boy one in mommy's car! I am sure you all have heard me say it before, but Justin hates the car. Really, he does. Sometimes I can't make it five minutes down the road without him screaming so hard he is choking himself. I was hoping that the change to the big boy carseat would help out some. He sits upright a lot more in his new carseat, but it didn't solve our car riding problems 100 percent. This picture says it all with his expression. He's just not a huge fan of the car!