My Cup Runneth Over...

and so does the bathtub :)

Who cares about a  week full of stress, emotional roller coasters, thinning patience

and not enough time, energy, or sleep...

WHEN YOU HAVE THIS...

Milestones...

It is hard for me to believe Blake is six months old and now...sitting up by herself.  I felt Cole did things on the early side of the "normal" range...but Blake is just trying to out do her brother every single day.  I think it is different with girls and I think it is different when you have a VERY active two year old brother that you just want to keep up with.  Such a BIG girl!

SIX Months And Counting!!!

Our little Blakey (which is what we are tending to call her right now - or Bake if your are Cole) is not so little anymore.  She weighs 20 lbs 12 oz and is 27 1/2 inches long...97%+...To give you a bit of perspective, she is a big girl, but still almost 3 pounds less and 1 inch shorter than Cole was at 6 months old.  She is in size 12 month/12-18 month clothes.  Her eyes are a greenish-brown color these days and she still has NO teeth...but the doctor said that she will be getting several any day now...drool is everywhere.  She is sleeping from about 7:00pm until 5:30am 6/7 nights a week - which is perfect for our crazy work week schedule...not so much for the weekend, except she goes back to sleep until after 7am if she wakes and drinks a bottle.  Blake is just a happy girl.  I can't really describe her in any other way.  She doesn't really get upset unless she is hungry or tired.  She talks a lot and loves to watch her family and friends - she is a bit of a busy body for sure!

Blake likes to:
Sing and talk all of the time, smile and laugh out loud for the silliest reasons, roll all over the floor and scooch to get to something she wants (it is not crawling yet, but somehow she gets to where she wants to go), brush her "teeth", eat her veggies (not green beans so much, unless we have something yummy mixed in with them), play with her doggy and monkey, play in her saucer, and try to sit up on her own.  She is getting so strong and wants to keep up with her brother so badly, I see the days of movin' and grovin' coming soon.

AND she still LOVES BIG BOWS!!!

Look Who Carried in the Groceries???

Cole helped me carry in the groceries tonight and as I was feeding and changing Blake...he helped himself to the strawberries.  When he saw that I got the camera out, he yelled, "Wait, get dinosaur hat" - I guess he felt the need to "dress-up" for the occasion.  I love that boy with every inch of my heart!

Blake didn't want Cole to get all of the attention - so she had a bit of fun with her butternut and acorn squash tonight...I need one more hand...just one more!

Dinosaur World

My parents took Cole and Blake to Dinosaur World in Glenn Rose (about 20 minutes from their house in Granbury) this past week.  When I got to the lake on Friday night, Cole talked a lot about dinosaurs...ending all of his talk with, "Dinosaur Park pweeeze!" So Dan and I took him to Dinosaur World for the second time in five days.  Dan and I couldn't keep up with him.  He ran from dinosaur to dinosaur telling me something about each one - BeBe, Mommy, Daddy Dinosaur, big teeth, hide, run, wow, this way...those were some of his favorite words from today.  It was a fun little adventure for a Saturday morning.

 He was this far ahead of us the entire time.

 Attempt #1 to get a picture with Cole.

 Of course...

 We don't know these people...Cole just pushed his way into their group...oops!

 Another attempt at getting a picture with Cole.

 "Dinosaur, here ya go"  He thought they would eat the rocks he found...

 Daddy's attempt at getting a picture with Cole.

Very worn out boy...who chose to buy that hat as his "prize" for being so good!