Summer has begun!

At our house the official start to summer is when we get the pool up and running. It's not a very big in size, but is big in fun for our family. I think Andrew would live out there 24/7 if I'd let him.

Fun in the Sun!!!!

Just chillin'

Flubber Floats!

Trying to figure out if splashing is fun or not.

Monica was really intrigued. By the end of the day she finally figured out how to splash and make everyone smile and laugh.

5 months already

There have been lots of new exciting adventures in the last month for Monica.

Let's see if I can list them all off...

She found her toes, and she is fascinated by them...

in this pic you can see her chubby little legs

She also started baby food. At first she HATED carrots. She screamed and gagged, but the next time (when I heated them up and added cereal) she fell in love with them. Now she screams when the jar is empty.

She is still full of smiles. She even wakes up with smiles while she's rubbing or covering her eyes.

Mama couldn't keep up with my little chunk-a-munk. So she gets about half breast milk and half formula thought the day. Plus carrots and cereal. She loves to eat.

Andrew is still in love with her. Even when she pulls his hair. And she is amazed by him... most of the time.

5 month picture with Hoppy

She's getting so wiggly it's hard for Andrew to hold her much anymore.

She now scoots across the floor on her back, talks like crazy, grabs anything and everything to try to chew on. And when she is tired she loves to snuggle down into your shoulder and "give kisses" a.k.a. suck on your neck. Her two favorite places these days are the floor and the mega saucer. And she's pretty happy as long as someone is there to listen to her talk. Even if it's just the animals on the saucer.

The last 5 months have gone by so fast.

Easter and Sandbox

Our family!!!

Andrew and his friends Ella

Picture with Ella, her mom Alexa and their new baby Quin. (7weeks younger then Monica)

Andrew won this GIANT Chick at the church Easter Egg Hunt

The 8ft x 4ft, 16in deep sand box that Daddy built for Andrew.

John and all the kiddos (Maria, the girl I nanny for is 2 now)

4 months

Monica just had her 4 month check up. She is 25 1/2 in (85%), 13lbs 14.5oz (50%) and her head circum. is 16 1/4 in (50%)

Compared to last check up she jumped way up in the height chart. From 30% to 85%. She's finally starting to the scale for our families. :)

As you can see she is changeing more and more each day. Her current favorite things are, laying on the floor, kicking and pushing herself on her back, talking and grabing at things.

We had a wonderful Mother's Day with Nana. She even sent John and I away for a night in Estes while she kept the kiddos. They had a great time, and so did we, except that I was up most of the night having "mo guilt" for leaving Monica when she had a fever from her shots. She's such a great Nana.

Here are the latest pics...

The tutu is my newest hobby.

4 month pic with Hoppy

Mother's Day Weekend with Nana

She is now eating cereal once, sometimes twice a day. She loves it. But makes a huge mess.

I've given up... I have a thumb sucker!

3 months... already???

Not only can I not believe she is 3 month, but Andrew is 5 yrs old. Where did the time go?

Moncia is still a great sleeper. As long as we "gut bust" her each night... a.k.a give her 4 oz of formula after her last feeding... she will sleep from about 9pm-7am. She is still in love with lights. We got her a Twilight Ladybug which shines stars on the ceiling. It's now the only way she will go to sleep at night.

Here are the most recent pics of Monica and Andrew!

Fun the "The Farm"

First time in the Mega-Saucer

The three new dresses Grammy made

Smiley! :)

My new favorite headband

Monthly picture with Hoppy