Cute Pictures

Olivia and Julian playing in the water!

Phew! What a tired little guy! Playing one minute, sleeping the next.

Snack time!

Olivia kept bringing him toys! So cute, always taking care of Julian!

Hello there!

Oh yeah? I betcha I CAN stick my whole fist in my mouth!

Olivia is obsessed with oatmeal! :) Strawberry oatmeal this morning.

And Julian is obsessed with....FOOD!

Fun in the sun!

Yes, ladies, I am single!

OrLaNdO!

Last week we took Olivia to Orlando, Florida, to meet up with my sister and her family! We had a blast and are itching to go back!! We went to Busch Gardens in Tampa and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. LOVED every minute of it! :)

Julian was in great hands as Eric's parents stayed at our house with him. We thought he would be absolutely miserable and hot, so we decided to have him stay home. I am sure he had a blast with G'ma and G'pa Comerford! I know they had a great time with him! Thanks again Carl and Karen!!

Olivia was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING on the trip. She was on her best behavior at (almost) all times. She did a fantastic job of telling us when she needed to potty, and we made it through the entire trip, airplane rides and all, with only one accident (and it was our fault, not hers)! :) Way to go Olivia!! We are so proud of her. She was such a big girl on the trip!

Running through the water at Daytona Beach!

Olivia and Daddy on the carousel at Busch Gardens!

The girls had such a great time! They loved every minute of every day!

Silly Grover pushed down my sun glasses!

Olivia's new getup. The apron and shoes are daily accessories for her. :)

Olivia with Anna, our good friend's new little baby! So cute! :)

Check out my new skill! I can sit up now! I am really enjoying seeing new things!

Julian is 6 months old!

No way, it can't be! Yes! Julian is already 6 months old! Half a year! Crazy how time flies! Anyway, we just got home from his 6 month check-up and here are his stats:

Height: 26.5" (49th percentile)

Weight: 17 lbs. 7.5 oz. (47th percentile)

Head circumference: 44.25 cm (63rd percentile)

Dr. Johnson (so wonderful!) came in a picked him up and said , "Wow, he feels a lot heavier than he looks on paper." She said he is solid. Maybe he will be a football player! He's doing great! He has an ear infection, though, so she gave him a prescription. I was not thrilled to hear that. Why? Because I took both him and Olivia on Friday to the doctor for ear checks and neither one of them had an infection. I had to see a different doctor because ours was out of town, and the newbie said their ears looked great. How can an ear go from looking great to having a full blown infection 3 days later??? Who knows, but I want my copay back!

Julian LOVES two things, Olivia and his pacifier. :) Every time she gets anywhere near him or is in his eyesight, he is smiling from ear to ear. He laughs at her all the time and loves when she pays attention to him. She is always hugging and kissing him and tickling him. He also loves his pacifier. That thing is his best friend. Check out the picture...it speaks for itself.

J-Rock with his paci and his back up pacifiers. :)

Julian is catching a nap on Olivia's bed.

We have tried several vegetables: beans, peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. Squash is definitely his favorite! Pretty soon we'll move on to the fruits, which I am sure he will love. What baby doesn't like fruit?

He can roll like a mad man. He's learning to sit, and he is getting better every day. He can spin himself in a circle, and sometimes scoot backwards. I fear he'll be very mobile very soon. I am pretty sure my life will be over then. Just kidding. :)

The "phantom" pacifier

Julian is addicted to his pacifier. This is good and bad. Good, because if he is getting fidgety or fussy, we just put that sucker in there and he's a happy camper. Bad, because if it falls out at 3 am. we have to go "cork him" to get him to go back to sleep. Well, I'd like to tell you about the phantom pacifier that he likes to suck. When he is in a deep sleep, he continues to suck on his paci. Most times as soon as he falls into this deep sleep, it falls out. He is so out of it that he continues sucking as if there is still a paci there. It is absolutely hilarious to watch. I'll try to get it on video soon and post it. He doesn't have anything to suck, so his little tongue finds it way into his lips and he begins sucking on his tongue. I know this isn't the best thing for development, but I'm sure it will go away. So, there he is, sucking on his tongue, making the weirdest sound ever. We have tried to mimic it ourselves, but we can't recreate it. It is great amusement to us almost every time, except when I am trying to take a nap. This kid will NOT nap unless he is laying on Eric's pillow in our bed. So, there I am laying next to him, desperate for a nap, when I hear the "click, click, click..." of him sucking on phantom. Ahhh! Yesterday I even tried ear plugs....and I could STILL hear it!

Aren't they cute?

Olivia had an Easter egg hunt at school on Monday! It was so cute! She knew exactly what to do, and found 5 eggs! She soon realized that she would rather eat the candy in the eggs than hunt for more, so she plopped down and went to town on the chocolate. That's my girl!

What a handsome little man! He's such a happy little dude. Only three things make him cry: hungry, poopy, or extremely tired. Oh, and an occasional bonk on the head from Olivia. :)

I would empty my bank account to know what goes on in that pretty little head of hers at any given moment. She's probably thinking of her next snack.

I love this guy! He's so great! He is obsessed with rolling onto his belly, even though he doesn't really like being on his stomach. He's getting pretty close to sitting up all by himself!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!