Summer Comes To An End!

Well I can think of a few more things that happened this summer that I want to blog about. I found a few more pics that reminded me of them so here is the run down...

1. I had a garage sale the first part of August. The sale was a dud because of the fact that we live in a very low traffic area in our neighborhood. Ally decided that she wanted to have a lemonade and hot dog stand that day. We agreed that 1/2 of what she earned would go to the Ronald McDonald house. She earned $14.00 that day! (She made almost more than I did!!) Her and her sister had a GREAT time selling these yummy goodies! We even ate a hot dog or 2! LOL Gee gee and Papa of course had to stop by to purchase some lunch! Later that week we went to Target so that both of the girls could pick out a toy. They both bought a My Little Pony play set!! Our church is going on a field trip to the Ronald McDonald House on Oct. 1 and Ally is going to give her $7.00 to them at this time. She is very proud of herself!!

2. Finally after MONTHS of trying, Ally can blow a bubble with bubble gum. She mastered it! Now anytime she can get her hands on some gum she blows and pops bubbles non stop! Let me tell ya she can make some of the loudest pops with that gum! She has actually startled me while I was driving because she popped it so loud! She is so funny, she thinks that the more gum you chew the bigger bubble you can blow. We went to a birthday party last weekend and she got several pieces of bubble gum. When I looked over at her she looked like a chipmunk! She said she had 6 pieces of gum in her mouth! LOL It didn't take her long to get tired of chewing and to spit it in the trash!! She makes me laugh so hard!

Ouch...Again!

OUCH! Well Chris had his 6 month check up and Elise had her 3 year old check up. Everything was great with Chris. He got all of his shots (including a flu shot) except one that they were out of. We have have to go back next month for this vaccine and another flu shot. He weighed 17 pounds 4 ounces and was 27 inches long. When I went to show the Dr. about the concerns we had about him not bearing weight on his legs, that little stinker stood semi-upright on his little legs and just smiled at all of us! The doctor laughed and said well look at that, I don't see any concerns! See I told ya lazy babe!! E.C.I. still came out anyway to do the intake interview with us. Get this, she told me that Chris was in the 90th percentile for his height and only the 30th for his weight. She said he could stand to gain a few pounds. WHAT?? Have they picked this child up?? He is solid!! I know it is just because they don't understand that babies in this family just grow long and thin! The Dr. wasn't worried about his growth at all. He said he is growing at a steady pace SO I'm not concerned, I just thought it was kinda funny! LOL Poor Elise didn't want to go for her check up. I reassured her that the Dr. was just going to look at her. I told her no shots today. GUESS WHAT?? Yep she got a flu shot and a Hep. A shot. She may never trust my word again! She was a trooper and only cried a little. Of course after the appt. we went to play at the indoor play place at Mcdonalds and she had to tell everyone about her battle wounds! She weighed 35 pounds and was 39.5 inches tall. She is my average sized child, 50th percentile for both height and weight. I am so thankful and blessed. I thank God everyday for my healthy babies!! Thank you God!!

Time, Nothing But Time...

WOW, I am so behind on my blog! The days are filled with things to blog about but since I have been basically doing 4 jobs in one at work, I haven't had much time to keep up!! Let's see where do I start...Chris is now 6 months old! CRAZY...Where does the time go?? He can roll over from front to back and back to front, in fact he rolls all over the place! He starts at one end of the living room and can eventually roll to the other side of the room! It only took him a few days to master this move! He started rolling over a week or so after he turned 5 months old! He is still eating 24-30 oz of formula. He has now had a variety of baby food to try. He really likes sweet potatoes, peas, applesauce, squash, carrots, prunes, Oh wait... he likes anything that will go in his mouth! ha ha The only food we have had trouble with is green beans. He will eat them with a weird look on his face but then he spits up several times after he eats them. I've decided to hold off on the green avengers for right now! He doesn't spit up any of the other food?? Just the green beans?? Chis actually likes to drink water! I gave him a little in a sippy cup and he actually held the cup on his own and drank the water! Neither one of the girls would drink water no matter how hard you tried! He will drink 2 or 3 ounces of water out of his bottle! I keep a water bottle around so that he can have sips here and there throughout the day! We might even have a water drinker in the family! This would be a new thing! ha ha We go to the doctor today for our 6 month shots and check up! YUCK!! We are also going to have the Dr. check out his little legs. Chris is still having a hard time putting weight on his legs. When you try to get him to stand on them he just folds them up like little frog legs. My mom has been kind of concerned about this for a few months. We will see what the Dr. says today. I also have Early Childhood Intervention (E.C.I) coming out to evaluate him on Tuesday at Noon. I really don't think anything is wrong. I just think he is a lazy babe but I would rather be safe than sorry!! He loves his Jump-A-Roo! Chis can get that thing hopping! He jumps and laughs endlessly when I put him in it! Just called the Dr. and his appt. is at 9:30 so I better get off and get the kiddos ready to go! I will update on Ally and Elise later today! Crazy girls!! Wish us luck!!