Tubby Times Two

Last Tuesday night was Paige's first time in the actual tub and out of her ducky tub.





She really wanted to drink the water!


It was also the first night that the two of them bathed together! I asked Luke earlier in the day if he wanted to take a bath with his sister and he said, "Yeah, that's a great idea!".

And She's Off!

I knew it wouldn't be long before Paige was 'on the go'!

This is the furthest we've seen her go yet! So far she seems to crawl mostly towards trouble. I think we will have our hands full with this one!

[Don't mind the streaker in the beginning and a very excited Daddy :)]

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Spring is Near!

This week we had a couple of nearly 70 degree days! We were able to play outside for a bit one of the two days, but I have to say that the wind was killer (hence the hat on Paige). She definitely didn't know what to do about the wind. It kept taking her breath away.

Paige wasn't so sure about this grass stuff at first.


I assured her that it isn't always this hard, sharp, and brown. Soon enough it will be green and soft!


I'm thinking maybe Luke needs some new outdoor toys this year!








Luke must have went up and down the driveway on this thing about 25 times!


Then he moved on to some tennis!


Always looking for her brother bear!




Push up time!


Obviously there was something much more exciting going on down the street.

Last Weekend

I feel like I haven't written about our weekends much lately, but we have been having some good ones! Just this past weekend, the kids and I headed to LP to visit the grandparents and help shower Aunt Stacey and baby with some love and presents!

Here is a glimpse of what goes on when we visit Grandma and Grandpa Z.

Sunday was the shower. Pretty Paige all ready to go!

8 weeks or less until the arrival of Baby G!

Luke had to get in on the pic too!

Cousins!

Luke and as he says, "my friend Sofa"

We headed back to Grammy & Papa's after the shower for a bit before heading home.

Telling a very serious story!

And then he disappeared and came back looking like this!

And then he disappeared again and came back looking like this - ha! He was definitely entertaining us!

Then the little miss got curious! I love these pictures - they show her determination, strength, and of course her rolls :)

For the Record

My kids are amazing! They were especially amazing when it was my turn to have the stomach flu that was working it's way through our house.

Last Thursday evening you could find me in the bathroom and my kids playing nicely in the living room. After Paige went to bed, you could find Luke playing in his bedroom or my room while I was laying in bed. And later, you could find Luke sound asleep in the bed with me.

Luke was so good while I was sick! Wally had baseball practice from 5:30-7:30 and then cuts for tryouts after that so it was just me, the kids, and the flu. Luke understood that I wasn't feeling well and didn't care that his normal bedtime routine was not going to happen!

And because Luke was soooo good, he deserved an Angry Birds puzzle (which he did in about 3 minutes - time to get some more challenging puzzles for this kid!)!



So for the record, I am one blessed mama!

8 Months Old

Another month come and gone too quickly - Paige you are 8 months old already!

I had to put this outfit on you for pictures because it is size 9 months and really you are wearing mostly 12 months right now so I knew it was now or never with this outfit. You are still our chunky monkey!

You just have your 2 bottom teeth still, but you have 4 getting ready to come through on top. One is just about through and we can see the 3 other ones in your gums. You seem to continue to be a teething champ. I have been blessed with great teethers!

You are constantly rolling around and as I mentioned in a previous post, you are so close to getting up on all fours. You go for it and then just sit back down or plop on your belly. You can army crawl backwards with no problem, but can’t get yourself moving in the forward motion still. You can definitely get yourself wherever you want to go though! I am certain by next month at this time, you will be up on those knees and officially on-the-go!

You can hold your weight pretty well on those chubby legs of yours! You have yet to pull yourself up, and I think that will be awhile, but we have lowered your crib just to be safe.

We are just about ready to start giving you some finger food. Just last week you had a tiny bit of shredded chicken and carrots. You still love pretty much all baby food! We are officially done nursing. This was a hard decision on your Mommy. We had been nursing just in the morning and at night for the last almost 2 months. You seemed less interested in it so I decided it was time. As of this past Sunday, you are officially on formula only.

You are sleeping wonderfully. Nothing has really changed from last month. You go down between 7 and 7:30 and are up between 6 and 6:30. We had a little bit of a setback in sleep when you were sick, but that is to be expected and thankfully you are back to sleeping through the night.

Napping is not the best. You are the queen of catnaps! Every once in awhile we will get a good hour and a half nap out of you, but usually your naps last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. On a good day you take 2 naps, on a catnap day you might take 4 naps. You nap like this both at daycare and at home. Did you know that if I hold you for a nap you might sleep for 2 hours though?!?! This isn’t a habit that I love. Well, who am I kidding, I love holding a sleeping baby! However, big brother and the house usually need tending to so I can’t always hold you. You also nap wonderfully in the car.

You are still a Momma’s girl, although you have been really loving Daddy being crazy with you lately! You are always looking for me and put your arms out for me to pick you up. We have a crazy bond girlfriend!

February was the month of sickness for you. First you had a terrible cold/fever/congestion and just this week you had a touch of the stomach bug. You certainly are building that immunity of yours, but I do not like to see you sick!

You love to play with your brother’s toys. We have to pick and choose which ones you can have, but for the most part Luke shares well with you. You also love to zoom around in your walker. And you are just starting to chase Nala while you are in it and laughing the whole time!

The babbling has started! You are full of consonant sounds, but mostly “dada” and “aye” sounds. Sometimes it sounds like you are saying “hi dada!”. And the big thing lately is you clicking your tongue. You do that constantly. You love when we do it back or when we whistle.

Paige you are an all-around happy baby girl and we love you so much!