To look back on later...

Wow - so I've gotten horrible about updating this blog. So many of the people I know follow along on Facebook, and it seems like double work. Then I decided that the information was still important to put on here - it's my record, if you will, of my childrens lives as they grow. I'm going to want a place to look back on when they're older :) So here it goes:

Keaton is now 6.5 months old. At his 6 month check up, he weighed in at 18lbs 6oz (75%), 28.5 inches long (97%), with a head measurement of 17.25 (50%). He eats his fruits and veggies like a starving man (this kid can EAT!) and we're getting ready to introduce the mixed foods shortly. He can pretty much sit by himself and he's almost crawling...he'll pull his knees up and pull himself across the floor (gotten pretty darn fast at it too). He's also started putting his forehead on the ground and pushing his legs up to a "standing" position - he basically looks like he's trying to touch his toes :) Once this little guy gets fully mobile, I'm going to be in BIG trouble!! No teeth yet, but he's drooling and chewing on everything so I'm sure they'll show up soon. We've introduced a sippy cup - but it's pretty much just another toy to bang right now. He loves playing with his sister - and watching everything she does. He is an extremely happy baby - always smiling and giggling. I'm so lucky to be his Mama...

Rya is getting ready to turn 3 at the end of February...gosh, the time has just zoomed by! She's fully potty trained now which is great. She can say her ABC's, count to 15, sing a TON of songs (Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee is her favorite), and always seems to say something new that makes Mama and Daddy laugh. She's FULL of personality and is a bit of a diva. She's super smart, and independent...we're in the "I do it by myself" phase right now...which is both a blessing and a curse. She loves to help cook, and is really into imaginative play right now. She likes to dress up and pretend to be a princess. When she "talks" on the phone, and you ask who she's talking to...she still says "Tom"...haha! Christmas should be fun this year...she understands who Santa is and what he does. She's excited about the Christmas tree and keeps asking for SNOW - which is a pretty hard thing to explain when you live in AZ. Might have to take a trip north after a snowfall...

So that's where we are at today. My kids are both healthy and happy and I am in complete and total love with being a Mommy. I'm not saying everything is perfect - anyone who has struggled through the terrible two's knows that life is far from it...but I wouldn't change a thing. I'll take the good with the bad and know that there will come a day when I'll long for it to be this way again.