Siblings

6 Months Old

Henry turned 6 months old yesterday. Here he is smiling for the camera.

And here he is trying to grab the camera.

He won't go to the doctor until the middle of July, so he'll have closer to a 7 month check-up rather than a 6 month check-up. No stats to report this time, but he is eating real food now. He's made his way through all of the basic veggies and is now working on fruits. My people haven't found a food he dislikes yet. He's been sleeping through the night for a month or so now. I haven't mentioned it on the blog so as to not jinx it for my tall girl person. I think it's been long enough now though that it shouldn't be a problem.

He so badly wants to be mobile. He loves me and everytime I walk into the room his eyes light up. You can tell by the look on his face that he's trying to figure out how to get closer to me. I lay down on the floor and he'll log roll over and look so proud that he's figured it out. Then he proceeds to take a bite out of my leg or tail. I put up with it for a while and then move on. I've come a long way since Lily was a baby.

Happy Father's Day

Safe Place

This is the tv set up in the living room. You wouldn't think a 65 pound dog would a) fit behind it and b) want to be behind it. Think again.

See me?

Plenty of room.

Sure I have to push the sub-woofer aside to squeeze back there and then do a special little dance to get over all the power cords before I lay down, but it's totally worth it. It keeps me safe from storms (we won't talk about the possibility of lightning striking and frying the tv) and I've found that it keeps me safe from 3 year olds and nearly 6 month olds. Win-win.

Pool Time

My people set up the backyard pool last week, in all of it's whale shaped glory. The girl has a blast playing in it and I enjoy drinking out of it (since my people haven't replaced my outside drinking water bucket).

The pool is shaped like a whale. With a huge tail. Not obnoxious at all.

Cheese! Like how you can only see Henry's chins peeking out from under his hat?

Henry was not a fan of the pool. He didn't mind getting his toes wet, but once his trunks made it into the water he started crying. I don't blame him. Hose water is cold!

Lily started swim class this week at the local pool. She seems to like it, but only lasts about 20 of the 30 minutes before yelling "Mommy, I'm cold! Daddy, I'm cold!" She's completed 4 of the 8 classes and got a progress report (really, a progress report for a summer swim class?). Anyway, there are 3 more things she needs to work on in order to "pass". Two of them involve her putting her face in the water. Maybe my people will set up the whale monstrosity again this weekend so she can practice. I hope so. I get thirsty outside.

MH25

My people took the kiddos to the park last weekend to celebrate the city's 25th anniversary. There were carnival rides and a fireworks show. Lily rode two rides and loved them both. My people discovered that the older they get, the less excited they are about spinning though. :) During the fireworks, whenever an explosion of pink appeared, Lily would say "Ooh, there's a pink one. That's my favorite!" Every. Single. Time. Henry enjoyed hanging out in his stroller and people watching. He didn't take his normal dinnertime nap and was up from 3:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The longest he's ever been awake in one stretch in his short 5 months. They say he was a trooper though and didn't fuss at all. Meanwhile, I was left at home to fend for myself during the scary fireworks.

Click below to see some pics.

MH25

What I Put Up With

The little girl likes to put things on my head. This is an eraser. I am not amused.