Six Months!!

My sweet, sweet angel was six months yesterday.  I forgot how much I love this age.  This peanut is the best baby ever.  She is calm, goes with the flow, mellow, and a doll baby.  She can sit up independently, roll whereever she wants (hang on for a story....), reach for toys, put everything in her mouth, talk and coo and make raspberries!  She sleeps ok at night..usually 8-4:30-5 and naps twice..a little finicky on the naps.  She still takes about 6 ounces but has a breakfast and dinner of fruit/veggies and oatmeal.  She adores her sister and lights up our world.  She makes our family complete. 

As far as the rolling story...we ended up in the ER yesterday.  I took both girls to Glenview alone to the Kohls Children's museum.  We had a wonderful time and visited the restroom on the way out to do potty for Jor and diaper change for B.  I set Brookie down on a low level changing area, turned around for one second to put Jor on the the potty and Brooke rolled onto the concrete floor.  I have never been more terrified.  She screamed for about three minutes and then calmed down.  since it was concrete and she was so young, we called the ped who recommended we take her to the ER to get checked.  Someone ( my mom?) was looking out for us and she was ok..all smiles and flirty with the doctor.  It was a second...literally....I still shudder and shake.  Watch those babies with the eyes in the back of your head,....it really can happen to you!

Sumertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime!!

Oh summer..how I love you!  Yes, balancing two kids can be insane...naps rarely mesh, meltdowns happen, lunches can consist of cookies and chocolate milk..but I love my time with my girls!  Rob even says he loves "summertime Ellen" and is dreading me going back to work.  We have kept so busy.  The heat has been unrelentless, so we have tried to stay busy inside.  Library visits, Jumpzone, Trampoline-ing, playdates, etc.  We have gotten to go to Randall Oaks, the Splash Park and many parks too.  We even have a breakfast tradition of Country Donuts or Panera before morning activities!  Ahh..summer!!  My girls are so amazing.  Brooke is SO SWEET!  She has started rice, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, bananas, apples, and squash and has graduated to her high chair.  She can be a finicky napper, but is A DOLL!  Jordan is so much fun to watch grow and develop and she talks like a REAL PERSON, communicating her needs.  She has becoming INCREASINGLY SASSY though.  Summer is so fun!