Friend's Blog Candy

My friend is offering a really cool blog candy. You should go check it out.

http://createdbycourtney.blogspot.com/

Her blog has wonderful creative ideas of what to make with stamps. She is one of the most creative people that I know. I wish I was as creative. I also wish she was still teaching scrapbook classes. The ones I made with her are the ones that are finished.

Pacifier Stalker

Ariel has decided she likes pacifiers. While she liked Roberts, she seems to love Jonathan's. With Robert's, she would sneak into the nursery and find the ones under the crib. Now she cuddles up to Jonathan when he has a pacifier and trys to pull it out of his mouth, or knock it out of his hand. She is truly bold, since she will do it when I am holding him. Ariel ignores the pacifiers on tables that she can get on, she wants the one that Jonathan has.

At least she will let Jonathan grab her hair, or collar without fighting back. She will come back for more, even if we take the pacifier away.

Jonathan is 6 months

Jonathan is now 6 months, He is getting bigger by the day. He had is 6 month check-up and he now weights 19 lbs, 4 oz. and is 27 inch long.
Sitting up and playing with his toys is one of his favorite pastimes. He can do it for 20 mins at a time now. It is quite handy, I can set him up with some toys and then prep. dinner/clean up.

He also loves sitting in the high chair talking to you while you work in the kitchen, or watching Robert play with his toys. The boys still get along great and it is amazing how much they want to play together. Jonathan wants to join in on Robert and Daddy's wrestling matches. He gets very fussy when he is left out, but will stop when they do, or if they bring him into the game.

Remembering A Friend

Last night, I got a phone call I knew was coming. My friend Bridget passed a way on Sunday, I don't think she was more than 31. She has lived with Cystic Fibrosis for her whole life. She was a fighter, and really taught me about living life. She had to make hard decissions thru out her life, her career path had to be dictated by what her health would allow not what she wanted to do. But she also found joy in life. In college one sure way to make her day was to give her a box of animal crackers. That simple box would last her all week, and she would smile because of it.
Unfortunately, over the last years we haven't have much contact. We drifted, as people tend to do. I moved out of state and started my career and family. She found the love of her life, and was settling into her life. Neither of us was good at keep in contact. But she was never far from my thought.
I will miss her. And remember that life can be as joyful or as sorrowful as we make it.

Homework in Preschool

That's right, Robert has had homework from preschool. He has gymnastics on Tuesdays, and missed some of his class. So he had to finish up the worksheets at home. The really cute part was I handed him the worksheets and a pencil, and he climbed up to the table, and got to work.

He finished all his work with little help, which was good since Jonathan was fussing and Aunt Jen called at the same time. I can't believe how grown up he is getting.

We are off to the Zoo today, as long as it doesn't rain.

Push up Baby

Look at the picture closely, and you can see that Jonathan is doing a push up. He does these just before he pushes himself backwards. And yes is started in the middle of the blanket you see at the bottom of the picture.

He now loves tummy time, we start him out on the blanket, and scatter some toys around him. He really likes the toys that move. He got a Winnie the Pooh that crawls, and love it. He can be fussing and you start that crawling near him and he lights up.
I love this picture, he looks so big it in. He is 6 months today, and we are going to get his picture taking.

Facebook

So my cousin, Renee, emailed me an invite to join her on Facebook, and after about a week, I did it. Now it one day, I have been able to reconnect with several friends from high school, and they are truly scattered. One is still near our hometown, not surprise there, another is in PA and yet another is in Buenos Aires, big surprise. All have kids and are doing well.
I also have several cousins and one uncle also on it, so it will be fun to how everyone connects on it.
I hope that I can continue to find friends and family on it and stay connect with them, especially now that we are so scattered. So if you don't have a facebook account, try it out, see who you find and be sure to add me as a friend.