6 months

Arie had his 6 month checkup yesterday. He is 15 pounds 6 ounces and 25 inches long. He's in the lower percentile for size, but the doctor said he's healthy and his thighs are in the 100th percentile. He's almost sitting up by himself and he's army crawling everywhere. He's saying b's and p's and we're starting in on the vegetables, squash and carrots are a hit so far. We love him so much, he is such a good baby compared to some others, but I won't mention any names. He loves his big sister and it is so funny when she gets him laughing. He can't wait to get hugs from his family in a few weeks!

Swimming

We had the twins over for a little pool time last week and Amelia had a great time splashing with them.
Arie is starting to like the water more and Amelia won't even let us touch her with her new floatie.

We've actually had some clouds and rain this week which has really cut into our pool time, but I'm not complaining. 99 degrees is better than 107.

Happy Anniversary

We celebrated our 4th anniversay on July 15th. I got flowers and Ricky got socks. I'm a little more practical than he is. For those of you who know our story, it's quite a miracle that we met and got married. I won't get mushy here more than saying I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have found such a wonderful guy!

Staying Cool

We stay inside as much as we can these days because of the hot weather, so here's a few pics of us around the house. Amelia's hair is really pretty when I actually do it, but this is a morning hair shot.
Walking in papi's dirty boots. Don't ask me why she has a coat on.

Arie likes to open his mouth very wide, it's not exactly a smile, but it's how he shows he can't contain his excitement.

Amelia got a new bed a few weeks ago. The first few nights she did really well, but I think the newness is wearing off. She usually comes looking for me at about 2 am.

She loves to run around in the apron nana made her and stuff her backpack full of stuff. She walks around telling me "bye" while she pushes the stroller.

She fell and scraped her nose on the sidewalk last week. She was pretty traumatized, but I think we're going to make it through.

Arie has masterd the army crawl and can get where ever he wants and what ever he wants.

Horse at the Library

Today after story time at the library, they had some horses for the kids to pet. Amelia thought they were great! I couldn't believe how small this one was. They had other horses, but not in the shade, so we just stayed by this one.

Fourth of July Weekend

Well, I didn't take a lot of pictures during the weekend, but here's what I do have from this month so far. Here's Amelia after she was eating a crayon the other day. You can see the blue on her teeth. I was on the phone with Wendy and I think she was trying to get some attention.

Relaxing with Papi.

We've been swimming a lot lately. Amelia is getting better every time we go.

Here's the Jell-o cake I made for our friend's bbq.

Arie in his new hat, it's a little big, but it keeps him out of the sun.

June

Well, we made it through June with temperatures over 100 degrees. Only 3 more months to go, I think we can make it. I've decided the dry heat is better than humidity, so I'm trying to appreciate it. Here's a few random pictures. Amelia has been in swimming lessons and she is really improving. Ricky finally switched to early days, so we have somewhat of a schedule now. Pottytraining is on hold, again. I just don't feel like fighting her and maybe she'll do it when she's ready.

Arie isn't too sure about this.

She doesn't like to eat alone.

I know the flash is bad, but can you see the funny face he is making? He smacks his lips together, it is so funny. He has one tooth out on the bottom.

Arie found a girlfriend.

He is such a happy boy!

We started some rice cereal and he really likes eating.

Let's see if we can keep cool for a few more weeks! We can't wait for the family reunion!

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