Boys and Bugs

what is better than searching for bugs with your brother?

hey guys what's up??

I snuck up on Trey and Ethan searching for bugs tonight. Ethan is always right beside Trey doing whatever he does. We had a very relaxing Memorial Day. We slept in and then lazied around all morning. I went for a run in the (light) rain, which was great! We headed out to the Legends and ate lunch and went walking around the shops. We hung out at the fountains for awhile and let the kids play. We then went home and switched some car seats around...Ethan has moved to the back of the van with Trey for the summer. Hopefully this will cut out a lot of fighting that goes on between the oldest two while commuting here and there. Avery is thrilled to be up with her baby sister so everybody is happy! Woohoo. We then completed one other project but i will save that for my next post...

Raegan was 9 months old last Friday. She had her 9 month check and had to have blood drawn to check for anemia and lead level (gotta love the old houses). She shocked me by NOT CRYING...needle in arm, just looking at the lady and then -"huh, i can't move?- i want to wiggle- what, your holding me still?-are you crazy???- ok i guess i will have to cry then"- i'm just guessing that may have been what she was thinking to cause the 1 minute of crying that lasted until i let her have her arms free, and then stopped as quickly as it started. Stats-17 lbs. 7.5 oz. =25% in weight and 28 and 1/4 inches= 77 % in height. I had to laugh when i read on the hand out they give you- "Always keep a hand on your baby when lying on a changing table, bed or sofa." With Raegan it is more like "grab a foot or arm while your baby is diving head first off anything she is on" Our treadmill is a problem right now because she loves to climb on it but hasn't yet figured out that coming back down the floor is just a tad lower = face first plant on the linoleum! I am enjoying this age SO much! I know it helps that i am actually getting to sleep these days. She wakes up once around 4 am but just wants a bottle and goes right back to sleep. Not bad in comparison to where we were just a few months ago!