Five Months Old!

Wow! It seems like I just did a 4 month post. (Maybe because I was late getting it done?) Allison turned 5 months old on Sunday. We commerated the occasion with an ear infection and her first antibiotic. The one bright spot is that when I took her to the doctor on Friday we got to find out how much she weighs...13lbs 2oz. Believe it or not, Ethan was 14lbs 4oz at 5 months! That is difficult to comprehend since he was (and still is) such a little guy. We made a second trip to the doctor and got a stronger antibiotic on Tuesday since the first didn't seem to be doing its job, hopefully this one will take care of things.


Alli has yet to roll from back to stomach, but she has been rolling stomach to back for quite some time. She is also really trying to sit up. She can almost pull herself into a sitting position when she is lying on an incline...she just can't balance there for long! When she is on her back she pushes with her feet and can scoot herself across the floor. She has gotten mad several times when she has scooted out from under her activity mat. She LOVES to watch big brother play so I am sure it won't be long until she is chasing after him!

More Fun in the Sun

So, of course, Ethan loves loves LOVES the pool! (And what kid wouldn't?) He had a weird, shy day our first weekend at the Cove, but he was over it by the 4th. He went swimming everyday and it was like pulling teeth to get him out of the water. He is VERY lucky to have wonderful grandparents who have a wonderful pool! (Not to mention the lake, playground within walking distance, basketball court, ducks and fish to feed, etc.) Definetly a little kids dream come true.

Allison also had her first swim over July 4th weekend. She liked the pool, which didn't surprise me. She loves to splash in the bath. Besides, it is hard not to like the pool when you look so adorable in your swimsuit and hat!

Last week when we were at the mall I let Ethan throw a penny in the fountain for the first time. He was very excited about it. A few days later we stopped at the mall again to quickly run into one store and as soon as we were in the parking lot he looked at me and said, "I need to throw penny!"

Fun in the Sun...Part I

Instead of continuing to procrastinate blogging until I have time to post everything we have been doing lately I decided its probably better if I do this a little at a time...or else it would never get done and you would be sitting on pins and needles just waiting to hear what is going on in our lives! (Because we know that is what you do, sit around a wait to read more about us. HA!)

As we always do, we spent the July 4th weekend at the lake. It was the first time we crammed all 6 adults and 3 children into Chuck and Peg's house and we all came out alive! The sleeping arrangements were a bit tricky but overall it went very well and I think everyone had a great time. The biggest problem Scott and I had was getting Ethan to stay asleep the first night. Ever since he moved into his big boy bed he gets to take a few toys to bed with him. Right now he is into anything with wheels...but most especially Thomas the Train. After we put him to bed he typically stays up for an hour (sometimes longer!) playing by himself in his bed. Well, the first night at the lake he woke up at 2:30am and started playing! (The whole party of 4 was sleeping in one room.) He continued to play with is trains and cars for 2.5 hours!!! He wasn't loud about it and (thankfully) it didn't wake Alli up, but Scott and I could hear him. Talking to him only made it worse. When I tried to tell him to close his eyes and go to sleep he said, "I found car! I found car!" I guess sometimes even the littlest of us wake up and have trouble going back to sleep!

Here's more of our fun filled weekend....

At the park....

Loving on Josh

Brothers have to compare everything don't they? This time it was the foot size of Josh and Alli!

Ethan loves the slides!

Cheese!