Emily's 6 month check up

Today Emily had her 6 month check up. Where has the time gone! She weighed in at 13 lb 14 oz (12th%) and measured 25.5 inches (36%) in length. She received some immunizations but as usual did really well with them. Her clogged tear ducts have improved quite a bit. We are really hoping that this continues so she does not need to have any procedures in the future to correct the problem. The doctor was very pleased with her developments to this point.

Big girl on the exam table at her doctor visit

We gave Emily some rice cereal right around 5 months and she was not that into it. I waited a couple weeks and tried again. She seems to be enjoying it now. We gave her avocado as her first solid food. She really liked it! Last night we added banana into the mix. She seemed a bit unsure then but tonight she really liked it. She is sitting up on her own for very short periods. She loves when we stand her up on her legs. She rolls all over the room now. She is extrememly spoiled and wants to be held most of the time. I've been trying to get her on a nap schedule which is hard because just as she falls asleep it seems like there is always somewhere we need to go, like take Jackson to school or run an errand for example, so she ends up cat napping in her car seat most days. The past two days she has taken an afternoon nap at the same time as Jack! I sure hope that continues, although Jackson seems to be giving up the afternoon nap (not by my choice though!). Emily still sleeps great at night. I put her to bed around 8 p.m. and she sleeps until about 6:30 or 7 a.m. She just adores her brother, always watching him and laughing at his silly actions.

6 month photo shoot this morning

This is how I find her in the crib most mornings



On the move.....again!

Well, we just completed our 4th move within the last two years. I'd like to think that this was the last one.....for awhile anyway! When we came back to the Charlotte area back in January we had the idea that we would move before Jack starts kindergaten, in two years, to get into a better school zone and to upsize a bit. Just for fun we had been searching the realty websites and had even gone to an open house or two. Toby stumbled upon this house and just for kicks called the realtor so we could come take a look. About a week later we were under contract to purchase the home! We then scrambled to get ours on the market. Fortunately for us, ours sold in 6 days!! We close on it in a week. This past weekend we moved into our new home. It will be a work in progress over several years.We are in the process of having the interior painted. The house is located in a neighborhood that we have always longed to live in. Its on a beautiful, private wooded lot that happens to back up to Jacksons preschool. The creek out back already has a bridge and a path leading to the school. We think it will be a great house and neighnorhood for the kids to grow up in. The elementary school is located within the neighborhood! We look forward to all of the memories that will be made in this house!

Toasting to our new home after closing

The front of the house from the street

The back of the house