Bears & Chicken

Saturday night Daddy went down to Waco for the Baylor game but the kids and I decided to stay behind and cheer on the Bears from home.

By dinner time we needed to get out of the house so we went to the only logical place...Chick-fil-a! :)

Eli  waited patiently for his food.

Yummy chicken and fruit!

Who decided it was a great idea to put wheels on the bottom of high chairs??  Eli always ends up half way across the restaurant after using his feet to push himself away from the table.  He thinks it is funny to roll backwards.

Eli recognizes Chick-fil-a when we pull up and says "chicken and playground!"  There were only two other kids playing last night but both were too old to be in there.  They were yelling really loud and scaring both Eli and Jillian so we didn't play long.

Eli ended his night with some icecream...

and baby sister ended her night with a bath.

5 Months

Our Jillian is five months old today and we are having so much fun with her!  She is developing quite the little personality.  She loves for Mommy and Daddy to talk to her, but big brother is her favorite!  She just laughs and giggles at Eli all the time.  Eli really likes to help Mommy out by giving baby sister her pacifier or blanket. 

Jillian is eating 6-7oz. every 3 hours and sleeping pretty good at night.  She just moved up to size 3 diapers and is wearing 6 month clothes.  No teeth yet but she drools through a couple of bibs a day so I'm guessing they are on their way!

For the most part she is a happy girl.  Unless she is really tired or hungry, she doesn't really cry and she is especially good if you are holding her.  She still LOVES to be rocked, which works out well for me because I'm not sure I'll ever get tired of rocking her.  I love having a cuddle bug since Eli was Mr. Independent from day one. 

Jillian is still doing great at day care, but I hope she likes being at home too because I'm going to become a SAHM in a week and a half!!  I'm praying that the transition to being at home every day comes easy and that she can stay on a decent schedule. 

Pretty Girl

Jillian - 5 months      Eli - 2 years

Conversations with Eli

We have a fairly chatty toddler at our house.  Sometimes he says funny things.  I'm going to try to post some  here so I can remember all our funny conversations and tell him one day.

So here it goes...

Mommy (yelling to Daddy in the other room): "Hey Babe?  Can you come here for a minute?"
Eli (also yelling): "Babe?  Babe?  Hey Babe?"
Mommy:  "Eli, who is Babe?"
Eli:  "Daddy."

Hmm...smart cookie! :)

Just Because

The kids had fun today playing with their "just because" gifts from Grandmommy!

Thanks Grandmommy!

Bouncy Birthday

Last weekend Eli went to a friends birthday part at Pump It Up Jr. in Plano.  They had a big room full of several different inflatables for toddlers.  Eli just LOVED it!  After taking a minute to get used to all the chaos, he left me in the dust!  The slides were definitely his favorite part.  He went down head first most of the time.  He has no fear!

Up the stairs!

Down the slide

Look at that smile!

I took one video to show how funny it was to see him slide all over the place in his socks.  The kids are so little and the slides are so slick that they just fly down them.  Eli kept trying to stand up and jump off the end of the slide, but always slipped down to the next mat.

Nursery

Since we didn't know Jillian was going to be a girl it has taken a little while to get her nursery finished.  There are still a few little details to finish, but for the most part it is done!  Thanks to Daddy for painting the room and Aunt Liz for painting the stripe and polka dots and helping with the decor!

4 Months

We just love our little 4 month old!  She is doing so many fun things these days!  She started rolling over this month (stomach to back)...sadly I haven't gotten it on video yet.  She is a drool monster and constantly has her hands in her mouth...I'm hoping those teeth say away a bit longer.  She loves to grab her feet and put them in her mouth.  I seem to remember a little boy who did this also. :)  She is talking and giggling a lot and really loves to be the center of attention.  The girl craves eye contact!  That is all she needs to give you the biggest smile you ever saw! 

Miss Jillian is starting to enjoy taking baths and she is tolerating her car seat better.  She really loves the activity bar on her car seat and she is getting good at grabbing the toys on it.  She also enjoys the exersaucer for about 10 minutes at a time.  Big brother helps entertain her by pushing the buttons to make music play and showing sister all the toys.

Her favorite thing is for us to talk to her.  She is so chatty!!  Many mornings she wakes up and spends 5-10 minutes talking to herself in her crib before she gets fussy and decides she wants to be picked up.

She is wearing 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers.  She eats 5-6 ounces every 3 hours (except at night.)  Our big girl is sleeping in her crib every night!  She has a rough night here and there but for the most part she sleeps from about 7:30 pm to 6:00 am (sometimes waking up once to eat.)  Jillian never seems to bother Eli in the middle of the night if she cries, which has been so wonderful since their rooms are right next to each other.

She is doing great at daycare and loves her teachers!  They say if she is fussy they put her in a bouncy seat across from a little boy who is about 4 weeks older than her.  She just smiles and talks to him...what a flirt!

Our baby had a few big milestones this month (rolling over, eating her hands and feet, intentionally grabbing at toys, etc.) so I feel like she is starting to grow up! *tear*  Lets hope this process slows down a bit. 

4 Month Stats:
Height:  26 inches - 95%
Weight:  14 lbs. 5 oz. - 75%

A little comparison...Here is Eli at 4 months and Jillian at 4 months.  It is hard to tell in this picture, but Eli was actually much bigger at this age than Jillian is.  (Eli was 2 1/2 pounds heavier and almost 2 inches longer!)