Caityn reading

I am just so darn proud of her. She steps up to every challenge that we have given her, and she continues to amaze me!

Daddy's little girl

Just had to post one more with comparison photos. Doesn't Caityn look just like her daddy when they were both two?

Six month comparison

I've been waiting for Sean to be six months old to do this comparison of all of us at age 6 months. Who do they look like? Caityn and Sean sure look a lot like each other! Poor Abel wasn't smiling in any of his baby pictures :)

Abel

Sean

Caityn

Erin

Sean's 6 month photos

Here are Sean's six month photos that we had taken at JC Penney a few weeks ago. They came out pretty cute! He was in such a great mood that morning. Caityn...on the other hand...not so good. We had planned to get their pictures taken together, but she wouldn't even step foot into the studio room. She's terrified of the photographer there.

Just a few cute pictures

Sean looking cute in his new Hawaiian shirt

Caityn and Aunt Bee peeking through the bars

Sean giving Caityn a ride on the wagon

Sean tries to stand up on his own

Sean playing with the Little People farm

Learning My Letters

The other day, when we were in the dollar section of Target, I bought Caityn a plastic placemat with letters that she could trace with a dry erase marker. I gave it to her and set her loose with the marker thinking she would enjoy drawing on it. Without even really teaching her how to write the letters, this is what she was able to do all on her own. I was so impressed!

Waiting for Reece

Today I took Caityn and Sean to my mom's house to play with family friend Presley. My mom was babysitting Presley while her mom was in the hospital having her baby brother Reece. Presley didn't seem like she knew what was really happening today, but the girls had fun anyways playing in the pool.

Look Ma! One hand!

Just a goofy grin

Sean looks super excited to go down this slide

The glamour girls

Taking a dip in the pool

Jump in Presley!

Caityn relaxing on the floatie

I couldn't resist this post-swim photo opportunity

One Fabulous Night

Last night was my first Mom's night out that I was able to attend and stay! I had such a great time hanging out with my friends and not having to worry about my babies for two whole hours. I am so grateful for the friendships I have made, and I can't imagine being a SAHM without the support and friendship of all the wonderful ladies I have met in our fabulous playgroup. I look forward to each and every playdate and look forward even more to the next MNO!!

Another blast from the past

I have always loved this photo of Caityn sitting up next to her younger baby buddies. With her are Jane's Luke and Karie's Tatianna and one other baby I don't remember.




Now Sean is sitting up among all his younger buddies. With him are Jane's newest one, Nathan, baby Samantha, and Colleen's Charlie. I can't wait to watch them grow up together and get to be good friends :)

Fisher Price Weekend at the Wild Animal Park

This weekend we took the kids to the Wild Animal Park for the Fisher Price play weekend. The Little People were scheduled to make an appearance and Caityn was super excited about that. I had to explain to her that when we saw them, they wouldn't be little like her toys, but that they would be big like Big Bird. I think she understood, but when she actually saw them, she was still freaked out.

I dont' know why we decided to take a trip to the WAP in the middle of the summer. It was SUPER HOT!! It didn't help that the toy area was under a tent with zero circulation. At least Caityn had a fun time playing with the toys and riding on the Power Wheels car. We met her friend Mya there and the two girls had a blast running around the park. It didn't even matter that we didn't see many animals. Just being with her friend was fun enough for her. Every time Mya left her sight she kept asking me, "Where's my Mya?" Very cute :)

Caityn checks out a cute playhouse

Sean checks out a cute older woman (7 months old)
That's a cute dollhouse!
Caityn and Mya ride a Jeep, but Mya's little legs were too short to reach the gas pedal!
Caityn and Mya posing for the camera in front of Spongebob
Mya thought it was cold?
Caityn in the tunnel
Holding hands
Taking a break on the Footsie Wootsie

Thank you Sean...

...for giving me back my sleep!!! I never thought it would happen, but my fussy little baby is finally turning into a sweet happy little boy. It took almost 6 months, but he is finally almost sleeping through the night. It's been 4 nights in a row so far that he has gone to sleep without much fuss and woken up only once. Ahhhh...I've forgotten how nice 6 hours of sleep can be.

Thank you Dr. Nakahara for making the suggestion that changed my baby. And to think, all it took was a simple little blankie (a pink and purple blankie) to make my baby stay asleep at night.