{Hannah}: six months old!

I'm a day late on this one, since Hannah was born on the 27th, but that suits my busy week well!

Hannah loves to sit, but still loses her balance and topples over. She's a regular Speedy Gonzalez in her walker, and she always aims for her brother. She was moving forward in the walker almost from the get-go. She has gotten her knees under her several times this week but I think it'll be a while before she realizes she can move if she also lifts up her arms (right now she just looks like she's trying to burrow herself in the carpet!).

We haven't started her on food yet and I'm in no rush to. Nursing has been pretty easy and feeding a baby with a spoon is a lot more work! We will probably start trying that around 7 months or when she demonstrates an ability to pick up her food and put it in her own mouth. With Ethan I was anxious to have him try all these different foods, we probably filmed it, and really... It was a lot of work, and a big mess.

I'll update this post next week with her stats!

Ethan is becoming an even better big brother every day. He's eager to police, poke, and play with Hannah, and he loves making her laugh!

xo,

Elizabeth

{Ethan}: 2.5 years old!

Our sweet lovable, firstborn son is two and a half today!

He got a "half birthday cake" today and proudly proclaimed that it was his birthday. He is getting older, talking nonstop, and repeating everything until you agree with him or convince him to do something else. 

He's finally started saying "yes" and "yeah" instead of "okay" - which is adorable, because he's growing up, and sad, because saying "okay" to everything made it seem like he convinced you to do something.

He's a tall thin reed - 2T pants fit the waist but are high waters. 3T and 4T pants are the right length but fall off or gather strangely when we tie or adjust the waist. It's safe to say that the short jeans are in his genes.

He is the world's best big brother. He cares if Hannah cries or "spills" (spits up). He wants to play with her and hold her. He loves entertaining her when she is crying - usually as we try to leave the house. He is well-trained at turning her sound machine on for naptime.

He's an amazing puzzle-maker, cleaner, and dancer; he brings so much joy to our lives. We miss him when we are without him overnight. He is so fun!

Ethan, you're a joy to us and we are so blessed to be your parents!

xo,

Elizabeth

{Hannah}: five months old!

Oh my goodness, this sweet girl! She amazes me every day. She wants to do so much. She's amazing in her walker, she loves trying to sit up, she gets very upset when she has to lay down for too long. She can't wait to play with brother! Sometimes Ethan agrees, but he does exercise some jealousy when Hannah starts to enter into his territory (toys).

Her chubby thighs compete with Ethan's is size - this girl does not miss meals! She's a sweet cuddly bug, who loves to smile and play!

Monthly photos:

Love this girl. She's determined, and bound to do big things!

xo,

Elizabeth

Stuff Ethan Says No. 3

This one is from Austin:

After waking up Ethan, I picked him up and we flew to the potty. Once there he looked up at me and said "Daddy? I'm happy."

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Things that make you cry on a Sunday! Love this one. 

xo,

Elizabeth

{Hannah}: four months old!

Hannah is 4 months old! She's our little chunk, who wears 9-month clothes, size 3 diapers, sleeps all night (knock on wood) and, clearly, loves to eat! She smiles with her eyes and it'll knock your socks off.

This month, Hannah left the state of Texas for the first time to visit another state we love dearly - COLORADO! (We love it so much, we have taken Ethan on 3 trips there in less than 2.5 years.)

She can roll both ways if she's very motivated, but she doesn't roll across a room yet. She is very grabby and everything goes in her mouth!

She HATES being on her stomach and will roll over as quickly as possible if in that position.

She got to wear this dress to church, which I also wore as a baby!

Some other photos from this month: 

xo,

Elizabeth

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UPDATE: H's four month checkup stats below.