Another catch-up post

So I have a few moments at work- I'm going to try to update with some of the current cuteness in our house. I know that I'm going to forget a large portion of our day-to-day events and that makes me so sad. Every time I talk to a mom whose kids are grown, they seem to only remember the highlights. I suppose that's the side effect of spending so much of every day caring for small kids.

It's funny how I never noticed just how many construction vehicles appear in the spring. When you have an almost 3-year old boy, car rides become a spectator sport of spotting construction trucks and telephone repair trucks. He's got quite an eye! We even have to make a few detours to see them in action sometimes. His other interest now are Car Washes. We went to the one right next to Jungle Bob's after stopping there one afternoon and ever since he's been fascinated with them. There are 3 on our way to and from work, so at least 3-4 days per week we check them out on the way in. Usually he's out cold ont he way home, so he misses them, but so far he hasn't been bothered by that. Baz has also begun using the phrase "I'm are" for "I am". It's really funny when he's insisting something and he says "I'm are". I have to curtail my giggling!

Lorelei is continuing to grow up faster than the other 2 ever did. I'm surprised those Duggar kids aren't speaking and running around by 6 months old! She's easily sitting on her own unsupported (has been for a while), getting verrrrry close to actually crawling. She can scoot around and roll to get things on the floor, but she's learning the hands and knees position. She's also getting the hang of eating solid foods. I'm still amazed at how young they learn what they like and dislike, even the 3rd time around. I guess it shouldn't be too surprising since newborns can take to one formula or another or prefer breastmilk or formula, but at 6 months old, she prefers certain cereals over others. She also prefers veggies (peas, beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash) to fruits. I have been able to get her to eat pears and applesauce, but forget peaches and bananas. She immediately starts blowing raspberries and spitting it back out! She'll also only eat pear flavored yogurt. This is a problem because the baby yogurt only comes in 6-packs with 2 flavors. So we might be putting yogurt on hold for now.

I'm hesitant to even mention it, but sleeping has been much better for the past few nights. We had a rough spell last week when she had a fever. No other symptoms, but fevers of 101-102 for 5-6 days. During that time, she was up several times during the night, as well as both bigger kids, so last week was hard, but the past few nights have been great- only 1 wake-up woohoo!!!