I will start with Ethan's birthday. He turned 12 (yes, 12!) on June 21st and we got him a cell phone for his birthday. He has been bugging about getting one for a really long time, so after discussion with his mom, we decided to get him one and put him on our plan. Good thing, because we have unlimited texting and we definitely need it now that he is on our plan. Since it is summer, we didn't limit the amount he can text, but we did tell him that he is not allowed to text after 10 pm. Of course, the rules will all change once the school year rolls around, but for now, he is doing a good job following the rules. Plus, we had a talk with him about how he needs to responsible with his texting and that it is his job to keep up with his phone and not lose it or get it taken away. If he does...too bad, so sad! Here are a few pictures from when he opened his gift and from when we had his cake. Yes, the cake has a 2 candle on it but that was the only one I could find so we told him he had to add 10 to it! :)
Last weekend, we headed to Tab's for Mallory's first birthday party. We left Saturday morning after the kids ate and I swear, you would have thought that we were going away on vacation for a week with all the stuff we packed. We had separate bags for each of us plus the pack-n-play, plus Mallory's gifts (one of which was huge) and a diaper bag full of food for Molly. After getting everything ready and in the car Saturday morning, we were already tired! But, it definitely was worth it. Tab had a good turn out and I think everyone had a great time. Mallory go so much stuff....it looked like Toys'R'Us threw up in her living room. All the kids had a great time and Tab gave fabulous goodie buckets for the kids. Brody was having such a good time playing with all of his stuff, and running around. Also, one of Tab and I's friend from high school came the party and it was so good to see her. I haven't seen her since high school and we connected through FaceBook. She has a 15 month old boy and he is so adorable. It was interesting to see the three of us with our kids. It shows us how grown up we are now!
I think Mallory's look in this picture is hilarious!
Brody and Mallory sitting in her new wagon...
Mallory eating the awesome cake Kevin made....he is so talented!!
Other things.....Molly is trying to sit up more and more, but she hasn't quite got there yet. She will sit up if I kind of barricade her with pillows around her. She is also starting to try and get up on her knees, and if you just leave her on the floor, she will somehow manage to move herself around the room. I am sure crawling will be right around the corner. It is funny with her milestones. Somethings I figured she would be doing now, she isn't (like sitting up on her own) and she started rolling from her back to her belly first, rather than the other way around, which is much hard.
She is now starting to hold her own bottle when we are feeding her. She hasn't quite mastered it, but she definitely is trying. She has started more and more food. She has now had bananas, peas, beans, and carrots, squash, and applesauce. She seems to be tolerating everything really well. Her 6 month appointment is July 9th and I will be interested to see how much she weighs. Of course, by that point she will almost be 7 months old but should be interesting. She is still pretty fantastic and has become a belly sleeper. When we lay her down in the crib at night, she immediately rolls from her back to her side/belly and stays that way for most of the night. It is funny to think that both Brody and Molly both were not fans of tummy time, yet they both became belly sleepers.
I love this picture of Molly and Ethan. Ethan stayed home with me last Monday and we were watching a movie. He had Molly laying with him for a little bit so of course, I had to take a picture. I can't tell him enough how much of a good big brother he is. He is so helpful and interacts with them. It is so sweet to see!
Brody has become such a little dude. We got his haircut last week and he always looks so handsome with a fresh haircut. Not like he doesn't before that, but he just looks so different. He is so funny and sometimes, I am shocked at what he says. He sounds so grown up Ted and I have both said that sometimes, it is hard to believe that he is only 2. He has been doing really good at daycare and has a new teacher in his class that says nothing but good things about him. She says that he should be employed there because he wants to help do everything. in his folder last friday, the note said "Brody is such a big help and a joy to be around. Keep up the goodwork!" Makes momma so proud!!
Well....I think that is about it for now. I am going to relax today. Hope everyone has a good July 4th holiday!
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