6-month stats!

     Brett and Emma had their 6-month checkup today and got weighed in! Stats are as follows...


Brett
Height - 27.5 inches
Weight - 17 lbs, 14 oz


Emma
Height - 26.5 inches
Weight - 16 lbs, 10 oz


     Brett is an inch taller than Emma! Up until now they have been the same height. They are both between the 75-90 percentile for height and around the 50 percentile for weight. Everything is on track and they are growing strong. 


     I was shocked when the pediatrician said we don't go back until they are 9 months. WHOA! They trust us that much?? Haha. About ten minutes before we left for the appointment this morning, Brett gave himself a huge scratch on his head! Brian was nervous that Dr. M would say something but he just laughed and told us a funny story about his son always getting bumps and bruises the days they were supposed to have pictures taken. 


     They had a second round of two vaccines today and haven't had any issues. They were very tired after their appointment though and didn't get a long enough nap before mommy met a friend at Cheesecake Factory so they were a bit cranky. But we got to meet our friend Jen's baby, Zoe! Zoe is just two weeks younger than Brett and Emma. And she has a pretty cool name :) (Emma's middle name is Zoey.)


      


     The last few weeks have been a huge adventure for us! Brett and Emma are moving ALL over the place. They are rolling, lifting up on all fours, lunging themselves forward, and scooting backward. They have also been grabbing at everything, pulling things over, and banging their hands on anything they can get to. Playtime has been so much fun with them because they are starting to really play. 


     We were playing the other day and something pretty funny happened...

Emma was playing with her ball...

Still playing...

OOPS, dropped it! Brett, give it back!

It's my ball!

    Of course the mamarazzi was nearby to catch it all on camera :) We spend most of the day on the floor playing with toys, sitting up, and trying to crawl. Yesterday Brett scooted his way to the TV stand and was pressing the button on Brian's xbox. I think he wanted to play College Football, like his daddy always does! So we REALLY need to get started on baby proofing. 

     6 months has been my favorite so far...every day is a new adventure!

          

Busy Busy Bees!

     The last few days have been super busy for Brett and Emma! Last week we went to the park...

First trip to the park!

And of course Brett slept through it...

Emma loves the park, Brett loves to sleep!

     And over the weekend we went to the beach. Let me tell you, this was an ADVENTURE! Haha. Brian and I are obviously new to parenting because we were not prepared for a Florida beach day. We lasted about an hour, but it was fun. We kept the babies nice and shaded...except for a couple quick pictures...so that wasn't really an issue. But it was still so HOT. The water isn't warm enough for them to go in yet so we stayed ashore and it was borderline miserable until an extremely generous woman gave us her beach umbrella. She was super sweet and very generous. Her family had been playing with Rusty the whole time (we were at the Ft. Desoto dog beach). We told her it was our first family beach trip, but I am pretty sure she could tell :) So she kept insisting we take the umbrella and even gave us a little shovel to dig a hole for it. Luckily the babies had been in shade from their carseats, but the umbrella was like a little miracle haha! So now we have a beach umbrella. Maybe one day we will see a family at the beach who could use it :)

     I know Brian err Brett and Emma already posted some beach pictures...but just in case!

Loves the beach...

 

Loves to sleep...

 Monday was another new adventure! We went to the Florida Aquarium with our very best playdate friends Malia and Leila. 

First trip to The Florida Aquarium!

Malia and Leila (not their first trip!)

Relaxing!

There are some fish in that tank!

Brett is awake - ready to explore!

Fish fish fish!!!

     *Teachers get FREE admission into the aquarium so I am sure we will be back many times!* 


     On Tuesday we went to the moms group at Bayfront, they meet every week. It was a lot of fun and I would recommend it to anyone in the area. Anyone with a baby of course, or else you might look sorta creepy! But there are babies of all ages sitting, crawling, playing, all kinds of things! The mommies get to chat with each other and ask questions. The group is led by a nurse/lactation consultant who seems very knowledgeable about all things baby! 

     We left there and went to the Gulfport Farmer's Market to pick up some fresh vegetables and I learned all about hydroponics - growing plants and vegetables in water instead of soil. And I bought some hydroponic grown strawberries...yummy! We just have a few strawberries left from our trip to the Strawberry Festival, so some new fresh strawberries were in order!

     Last night Aunt Katie came over for a visit and we went to the mall to get outfits for the Lady Gaga concert Saturday night. I am so looking forward to this. Brian has had this planned for a little while and I couldn't be more excited. Katie and I are going to dinner, the concert, and then to Channelside after. Last week Brian had a night out after a hockey game to celebrate the playoffs. He had a really great time and lucky for me the babies were awesome the whole night! I am hoping he gets just as lucky this weekend while I am out on the town!

Katie wore Brett at the mall!! She was pretty excited about this!

     It didn't take long for me to realize people probably thought these were mine and Katie's babies...that was a little funny. And awkward :) 

     So as you can see...we have been a very busy bunch! There are so many fun things to do during the day. I can't believe how much of my life I have wasted at work! Haha!