Lots 'O Fun

I have to start this post by saying that my dad is one of the greatest men I know on this earth.  He has always cared for me and encouraged me.  He's a huge support for my family and I know I can count on him for anything.  Not many women in the world can say they have a father in their life who cares deeply for them and would lay down his life for them.  But I can.  I am blessed to have one of the best daddies in the world (of course next to my husband ;)).  Happy Birthday to my daddy!! :)


This week (er, last week, since I'm a week late in writing) Jeremiah had his 6 month check up at the doctor's office.

Here are his stats:

Height: 27.75in (83 percentile)

Weight: 18lb 4oz (64th percentile)

Head Circumference: 45cm (81 percentile)

I have a big boy, and a growing boy!  His appetite is outta control!  I have had to start feeding him solids in the morning AND afternoon!  It took at least a couple months of feeding solids to Gianna before she needed/wanted it twice-three times per day.  He's still not rolling yet (though his younger friends Ellis and Adelyn are!!) but I do think he's on the verge of sitting up on his own!  I give it 2-3 weeks and I think he'll be sitting up and taking a seat next to Gianna on the swings! 

His favorite book to read right now is Goodnight Moon.  If he's franticly crying about something, reading this book to him really calms him down.  He specifically loves the pictures of the fireplace in the book.  He tries so hard to grab it... which can lead to some frustration for him... sometimes... :)  He's still super smiley - and fascinated with my face.  And has ticklish feet - he laughs pretty hard when his daddy rubs his feet against his beard. 

We have been able to do a lot of fun things in the last week or two! We went to a golf tournament last week to honor one of Chris's former co-workers who sadly passed away of a heart-attack 5 years ago already - he was 30.  He left behind a 4 month old son for whom the foundation this golf tournament supports was started.  Chris has MCed the last few years and we've tagged along each year to show support.  This year Gianna was able to get a toddler sized golf club and some balls and put her heart out!  She had her own agenda (even though her daddy tried desperately to teach her the rules) and had a great time doing it :) 

We also went to this place here in Rochester called Wickham Farms where there's a giant bouncy... thing... I don't know what it's called but it's like a giant balloon and it acts as a trampoline. So. Much. Fun. Gianna was very giggly sitting between my legs and letting the other kids who were jumping bounce us around.... and I was too.  It was a blast!  While we were there Gianna was also able to "drive" a tractor and feed some goats!  I want to go back and do some more fun stuff they offer.

I feel like I have to pack everything in to this post I can remember from the last couple weeks!  So that being said - Gianna took up a new hobby this week - playing harmonica!  She's FANTASTIC at it - and she picked it up like she's always done it (I've noticed that she's like that with many things).  This goes along well with a trend these last couple of months of her developing love for music, singing, and dancing.  

Tonight they melted my heart... I was putting them down for bedtime and Jeremiah was laying on Gianna's floor while I was singing/reading/praying.  Once I put G in her crib she kept asking for Jeremiah to be in the crib with her... so I put him in there... and they were so sweet!  They stared at each other and were so happy :)  If J was a little older, I may have just left him there!  What a special memory :)







This is what I remember for now - if I think of anything more, I'll be sure to post it soon!