Abby and Anne at Six Months

Abby at almost six months.

Anne at six months.

Today I took Abby in for her six month check up. Anne came along with only under the condition that Dr. Hoover would not "check" her, too. She has been a little wherry of the doctor's office since her Three Year old check up.

Abby weighs 13lbs 1 oz and is 26.5" long. That puts her in the 25th percentile for weight and the 90th for height. I think she takes after her father.

Abby takes two to three naps a day. One in the morning at Papa's, one after lunch, and a sometimes a third in the late afternoon. There is only one way to describe her eating habits and that is veracious. She can easily down three tubs of baby food and then nurse right after. I don't know where she is hiding all that food. She will eat anything, fruit, vegetables, cereal. She opens her mouth just as wide for green beans (YUCK!) as she does for applesauce. This is not my child.

She is a lot of fun, but does earn the nickname of Crabby Abby occasionally. She is a more intense baby than Anne.

Everyday with Abby is better and she and Anne really make us laugh! Thank you Lord for two healthy and mostly happy girls!

Casa de Smith

We have officially been in Casa de Smith for one week. We are adjusting to the change and Mom has made this transition a smooth one.

Listen to this, we begin our week with Mom asking us what we would like for dinner each night. We all make suggestions and mom makes a list.

She heads out to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients and has dinner on the table by 5:30 everyday.

I know, it's wonderful!

If that wasn't enough our laundry has been showing up clean and folded and I can't even remember taking it down to the utility room.

Albeit, we do miss having our own home and look forward to the day when we can move into our brand spakin new house, but for now we are thankful for my parents gracious hospitality.

A day at the office!

Cousins

Check out Abby in this pic!

Papa, Gra'ma and the girls!

Driving the fire engine!

These are a few pics from Cousin Sofia's recent visit. Sofia is my brother's daughter.

Moving

MOVING, it should be a four letter word! I spent the past two weeks packing up everything we owned (we are truly blessed in the US) with the help of my mother. It is impossible to pack anything while caring for a three yr old and 5 month old, that is fact! Thankfully Mom and Great Grandma entertained the girls while I shoveled pile after pile into cardboard boxes. On Friday the 17th several of our friends came over and moved everything from our home to a storage facility. They did it all in two and a half hours! Ashley and Aubrey watched Abby and Gra'ma took Anne to Chicken Express. The rest of the gang stacked the storage room to the roof, literally with all our things. We finished it all off with a filling dinner at Bruno's.

Saturday we cleaned and packed all the little things that were left at the house. It was another day of hard work. Mom and I cleaned. Scott and Dad dismantled and packed. We called it quits at five o'clock, showered, and ate dinner at Mercados.

Sunday after church Scott and I cleaned and took care of the last few details. We said goodbye to our first home and had our neighbor take a picture of the four of us. I'll post pictures when I get a chance.

All in all it was a physically and emotionally exhausting event, but we are looking forward to our currently invisible new home!

Scott's Birthday

Scott celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday!

What a wonderful husband and father. Scott works very hard and is always ready to play with the girls. He is patient and loving!

We all went out for Chinese food and then came back home for ice cream cake and presents.

This is a picture of Grandma's Kung Poa (s/p?) chicken! Yummy!

Dentist

Anne had her first visit to the dentist on Monday. The dentist told that her teeth looked great. I was thankful to hear that since she is a pacifier baby (only at night now)


There was a television screen on the ceiling for Anne to watch while they cleaned her teeth. She did a great job opening her mouth and being still!