Room Share, 6 months, Yummies, Dentist, School, Rockies and Summer Fun!

Wow, Haddie is 6 months old already! Hard to believe! She weighed in at 14lbs 1oz a her check up yesterday--little peanut! She is 100% healthy and got an A+ from the doc. We started her a little early on solid foods since she seemed so interested in what we were eating. She ate like a champ from day one, never spitting food back out but happily chewing & swallowing while humming "Mmmmmmmmmm". So far she has tried (and loved) rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, bananas, squash, green beans and apples. We're giving her a few days on the same food to make sure she doesn't have any allergies. It's been fun for all of us, even Harper. When we go out for ice cream Haddie literally drools and watches every bite we take... we feel bad she has to wait several more months before she can have a taste! She continues to be a very mellow, happy baby almost all of the time. She loves Harper and will laugh at her whenever she has the chance. She sleeps 11-12 hours a night, but is generally up pretty early (5:30am) thanks to the sun and birds. She's taking two naps a day, 1 1/2-2 hours each and has been going down great.
Harper and Haddie started sharing a room when Haddie was about 3 1/2 months old and it has been mostly great. We were so nervous they would wake each other up, but that hasn't happened all that often. Haddie generally goes down first while Harper reads books on the couch. When Harper climbs in bed, Haddie rarely wakes up. I do think they wake each other up in the morning, but if one is up we're up anyway so it doesn't matter too much. They really seem to enjoy the company! Harper doesn't like sleeping in there w/ out her baby sister and Haddie wakes up looking around for Big Sis. (:

Sister Love.

Harper riding the train at Boulder Creek Fest

Harper is growing up way too quickly... she is such a chatter box, always talking, singing or having conversations with her "children". She can carry on conversations better than some adults (ha!) and gets this "matter of fact" look on her face and gives full on explanations of things (accompanied by hand gestures). She is too funny, and way too smart. She is usually five steps ahead of us. She is in a very demanding stage of her life, forgetting please and thank you quite often, rather shortening things to one word demands such as "milk!", "Water! With ice!" "Hungry!". It's quite absurd... we're working on manners in speaking as well as at the dinner table. Since Haddie arrived, she has been very good and gentle with her, but goes out of her way to get attention in any way possible when it is not on her. We're working with this, trying to make sure we give her tons of positive praise and attention so she doesn't seek it out in negative ways. She has also stopped napping, so most afternoons are filled with tantrums, screaming, whining and melt downs. She is a disaster when she's tired. Again, a phase of transitioning away from naps. She still does quiet time every day, and will sometimes sleep, but not very often. She's just too busy & can't be bothered.

Harper passed out in the car.

We visited Harper's preschool last week for an Open House/Play date. Her teacher seems good but since the program is new, they still don't have all their ducks in a row. We still don't know if we have morning or afternoon sessions... but it will be her home Elementary School so we really want her to attend so she can feel comfortable being there before Kindergarten starts.
Harper also visited the dentist for the first time and did a great job! She was such a trooper, jumping right up in the chair and opening wide, no fear, no worries. The dentist asked if she was SURE that was her first time at the dentist. She left with a Cinderella toothbrush, toothpaste, kid flossers, chapstick and a timer. She couldn't have been happier and keeps asking when we can go back. (:
We joined the Y this year and they have a great outdoor pool so we're planning on being there a lot this summer. Harper will also go to Sunflower Farm camp this coming week (Wed-Fri) for 3 1/2 hours each morning. They will do pony rides, feed the animals, farm chores, zip line, big swing and sprinklers, among other activities. Hard to believe she is old enough for summer camp!

Harper at her first Rockies game.
Tom took harper to her first Rockies game last weekend... she was very much into the playground, hot dogs, ice cream and walking up and down the stairs, but didn't sit to watch too much of the game. When she got home I asked her if she saw anyone playing baseball and she gave me this confused look and said, "No?"... like she was shocked there was a game going on. Hopefully she'll grow to appreciate sports games as she gets older. Right now it's all princesses, dresses and being outside playing.

We leave for North Carolina on June 23, spending a week at the beach and then three days with Dad in Charlotte (Dad is coming with us to the beach too!). Then we fly to Boston to spend a week with the Greenlaw/Wnek/LaJoie family. We're looking forward to a nice, relaxing, long vacation.

Haddie ready for summer!

We just bought a nice SLR camera (finally) so we can take some good shots of the girls. We're just playing around with it, but hopefully we can get some good pictures posted, instead of ones taken with our phones. The difference in quality is amazing!

Swinging...