Tolson at 8 months (a few days late)

At 8 months, Tolson:

* is on the move...she has mastered the crawl and is FAST! 

*will put anything in her mouth

*is always smiling!

*has no teeth

*babbles, but doesn't say any real words yet

*loves her big sister

*loves to splash in the bath

*likes to stand up, but can't quite pull herself up

*is eating Stage 2 foods and puffs

Happy birthday, Caroline!

I cannot believe that our little peanut is 2 years old...and what a wonderful two years it has been.  

June 22, 2014

Her 2 year stats:

Height:  91.4 cm - 92%

Weight:  29 lbs 8 oz  -79%

Head Circumference: - 49.5 cm 92%

Caroline is sweet and spunky, which is a great combination.  Her personality is really evident now and it is BIG. She is going to keep us on our toes!

She still likes to dance and sing and is talking up a storm.  She has just recently started watching a little TV.  Her favorites are Frozen, Bubble Guppies and Mickey Mouse, in that order.  She loves to play outside in the yard with her Daddy.  Yes, she now says Daddy and Mommy.  I like it.  I think it makes Lee sad that the Dada time has passed.

Caroline is really sweet with Tolson.  They are starting to interact more and more.  Caroline likes to make Tolson laugh and usually succeeds.  She tries to console her when she cries.  She still calls her Baby or Baby Tolly, but every once and a while will say Tolson, so I know she knows what her name is.  Tolson is in a hair pulling stage and Caroline will cry for me to help her, but she doesn't get mad at Tolson.  She is a great big sister!

She is a smart little thing.  She is starting to count, say her ABC's and can name about 10 of the main colors.  She likes school and her teachers and her friends.  She names the kids in her class during her prayers at night, along with all of her cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents.  Her favorite songs at bedtime are Twinkle, Twinkle and You are My Sunshine.  She is even starting to sing along.

She likes the beach.  She wakes up wanting to go to "da beach" and put on her "baby suit."  She likes the boat.  She LOVES her Daddy. She can't sleep without her "baby."

Basically, she is a really sweet, funny, hard headed and smart little two year old and I still can't believe she is mine.  I'm a little sad that she is getting so big, but at the same time, I can't wait to see what the future holds for her!

Beach bums

Weekend Away

We spent a rare weekend away in Asheville for a friends wedding.  Beautiful wedding and fun with great friends.  Somehow, this is the only picture I have.  Thanks, Mom, for keeping the girls!  

Memorial Day Weekend

A few pictures from our wonderful weekend at the beach for Memorial Day.  More to come.

Tolson at 6 months

At six months, Tolson continues to be a super sweet baby.  She is the most laid back and easy going baby I have ever been around.  We are still working on sleeping through the whole night on a regular basis.  She has been going down about 8:30 or 9 and sleeping until 5 or so, then waking up to eat and sleeping again until 7:15 when I wake her up for the day.  Maybe twice a week she sleeps until 7 without waking up.  I am going to start letting her cry for a bit when she wakes up at 5 so we can break the habit!

She is eating rice cereal and baby food and doing really well.  We are still cycling through Stage 1 foods.  So far, she doesn't really LOVE anything, but she doesn't seem to dislike anything, either.
No signs of any teeth yet.  Her skin is fair, her hair is light and her eyes are blue- in a nutshell, she looks more like me than Lee.

She rolls all over the place, reaches for anything left on the floor and has started sleeping on her belly.

I can't believe she is six months old!  Time is flying by.  She is the sweetest addition to our little family and I feel so blessed to call her mine.

Sweet Sisters