A whale of a good time!

All of our kiddos love bath time & the whale bath tub! We'll have to save this tub for grandkids someday, we have too many good memories to part with it! :) Here are a few pictures of Blake from tonight. 

Avocado!

Blake had his first 'solid' food today - avocado! It went pretty well really, and he thought it was fun. He actually liked it best if I fed him off my finger as opposed to the spoon (he's apparently anti-all-things-plastic in his mouth, not just bottles.) I think he really liked being included in lunch with Momma & Dylly!!

"Hmmm, what is this stuff?? It doesn't taste like milk!"

Happy birthday, Poppy/Papa!!

Happy birthday to the universe's best Poppy & Papa!! We love you bunches & bunches!!

Dylan wanted to blow out candles with Papa, so we lit them a second time and let her help. Taking pictures with kids is always a bit of a challenge... 

Blake's turn! Take #1. In a classic Blake move, he smiles and then ducks his head to the side. Our shy boy! ;)

Take #2: Blake loves his Papa!

Success! Papa and his grandkids! Soon there will be 3 sharing that lap - hurry up and arrive, Miss Sloane! We thought she might be coming today as a birthday present for Papa, but it turned out she was just faking us out. Sneaky baby! Jesse told Kelly he doesn't think she's really committed to having this baby! ;)

This makes my heart happy.

And so does this! I'm bummed the lighting is so terrible - these would've been so cute! Grandma was holding Blake, and Dylan comes over with a book and says "Scoot over! I want a side!" LOL At least she's learned from Daniel Tiger to talk about it when she's jealous!

These two sure love their Grandma to bits too!

18 pounds!

I can't get enough of these bedtime snuggling pictures! These 2 love each other so much right now! <3

Blake had a check-up on Friday and he weighed in at 18#1oz (70th %), 27.25" long (87th %), and his head was in the 86th %! He's growing like a weed! And the doctor could see his left lower incisor below the gum, so that's working it's way in too. His head size was originally in the 40th, then the 67th, and now the 86th percentile, so he's on the same exponential growth trajectory that Dylan was - resulting in her extra big noggin. So it looks like the Stevelt-Mitchell tradition of big heads lives on. ;) 

Summer Fever

My poor Dylly-pot-pie woke up from her nap with a fever of 102.7 degrees. I knew something was wrong when she laid down on the carpet in the middle of the living room when we came downstairs. Sure enough, she was hot as toast. So we watched some Cinderella, and in pretty short order she threw up. A lot. She was pretty lethargic and miserable until around 6 pm. Then she was drenched in sweat and her fever seemed to break. I'm hoping it really did break for good, and that it wasn't just Advil! She didn't have much appetite at dinner, but before bed she was a hungry hippo and had a squeeze pack and a piece of cinnamon toast. I'm hoping she sleeps well and is back to normal tomorrow! (And that nobody else gets it!)

My sick patient, watching Beauty & the Beast. <3

Blakers learning that he can use his foot to play with his toys! It's so cute to watch him learn & discover! He is just SO smoochable!

Chicken & rice soup that I made for Dylly. (It turned out really well!) I told her I made it for her tummy, to help it feel better. She said, very seriously, "No, don't put it on my tummy! I hungry. I want put it in my mouth." LOL 

A.M. & P.M.

Good Morning!! 

Good night!! (Dylly was going through her bedtime routine with Daddy!)

We had a delicious dinner at Red Lobster tonight. Dylly loved popcorn shrimp! (And of course, cheddar bay biscuits.)

Love

I love you like frogs love flies,

I love you like pigs love pies,

I love you like boots love splashing in puddles,

I love you like bears love kisses and cuddles,

I love you like the moon at night; big and round and warm and bright,

I love you, good night. <3