Halloween (almost)

Here is Sophie sitting up in her Halloween shirt. She has been waking up every two hours at night and she can't put herself back to sleep. I have been very tired and cranky, so I decided to stop rocking her to sleep. For some reason I was scared and thought she was too young to cry it out (it's been a long time since I had a baby okay?). She has been doing great and now she only cries for five minutes before falling asleep and she sleeps all night long!
The IT Department decided on a pirate theme this year, so this is Ben on his way to work this morning. He says I'm his wench and I guess I'm okay with that for the next couple of days. Too bad there weren't any decent wench costumes out there or I would have bought one. Anyways, I don't think I'm going to dress up this year unless I pull out one of my old costumes for tomorrow night.

Our busy days

Sara has been studying Medieval times at school and had to make a castle. Of course Ben and I had to do a lot of work on it too, but we finally got it done. Both 4th grade classes are putting on a Medieval fair tomorrow and I am excited to see how other kids built their castles.

Sophie has started sitting up really well on the floor and she wants to sit up in the bath tub too. It is slippery, so she always falls down. Thankfully Nicole gave me this little bathtub and I love it! The bottom is soft and it gets blown up a little bit, so she can easily sit up and not fall down.
Since her tooth has come in whenever she smiles she sticks out her tongue like in this picture. It is so cute!

Sophia at play

Sophie has started sitting up well enough on her own so we brought out this toy. She LOVES it and sits up longer so she can keep playing with it. She has been cutting a tooth in the front and not sleeping well at night. She had a high fever for a few days, but she is feeling better now. She eats about 4 ounces of formula and one container of baby food for each meal. Her favorite foods are sweet potatoes and bananas. She takes three naps a day for 1 to 2 hours each. She still wakes up once at night and I usually nurse her and she goes right back to sleep. We all love her so much and have so much fun with her. Brandon loves making her laugh and he will do anything!

Lagoon

We went to Lagoon for Brandon's birthday and he had so much fun! Sophie was great, but we scared Sara on her first ride. She just wanted to go on the kiddie rides, but she is too tall, so the only rides she went on were the Carousel and the bumper cars. Ben got her on the Dumbo ride after two supervisors came over and approved it. She loved Pioneer land and shopping. We should have known how this would go after Disneyworld.
The weather was perfect and I'm so happy it didn't rain. Brandon's favorite ride was Jetstar II and Ben and I both went on it with him once; it was so rough we couldn't do it again. He wouldn't go on the white roller coaster, the spider or the wild mouse no matter how often we asked him. We had fun with our friends and their kids- thanks for coming guys! I don't think we'll do Lagoon again until Sara is older and likes the rides more, so who knows what Brandon will want to do next year...........

Brandon's Birthday

Brandon turned 7 on the 22nd and these are the presents Grandma sent him: a garbage can for his room, a water bottle for his bike, pokemon cards and a bakugan.
He choose to go to Denny's for dinner and his birthday was on Tuesday, so the kids ate free- BONUS! Ben found Lego Batman (used) for the xbox 360 and that's all he's been playing. We are also going to Lagoon this weekend for his birthday.
This is what he wanted me to bring to his class for treats, it's an Indiana Jones cupcake cake. He is such a great boy and I enjoy him everyday! He gives me a nice break from all the drama of two girls.

What can Sophia do now?

Sophia is doing so much these days! She loves playing with her toes whenever she is laying on her back- even when I am trying to change her diaper. At her six month doctor appointment this week she weighed in at 17 pounds and got three shots.
The kids love playing with her and Sophie loves playing with things that are not really toys. Her new favorite toy is an empty m&m's bag. It was laying on the floor, so Ben picked it up to throw it away (amazing- I know) and I think I scared him a little when I yelled "Nooooooooo!" I don't really need to buy toys; we just save our garbage and let her play with it.
Sophia is rolling over and sitting up and LOVES the exersaucer! Sara runs to get her out of bed the second she hears any sound and that has become the newest thing to fight over. I try to remember who got her up last, but it's not a big deal if I forget because the kids know. She is crying now, so I've got to go put her down for a nap.

Lulu

Sara's first hermit crab has died, so we got a new one and she named it Lulu. Brandon's crab is still alive and well (I think), he has changed shells once. Hermit crabs have been a great pet because they don't eat a lot and only come out at night.