And some pics of the boys!

Ross is such a hoot right now! He says the funniest things and his articulation is just endearing.

How do you like the haircut in the next two photos? I made my first attempt at cutting his hair myself this weekend. It didn't go so well (lots of tears on both of our parts), but the cut isn't too bad -- at least not any worse (and in some instances much better) than some of the cuts I've paid for. Luckily I only need to cut his hair myself two times before I recoup the cost of the trimmers. Next time I should probably do Reid, though, as he is much more cooperative for haircuts in the first place.

Reid had a total fascination with my mom's crochet project this week. He wanted some yarn for himself, so I pulled out some scrap pieces for him to play with and he and Grandma ended up spending quite a few hours sitting and crocheting together. He made a "toy" (which looked a bit like a pot holder) for Lucy and wants to make something for Hannah now. He is just too funny and too cute!

Some photos of Lucy!

I realized today that I haven't posted updated pictures of the kids in a while. I'll have to put the boys in a separate post, because I haven't figured out how to load more than 5 pictures to one post yet. I'm sure I can do it, but I'm too lazy to find a way around the built in picture loader.

This one was taken two weeks ago. Since then she has learned to sit without the help of the boppy.

And these were taken yesterday, but I'm going to call them her 6 month photos.

Something new to worry about.

I took Lucy in for her 6 month check-up today. She weighed in at a whopping 13 lbs 3 oz, which means she hasn't really gained anything since her 4 month check-up. That places her in roughly the 10th percentile for weight. She started out somewhere between 80 or 90, I believe. So, the fact that she is small is not a concern -- it is the fact that she is not gaining and is dropping the charts is of concern. Of course, about the 1st question (after ascertaining that Lucy is eating whenever she wants) the doctor asked was "have YOU lost any weight lately". Um, yeah, so I guess that may be a problem. She advised that I up my calorie intake, which is not something I really want to do, especially since I am eating to satisfy my hunger.

Lucy is on target, if not ahead, developmentally -- she rolls, grasps, pushes up, coos and all that other good baby stuff. She just isn't very big.

Sigh...why is it that there is ALWAYS something to worry about when you have kids?

So, if you're the praying sort, say one for us -- that we find a way to help Lucy put on a bit of weight and some peace of mind for mommy.

I'm tired.

Really really tired. I seem to have developed a case of insomnia. I haven't been able to get to sleep before midnight for the last 4 nights. Of course, my children awake bright and early (and often in the night), so I'm exhausted. I have no clue what the deal is, though I suspect my long "to do" list is the problem. I have a problem settling down when I have too much to do. So, I knocked taxes off the list today. Hopefully that will help...if not, I better take advantage of the fact that my parents are around (and will be for a few more days) to get more items off the list.

Greetings from Ohio!

Lucy and I made the trip from North Carolina to Ohio on Friday, again. The trip went very well this time. In fact, I don't even have any rude or stupid people to report on. Surprisingly, I even let a complete stranger hold Lucy. When a full bird colonel offers to help you, you take the help! ;-) For you non-military folks, that is a pretty high ranking person -- the top rank Jeremy would ever be able to get to if he went career military. Really, I feel a lot different about letting someone with their name and rank on their chest hold Lucy, seeing that most kid-nappers wouldn't probably want to walk around with their identification on their chest.

I was surprised to get off the plane in Columbus to temperatures in the low 70's. Though, by the time we got to Napoleon it was a bit overcast. Yesterday was a bit cooler, very overcast with a few drizzles mixed in, but on a whole not bad weather for Ohio in March. I'm just glad there isn't any snow! I must say, this is a good reminder of why Jeremy & I love North Carolina -- grey overcast days are just not very common there!

Hannah had a basketball tournament at Fairview this weekend. Her team played very well, winning all their games. She had one game on Friday and four yesterday, which made for a very long 24 hours (those bleachers ARE NOT comfortable). I couldn't fit my camera in my luggage, so I had to use my mom & dad's camera. I've gotten so used to my DSLR, though, that I found myself majorly frustrated with their camera. So, I didn't get very good pictures. I'll have to see, when I get home, if any of them are decent enough to post.

My parents are driving back with Lucy & I on Tuesday and then they are staying for a week or so to visit. I'm not looking forward to that drive at all, but I'm sure we'll all survive!

A New Do for Me!

Yesterday I treated myself to a haircut -- something I don't do nearly as often as I should. It's been about 4 months since I had a cut and I was looking pretty ragged. Lucy has recently developed a fascination with my hair, which means she has been pulling large hand fulls out several times a day. This meant I went for something much shorter.

So, what do you think? I like it, though it isn't exactly what I was looking for. I was nervous going in, since I haven't had bangs (that I can remember) in at least 10 years. So far, I'm liking them. We'll see how I feel about them in a few weeks, though.

And a confession for you: I ate 3/4 of a sleeve of Thin Mints while I was typing this. Do you know how many calories are in 1 cookie?!?!

A Lucy Funny

I thought that attitude was something that came along closer to the teen years. Lucy is getting an early start.

A few days ago, Saturday I believe, I was walking around the house with Lucy on my back trying to get things done. She wasn't particularly happy about this and was complaining about it, but it was the best (and safest) place for her to be while I cleaned. Betty came down while this was going on. Lucy immediately began cooing and smiling at her. So, we took her off my back so that Betty could hold her while I finished up. Lucy no more than hit Grandma's hip, than she turned around, looked at me, stuck her tongue out and blew a great big raspberry at me. She seemed to be saying, "At least Grandma knows what I want."

It makes me wonder just what we have in store in about 13 years.