6 months and 3 years

Both Josie and Hannah have been in for well checks in the past couple weeks and have both been declared healthy. Yay!

Hannah at 6 months:

Weight - 17 lbs, 12 oz (82 percentile)
Height - 27.5 in (96 percentile)

Yeah, she's a big girl. But she's not chunky (except for those adorable chunky thighs), she is just outgrowing her clothes faster than I can plan for. Fortunately we still have all of Josie's old clothes and some are the appropriate size and season.

We have started Hannah on some solids. Xander and Josie have helped me to make 'mushy peas' and 'mushy carrots' which we froze in an ice cube tray and are stored in the freezer. I picked up a few containers of vegetables that I don't keep around the house or find hard to make into baby food. Feeding Hannah seemed to go well at first. She's been watching us eat and opening her mouth so I thought it would go well. Unfortunately, Hannah does not have swallowing solids down and has repeatedly gagged and vomited up her dinner.

Here is her first bite of solid food with commentary from Xander and Josie. (sorry for the small video, you'd think after two years I could hold my phone correctly while recording)

Most people say that Hannah looks like her brother, though I am hearing that less nowadays. Let's compare 6 month pictures, shall we?

Hannah at 6 months

Josie at 6 months

Xander at 6 months

The only thing I see is that Hannah still has a chance of getting curly hair since Josie's hair was still straight at that age.

And now for Josie's stats:

Weight - 30.8 lbs  (46 percentile)
Height - 37.5 inches (or 3' 1.5") (51 percentile)

So Josie is pretty middle of the road. Except for the hair, which is always mentioned. I try to always remember it's a compliment and not to be snarky with people who comment on it. I may or may not have video of her on a swing and another of her jumping around just because her hair is so fun. I won't bore you by posting them.

Back to the doctor visit. The doctor was impressed with Josie being totally potty trained, even at night. Believe me, I'm thrilled about it too. Josie did a great job doing what the doctor told her with the excpection of the Shy First 5. I just made that name up. For the first five minutes she always acts shy, hiding behind me and clutching my leg. Then she takes off to play. I think it's a game to her but I could be wrong.

Other than that I was given a hearty "keep up the good work" and sent on my way.

Ready to play Hockeyball

Beginning Kindergarten

Aw, Xander started Kindergarten on Monday!

Complete with a uniform!

And a Mario Kart lunch box!

Look at those happy eyes!

He was very excited and didn't miss a beat. Chris dropped him off and said Xander walked right in and gave one last wave over his shoulder. Chris called to tell me it went okay and that's when I finally shed a few tears.

Josie was excited for pictures and then excited when Xander left because she could finally get some attention without a big brother wanting to ask questions or make rules for a new game.

It's been surprisingly quiet around here.

Sickies Times Three

It all began on Sunday evening. Xander did not eat much dinner and just kept curling up in his chair as we tried to enjoy a dinner on our patio. He woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, which never happens. By morning he couldn't get off of the toilet. By Monday afternoon, he wasn't keeping food down and was rocking a fever.

Tuesday began poorly (nothing like cleaning up chewed up bananas from the carpet to start the day) but he was doing better by the end. Then Josie had lost her appetite and had also sprouted a fever.

Fortunately, Josie never developed the stomach problems that Xander did. By Wednesday they were both a little tired and cranky but not bad. Which was good timing since Hannah had her six month check up with the doctor that included shots.

So of course on Thursday we had the fun mix of the following: Xander developed a nice, croupy sounding cough and still had little appetite, fortunately he did not have a fever. Josie's fever reappeared with a vengeance and she also developed a cough. She was just exhausted and cranky all day. Hannah also developed a nice fever, though from the vaccinations or from germs I'm not sure.

So dealing with cranky, tired and sick children, stressing about school starting for Xander (I still haven't gotten his supplies or the rest of his uniform because we stayed home all week), stressing about school starting for me (new class with new standards and new book) and possibly getting some of the germs have lead me to waking up this Friday feeling exhausted.

This spreading of germs is what happens with children so I might as well get used to it. That or remember to douse the kids with hand sanitizer after they go to a trampoline party.