Greta a 6 months

Happy half birthday Greta! At six months Greta has two teeth on the bottom, can sit up, and is rolling both ways. She loves to play peek-a-boo, and to watch her silly brother dance around. She likes fruits, sweet potatoes, and carrots, and loves teething biscuits, but is not a fan of peas or anything too lumpy or thick. Her stats are:

height: 28in (off the charts)

weight: 18lb 12oz (90th %)

head: 18in (off the charts)

And in case you're curious, at six months Soren was

height: 28.5in (95th %)

weight: 20lb 12oz (90th %)

head: 19in (off the charts)

Greta is working hard to keep up with her brother!

Soren at 2 years, 7 months

Soren was not too keen on sitting for a picture

"Huh? Candy?"

"Okay, fine"

happiness is a warm bath

still feeling kinda guilty

I'm taking lots of pictures of Greta now, I swear!

bath time

We are always trying to find ways to coerce Soren into getting into the tub, ever since he went from loving showers and baths to loathing them. Last week we were giving Greta a bath and he asked to get in too. Hard to argue! Greta was extremely tolerant of having lots of water splashed in her face, and they both got a real kick out of having some company in the bath. Unfortunately it seems to been a one-off thing, as Soren is back to fighting us tooth and nail.

cat nap

more sweetness, then not so much

awwwwwwww....

not so much a fan of the peas

shout out to grandpa

First a nice picture...

And then a nasty one.....

Grandpa Albright is a die-hard cheesehead, so my guess is that he won't appreciate the outfit our neighbors gave Soren. To make matters worse I actually had to hide this outfit after he wore it for two days straight (including sleeping in it). I hoped he would forget about it, but he keeps asking for his football shirt and football pants, but they seem to have gotten "lost."

hungry girl no more

For Greta's first meal we decided to skip the cereal and go right to pears, hoping it would help with a certain problem she tends to have that rhymes with ponstipation. At first she was a little dubious.

But she quickly caught on and started gobbling it up!

She actually was so good at the whole eating thing that we don't have any of the classic messy first meal pictures, since most of it went down the hatch!

That was delicious!

a good day to start the new year

Isaac and the kiddos at the Minnesota Zoo.

You know what's scary? I started taking violin lessons at the same age that Soren is now. Hard to believe! Although he looks like he might be ready (except that he's holding the neck backwards)

happy munchkins!

sweet girl