Sarah reached the half year mark on April 10!  At her physical she weighed in at 19 lbs 4 oz (92%).  Her main focus is on getting everything into her mouth; current favorites include napkin rings, her feet, and Mommy’s glasses.  She’s very vocal and enjoys making high-pitched screeching sounds and blowing bubbles.  She still hates tummy time and seems to have little interest in rolling over, but she’s making great progress sitting up.  She also loves stomping her feet and kicking water in the tub, kisses on her belly and ceiling fans.  She’s sleeping pretty well except when she’s sick, which seems to be pretty frequent with all the germs going around.  She’s fascinated by her older brother and gets upset when he is upset.  She despises getting dressed, but shows an extraordinary talent for peeing at exactly the wrong moment, requiring many outfit changes.  Strangers are always complimenting her blue eyes and her giant cheeks, and she’ll generally give them an adorable gummy smile in return (no teeth yet).

Here’s the month by month series:

Blaine turned two and a half years old on April 8!  He was very excited because it means he can go on the “big kid” playground at daycare, where he gets to ride a pedal-less tricycle.  At 2.5, Blaine has a surprisingly large vocabulary which keeps growing each day, and he now helps read his bedtime stories by filling in the end of most sentences.  He’s started refusing his mid-day nap far too frequently, which no one is happy about.  He has started occasionally eating his veggies again, but still prefers raisins, fruit, and anything sweet.  He loves pretending he is a pilot, bus driver, trolley driver, fireman (and any other role which involves driving a vehicle), cleaning supplies, mowing the lawn, and cooking.