6 Months

Seriously, where has the time gone? I always LOVE the 6 month stage, but that came too quickly. When people say they have a 6 month old I think, "awww, cute little smiley baby." Not "awww, look at that sweet little newborn." And that is how I want Daphne to be for just a little longer. Please!?! Although I must say, she is definitely a cute little smiley baby! I just love her to pieces! She is very into faces! She loves to look at expressions and loves to grab and claw at any and all facial parts! She absolutely A.D.O.R.E.S. her big sisters!!! She kicks and flaps her arms and squeals and giggles when she sees them! She can be completely crying as we are waiting to pick Sadie up from school and when Sadie gets in the car and gives her kisses and sits behind her, she will stop and giggle! She is starting to really notice our dog Missy. She loves to watch her, touch her, and share her food with her. Speaking of food, Daphne is quite the eater. She will down practically anything you give her which makes it nice for Mommy. She is also very vocal when she eats. It is hilarious. Maybe it is because that's a good long portion of time when she has my complete attention (poor third child!). But in between bites she will grunt and squeal and blow bubbles and tell me all sorts of stories. I love it!
She loves pulling the girls hair even though they don't like it very much. But they are VERY patient with her. They absolutely LOVE to be big helpers and help take care of her.
Daphne is starting to sit up but is still cute and wobbly. But the main thing that has happened is she has outgrown her carrier! SO SAD! No more portable naps! Being the third child she is always lugged around everywhere. In her carrier she could at least stay asleep as we are getting in and out of the car and to different places. Now...she gets woken up after falling asleep in the car for 5 minutes. :( This just has to mean that I need to slow down and little and not commit myself to too much.
But boy has Daphne had some good times in her carrier! Here are just a few of those times:
Que the music... ;)
Home from the hospital. 4/16/2009
Trip to the Dentist. 5/8/2009

Tons of sweaty days at the pool. 5/12/2009

Hangin' with friends.

Daphne and Ryder 5/14/2009

Daphne and Isabelle 9/3/2009Fourth of July 7/4/2009

Many trips to McDonalds 7/21/2009

First time relaxing on the beach, covered by a blanket - it was cold. 7/24/2009

First trip to the Ventura County Fair on the Merry-Go-Round. 8/6/2009

First solid. Rice Cereal given to me by Sadie. 8/13/2009

Lucy's Preschool Orientation. 9/3/2009

Lunch at Sadie's school. 9/4/2009

Day at the Park. 9/11/2009

Ice Cream and Snow Cones with Friends. 9/18/2009

Good bye dear carrier friend. We loved all of our times together. We will miss you! :)

Movin' on Out

We have recently had to swallow our pride, and make a decision that wasn't the most fun for us, but one that is a good decision for our family. We have sold our beautiful home. The home that we built and made TONS of changes to, to fit US will now benefit another family. It took a lot of prayers and strength, but we did it and, although there are moments, it feels good. Like we can breath again. We can enjoy each other more and not stress so much about the unimportant things.

Chris has a great job. It is 100% commission. With the struggling economy it has put a dent in his income. He still makes plenty for us, but we just had to adjust our bills to fit into the changes that have happened. Although when we built this home we were living easily within our means, it has been a learning experience for us. We don't need all the fancy things, especially with young kids. I realize now that having those nice things added stress to our daily lives because we didn't want the kids to ruin them, for example the forbidden wood floors. :) Once we finally made the decision, it felt good! GREAT! We looked forward to the move.

With a lot of hard work we listed and showed the home, and after only two days we got our first offer! Two days later we got an even higher offer. We were very happy. We packed everything up and the day came to move! It was a lot of work but we got it done! We said our goodbyes to our home. It was sad to see it empty. This is the first time selling a home has been sad for me. So many fun times that are hard to separate from. But we did it and it is good. We are getting settled and are excited for the change. The girls are having fun and love being able to meet new neighbor friends.

We were so lucky to have Grandma Christy come to help us move! She is always willing to drop everything to come and help us out. We are so thankful for her! We could not have done it with out her. We did get to have some fun times when she was here too. We went to lunch with Sadie and that was lots of fun!

So we have been busy and blogging has been pushed aside. But I will get back into it...I promise.