The Joneses: June 2011

It's been a few weeks since I last posted and a lot has happened.

I've been commuting down to Tukwila (45 minutes South when carpooling) for 2 weeks now and have 1 week left! The days have been VERY long and I am really looking forward to being in my NFC (Neighborhood Financial Center) starting June 21st. Everyday I am reminded why it was time for me to move on and accept the job with BECU. I just love what the credit union represents, how business is down and the overall values. People helping people is truly how it is.

Nick is recovering from pneumonia. EEK! It all happened so fast. He started feeling under the weather last Thursday and by Saturday morning was running a fever of 102.5. He slept ALL day Saturday and most of the day on Sunday. His fever never fell below 101 for 4 days and by Tuesday morning he knew something wasn't right and had to see a doctor. Sure enough.. pneumonia. I kept Maddy away from Nick all weekend and his dad ended up watching her on Monday, thank goodness! He's on antibiotics and is doing better now. Still has a pretty bad cough and is out of breath easily. Maddy and I spent the last 2 nights at my in-laws house to keep our distance just in case Nick was still contagious. It's been a rough week and it hasn't been easy but it's getting better!!!

Maddy has found her voice and is trying to talk all of the time. She's now reaching up when she thinks we're going to pick her up and reaching out for anything and everything she can get her little hands on, including cups full of liquids! She's rolling over all of the time, and is now rolling or scooting to get to what she wants.
As far as sleeping, she's sleeping from 8 pm until about 4 am, sometimes she'll sleep until 5:30 but that's about the longest she's slept. It takes about 10 minutes to feed her and then she's back asleep. We've really gone back and forth about letting her "cry it out" and we've decided that it takes less time to feed her than it would for us to listen to her cry. Did I mention that she's just as stubborn as I am? So when she's upset, she'll cry for a good 30-45 minutes.
She's rolling all over in her crib and we find her in crazy positions in the morning. Mostly she sleeps in her side or on her tummy.
Teeth? Not yet! I keep thinking they are going to show up anytime now, but we're still waiting for them to!
Maddy is 6 months old now and is SO much fun! She's really easy going, loves to hang out and lets us know when she's either tired or hungry. Sometimes she'll get fussy when she wants attention or is just bored with what she's been doing.
Her 6 month check-up is on Monday and we'll know how long she is and how much she weighs! We think she's about 19 pounds now.
We're going to switch her out of the infant car seat and into 3 in 1 soon and also let her sit up in the stroller (instead of being in her car seat).

So many changes, so fast!

It really is true.... they grow up so fast!

Enjoy all of the pictures!

We like to keep her bundled up when were up there! She has a blast watching all of the kids run around!

She doesn't sleep that well up there. =( She sleeps in a pack-n-play and when it rains, huge rain drops fall on the skylight above her pack-n-play which sounds like a loud drum. Needless to say, the rain ends up waking her up! But she sure is a HAPPY baby!!