First Solid Food!!

Mae's first time in her high chair!! Ella was so excited to sit by Mae Mae for dinner.

Mae Mae trying her rice cereal

Mae's such a biggie girl today. We had her 6 month check-up and whe did great. She weighed 18 lb 10.5 oz and was 27.5 inches long........all in the 90th percentile. We worked through some major feeding issues over the last 6 months and I'm so thankful for how well she's doing now and how big and healthy she is. Now it's difficult for me to accept the fact that she's old enough to be moving on to the world of solid foods. I'm not ready for her to be this grown up. Nicholas prayed tonight before bed about Mae and he thanked God for her "development." Awesome.



So, tonight for dinner, Mae got to join us for the first time in her high chair and she had her first tastes of rice cereal. She seemed to get the hang of it quickly and really seemed to enjoy it. She didn't pull my hand to her face like Niko had done but she didn't spit it all back out at me like Ella had done either. It was really sweet watching her. What a big girl.

Mae is 6 months old!!!

"Happy to be me"

Sisters

Mommy and Mae

Lovin' those feet

Just a swingin'--Niko and Ella are helping Mae in the swing

Oh my! Where has the time gone? Our little Mae Mae is now 6 months old. She is rolling everywhere and much prefers to be on her belly. She will even push up on all fours, rock her little bottom and scooch backwards. Then she gets frustrated because really she wants to go forward to whatever toy is in front of her. So cute. I'll find out her ht/wt on Thurs at her check-up but we do know that she is a big girl. She has lots of fat rolls. We're getting ready to delve into the world of solid foods.......when we're eating, she gets very grabby and wants to have a handful of whatever it is that we're putting into our mouths. I don't know if she really understands the whole "solid food" concept but she would much prefer to watch us eat than to be nursed at the table while we're eating.

Her siblings continue to totally love her and even the neighbor girls are taking a liking to Miss Mae. One neighbor in particular, Gracie, loves to come over and hold Mae or play with her. So sweet.

Snacks

Nicholas was so creative the other day and asked for marshmallows, tortilla chips, a banana and pretzels. Then he created little snack people. He taught Ella how to make one too.....you can see her version in the photo above. Then, of course, they quickly devoured their snack people!

SOLD

Well, we've sold our house. On our second scheduled showing, we got an offer. Our house was literally on the market for a month in the midst of a very snowy February. On March 1st, we got a phone call in the morning to schedule a showing that evening. The buyers spent 30 minutes here and must have loved it because we received an offer the next morning. God is so good. At the rate we were going, about one showing every 2 weeks, we thought we were never going to sell. It just goes to show you......it doesn't take a bunch of showings, just the one right showing. Wow. And now we're awaiting news on an offer we've made on our next home. This whole process has been so interesting. We've talked ourselves into and out of building new, buying a spec home, moving to Plainfield, moving to Pittsboro, etc. The house that we've made our offer on didn't require hours of conversation and pros/cons lists.......we just knew. It has everything that was on our wish list and if just feels like our home. It feels like my dream home.....even though it needs some updating/cleaning/painting on the inside. I LOVE this house. I just see my kids playing in the backyard, me planting flowers, Niko playing golf, Nala eating the neighbor's poodle......just kidding. We eagerly await the news about our offer......waiting is difficult but I'm patient about this because it feels very right and we know God has been in control of all the details leading up to and including this moment. What a journey!