Almost 7 Months Old...

Again, sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I'll try and get our holiday and recent pics up this week.

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Blake and Ella really enjoyed their first Christmas although I have to say they enjoyed the wrapping paper more than any of the gifts! They're really starting to enjoy playing with their toys and especially with each other. Today, for example, Blake was trying to pull off Ella's sock and she was trying to suck on his fingers instead of her own. :-)

They're growing like weeds! Over 17 lbs and 27 inches tall/long. They're both sitting almost unassisted (they topple over when they try and get a toy that's a little out of reach) and they both enjoy standing while holding on to our fingers. Ella dances every time she's on her feet--it's hilarious. Blake is practicing for his career in the NBA in his Johnny-Jump-Up. He goes nuts in that thing!!! He's even bounced to the point of exhaustion-literally he's fallen asleep mid-jump. It's pretty cute.

We can't believe how much they've "grown-up" already, but we're loving it! The older they get the more fun they get. Ella is definitely daddy's girl right now and Blake is his mamma's boy all the way. They both very much enjoy their real food. Today they had real mac-n-cheese (all cut up of course) and they devoured it! They also really love bananas. It's a mess, but fun to watch. Ella sleeps through the night still. She's our good sleeper. She usually hits the sack between 7:30 and 8:00 and sleeps until between 6:00 and 8:00. Blake on the other hand isn't quite there. It's getting better. He was doing really well for a while only getting up once then we took a couple steps back and he started getting up two, three, even four times a night. The past week (knock on wood) has gotten better again with him only getting up once (rarely twice). Hopefully whatever was keeping him up has past and we are back on schedule.

Right now their life involves sleeping, eating, and LOTS and LOTS of playing! Like I said, the older they get, the more fun mom and dad have with them. It's even somewhat manageable to take them out to dinner! (Although that's far and few in between!!) Mom and Dad are both doing good (tired of course, but good). We usually hit the sack shorty after the kiddos. (Yup we're old and we freely admit it-at least I do!) I just finished my job at Bentley High School (it was only through the first semester), but I've been lucky enough to be hired in Mt. Morris! Yay!!! I'll be working with 5th and 6th grade students who are struggling in reading and I'm very excited about it. 5th and 6th grade are my grades of choice to teach so this is the perfect place for me. Hopefully with a little luck (as in someone or a couple someones retire) this will open up a door for a teaching position in the future. Right now I'm extremely grateful to have a job in a school and will be very happy there. I'm just happy to be working with kids! Brian is great too! He's a great daddy and I know there's no way I could do it without him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of Love to You All!

Erika and the rest of our clan