Flu

We're dealing with the flu here in the Deterding household-- so far Grace has been the only victim, and we're praying that little Leah is spared!  I've been walking around the house with Wet Ones, Clorox disinfectant wipes (citrus scent, my favorite), Lysol spray, and hand sanitizer; I've done 5 loads of laundry; we've watched "Elmo Visits the Firehouse" DVD 5 times in the last 24 hours; and I changed my outfit 4.5 times yesterday after failed attempts to keep liquids in Grace's tummy!  

I am happy to report that she's almost back to normal this morning...she's had a whole banana and some apple juice and some lemon Gatorade so far today.  

I thought I'd share this picture I took at lunch time in January.  We love it when Daddy joins us for lunch, and this picture makes me laugh every time.  Grace always tries to eat off Steve's plate, and it looks like Leah's asking for a bite, too.

Solid Food Attempt #31:

enough said.

6 Months

There have been a lot of pictures of Leah Anne recently, but I have to fill another post with her sweet little face, because tomorrow she will be six months old!  Time sure does fly by at warp speed the more kiddies you have running (or rolling, in Leah's case) around the house.

Leah is all smiles and giggles.
She sat up for the first time by herself today.  In this picture from earlier in the week she's still using the Bumbo seat.  Leah is now babbling "mmmmmmaaaaaaaa" and "uhhhhhhhhhh" and shrieks when she laughs.  She is more accomplished at eating rice cereal, but we still can't get her to eat more than a tablespoon at one sitting.  

We'll be working on getting video on the blog...I know those of you who are far away would love to see Leah and Grace in action.  And Heather and Steve might show up in a video every now and then, but we know who you all really log on to see!  I don't blame you, they're much cuter than their parents, and I don't learn a new skill or word every week like those two!

Happy Valentine's Day, and Happy 6-months to Leah Anne!

Good Morning!

Play

Grace and Leah are starting to interact with each other.  Leah watches Grace, Grace brings Leah toys and talks to her, and I often hear them laughing at each other...music to my ears!  

Snow Day

Rice Cereal Attempt #1: FAILURE

Leah is waking up hungry very, very early in the morning, so we decided to fill her belly with rice cereal before bed.  This was her first time, and she hopes it's her last:

This is not what she expected:
I kept spooning it in, so Leah tried to intercept the spoon with her little hands: 

Please make it go away, Mommy:

Now, Grace loves breakfast cereal-- Cheerios, Honey Bunches of Oats, Cracklin' Oat Bran, and Grape Nuts, to name a few.  So when she heard us mention rice cereal, Grace asked for some.  Boy did she regret that: