Elizabeth

I know I haven't been posting a lot of pictures of Elizabeth lately. The biggest reason is not being able to get her to sit still long enough to take the pictures. She's always on the go! She's been such a joy to be around. I've been very pleased with her development lately. Randy and I were a little worried because she really wasn't talking much even though she compensated with her athleticism. Well, these days we can't get her to stop talking! Every day she says something new. Lately, she will stand at one side of the room and say "ready, set, GO!" and then sprint to the other side. I have no idea where she learned this. I talked to our friend who watches her and she said that Elizabeth just started doing it one day. Maybe she'll take after her father and run cross country. She's also already developed a love for shoe shopping. Every time we go by shoe department at a store, she'll want to try on all the shoes. It's also something we'll let her do if she's a "good girl" when we shop. When we visit a friend or go over to someone's house, she'll even try on their shoes! I guess we should start making closet space for when she is a teenager.

Explore

Josh is getting to that fun stage when he is becoming aware of the things around him and everything is new and exciting. I love watching him and his facial expressions while he explores his surroundings. From the look on his face you know that he is really concentrating and trying to figure things out.

When things go his way he'll giggle and get excited about what he has accomplished. Josh is getting to be more mobile these days. Put him on the floor and he's on the go! His favorite method of transportation is rolling, and he's quite the expert at it. When he's not rolling he practices crawling by getting his knees under his body and lunging forward.

We've started giving him food the past few weeks. I've decided to make my own baby food. So far it really hasn't been that difficult and it is A LOT cheaper, especially since Josh can't seem to get enough of it. I'm really looking forward to the next couple of months. I can't believe he's almost 6 months old!