I think there's still hope...

Here's a 6 month comparison of Ricky & Mia...

Yes...there's no denying that these two are brother & sister.  And yes...they both have their daddy's beautiful blue eyes.  But...I think there's still hope that Ricky might look a smidgen like me.  Rick thinks that I'm smoking crack (of course he would).  But when I compare pictures these days, I don't think they look like 'twins separated at birth' anymore.  I know only time will tell and truthfully, I'd be completely content if Ricky did end up looking like his daddy...but at the same time, it would be really cool if at least one of my children looked like me.  Us moms can't work for free, right?!  ;)  

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I met my goal!

When Ricky was born back in July, I wrote about how happy I was that breastfeeding was going so well and that I hoped to reach a goal of 6 months. Well friends, today I’m proud to say that that goal has been met!! In fact, it’s been 6 months, 2 weeks and 6 days since I’ve been nursing Ricky and we’re still going strong. And to be honest, I don’t have any immediate plans to stop. I absolutely love nursing my sweet boy.  I mean, I knew I would enjoy it…but I didn’t think I would enjoy it this much. It’s such an amazing bonding experience that grows stronger and deeper as Ricky gets older. Nothing melts my heart more than when he looks up into my eyes with a soft smile after taking a little break. Honestly, it’s like pure heaven. It’s everything I hoped it would be…plus more.

I would love to set another goal of 3 more months but I’m fearful of when he gets teeth. There has been occasions when he’s clamped down with his gums and it hurt.  Hurt like, I jumped and screamed and in turn made him jump and scream. So I couldn’t imagine if he did that with teeth. But I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Either way, I really am so thankful that all my hopes about breastfeeding have become a reality for me...so really, anything after my 6 month goal is just gravy.  : )

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Sitting up!

Look who finally decided to sit up all by himself...

LOVE his hair blowing in the wind!

This is pretty cool stuff!

He'll only sit for a few minutes at a time but it's still a milestone that he's finally hit.  Still no rolling...but we'll take what we can get!  ; )

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Life After I "Dew" Giveaway

If you don't already, go check out Shannon at Life After I "Dew".  She is hysterical and is one of my favorite blogs to read.  She's hosting her first give-away for a $25 gift card to Apothica.  I've never shopped there before but it looks like a very cool site.  So go check it out when you can!

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Blackmail is a bitch...

So I admit that this is a different kind of blackmail picture.  Usually you see a naked kiddo in the bath or an exposed booty in a typical blackmail picture.  This is not that.  However, I still think it’s blackmail worthy.  Little Miss Mia, as sweet as she is, can also be very sour.  She loves to test us on a daily basis with her little (or should I say big) attitude.  I honestly can’t remember what it was that made her so mad but she obviously didn’t get her way…and I caught it on camera at the precise moment.  It makes me laugh every time I see it, so I thought why not share it for the world to see.

Nice, huh?

 

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