Six months

Andrew had his half-birthday yesterday! He is growing up so fast and doing new things every day. He is now able to sit on his own and really wants to crawl, although thankfully he can't yet! He is also very adept at grabbing things, so we have to make sure and put everything out of his reach. I'm not sure exactly how much he weighs now (his 6-month checkup is next week) but I got on the scale with him last week and he was 19 pounds. Wow. Here is a funny series of his 6-month pictures.

Amelia continues to be quite the artist and have a flair for the dramatic. This week she decided that she didn't want Fletcher in her room, so she made a "no Fletchers allowed" sign for her door. Here it is:

Amelia was a little disappointed when I told her that Fletcher can't read, so it wouldn't be very effective, but oh well. At least she tried!! She cracks us up all the time. You might have noticed that she made her Fletcher anatomically correct by including a "bottom." I explained to her after she drew it that we probably shouldn't draw "bottoms" anymore! Ha! Gotta love an almost-4-year-old's mind!

How quickly things change...

The last time I posted, I wrote that Andrew gets frustrated that he can't figure out how to get from his back to his tummy. Well, literally the next day he got it. Now the little guy is rolling all over the place! He's already gotten his head (almost) under the couch and his hand out the door (Amelia opened it). Let the trouble begin...and goodbye, freedom! :-(

Catch-up

The first week in July was spent visiting family and friends in Arkansas. It was a lot of fun and we enjoyed seeing everyone! Here are a few pictures from our visit. My Granddad with me and the kidsGrandma and Grandpa with A&AAndrew and (8 days older) cousin Brylee
All five Jobe Grandkids

Amelia was such a trouper in the car! She and her puppy headphones watched "The Incredibles" and "Cinderella" about a million times.

Lately Amelia has been really into playing with her dolls. Here are a couple of illustrations:
Andrew's latest update is that he is rolling over from his back to stomach regularly, but then can't figure out how to get back onto his back and gets really mad. His other new thing is that he's now eating solid food. He wasn't too sure about rice cereal but now that we've added applesauce, he's quite happy.

This year is flying by. I can't believe it's already practically halfway over!

Relief!

We are relieved to report that Bryan is now (again) officially employed at a new company. He's doing the same thing, just for a different place and for more money (yea!). He'll still work from home, which we love, and also get an extra week of vacation, so we feel like this job is a great blessing, especially in light of the fear that we could not have one at all. Thanks for your prayers...they definitely worked!

A brand-new Amelia funny.

Tonight Mom and Amelia were singing songs (Jesus Loves Me, etc.) and Amelia said, "let's sing the diaper one!" Mom and I were both puzzled, so I asked her if she could sing it for me. She said, "yeah, Jesus diaper all the children, all the children of the world!"

It's been a long, long time...

...since I blogged, and I won't go into much detail, but it has been crazy around here. As of 5 pm today, Bryan will be unemployed until further notice (hopefully not that long, but up to 6 months). We're still unsure about a lot of things but know that whatever happens, God will take care of us and we'll be better for it. Keep us in your prayers!

In kid news, Andrew is four months old and doing great. He is getting really heavy in his carrier, so I'm hoping he sits up soon so I can quit carrying it into stores and such! He is trying to roll over and loves grabbing his toes and chewing on just about everything. Maybe he'll get some teeth soon! Amelia is loving the summer and playing outside with her friend next door. She also just got to spend the night at a friend's house and she and I had a playdate at another friend's. Her calendar is quite busy! :-) She continues to crack us up with the things she says. One of her latest funnies happened the other morning when I went to wake her up for school. I patted her and said, "Amelia, it's time to get up..." and she sat up straight and said, "I overslept!" I don't know why she got that idea but it was pretty cute. Here are some recent cute pictures of the kids.

Amelia is actually asleep in this picture!

Three months, and an important milestone!

Today Andrew is three months old! Time really does fly by. I also can't believe that 2008 is almost halfway over...it seems like it just started! Anyway, Andrew also reached an important milestone this week: he is now sleeping through the night! Thank you, son! I've been putting him down between 11:30 and 12:30 and he's been sleeping until 6 am or so, which is pretty great as far as I'm concerned. Until now he's been sleeping in the bassinet in our room, but he's getting so big (and grabby!) that I figured he needed the space of his crib, so it works out well that he's sleeping well now at night. Here are a couple of his monthly pictures...in his crib! They were both so cute I couldn't choose just one. :-)