Sorry, best pic I can find of him recently...

Dang, It Goes So Fast!

Today is Doodle's half birthday! (Meg, got any pictures to post of the Doodle Man for me?) He had his 6 month appointment on Monday and he is 16.14 lbs. and 27.5 inches with an 18in. noggin...He's about 40% in weight and 50% height (well, he measures 95% in height, but his doc said he was well proportioned and he thinks the height measurement was off.) He is also sitting up unsupported now and trying to get the crawling thing down...no success yet, but it's only a matter of time before my little guy is mobile!

On a big sister note, she has been in and out of the doctors herself this week. We took her to the ER on Tuesday night with a (literally) screaming headache and a fever. Those are both gone now, but she has a sore throat with spots on her tonsils. Took her into minute clinic for a strep test this morning where she puked in the lobby...fun times! But no strep and no menegitis...just a viral bug. She feels better already.

Thank Yous Around!

First, thanks Meg for hacking and getting some photos on the blog. Now I don't feel like a slacker:) Second, for those of my donors to the AHS walk every year, I just got this sent to me in an e-mail and I thought you should know your money makes a difference!

Last year, we (The Animal Humane Society)took in 5% fewer animals and increased our rate of placement by 5%, which resulted in a 7% reduction in the rate of euthanasia. There are still too many animals without homes in our community, but to make progress feels good and I hope it is rewarding for you to be a part of it.

THANK YOU! It makes me proud to be part of such a positive step! The more we do for the animals, the less animals have to suffer and that, as my niece Adie lies to say "Makes me Happy!"

More Hacked in photos:)

As you can see, I never gave up blog access for Mo's blog after Rowan was born;) I'm posting more pics for Mo... You will see more of these on my blog later this week, but I'll let Mo debut them on her page. Pics from our playdate with Noah and Finn this afternoon.

-Meg

Picture for Mo's blog

I'm hacking into Molli's blog to provide her readers with SOME photos to prove she still has a life:)

-Meg

Need an Excuse for DQ?

Tomorrow will be a day of hope. Tomorrow will be a day of help. Tomorrow will be a day of happiness. Because tomorrow is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen and with your help miracles will happen for sick and injured children. $1 or more from each Blizzard® treat sale at your local DQ location and every participating DQ location across the country will be contributed to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Just think, if every Blizzard Fan Club member bought a Blizzard treat tomorrow, we would raise over $2 million. Let's join together and make tomorrow the day miracles really do happen for kids in need.

* Yes, that does mean I'm a Blizzard Fan Club member;) I know. Dork, right? But what's life without ice cream?

Slacking Again

I know I'm slacking on the blog again. There's a lot going on with us trying to sell the house, Josh's softball, getting Riley ready for Preschool (scheduled her screening, have to figure out what a preschooler brings to school?) and keeping up with Rowan's development (eating rice cereal now, almost to baby food! Rolling to his tummy, but not mobile yet...whew!). Josh has a new job at Ameriprise and then I'm having some mystery medical issues that I'm trying to figure out. Probably a few more doc. apts. there before we get this "case closed" as Zacky would say. All that with my grandpa dying and my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin in from out of town, we've been kinda busy this summer. I'm not complaining. It's mostly for the best, but it doesn't allow for downloading pictures too often:) I promise there is more to come!