babyE is 6 months!

AHHH my sweet boy! Time has definitly flown by! He has been 6 months for almost a week now, and today had his 6month checkup. He is 18.08lbs and 26.18in long. He also got shots, and he did SO good. Just a lil cry, and then got over it. Such a big boy!
Elijah is doing so many things, from grabbing and throwing toys, rolling over( looks like a rollie pollie ) to eating solids. We got the 'ok' to try step 2 foods, just no meats just yet...also to move to the convertible car seat. As convient as the infant one is, my lil man isn't diggin' it anymore. Oh well:)
He made it 6 months without getting a bug or cold...the Monday before his 6mo mark he caught a bug and was out for the count for a few days! But my lil man is feeling better, thank goodness!!
He loves the show Yo Gabba Gabba. I don't know what it is about that show, but he just can't get enough! He also loves playing in his jumperoo, and playing peek-a-boo with his daddy.
I look forward to the next 6months and all the crazyness it will bring. Abe and I say we can't wait till he starts crawling and walking, but theres a part of me that wants to keep him this tiny and innocent forever! Thats just the momma in me!

military wife

found this online while browsing tonight, all too true ....

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A military wife is mostly girl. But there are times, such as when her
husband is away and she is mowing the lawn or fixing a youngster's
bike, that she begins to suspect she is also boy. She usually comes
in three sizes: petite, plump and pregnant. During the early years of
her marriage it is often hard to determine which size is her normal
one. She has babies all over the world and measures time in terms of
places as other women do in years. "It was in England that the
children had the chicken pox...In was in Texas, Paul was promoted..."
At least one of her babies was born or a transfer was accomplished
while she was alone. This causes her to suspect a secret pact between
her husband and the military providing for a man to be overseas or on
temporary duty at times such as these.A military wife is
international. She may be a Kansas farm girl, a French mademoiselle,
a Japanese doll, or a German fraulein. When discussing service
problems, they all speak the same language.She can be a great
actress. To heartbroken children at transfer time, she gives an
Academy Award performance: "New Mexico is going to be such fun! I
hear they have Indian reservations...and tarantulas...and
rattlesnakes." But her heart is breaking with theirs. She wonders if
this is worth the sacrifice. An ideal military wife has the patience
of an angel, the flexibility of putty, the wisdom of a scholar and
the stamina of a horse. If she dislikes money, it helps. She is
sentimental, carrying her memories with her in an old footlocker. One
might say she is a bigamist, sharing her husband with a demanding
entity called "duty." When duty calls, she becomes No. 2 wife. Until
she accepts this fact, her life can be miserable. She is above all a
woman who married a man who offered her the permanency of a gypsy,
the miseries of loneliness, the frustration of conformity and the
security of love. Sitting among her packing boxes with squabbling
children nearby, she is sometimes willing to chuck it all in until
she hears the firm step and cheerful voice of the lug who gave her
all this. Then she is happy to be...his military wife