Markie's 18-Month Stats

Markie had her 18-month well visit this morning. The 3 shots did not go over so well. She now gets them in her arms and cries hysterically. J.R. was so sad for his sister that he hid behind me and cried too. See, he really does love her even though he doesn't like to admit it.

Markie weighed in at 24 pounds and 14 ounces. She is 31 1/4 inches tall. Technically, she falls in the 50% percentile for both... a little on the short side of average for height and on the heavier side of average for weight.

I don't usually take J.R. to Markie's well-visits. However, he had a follow-up for his ears. He still has an ear infection and has to take a new kind of drops that have a small amount of steroid in them. Great - all we need is a J.R. on the Juice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doing Time

I WILL NOT HIT MY BROTHER, I WILL NOT HIT MY BROTHER

Having Fun Doing Nothing

School Pictures

Well, I am already behind on my posts! Last week was busy... I am sure something funny happened.... they always do with J.R.! I can't seem to remember the specifics. Here are a couple pictures from daycare/preschool. They are scans, so the quality is not as good as the digitals. Unfortunately, none of Jay Bug's individual pictures turned out... which is unusual because he typically takes great pictures. Is it just me or does he look less like a little kid and more like a young man?! I think he looks like Jim in this picture. Sweet little Markie Bear. I can't believe they captured that grin.

With 50% of the Votes - The FauxHawk Wins

Well, we went with the "safe" FauxHawk. J.R. seemed to enjoy it!

J.R.'s First Soccer Game

He did it... J.R. survived soccer camp. Here are a couple photos and videos of the big game on Friday afternoon. He still claims that he did not like it, but all in all J.R. did not do too bad. Even though another kid pushed him, he kept his cool - which is not alway easy with his temper! He handled it well and even made light of it - take a peek at the second video for a little laugh. He still plans to try "real" soccer this fall. After the game, we had lunch at his favorite pizza shop - CiCi's - where he demolished 4 slices of pizza, a cinnamon roll, and a brownie!!!! He also had his last swim lesson this morning. After waiting for two years, J.R. finally got to go down the big slide at the Cranberry Waterpark. He was a very happy camper to say the least. Poor little Markie Bear isn't feeling too well today. Less than two months ago, she had only 3 teeth and now she is cutting her 13th! We did manage to fit in a movie, Wall-e. J.R. seemed to enjoy it. Markie did not stay in one place for the entire 2 hours. Jim and I agree... we thought the movie was just okay and plan on waiting another six months before attempting another with Markie Bear.