This week was Penny's 6 month check up. She is still 10 and 15 percentile in weight and height. I obviously just make small babies because this girl eats .....literally out of house and home. The doctor for some reason was real specific about us not starting her on solid food until 6 months. So....this week...she tried out green beans and peas. LOVES THEM! She has polished 2 full jars off since Tuesday afternoon. I even added some cereal to the beans one day and she gobbled it down. She's so funny about eating. She will only open her mouth to eat if she can put her hands on the spoon handle and shove it in herself. I like it! She has also started doing 6 oz bottles....so for crying out loud...I go through formula fast. Next week we will start on orange veggies and then on to fruits. She is a happy girl. She had to get some shots at her appointment, so she got a little bit of a fever yesterday. She slept a ton. It was so nice. She feels much better now. Parker has been pretty bored. I haven't been doing well this week, so I don't take him outside or play with him much. His friend has come over a couple of times, so that has helped. My body just wants to sleep all the time and I can't seem to recover. I'm not doing my meds like I should,so some of it is my fault. The injections aren't fun, so I don't remind Ryan to get it ready for me. My fault.
One of Ryan's co-workers gave us this dress for Penny when she was born. I have waited patiently for 6 months for her to be able to wear it. It's so darling and suits her personality so well. She was a pretty girl for church on Sunday

This is my new favorite sight. When I go to get her from her nap....I say, "PEEK!" And this cute little head pops up with this gorgeous eyes looking at me. Makes me giggle. Makes her giggle too.

I'm very down today. I don't know what my deal is. Maybe the humidity and heat. Maybe the rut I'm in....the weight I'm gaining and can't lose.....the heat again....the fact that my living room carpet needs to be washed and steam cleaned and I have no energy to do it.....sad that my flowers I planted in my front garden aren't doing well.

On the up side....my garden is doing awesome. We have 4-5 pumpkins growing and counting. I have tons of tomatoes just about to turn red. I've already harvested 3 cucumbers with 3 ready to pick today. I have tons of jalepenos. We enjoyed an orange pepper in a toss salad the other night...so yummy and sweet. My onions and carrots are growing nicely...and I found two praying mantises in the garden....that makes me happy that they are taking care of the pesky bugs that eat my veggies.

The grasshoppers are getting me down. There are tons of them....and two giant ones have taken over my screen door and they won't leave. I tried taking the hose to them....but they came back. So now..they are just part of the family.