Solid food isn't solid at all

Liza started eating "solid" foods a couple of weeks ago. I was going to put it off because she seemed content with what she was getting from me, but it seemed more and more like she was still hungry. So we started rice cereal, and she loves it! I bought some Oat cereal to try tomorrow and after a few days of that we're going to try sweet potatoes! Here is a video of Liza eating her second day:

(It's not easy to feed a baby and take a video at the same time...)

We were stood up for the house showing on Sunday afternoon. We were all ready at 2 and just sat around for a good hour just waiting to see if they'd show. They didn't but that's okay. If they weren't really interested then we don't want to waste our time... oh wait... we did.

Tonight, Buck, Bethany, Mayce, and Ansley came over for dinner. We had tacos and lots of laughs at the two babies. I had to scold Liza and tell her that just because she's bigger than all the babies doesn't mean she has to be a bully. I think in her heart she just wanted to explore. Sorry Ansley! Don't be afraid to come back and play with Liza!

(Sorry Bethany... looking back at this it looks like she got her right in the eye! No wonder Ansley was so unhappy!)

rolling

Well, Liza rolled over more today. Previously she has only been able to roll from her front to her back. Today she was laying on the floor and neither of her parents were paying particularly close attention to her. When she started to grumble a little bit I looked and she was on her stomach. Sarah confirmed that she had been on her back earlier, and then we watched her roll back to her back.

Also, we have the first showing of our house tomorrow morning!

FSBO

whew

As it turns out, preparing a house for sale is a lot of work. I planned to spend the morning planting petunias in our front yard. As it turns out, I spent the entire day planting pansies. Apparently Sarah and I can't tell the difference between the two types of flowers, even when they are very clearly labeled. At least I got them in the front yard... It looks great out there, but I cannot share a picture because it was dark by the time I finished.

Liza started eating "solid food" this week. She is not really good at it yet, but we know she'll get better. Sarah tried some of the rice powder and said that it tasted like absolutely nothing.

Too long...

So I know that it has been too long since I've updated my blog when I have to catch up on 6 of my friend's blog posts!

Things are going well. We just had a visit with my parents and we all had a great time. Liza got tons of Grandma and Grandaddy kisses, smiles, and playtime. We didn't do anything too exciting but it was fun to relax, do a couple things around town, and spend time together. We played a lot of Bridge which Jordan and I both enjoyed very much.

Bethany, you asked for pictures so here they are!

Around Christmas we got one of these backpack carriers from Jordan's aunts and uncles so that we can take Liza hiking. We're not really supposed to put her in it until she can sit up, but Jordan was just so excited he couldn't help himself. She did pretty well in it for several minutes but I don't think she's ready for any hikes yet. Sorry Jordan.

"Mom, help!"

Mom seemed to have a lot of fun with Liza. She got her to laugh several times which I know she was excited about.

We do not support underage drinking. Mom and Dad like wine and Liza likes putting things in her mouth!

Mom, I spared you from humiliation by not posting the other mirror picture. :-)

Dad thought that the Bumbo was so cool. The flowers in the background are ones that Jordan brought to my mom on Tuesday afternoon after work. Our family dog Charlie died that day and Jordan wanted to cheer her up. He's such a nice guy.

So it's been a good week. Now it's back to house stuff so that we can start the "adventure" of selling our house! We'll see how it works out!

Busy Busy Busy

It has been quite a while since we've had an update! Things have been going well here but we've been really busy. I spent all of last week trying to reorganize and clean as much of our house as I could so that we can put it on the market soon! I hope it goes well and that we can sell it for a good price.

My parents are here this week and we're really enjoying the time that we're getting to spend with them. Mom is having a great time with Liza. I was informed yesterday that she came to see Liza and that seeing me is a bonus... wow when did that happen? :-)

I'm at the library right now so I can't share any pictures, but we'll be sure to post some soon. We also have a few new videos of Liza that are quite cute.

For now I want to thank Holly for telling me about e-mealz.com! It's the best thing ever. I've always had a hard time with planning what to cook for the week and just making one stop at the grocery store. I get so stressed about trying to cook things that aren't too expensive so that we can stay in our budget and eat well! e-mealz.com is so great because it gives you a menu for the week and a shopping list to get everything that you need. It's $5 a month but so worth it. For the meals that it plans for Jordan and me, I only spend $35-45 a week for dinners. Yay! Anyway I just wanted to share that! Take a look and see if it'll be worthwhile for you!