Ruby Kate is 6 months

Well it has happened, baby girl is 6 months old! One day you are cradling a tiny baby and praying you don't let their heads flop to much and the next thing you know you have a toddler saying, No mama, Piff do it now. So cliche but so heartbreakingly (new word) true. I love babies and I would always have a baby around if that was possible.

RK is rolling both ways but she prefers back to tummy. She is sitting in tripod well. We had her well visit Friday and she weighs 18.3 pounds and 27.5 inches tall. She is way up there in the percentiles right now; curious if it keeps up. She is wearing 12m clothes and size 3 diapers. She is sleeping 8-10 hours and then wakes ups for a feeding then back to sleep until about 6:45-7:15a. Not too shabby! I started her on oatmeal at 5 months, still earlier than I usually do but decided it was ok. That was a hit! I have just started her on avocado and prunes. Some days she likes the avi sometimes not. I usually do veggies first but had to start prunes and probiotics due to some tummy issues.

What a crazy few months we have had. I have been watching my youngest nephew, William, 2-3 times a week. It has been challenging with 3 little ones (he is 3 1/2) but also fun having a playmate for Smith. They love each other even if they always want the same exact toy at the same exact time, haha.

We are all doing pretty good (Smith's fav saying). Some things are still up in the air but we are hanging in there! I'm hoping we get to go down to my parents soon for some R & R.

Dominican Republic

A few weeks ago we were so fortunate to be able to travel to a dear friend's wedding in the DR. Ty nor I had never been to DR and it did not disappoint! It was absolutely beautiful! The water was some of the prettiest I have seen. It was also a big step for me leaving the babies for 5 days. It was heart wrenching and I cried a lot but I did it and I was thankful we didn't end up bringing them like we had originally planned. With Smith's food allergies it would have been almost impossible to pack enough safe foods for him. Our flight from ATL was the scariest I had been on but we made it and as soon as I breathed in the salty, humid air I felt better. The beach is my happy place.

We stayed at Sanctuary Cap Cana and it was so great. They ended up making all of the wedding guests all inclusive, which was amazing. From our suite the beach was about 200 yards. That is my idea of heaven.

We arrived on Thursday afternoon and hung out at the beach and had a good dinner. Then the hotel put on a show, hilarious. Friday was the girls catamaran cruise. We snorkeled, a few of us swam with sharks and we drank. It was a lot of fun and I met some fun friends. We had the rehearsal dinner that night at a restaurant that was over the water...amazing. We went to the beach most of Saturday and the wedding that night. Katie looked amazing! It was a short but sweet ceremony. Then we headed to drink and dinner. She did a great job of e decor, etc. Ty was sick Sunday and Monday but I just hung out at the beach and pool. Not bad for the middle of February! We left late Monday afternoon and got home a little after midnight.

It was so nice and the perfect time of year to visit a beach. This trip really happened at the worst and best time, haha. It was really difficult preparing to go in part because I wanted RK to continue having breast milk. I pumped for almost 2 months to store enough for her. But it was successful and worth it.

The kids had a great time with Sassy and Padoo! I don't think I will be ready to leave them for a few years, haha

The first pic is a view from our room