6 months in review!

We are in Maryland now and we have cable internet! (BUH BYE, DIAL-UP!!!!!!)
So, after 6 months of starving for speed and leaving everyone in the dark, here's what you've missed:

I met my cousins, Luke and Nathan:


3 generations of Brackbill men:


I had a Happy Christmas:


Aunt Casey sent me a box of goodies, including my gorilla hat:


Pappy bought my jumperoo:


We had Christmas at Grandma Centric's house:


And New Year's at Gnu-Gnu and Grandude's:


I had my first food:


And enjoyed the great outdoors:


I had to have treatments for a respiratory infection:


Aunt Connie and Uncle Mike came for Mommy's birthday:


My hair started to come in on top:


I visited lots with my Great-Grammie Brackbill:


And we had LOTS of snow:


I started cruisin' in my walker:


Holding my own bottle:


And petting my dogs:


I met cousin Will:


I never let Mommy and Daddy eat a warm meal:


Pappy visited me a lot:


I say, "DA DA"


I got a new crib:


Grandma Centric came for Easter:


So did Gnu-Gnu! (I love my Peeps easter basket):


I hold my own cup:


I feed myself:


And I ride Horses:


Sunglasses make me smile:


So do cameras:


I visited my Great-Grammie Esh:


I play BEAUTIFUL music:


I went on outdoor hikes:


Met crazy animals:


And met crazy cousins (Jamie's my favorite):


I sit up in the bathtub:


I crawl through tunnels:


And I LOVE my new house:


I'm ready for summer:


Happy Mother's Day, Gnu-Gnu!


Fake cats make me crack up:


So do real ones:


and cameras:


Our first Mother's Day! I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!


Happy Mother's Day, Great-Grammie Brackbill:


I can climb up my Daddy! (I'm not afraid of heights):


Did I mention I love cameras?


And messes?


And Uncle Steve?


Uncle Steve helped us move:


I want to pull out his facial hair:


Sunglasses still make me smile!

Maryland, here comes Alistair!

Only one picture today. We're still on dial-up, so that's a miracle. The mobile version of blogger doesn't allow picture uploads, so I haven't been able to blog from my blackberry. But here's a quick update to hold you over a few more weeks:

Noah got an amazing job in Maryland (Washington, DC area) so we're moving again. He started 3 weeks ago and Alistair and I are stil in PA. We are driving to MD tomorrow to find a house. So, hopefully, the move will be happening in the next 2-3 weeks! (Faster internet!)

Alistair has been amazing! He is growing so fast and developing VERY well! His 6 month check up was march 17th and he was still VERY tall for his age, but about average for weight. (Figures we would have a tall, skinny kid, huh?!) The doctor said that his strength and gross motor skills are "ahead of the game." He sits up, waves, rasberries and "army crawls" with the best of 'em. He eats meats now, which he LOVES! He is eating 3 meals a day of baby food and has "puffs" (which he feeds himself) and juice for snacks. AND...I am VERY proud to say....he's still nursing too! He now has 5 teeth and there's at least one more that should be popping up in the next day or so.

Much to get done so, in closing, I would like to thank EVERYONE at Nittany Christian School! You guys are AMAZING. I feel like I'm leaving my family and my very best friends. Thank you for welcoming us to State College with open arms and loving me and Alistair so much! We will miss you more than words can say. We have been truly blessed to have you in our life! God Bless You, Terra, Ann, Kylie, Abigail, Amanda, Holly, Beth, Cherelle, Krissy, Heather, and Kris (aka Girlfriend). We know you read the blog and we will visit!

Alistair at 7 months enjoying a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon in the woods:

To Ohio and back in 24 hours!

Alistair and Mommy spent 24 hours in Ohio this weekend. Here's what happened:


ALISTAIR AND COUSIN BRANDON


WITH GREAT-GRANDMA MILLER AND MILLIE


GREAT-GRANDPAP MILLER SHARES HIS "HOKIE POKIE ELMO"


WAKE UP UNCLE MARK!


MEETING COUSIN WILL....YAY.....FINALLY!!!


MEETING AUNT ANN


PLAYING WITH COUSIN BRAD


ALISTAIR AND HIS GREAT-GRANDMA CENTRIC


OUR LITTLE FAMILY BEFORE WE LEFT FOR OHIO


BEST BUDDIES ALREADY!


GRANDMA'S BOYS!!!


GREAT-GRANDMA MILLER


GREAT-GRANDPAP MILLER

Updates!

Greetings, loyal blog readers! Thank you for being so patient! We are still running on dial-up. Verizon does not have DSL in our neighborhood, but we recently signed up enough families to get it installed, so faster internet is on it's way! But for now.........

Alistair turned 5 months old! And he is bigger by the minute! He is advancing rapidly. Pushing up and his hands, getting up on his knees.....but having a little trouble doing both at the same time. He is more and more coordinated everyday, so he will be crawling soon. (Now we have to figure out where to put the dog bowls!)

He had a bout with bonchialitis and was on nebulizer treatments 4 x's a day for 2 weeks. THANKFULLY, he is feeling MUCH better! It was pure torture having to watch him be so miserable when I couldn't do anything for him. I don't know if it was harder on him or us!? In the middle of all that, Alistair and Noah dealt with a stomach bug.

During his sickness, he was also teething pretty seriously. He cut his 2 bottom teeth at 4 1/2 months old! We started dabbling with some foods around 4 months and he loved it until he got sick. So for about 2 weeks he didn't want to see a spoon. But, now he's chowing down again....and we are still successfully breastfeeding! I'm so proud of my little man!


Footnote: I turned 24 last Sunday.......and Noah got a job! We FINALLY feel like we're settling in! :)

blackberry

Well, I was finally up for my phone upgrade woth at&t, so I got a sweet deal on a new blackberry. The internet speed on this thing is better than dial-up! So, the blog is back!

I'll get better at this and we'll be up and running! Yay! About to make dinner, so I'll blog more later!