Sully and Ansley update!

Hey! We have had some busy days around the Palmer household! We are trying to potty train, trying to teach Ansley how to eat some solids, working on Ansley's sitting, and we are out and about enjoying all the fun activities during the summertime! Ansley had her 6 month checkup and she is very healthy and doing great! She weighed in at 15 lbs 3 oz. and was 26 inches tall. The doctor said that she is finally starting to slow down to a more normal breastfed weight gain, which is a good thing---at the rate she was going, she was going to be a butterball! She still has a ton of rolls to squeeze and very squeezable, kissable cheeks! Ansley is doing okay with her solids. We haven't really figured out a great schedule with her yet, but we are getting close. She still prefers her meals to be Mama, but we are trying to get a few of those meals to consist more of solids. She is getting better each day, but she sure is like her Mommy---she is particular and stubborn! hahaha! Here are some cute pictures of Ansley's first solid meal...

Doesn't really like rice cereal!

Sully had to get in on the action! He did a very nice job!

Ansley is doing a GREAT job sitting up. She can sit up for about 5 minutes now and then she gets tired and just topples over. Sometimes she sits straight and then others she leans forward and rests on her hands. Either way, we are very proud of her! She has progressed pretty fast. Only about a week ago she could only sit up for seconds at a time. Here are some pictures of her sitting for the first few times.

She is up...

and then she is starting to fall down. She works very hard!

Here are a few pictures from the other day. She is sitting much better in these pictures. She gets stronger and straighter every day!

She is so sweet!

Now, on to Sully. Sully has turned into a typical 3 year old--he is not quite 3, but he is close enough. He likes to do things on his own, yet really can't do them, so we have many battles throughout the day. It is a great thing that he is exploring his independence, but that doesn't mean Mommy and Daddy don't get frustrated from time to time. Twos were easy...oh boy for the threes! This year will be fun! He is finally starting to take an interest in the potty. It is still pretty slow going, but just this weekend we did the naked potty training. It has gone well, so far. We have poop issues, but we will cross that bridge later, we are just happy that he is peeing for us on the potty. I am hoping by the next blog entry, I will be able to say that he is pretty much pee pee trained...cross your fingers! Or, maybe I should wait a month or 2 before the next entry! hahaha!

Sully's swimming has just taken off! We are at the pool just about every day! He jumps in by himself and will swim to you in the water. He dives to the bottom to get pennies or diving rings. This week I am going to take him to the pool at the Y so he can dive off the diving board. I know he will love it, and I am sure he won't be scared to do it at all! He is swimming farther each day, I bet if we keep working all winter he will be ready to swim a lap across the pool next summer at one of my swim meets. So fun!

This past week we had a fun day at the Duluth Fountains with Sully's buddies. I snapped some great pictures of Sully having a fabulous morning. Enjoy!

Fun, Fun! He loved letting the water hit him in the head and up the back of his shirt! He was hilarious!

Sully just loves the water!

You can just tell that he was having SO much fun!

Sully and his buddies!

Sully had a fun spend the night party with Grancie, Pip, and Zizzie last Monday night. Mommy and Daddy and Ansley enjoyed the quiet evening! Sully was singing and playing the piano. Grancie said he was just having a blast! You can tell from the picture!

Wonder what song he was singing...

Enjoy the pictures! Have a great week!

xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo