Big Moments and Milestones!

Ok, I'm sorry for the delay, but I didn't want to post this until Ray got to Colorado so he could surprise some friends of ours. :) The biggest news of all, is that we are moving back to Colorado...at least temporarily.  We both have accrued quite a bit of school debt and work here in Maine just wasn't paying enough to cover it...especially not if we wanted me to stay home with Emilee - which we do. Out there he can make nearly 3 times in a week what he was making here in a week! The end goal, however, is still to be back here and near family.  As usual, it will depend on God's plans and timing. :) Ray packed up a UHaul with pretty much all of our stuff, minus what Emilee and I are using until WE go out, and left for Colorado two friday's ago.  He has already started working out there, and once he has enough saved up to find us an apartment, Emilee and I will pack up ourselves and the cats and follow him out. :) Being apart is (and will continue to be) stinky, but it should only be for a couple months and in the grand scheme of things, that's not much.  If we can focus on paying down debt while we're there, this will be a great step forward for our little family. :) Below is a pic of our stuff piled in his boss's garage in CO.

Other than that, Emilee has turned 6 months old! So weird to think of her as half a year old already!...of course it's also strange to think of her as a week, 1 month, etc.  Especially when I see babies that are that young! They really do develop very quickly in the first months of their lives! Thankgoodness! lol. I know some people really like the newborn stage, but I am glad to have that part over! Anyway, Emilee had her 6 month check-up and while she had not yet GAINED any weight from my pumping and fenugreek experiment, she had also not lost any more.  I'd only been doing it for 2 weeks, one of which she was sick and the other week we were visiting (both things tend to throw off schedules!) so I took that as pretty good evidence that it was/would working/work.  The Doctor is a new doctor for Emilee, so she had some other questions to ask, but Emilee continued her charming doctor visit streak and even "talked" to the doctor a bit! lol.  No shots this time either! :) The Doctor said to try feeding her three small meals of solids and to try adding in another feeding time, but otherwise Emilee is doing great and is developmentally right on track. :)  They set up an appointment to weigh her in a month, but considering that multiplied her solid food intake by 3...I think we won't have any problems. lol. Here are some pics of the little sweetness!

Emilee and Paxton have a unique relationship.  He is SO good with her!  He comes over purring and sniffs her while she's eating and he will try to lay on her (not to smother, just by her feet) and lets her pet him and play with his tail.  In turn, she is very gentle with him and for the most part doesn't try to pull on him or hit him. It makes me happy to see my furbaby and Emilee getting along. :) Here are some pics of Emilee with Paxton!

Lastly, it has been a GORGEOUS day today so Emilee and the pug and I went for a hike through the fields! I KNOW the dog liked it, but I think she did too, what do you think? :-p (Pic below)

Until next time (and remember, tomorrow is Easter, so "next time" will have photos of Easter Eggs and adorable Emilee-in-Easter-Dress photos)! Take care and God bless!

~Mae