April

After about 4 Easter egg hunts we were weighed down by the amount of candy in our house. Lucy and Emery traded most of it for a new toy. Emery picked a remote control truck and Lucy picked Tinkerbell shoes. She just loves to dress up!

Andy loves to grab at anything close, and one day even got Dad's cereal! Oops! Andy has been loving trying to sit up and can do it now by himself! But, only for a little while so we have to have pillows handy or hands to catch him! It finally seems spring has arrived with all our backyard trees getting bright green leaves. The only downside would be the extreme pollen count which has gotten to 4700! Julie's allergies are quite a trial.

Bedtime do not always go smooth around here. One night, Emery decided he would rather sleep somewhere other than his bed. Downstairs? No. Mommy's bed? No. Trampoline? No. Floor? Ok. So he did. Silly kid.

And we are still trying to cut back on our TV watching for the kids. One afternoon Emery picked up the Book of Mormon and began reading it to Lucy. I guess you just never know what good things will happen with the TV off! And Lucy found herself a hymnal and serenaded us with all her favorite songs. Never a dull moment at the Neff house!

Grandma's visit

Emery in baseball

Andrew: 6 months

Andrew is 6 months old already! He is 17 lbs. and 29 inches. For height he is in the 97th percentile and for weight in the 30th percentile. Time sure has gone by quickly. He had his first bottle of pumped mommy's milk this month. He liked it just fine. Such a nice thing to use occasionally! He loves to grab at faces and toys. He also loves to watch new people; usually with a blank stare on his face. Andy likes to sit up with help, but hasn't yet been able to do it himself. He usually folds over, leans to the side or back. He loves to hold things that are crinkly and make noise. He lost the last few long hairs on his head and now it looks like he has a little buzz cut! But, it's just growing in that way. Andy loves to roll over and over and over! He is very calm and happy. Once I went in to get him after a nap and his arm was stuck in between the rails, but he just was sucking on his fingers and didn't seem to mind at all! He still drools a lot, chews on his fingers and other people's fingers too! He has started spitting and sticking out his tongue to blow bubbles. He still has some dry patches on his arms and legs, but it doesn't seem to bother him. He likes to put weight on his legs and try to stand up in your lap. He eats some rice cereal and fruit or veggies once a day around lunch time. We tried to give him some puffs but he wasn't so sure about that yet. Emery and Lucy love to make Andy laugh, hold him, and play with him. Emery especially is so good at helping mommy out with Andy.