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Why I don't shop at Toys R Us

Today Shona and I went to Toys R Us to buy her an outdoor swing. I was reminded of why I don't shop there--they have waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much stuff I want to buy! Seriously, that store is amazing. I'm talking like, a whole aisle of baby soaps, lotions, diaper creams; a whole line of all natural cleaners (totally safe for baby to touch); gorgeous baby clothes and shoes; and then toys...okay, let's not go there. Now I know for sure that I'm NOT going to visit Babies R Us, because that would be double trouble.

Oh yeah, I have a few photos to include...these are some of my favorites so far.

Shona is 6 months old!

Okay, Blogger is refusing to let me rearrange photos. This photo at the top is one that I recently found on my cell phone. I am holding...guess who? It's not Shona. This is Benjamin, when he was about 7 months old. (Rach, correct me if I'm wrong.) I think Shona looks somewhat like him!

And here are some recent photos of Shona (as in, mostly from yesterday). She is now 6 months old!!! [Edited to add: Shona weighs 15 lbs and is 25 in. long.)

The party last night

Last night was Tiph's 20th birthday party. Here are some photos, starting with Caleb and Craig doing "Daddy duty".... ;-) Just kidding.

Yesterday vs. today

Yesterday, I decided I didn't even want to think about "baby food" until Shona is like, a year old.

Today found me making my own baby food. So far we have apples--enough to last until she's 30--and avocado. I'm going to attempt pumpkin next.

Now, I only said I'm MAKING baby food; I didn't say Shona's going to start eating it everyday. But she's certainly showing all the signs of being ready, and last night she ate pears (organic, of course) like a pro and slept amazingly. So much for my plans to EBF for the first 12 months. What am I going to do next??!!

Things not to do during a 2 hour outing

• Honk at another driver, even if they did suddenly back out into the highway, into your lane, while you are traveling at 60 mph. Honking at another driver can result in said driver becoming aggressive. Enough said.
• Dress your baby in summer clothes before leaving the house, hence being caught unprepared when unexpected cool front hits
• Attempt to order $100 prescription at CVS, using invalid discount card. (Pediatrician's fault - the company that issued the discount card has since merged with another company.)
• Stop in at HEB (unwittingly) the day a $76M lottery ticket was sold. This means dodging dozens of news anchors and people with video cameras.
  

It was obviously a lovely outing.

Day at the beach

This was October 17th - Elijah's birthday!! We had a day at the beach with Caleb's parents, and Sharon, Elijah and Noah. It was SO fun! Shona enjoyed it too.