Sleep Deprivation!

I spent the first 5 months of Cole's life bragging to anyone and everyone about what an incredible sleeper he was, and about how he was such a happy baby. And all of it is coming back to bite me in the butt! Over the last few weeks, Cole has decided that sleep is for wimps. And of course I get dragged along for the ride! Somewhere around 1:00 am every night, my little mama's boy decides its playtime. He usually refuses to go back to sleep until around 4 am before waking up for the day at 5 am. I am somewhat of a walking zombie during the day, and pray every single night that this is a very short-lived phase! I'm thinking teething is playing a role in all this because he gnaws on whatever he can get into his chubby little hands.

On a side note, Cole now weighs a whopping 22.5 lbs!!!! For comparison, Eve did not hit 22 lbs. until she was nearly 2 years old! The funny thing is, he really doesn't eat that much more than your average baby. We started solids last month, and he is now eating 2 jars of baby food a day along with his bottles.

Eve is doing fantastic. Such a smart little girl...I like to think she gets it from her mommy! The tantrums are starting to wane a bit, and she is currently working on learning her alphabet. She is obsessed with Sesame Street (particularly Elmo), Barney, stickers, her stuffed lambie, gummy fruit snacks, and stealing her baby brother's toys.

And lastly, we bought a house!! With Chris going to school, we will likely be here in Illinois for at least the next 2 years. So we decided it was time to stop throwing away money in rent, and to have a place to call our own. Ironically enough, it will end up costing us less to have our own house with double the square footage of our current apartment. We are so excited! The house is 3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms with a living room, dining room, big kitchen, and a family room. It also has a covered patio with a pool built into the deck, and a nice big yard for Eve to play in. I think it will make our lives here much happier for the whole family. All that needs to be done is for our appraisal and inspection to pass, and we will close on June 29th! In the meantime, my parents will be putting up with us for the next month. So that is all for now...I'm sure I will be updating with house pictures and such as soon as we move in. God bless!