It seems as though I've been MIA

Whoa.  I feel like I haven't blogged in weeks.  OH WAIT.  I haven't.

Let's see.  What's been up with the Marshalls.  Ummmm I got sick.  Yuck.  Sydni got sick.  Yuckier.  My eye exploded...OH NO WAIT I'm just a moron.  I put the wrong contacts in the wrong eye.  Wow.  What a moment that was for me.  AND I went to the eye dr so that I could admit that and get a new prescription. Embarrassing?  Absolutely.  So that would be a total of $195 in co-pays in one week.  OMG.

Oh, and included in those dr. visits was my trip to the hepatologist.  Did I mention he is the best?  Like seriously.  He worked at the NIH, is the head of the research dept at SLU, is the EXPERT in chronic hep b, knows everything about anything to do with it (which he should) and is top-dog awesome.  Did I mention he's super nice, too and listens to everything I say and doesn't blow it off as babbling?


Anyways, that visit was good my hep b dna is up (not the best news, but it wasn't high), but my liver enzymes were even better than last month (the most important to detect liver damage), so that was good news.  Now instead of going to get blood work every month, I go whenever I do my clinical research stuff.  
FYI- I'm doing clinical research stuff.  That just means that I signed up to give them my blood for future research.  A fool would say no, I mean it will either help me or someone like me, so why not??  So I will go back in 3 months, and then every 6 months after that unless I have a super flare up in my dna level.

Ummm.  OH!  Sydni's dance recital is TOMORROW.  I can't wait!!  Good thing she is fever free!!  Here is her dance picture.

She got a certificate from her dance teacher for "pretty performer" and after class her teacher asked me if she was taking dance again next year because if she wasn't she needed to because she's a natural and will grow up to be an amazing dancer because it's so natural to her.  AWWWW.  Super mom moment.  I was  like, "OF COURSE!!!!!"

Big Li is being such a good boy!!!  Here's a picture of him just for fun!!  

Also, totally random, I've been obsessing with Crackle/Shatter fingernail polish.  I have found that OPI is way better than the Sally Hansen kind for you nail ladies out there.  

Thanks for catching up!!!!!

He's 6 months old! That's half of a year! OMG!

Actually, he's 6 months and 6 days, but who's counting? 

-Liam weighs 20lbs8oz and he's 29 inches long. O.M.G.  He is the same size that Sydni was when she was 1.  If he stays on the same growth pattern, when he's 1, he'll be the same size as her when she was 2.  Monster baby!

-He is still sleeping 10-12 hours a night.  After being sick he decided he was going to go through a mini growth spurt and wake up at 3:30am to eat.  Thank goodness that's over with!

-He's a rolling over fool.  He's now figured out how to roll all around in his crib while he's sleeping.  We find him in the funniest positions!

- He is still eating 7 oz at each feeding.  He eats cereal 3 times a day and fruits twice a day.  He now eats 2.5oz of fruit twice a day. and cereal twice a day. He still is only eating apples and pears since bananas hinder his ability to go to the bathroom!  He just switched to mixed grain cereal.  He had his first veggie today!!  Sweet Potatoes!!  He ate them like he'd had them a million times already!

-He is riding around comfortably in his Moby.  He loves it and it's comfortable for me, too!

-He is "talking" all the time!  

-He loves looking at himself in the mirror.  He starts smiling and laughing and then he throws his head in the other direction like he's embarrassed!

- He's such a happy baby.  He now laughs when we laugh, which is hilarious because it's just continuous because we laugh because he laughs, too!

-He's definitely not going to take after his sister.  If he sees it, it's his.  Anything he sees goes in his mouth and anything he sees he has to touch.  Oh joy!

- He's still obsessed with his feet!

-He still takes 2 naps a day.  His favorite place to nap is still on our bed with my body boppy pillow has the cushion, but I am in the process of trying to get him to nap in his crib.  It takes him a while to fall asleep and then he will only sleep for an hour if that.  

-He army crawls all around!  He gets where he wants to be and that makes him one happy guy!

-He is rocking back and forth on his hands and knees, so the full on crawl will be happening very soon!

-He is still wearing 18-24 month clothes. These jammies are 3t!!!! 

-He wears a size 4 diaper, but I did buy a box of 5's for when the 4's run out!

-He still chews his fingers CONSTANTLY.  If he isn't doing that, normally a binkie is in his mouth.

- He's doing great at learning how to sit up!  He now is attempting to sit without using his hands to support him.

- He hip sits all the time.  He looks like he's posing!!

-He wears his hair like this most of the time because he's a rockstar.

- He's learning how to use a sippy cup.  He get so excited when we give it to him!

-He loves spending time outside.

- He went on the swing at the park for the first time and he loved it!!!!

- 4 shots this month, but he doesn't seem as crabby this time! :-)