Cinder and Ella

Or cinderella as I like to say..

Going from the adjustment from one dog to two hasn't been too bad! The first two weeks, I thought we had made a terrible decision and I was trying to figure out how to back track. Don't get me wrong, cinder was fine but Ella couldn't stand her, I had to get use to her crazy puppy energy and the countless trips outside when I'm trying to get the baby asleep.

Now everything feels normal, it's amazing how quick you can get used to something! Ella is great with her and they actually play together! The only time ella gets frustrated is when it's night time and Ella is ready for bed. Cinder is also great at potty training. She goes right on the pad when she is on her pin and now will go to the backdoor when she needs to go. So much different than Ella!!

We have started leaving cinder out of the pin for short periods while we are gone. She doesn't get into trouble, I just didn't want accidents. So far, so good! Ella still has horrible separation anxiety so I'm hoping having cinder out will help.

It's amazing how I have two dogs of the exact same breed but how completely opposite they are. Cinder is a dog and knows it. Ella is a dog but please don't tell her. I love both of my girls though and am glad we are a family of 5 now!

Half a year!!

Happy six months to my sweet boy! It blows my mind to think you are halfway to a year! I want these next six months to go by slowly!

Here is Andrew's monthly recap:

You weigh 16 pounds and are 26" long. You have moved up to the 25% for weight (50% for height) but you feel like such a chunk! You have come so far from that tiny little baby we left the hospital with.

You are in 3-6 month clothing the majority of time. I see you sticking in this size a while longer. You can fit into some 6-9 but at the same time, you still have several 3 month outfits you can wear. Baby sizing makes no sense.

You are in size 3 diaper.

You are sitting up BY YOURSELF!! I'm so proud!! You started a couple weeks ago doing a few seconds at a time and all of a sudden you just started doing it without falling over (most of the time). I still don't feel comfortable enough leaving you sitting without being right there, but it has already made things so much easier.

I don't know if sleep is something I really want to remember at this point..

I have no idea what is going on and I have no idea what to expect when I go to bed. You may be up every 3 hours or you may sleep until 6 the next morning. It's anyone's guess at this point. Fortunately, you usually eat and go right back to sleep if it's in the middle of the night, even though we were up from 1-3 wide awake the other night.

No teeth.. Yet.

You eat baby food twice a day now. You seem to like most everything. Favorites would be apricot and apples. Also banana/orange mix is a hit. You also have started 'snack' food. You get mum mums now! You have started reaching for and grabbing my food occasionally but you don't seem incredibly interested in table food. I say that but today you were eating a French fry off my plate when I wasn't paying attention and you dived into my mashed potatoes at dinner!

Your hair is definitely coming in more and more. It's blonde and sticks straight up. I love it!

You are getting to be at such a fun age. I love getting to watch you play and interact!

You are such a sweet boy (most of the time!) and I love you so incredibly much!!