we've had our fill of the bitter cold...we are so ready for spring! we've had to stay inside a lot, but we're still having fun! ralphy is rolling over well and pushing up with his arms...he is 5 months old now...he likes to sit up, but needs a little help...he laughs so much and his favorite thing to laugh at is still elli...he has already started wrestling with ralph and elli on the bed and he loves it! ralph gave ralphy his first haircut a couple of weeks ago...now he is a big kid! i will admit that it was emotional for me (he's my first baby to have a haircut), but he looks adorable...he'll be moving upstairs to his own room soon...he is such a sweet baby... elli's favorite thing to do lately is play hide and seek...she tells us, "you hide in a new place and i can find you" and then she counts to 10 and says, "ready or not, here i come!" when we can't hide for her she hides a stuffed animal, counts, and then "finds" it! elli is a hilarious kid...
we've been working on her "big girl" room and she is very excited about it...every day she looks forward to helping ralph work in her new room...she gets her tools and dumps them out on the floor, looking for one to match daddy's ...the room is lavender and one wall has a picket fence with green grass behind it (that's where the flowers will grow)...i'm sure there will be pictures of the new room soon...we're hoping the transition goes well for both kids...there are some unknowns: will elli really stay in bed? will ralphy sleep all night without feeling lonely? will ralphy's cries wake up elli? will she end up in bed with us? will max really sleep in her room like she thinks he will? we'll keep you posted!