The Saldana Zoo

Well, things haven't gotten *that* much better around here. Elise and I kicked that virus pretty quickly, but Matthew has had a lingering cough and runny nose, both of which finally seem to be getting better. However, it seems Elise has managed to come down with another cold. Sigh. She's a trooper, though. Despite the stuffy nose and her desire to just sleep she's still managing to give me some big smiles. That's my girl.

In addition to all of that, Matthew has had diarrhea on and off for about 4 weeks now. We went to the doctor on Monday to try to figure it all out and after getting some stool samples we're just waiting on the lab. The doctor was very hesitant to say that it's just taking him a while to recover from two separate viruses because he hasn't gained any weight in 3 months, but he hasn't lost any either. Poor kid is stuck on a bland diet for a little while longer. I'm looking forward to both of my babies being healthy again.

We got a bumbo seat for Elise. She loves to sit up and it's really not easy to sit and support an infant while trying to keep a toddler out of trouble. I never invested in one of these with Matthew because I was able to just hold him whenever he wanted to sit up, but I found one on craigslist that was in great condition for half the price of what they go for in store. She seems to like it.



Our 4th of July was very quiet. We stayed home with the kids. Gilbert made burgers, Matthew and I shared some ice cream, Matthew rode around on his quad, and then the kids were in bed before the fireworks started. We debated taking Matthew out to look at the fireworks but then we realized he probably wouldn't be all that interested in them yet.

My girl's first mini skirt



They're so cute



Hanging out



More bumbo time





My happy girl. She smiles like her mommy.



For a little while there we thought Elise might have lighter eyes than the rest of us. My dad has green eyes and it seemed like her grey eyes were going to stay light. However, they've gone brown. You can actually see it clearly in this picture.



If you are friends with Gilbert on facebook you may have seen this already. Enjoy =)

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Apparently we sing to many jingles in our home. In addition to "Mini Sirloin Burgers" and the Two and a Half Men theme, Matthew has now picked up Subway's "Five Dollar Footlong" song...

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