A little eavesdropping.....

 A couple days ago in the playroom....(Caiden playing legos, Paige playing Barbies)

Paige: "Caiden, which dress should she wear? The blue or pink one?"
Caiden: (annoyed) "Paige!! I'm not a girl!!"..........(mumbles) "the blue one."
Paige: "Oh. Yeah. I like the blue too.  And which SHOES should she wear?  Um...there's dark blue or light blue.  Which one?"
Caiden: "PAIGE!!!  I'm not A GIRL!!......the light blue".

 Then last night.....

Paige:  "Mom, what time is it?"
Me: "8:30"
Paige: "Is it time for bed?"
Me: "Yes".
Paige: (runs down the hall) "CAIDEN! We have to go to bed now!"
Caiden:  (through gritted teeth)  "Paige!  I told you not to ask mom if it's time for bed! She always says "Yes!"
Paige: "But why? I'm tired.  I love going to bed."

Then, later they are in bed:

Paige: "Dad! Open the door a little!  I can't see my BLANKETS!"
Casey: (opens the door)
Paige: "Thanks!......MORON!!!!!" (dies laughing)
Casey:  "What?!  What did you say?"
Caiden:  "She called you a MORON!" (dies laughing)

Sweet baby boy....

My little baby boy is six months old now.  At his last checkup he weighed in at 15lbs 10oz and 26 inches long.  So while he appears to be the chunky monkey that he is, he's actually slowed down quite a bit in his growth.  The doctor even said I was welcome to add a little more to his diet, but I hardly think this kid is starving.  I mean have you seen his thunder thighs? Or better yet his cute squishy cheeks?  He's just following the trend of the Gubler babies - born huge, get fatter by the second for the first couple of months, then slowly taper down until they pretty much quit growing all together.  (Poor Caiden is still the smallest kid in his whole class - but by far the smartest and the cutest.  How 'bout those stats, thank you.)

Anyway, here's a few pics of little Preston.  This is from a while back, but one of my favorites.  I walked into the office to find him holding a knife while sporting a sideways hat.  Hmmm....wonder who decorated him this time.  Either way, it's the cutest little hoodlum I've ever seen.

As I mentioned he's started on solid foods, and oh my.  He's never refused one single bite.  He's yet to meet a vegetable that he doesn't like.  Love it.  Just like his big brother, who will eat any and everything. 

We're also working on sitting up.  And it's coming along.  As long as he has someone to observe and entertain him, he'll stay in a sitting position.  But as soon as he's alone (or bored) backwards he goes, right over the boppy.

Please excuse the excess drool there.  He's proving to be a bit like his big sister and got his first 2 teeth at just 4 1/2 months old.  And right now (at 6 months) he happens to be cutting 2 more plus his 2 front teeth are sitting just below the surface.  So I'm thinking the drool is gonna be with us for a while. 

Have I mentioned how much I love to squeeze this kid?  Well I do.  And so does his daddy, and his brother, and his sister.  He's quite the irresistible guy.