Ben had his 6 month check up a couple weeks ago.
weight……17 pounds 6 ounces…..50th percentile
height…….27 inches…….70th percentile
He is perfectly healthy! He did not like his shots but calmed down the minute I held him!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Jake’s Mule Deer 2011
Jake went over to Eastern Oregon for mule deer earlier in the month! Here are the pictures from his trip! Yay for filling the freezer!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ben is 6 Months Old! Happy Half Birthday!
Ben is 6 months old today! I truly can’t believe how fast this is going. He is half way to one!!! He goes to the doctor next week so I will let you know his stats then.
Here is what is going on with Ben these days:
- He has his two bottom teeth
- He can hold his own bottle (when he wants t0)
- He is starting to be able to sit up on his own but topples over when he gets tired.
- He can scoot around backwards when on his belly. He can roll when ever he wants and move himself around in circles when on his belly.
- He LOVES to jump. He loves the jumperoo and now when he is standing on our laps. He actually pushes off and pulls his feet up when he is in the air.
- The only hair he had left from when he was born was a comb over which I just trimmed off. He looks so different but pretty darn cute (and a lot like Callie Beth).
- He loves cereal. We have also tried sweet potatoes, acorn squash, butternut squash, and peas. So far, he is not a fan of peas.
- He is very ticklish, mostly under his arms. That is the best way to get him to laugh.
- He is laughing all the time now but mostly at Callie Beth or when I go to give him kisses on his neck.
- He has a dimple on his left cheek.
- His eyes are still blue.
- He is starting to make lots of different sounds. Ma, Ba, Da, etc.
- He loves the remote to the T.V. When he gets that in his sight, he is on a mission to get it in his hands.
- He loves when you sing but I can’t sing to him while he is nursing or having a bottle because he stops and just smiles at you.
- He is still very happy and easy going. He doesn’t get mad. He is very easily entertained. The only time he fusses is when he is sleepy, hungry or needs a diaper change.
- He can get all his toes in his mouth.
- He loves his Ambajam blankie and his beaver stuffed animal.
- He goes to bed around 6:30 and gets up around 6:30. He does not eat in the middle of the night. Before this last tooth, he would wake up and talk to himself for a few minutes and go back to sleep. He has been waking up crying a few times a night with these new teeth. He still naps a lot. Most of the time, his naps are not that long but he can’t be up for more than 2 hours.
- He is always smiling and is one of the happiest babies. We are so very lucky!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Callie Beth is 2 and a half
Little Miss Callie Beth is half way to three! Wow! It is such a treat watching this little girl grow up. Boy do we love this (not so little) girl.
- She truly has such a big heart and wants to make everyone happy.
- She has TONS of energy and loves to be a little dare devil! She loves to jump on and off couches and beds. She really has no fear and loves to be a monkey and climb. She loves to be swung around and upside down. She plays pretty rough with Daddy. This little girl definitely has some athletic ability.
- She is VERY independent
- She loves her baby dolls and plays such a good mother to them.
- She also LOVES her baby brother. It is so sweet to see her light up around him. She is affectionate to him and a great helper to Mommy.
- She honestly rarely throws fits. Yes, she is a little stubborn but she handles situations pretty well these days.
- She loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, avocados, Mac & cheese, strawberries, granola bars, applesauce, eggs, and sausage.
- She is a little too smart for us sometimes :)
- She LOVES to read and be read to.
- She has a good mix of girly-girl and tom-boy in her.
- She loves to run and play chase / tag. She will actually ask for her “running shoes” and then go out and run laps in the drive way.
- Her favorite show is still Dora the Explorer.
- She helps unload the dishwasher, take clothes in and out of the dryer, folds clothes, and puts her own clothes away in her drawers.
- Lately, she is gathering (or we call hoarding) everything. And there really is no way to know where things might be. I have found juice and her phone in the back of the coat closest. We couldn’t find a pair of her shoes and it turns out they were inside Jake’s shoes. The list can go on and on. But when it is bedtime and she asks for something particular to sleep with, it usually means we might be looking awhile.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Blackberry Pickin’
We have bunches of blackberry bushes on our property. We went out to pick some and Callie Beth loved it. She is great at finding the perfect ones! Funny little girl won’t eat them though…she prefers the strawberries in the back yard (a lot like her Momma).
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Jake’s elk 2011
Jake got his elk two weekends ago! Yay! That means he won’t be MIA anymore AND we will have a freezer full of meat!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ben is 5 months old!
Ben is 5 months old today! He continues to be such an amazing baby and I truly can’t believe how fast time is flying.
Here is what is going on with Ben these days!
- He rolls over both ways.
- He can spin all the way around when on his belly
- We are working on sitting up. He does great on our laps. He tries really hard to sit up on his own but either just topples over or tires to eat his toes.
- He is about to cut his two bottom teeth. It won’t be long! He constantly has something in his mouth and the drool is like a faucet.
- He loves baby oatmeal! Rice cereal was really hard on his belly so we switched. He has been having it for dinner for a few weeks and we just started giving it for breakfast too.
- He usually goes to bed around 6:30. He gets up to eat once, usually between 1 and 2 and goes right back to sleep. I wake him up around 6:30. He still can’t be up for more than two hours during the days which makes his naps sporadic.
- His eyes are still blue.
- His hair is almost all out. He just has that little patch right on top.
- He LOVES toys now and will grab anything near him. He loves his little book that makes crinkle noises and he can suck on the ends.
- He loves the exer-saucer and the jumper-roo. He also really enjoys his playmat still.
- He thinks his sister is fascinating! He loves to watch her and smile and laugh at him. And Callie Beth can always get Ben to smile. So sweet to watch.
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