Six Month Chunker

Little Squirt now known as Bubba has reached the 6 month mark. Today was his appointment.... He weighs in at 18 lbs 1 oz and is 26.5 inches long. Yep he's a chunker, but such a happy baby. He got 2 shots while at the Doctors office, she says he is doing great.

Let's fill you in on what he is up to these days. He rolls from back to front and front to back with ease. Sits forward when in a reclining position. Constantly grabbing things, namely my hair. Eats 1 or 2 meals of cereal a day. We have tried sweet potatoes, that went okay until he got sick. Is trying desperately to get up and crawl. I call him my inch worm, he will push up with his arms and squirm his back legs, lay down and push up with his legs smashing his face into the bed or floor and scoot a little forward. Quite funny to watch as his butt is up in the air.

He babbles non-stop, mostly when dad and I are trying to go to bed. Man he can screech with the best of them. He has started to say BaBaBa. I try to get him to say MaMa or DaDa, but he just looks at me funny.

No pictures, sorry I will do my best to get some up tomorrow. I know it's not fair to leave you hangin, but it is off to bed now that the little stinker is sleeping, just wanted to update the blog almost a month since my last post.

Champion

Okay so I realized this a months ago. My baby boy can burp with the best of them. This boy can let a big one go that daddy said the other night he would claim if he could.

Now on most of these can I say explosions you would think something was coming up with that. (dare I say spooge) But no, those are the silent ones, there are times I don't even know he's spooged all over me until I feel it or some one tells me.

Just had to share the thoughts....

Duck, Duck, Goose

A simple childhood game we probably all remember. Now imagine a 4 year old trying to explain how to play the game to a 2.5 year old and the 2 of them being the only two playing. Yep, Little Squirt found it rather amusing as did I. As the 2 of them went about saying duck, duck, goose and running around their pretend circle it was a cute. The moment didn't last long, but it was fun while it lasted.

It reminds me that yes they do love each other.

Happy Friday!!

So it's been a week and I haven't updated. Really there hasn't been much to post about. Bean had 2 days of school this week and daddy said on Monday when he picked her up she talked non-stop about school. They started learning their letters. This week was Mrs. A the astronaut.

I am so happy she likes school so much!!

Little Buddy has been doing better on the sleep issues, at least he doesn't come down the stairs anymore. But some nights he doesn't go to bed until late. We hear him talking to himself and moving around upstairs. Oh well it's better than trying to keep him upstairs, plus I get what I need to get done and then can relax a bit before bed with out constantly having to haul him back upstairs to bed and getting frustrated. I would say I am pleased with the progress.

Little Squirt has been having a rough week during the day, not sure what caused it, but we are working through it. I keep telling him that if he doesn't start behaving he will have to go to daycare sooner. I know, I know he doesn't understand..... But it keeps me and things in perspective.

This weekend Daddy Dear and I are head to Minot, ND for a wedding our Best Man from our wedding is getting married. Bean and Little Buddy will stay with Grandma Sylvia and we will take Little Squirt. It's a long drive and just don't see the point in putting the older two through that drive only to make them sit for a wedding and not get much sleep. They will have lots more fun with Grandma anyway. Hope we can have some pictures to share when we come back.

Last night I finished up some cards I am doing for a card swap on a board that I am on, I am happy with how they turned out and can't wait to get to see and use the rest of the groups. See what we do is make so many of our own, and send them into the hostess of the swap and then she swap out ours for others in that particular group and sends them back. So then we have a variety to use and not have to make them all. So if you are a recipient sometime in the near future hope you like them.

I tried posting the pictures, but it didn't work. I'll post my contributions after work.

Tag along at work

As we all know Little Squirt tags along with me at work for the time being. It's great to have this opportunity to have him here. He lightens up my day when it's been stressful. Here's one of him while we were playing peek-a-boo. What a cutie!!!

Wonders never cease...

So tonight the saga continues, Little Buddy continues to frustrate us. Coming down the stairs nightly not once, but over and over again. We've exhausted the disciplinary tactics. I am needing to install a baby gate he can't get through.

So tonight he came down 3 times, twice I hauled him up and once daddy did. There was fear in his voice when he met daddy at the stairs. Then we heard him again and I think he actually came down, but we ignored him, not really on purpose, but it happened that way. Shortly thereafter...... we heard him go upstairs. I look at my hubby and say "We've been going at this all wrong." But the night is still young. Not sure if we will revisit this one really frustrating parenting adventure or not. But lets all hope that we don't!!

And to answer the Trivia from the yesterday.... Daddy was closer to Little Squirts weight. He weighed in 16 lbs 9 ozs. and for the record measured in at 25.5 inches. He is growing in leaps and bounds.

Cereal already!!!

Never thought I would be feeding my now 4 month old cereal already. How did that happen, I swear Little Squirt is going to surpass everything I am use to in infants. Here he is eating his cereal.




Tomorrow we find out how much this little bugger now weights. My guess is around 18 lbs, Dad guesses 17 lbs 3 ozs. We'll see who is closer.... He is already into 6-9 month clothes, I have to do some shopping for some new stuff, we don't have much in fall clothes of that size. May I remind you that he is only 4 months old.

Fun at the Fair

Last weekend, September 6-7th we went to Grandma Sylvia's to attend the County Fair in her town. We try to get up there every year and the kids always have lots of fun. Here are pictures of fun for the weekend. The ever fun Carousel!!

Little Squirt enjoying a snooze.

Riding motorcycles, at this young age.

They seem so small beside this Big "NEW" Tractor.

In a Skid steer.

And lastly they had a Blast when they got to ride the Ponies!!!

Little Squirt couldn't ride but had fun anyway.

We all can't wait to go again next year. The fair is so much fun and a great family outing.

Camping - Final Post

Here's Rollie with our only catch of the weekend. We set it free, but after each of the kids got a chance to touch it. As you can see only Lil' Buddy was brave enough, maybe someday Bean will be brave.

Hmm.... I just noticed with all these pictures from our fun camping trip only one had Lil' Squirt in it. Note to self, take pics of the baby. Here are a couple of the little guy on our bed in the camper.
It was a fun camping trip, hope to repeat it again next year. To bad that our second trip this August wasn't as fun, but it was a different experience with the kids in someones cabin.

I seemed to have figured out how to get more pictures on a post, blogger must have had some technical difficulties.

Comparison Review

Okay I know as a mom you are not suppose to compare your children. But hubby and I got to thinking about the kids. So I pulled out my folder with all of their "Watch Me Grow" papers in it and this is what I found.



At Birth
Bean: 8 lbs 7 ozs
Lil Buddy: 9 lbs 6 ozs
Lil Squirt: 8 lbs (or so we guess, that's another post)


At One Month
Bean: 11 lbs 8 ozs
Lil Buddy: 11 lbs 5 ozs
Lil Squirt: 11 lbs 14 ozs (I think, lost the slip)


At Two Months
Bean: 13 lbs 8 ozs
Lil Buddy: 12 lbs 12 ozs
Lil Squirt: 14 lbs 15 ozs

It floors me that at 2 months Lil Squirt has almost doubled his weight and with my big baby at birth Lil Buddy, the Doctor was concerned about his weight at 1 year. At the rate Lil Squirt is going I am afraid we will reach 20 lbs before 6 months.

Now lets compare pictures! Pictures are as follows: Bean, Lil Buddy, Lil Squirt.

Little Squirt is by far the smallest of the bunch, makes you wonder were the nurse thought 8 lbs 10 ozs was a correct weight. When she said that to us, it ran through my mind that there was no way this child was bigger than his sister at 8.7. Oh well we will definitely have a good story for him when he gets older.

I will have to revisit this comparison as the year goes on.

Rolling over already

So Little squirt teased me yesterday with almost rolling over from back to front. I couldn't believe he was on his way to being moble already! Gosh he's only 3 months, though I've said it already, if he's walking before 1 I won't be suprised. He will have to be to survive the other two. Today he made the roll, takes him a bit and sometimes he gets upset when he ends up back on his back. And when he does make it to his tummy, he's not quite sure what to do from there. But I do have to say atleast he doesn't scream, like big sis and bro did.

This week the kids and I have been headed out of the house by 5pm each evening to go to Vacation Bible School. This year they had a Veggie Tales theme. It's been a challenge, Bean handles most things fine. Little buddy, on the other hand is just a bit to young to be involved, but I didn't think it would be fair to him to have to sit around and not get to do what big sis is doing so I asked if it was okay to involve him in the fun. And here we are at day 5 and I will be so glad when it is over. Though the kids had fun, mom is worn out.