6 Months!

6 months old. 26 Weeks Old Tomorrow. Sigh. Slow down, time!

Weight:  20 pounds and 4 ounces by my scale (between the 90-95th percentile)
              19 pounds 7 ounces by the doctor's scale (totally don't agree with this number)

Length:  29.5 inches! long! (above 97th percentile)

Wearing: size 3 Huggies diapers and 9 month clothes are starting to get too short in the arms

Feedings: Jack 5-7 ounces of formula a feeding 5 times a day for a total of approximately 32ish ounces a day. He gets two meals of solids a day and has tried cereal, applesauce, pears, and squash among others. He has only not liked peaches (threw up and was terribly fussy)

Favorites: Jack's has two favorites seem to be the same from last month--Sophie and the little toy dog. He also likes his Taggies blanket and his exosaucer. He loves to put anything/everything in his mouth. We have lots of teethers right now. He loves it when mommy blows raspberries on his neck,cheeks, and armpits.

Least Favorites: Jack does not like to be left alone.

Issues: None so far. (knock, knock, patooey, patooey)

Personality: Jack has entered into the shy stage. He lights up when he knows you, but he becomes serious if he isn't sure who you are. It takes him a while to warm up to new people, too.

Areas to work on: Jack is able to sit for very short periods of time. He is getting close! He also has decided that he is too good to roll over. He can roll over both ways. He, however, believes that he really doesn't need to. :-/ Besides, I think he gets side tracked by his thumb.

New Things: Jack has started to play peek a boo! He will hide his eyes with his arms and then slam his arms down and look for me. He just laughs when I say, "Boo!" It is way too cute!

Randomness: Jack has his 6 month well baby visit today. He got 4 shots and an oral vaccine. He has not been a happy camper tonight.

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Some things Jack does: (milestones for a six month old)

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

• Turns toward sounds and voices (Yep)
• Imitates sounds (Yep)
• Rolls over in both directions (Yep, but he's lazy)

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

• Is ready for solid foods (Bring it on, he says)
• Sits without support (For short periods of time)
• Mouths objects (Everything!)
• Passes objects from hand to hand (Yep)

Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)

• Lunges forward or starts crawling (Ack! Nooooo!)
• Jabbers or combines syllables (Makes lots of noises, but not sure that you would consider them syllables)
• Drags objects toward himself (Yep)

Jack's two month stats are here.
Jack's three month stats are here.
Jack's four month stats are here.
Jack's five month stats are here.

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P.S. This is post 132 in a row! :-)

Rhyming Time

I took this video of Jason on my phone this afternoon.




It blows me away that he totally gets the concept and has for a while now. When I taught kinder, there were many kids who didn't understand rhyming, and they were two years older!

My boy does love his words. :-)

Mostly Wordless Wednesday - Hands

This one really is mostly wordless.

Today.

My boys' hands.

Love.

P.S. Is it just me, or does Jason have what looks like man's hands already?!?

Music to My Ears

Daddy: Come on Shawn, let's go put on your pajamas.

Shawn: Not right now. I'm reading.

Daddy: You sound just like your mother.

Mommy: (Grinning wildly) Boo yeah! That's my boy! :-)

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Happy Birthday, Isaac!
The boys and I made daddy red velvet cupcakes.

Daddy and his guys.

Everyone is trying to blow out the candles.

Mmm...cake! It's enough to bring us out of our sickness haze!

More please!

Yummy! Red velvet cake is my favorite!

I want some of daddy's cake, too!

I want some. Me! Me! Me!

It's mine! No, it's mine! Ok. Let's share. :-)

The big boys are still not themselves yet, but seem to be feeling a bit better. I am sure it was the cake that helped to heal them. Germs are no match for a piece of cake!

Cute Caption Sunday - Recovering on the Couch

This picture definitely needs a cute caption. (I need some Cute to help me out of the sickness daze.)

Any ideas? Write a caption for the picture and leave your suggestions in the comments below. (Don't forget to leave your name, too!)

10 extra credit points and bragging rights to the best one!

Me and the sickies on the couch. Don't let Jason's chipper look
fool you. He was doped up on the Tylenol. Lol.

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Last week's winner is... Diane with "Hello?!! Testing, testing, 1.2.3. Is this thing on? Mommy can you hear me?"

10 extra credit points heading your way, Diane!

Hello?!! Testing, testing, 1.2.3. Is this thing on?
 Mommy can you hear me?

Cute Baby Saturday - Sickies

The boys...they have the Germs. They felt pretty miserable today, too. Poor guys.

You know it's bad when they take nearly 4 hour naps and play for ten minutes and then need to rest.

And ask for Tylenol.

Repeatedly. Ahem. What? They ARE my kids after all.

Jack had a runny nose and was grumpy for a few days. I chalked it up to teething symptoms. By the looks of things, he must have had it first. Yet another winning parenting moment. (I blame Dr. Google.)

Anyway...

here are my cute boys, the sickies, resting on the floor watching Cars*.

*I am starting to believe Nick Jr. has it out for us. First they change the line up of their shows WITHOUT asking us first. Then today they have the nerve to have their "Go out and play" recess time and not have anything on this morning. It was not nice at all!

More Conversations With a Three Year Old

Grandma has been teaching the boys the days of the week. When I went to pick the boys up today, they told me what they learned.

You know what happens on Sunday?

Come on.

You know what the answer is going to be, right?

It's the day for SUN! Lol.

My kids are brilliant!

Kidbits: Our Life in a Series of Face Book Updates... Part 10

We became "those" people tonight. Meltdown of epic proportions (times 2) at Target. Sigh. I suppose it had to happen at some point...

They went with daddy to the car, screaming the ENTIRE way, while Jack and I finished as fast as we could in blessed silence.

September 18 at 7:38pm

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Got a nice head butt to the chin. Jack - 1, me- 0. Now sporting a nifty little bruise. Oh joy.


September 9 at 11:03pm

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Bought some stage 2 applesauce by mistake. He's all over it like there is no tomorrow. Lol. This boy is going to be my eater, that's for sure.


September 9 at 8:24pm
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Laughing at Jack "playing" with the cats. He keeps turning his mirror on his bouncer and shining the reflection around the room. The cats are going crazy trying to catch the light. Too funny!


September 8 at 6:16pm
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September 4 at 10:37pm.
 
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Jack is just now stirring. He took a 3 hour nap! Whoot!


September 3 at 3:04pm
 
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Everyone is asleep. I don't want to move and somehow disturb the peace. Darn, it looks like I'll have to stay in my pjs for a while longer! :-)


September 3 at 2:12pm

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Mostly Wordless Wednesday - Flowers

Hey, Jay. What's that on your nose?

Look, mommy! It's a flower! I've been smellin' it!

Here's more of 'em. They're so pretty!

They smell so good!

Shawn's describing the pretty colors -
Look! It's orange and yellow.

Snnnniiifffff...mmmm. That does smell good!

It's smells so good I want another whiff!

Hey, mom. Look at this flower!

Our Life By the Numbers

1 - kid who threw up yesterday (Shawn)
0 - kids who threw up today (yeah!)
1 - baby who thinks he needs more teeth (sigh)
12 - month clothes said baby thinks he should wear (his arms are too long for some of his 9 month sleepers)
2 - kids who are finally back in physical therapy (yeah!)
2 - kids who had a TOTAL meltdown in Target this weekend. Seriously. It was ugly.
37 - days until the boys are 4!
10 - days until someone is 6 months old
192 - days until someone turns 1! O.M.G.

P.S. Still waiting for questions you'd like me to ask the boys...

Q and A

What is your favorite...

...color:

S - green
J - red

...food:

S - chips
J - hot dogs

...fruit:

S - orange
J - fruit cocktail

...dessert:

S - chocolate (chip) cookies
J - marshmallows

...drink:

S - chocolate milk
J - orange juice

...show:

S - Bubble Guppies
J - Lightening McQueen (Cars)

...toy:

S - radio
J - car

...shape:

S - triangle
J - square

...song:

S - "Itsy Bitsy, Spider" and "Farmer in the Dell" and "Old MacDonald" (In that order apparently)
J - "Old MacDonald"

...parent: (Isaac's question)

S - "I play with mommy!" as he hurried over for a hug.
J - "Daddy!"

Caption It Sunday - Jack and His Foot

This picture definitely needs a cute caption. Any ideas? Write a caption for the picture and leave your suggestions in the comments below. (Don't forget to leave your name, too!)

10 extra credit points and bragging rights to the best one!

Jack's found his foot. September 18, 2011

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Last week's winner is... Megan with "Feeeeeed me, Semore! I'm hungry!"

10 extra credit points heading your way, Meg!

"Feeeeeed me, Semore! I'm hungry!"

You Ask, and We'll See If They Answer

The boys are hilarious. They both say crazy things and have pretty fun imaginations. As much as I try to capture them and their personalities, I am sure that I am leaving things out that might be interesting.

So, I thought we'd try something different. Tonight, I am opening the floor up to you.

Have something you want me to ask the boys? I'll do my best to get them to answer your questions.

Want to ask one of us something? Go for it.

What do you want to know?

Ask away. :-)

Randomness from Tonight

• Shawn tells me his favorite letter today is "C." When asked why, he said, "I like the letter C because I like it." Okie dokie.
• Jason thinks Laurie Berkner sings like mommy. (Um, no she doesn't. Mommy does not sing very well.) Her CD has officially been named "the one that sounds like mommy."
• Shawn likes to change the music in his CD player. When I ask him what he wants to hear he says, "Hmmm...let me think..." as if the choices have changed since the last time we went through the routine. Then, if I have the nerve to suggest something to speed up the process, he won't listen to it. It. Must. Be. HIS. Choice. Tonight, he settled on the Beatles.
• Everything tastes better with sour cream. And ketchup. And chocolate. (not necessarily together)
• Fruit snacks are the bomb.
• Jason likes the electric guitar. He spent a good portion of the evening making us listen to a two second guitar riff on his Alphie toy. Lol.
• I think Jack may be teething again. He sure was trying hard to bite poor Sophie's legs off earlier. Last time he did that, he had two bottom teeth the next morning.
• I am trying to convince him that he doesn't really want to move into 12 month clothing already. He isn't listening.
• Nick Jr. should never be able to change their television line up without my prior approval. They did not, in case you didn't know. Had they, they would have known not to mess with Bubble Guppies at 6 pm! I'm just saying.

Vocabulary Lesson

Smellsy [smel-zee]: noun The things that live between your toes: Mommy, look at the blue smellsies in my toes.

Related forms:
smell·sies, plural

Synonyms:
sock lint
toe jam

In case you were wondering, smellsies smell gross (according to the boys). They are also incredibly funny, especially when we find them on other people's feet.

Mostly Wordless Wednesday - Slurberts

This was Jack tonight, laughing at his brothers getting slurberts from daddy. :-)

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Happy Boy

Jack seems to be working through his first cold. Boo.

He's a bit congested and cranky. Poor guy.

Hopefully he won't feel yucky long, and he'll be back to his happy self soon. :-)

August 28, 2011

Perfect Moment Monday - Two Minutes

After a long, eventful day, one without a nap, my boy said tonight, "Mommy, I want to go to bed for some love."

And that is just what we did.

We got in his bed (no small feat as it is a toddler bed!) and snuggled...

for about two minutes.

Then he told me not to move, got up, and left the room to play with his cars.

That's okay.

I'll take two minutes over nothing anytime. :-)

Caption It Sunday - Trying to Cut Out the Middle (Wo)Man

This picture definitely needs a cute caption. Any ideas? Write a caption for the picture and leave your suggestions in the comments below. (Don't forget to leave your name, too!)

10 extra credit points and bragging rights to the best one!

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Last week's winner is... Me again with "You sure this is how she said to do leapfrog? Seems like we're not doing something right here."

10 extra credit points heading my way!

You sure this is how she said to do leapfrog?
Seems like we're not doing something right here."

Ch-Ch-Changes

So, welcome to the new look! Hope you like it as much as I do. I may be slightly biased, but I think that April from A Mommy's Blog Design Studio did a fantastic job. :-)

Guess what? Soon we will have our own url, too! How cool is that? These boys of mine are moving on up in the world. Lol.

Stay tuned...

Tomorrow's the Day!

Tomorrow (Saturday) this place is going to get a new look. Can't wait for the reveal!

Short and Sweet

Shawn's a snuggler.

He loves to sit on the couch, wrapped in my arms, and watch a bit of television together before bed. There is something so magical about those moments there, with his legs draped over mine and his head leaning against my shoulder.

It makes my heart so, so happy.

He's growing so fast.

They're all growing so fast.

It makes me a little sad to think that the day will come when I won't be able to do little things like snuggle with my boys.

All the more reason to treasure this time while it's here right now. :-)

Mostly Wordless Wednesday - T-Shirts



Shawn with his t-shirt on his head. 9.5 months old. (Excuse the chicken pox!)
August 2008



Jason with his t-shirt on his head. 9 months old
Late July 2008

Jack with his t-shirt on his head. 5 months old.
September 2011

 

When you have pictures of them in the same pose, Jack really does resembles both of his big brothers. It's hard for me to see without having the other baby pictures!