Sweet 6 months

Where does the time go....as I sit here with my now 6 month old baby boy on my chest nothing could fill me with more love and joy than this little guy has brought into our lives.

So I have been a bad blogger and lots to catch up on....Halloween, Baby boy turning 6 months.

Halloween

Halloween was fun. Baby boy was a dragon and I will have to say the cutest dragon I have ever seen! We always go to my brothers and everyone brings a dish, we brought cupcakes I made and hot apple cider. Then some of us go trick-or-treating with the kids and the "older" people stay and hand out candy. Well my youngest niece and Baby boy were not feeling very good so we didn't go far before I headed back with them. But she made it a point of taking Baby boy up to the houses so he could collect his candy...he ended up with 8 pieces of candy, not to shabby..haha! Then we headed back and had some great food, dessert and just hung out and then headed home for the evening, Baby boy was tired out!!!

Baby boy is 6 months old!

Baby boy was 6 months old on the 5th of this month. He is a healthly little man (besides this cold he is still trying to kick) weighing in at 17 lbs 3 1/2 ozs and 26 inches!!!! He fits into 6-9 month clothes with some of them on the big side, those mostly being pants.

He still loves to jump, jump jump, I don't think that will ever change with him!! He also now likes to play on the floor with his toys, but still doesn't have a long attention span. He likes for you to be close by and to play with him. He is sitting up but not completely by himself yet, he still topples to the side but he is working on this. He scoots all over the floor on his belly and is never in one place for very long, I love watching to see where he is off to!

He is eating all kinds of baby food, we are into the stage 2 foods now. He loves ALL of it and so far the only thing he really doesn't care for are the peas. He will choke them down, but they are not his favorite. He can start on finger foods when he gets up off his tummy around 8/9 months. He also pays attention to what we are eating and really wants what we are having and gets REALLY mad because he can't have any of it...we the pediatrician did saty if we are having mashed potatoes or pudding he can try some it....so maybe he can have some mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving!!

Baby boy and I have both been sick. He had it first, just a little cold for him but me I have a sinus infection and upper respiratory infection. I am getting ready to start a different antibotic tonight and cough syrup with codine so I can hopefully get my chest opened up and breath, quit coughing so much and get some sleep at night - this has been a misable 2 weeks, I am SO over being sick.

And now he is running a low grade temp but I don't know if he is teething or what is up so I am just watching it and if it gets any higher will call the doc - I just hope he isn't getting another ear infection. He isn't screaming, just waking up alot at night....any thoughts???

Well, I guess that's all I know for now, just ready for Thanksgiving break. First Thanksgiving with him and I can't wait!!! Oh yeah, he goes for his 6 month shots on the 18th....hope he does okay!

Stellan Update!!!!

Stellan went to Boston for an ablation that was scheduled for Tuesday. Well Stellan and his little body decided they were not waiting until Tuesday and they did it today (just a little bit ago) and they scored a "HOME RUN"!!!! Stellan pulled through and to quote from MckMama's blog " And tonight, his heart beats in perfect sinus rhythm. His is totally and utterly SVT free and there's not a pacemaker in sight."!!!!!

Please go to MckMama's blog for the whole update and full details and rejoice in God's work!!! Please continue to pray for Stellan and for God to continue to heal this little guy as they still have some tough days ahead of them!!!

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!

Prayers for Stellan

Prayers are needed for Stellan, he was admitted to the PICU last night and is not doing very well. He has been intubated (breathing with the aid of a ventilator), and receiving IV meds to try and convert his heart back to normal rhythm. He needs all our prayers, also keep the rest of his family in your prayers as well.

To get more on his story and up-to-date info on his condition go to MckMama' blog, she will be twittering (on the right side of her blog) as much as she can to keep everyone informed of his condition!

Keep praying for this little boy!!!!

Kreativ Award from Jamie

Thank you Jamie for honoring me with my first award!

Here are the rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you for this award.


• Copy the logo and place it on your blog.


• Link to the person who nominated you for this award.


• Name seven things about yourself that people may not know.


• Nominate seven Kreativ Bloggers.


• Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.


• Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they've been nominated.

7 Things about me you don't know:

1. I help teach a Sunday school class for year olds and love it! They are so fun and Baby boy goes with me and they just love him to pieces!
   


2. I hate cold weather and would give anything to live somewhere warm all year long (or at least most of the year) but that would mean packing up all my family and taking them with me because I could not stand to be away from them - I am such a mama's girl!!!
   


3. I have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a paralegal certificate. I LOVE research side law and the forensic side of law but not the boring desk side of it! Right now I am doing the boring desk side of it.....
   


4. I cut my hair short about 2 years ago (it was to the middle of my back) and I am just now starting to grow it back out - its going to be a LONG process and its going to drive me CRAZY but I just can't see spending $65 for just a haircut every 6 weeks any more!!!
   


5. I LOVE to make lists and cross things off...see I am doing it now and I am having FUN (haha). I make lists for everything - chores, grocery, parties, holidays, you name it and I have a list for it and once I have a bunch crossed off I will retype the list and start over!!
   


6. I also love paper and office supplies and scrapbook supplies!! I love all the different colors and shapes of paper, ink, stickers, pens, paperclips, scissors, desk organizor stuff, calendars - all that stuff - I had a job once where I ordered office supplie...oh I was in heaven and that supply cabinet was always stocked and completely color coded and organized - I loved it!!!



7. I am like Linus from the Charlie Brown shows - you will always find me with a blanket or sevearal blankets. Doesn't matter if its summer or winter I always have at least a comfortor and at least one or two blankets on top of that when sleeping or lounging on the couch! My poor husband thinks I am crazy!! But I am always FREEZING and I usually have pants, sweatshirt and socks on too!

Hope that wasn't too boring..haha! It was fun to do!

Bloggers I am nominater are:

Sarah at LifeSweetLife

Mandi at Crable Family Adventures

Everyone else already has the award and those others that I would have nominated are private blogs!

Busy Busy Baby Boy

Well we have been busy busy busy around here. Baby boy had his first plane ride last weekend and he did FABULOUS!!!! Thanks to everyone for all the great tips and suggestions! I overpacked and took too much but I would have rather that than not had enough! He slept the whole way there (woke about 10 minutes before landing) and slept the whole way back, I had to wake him to get off the plane. He had a small bottle (about 4 ozs) on the way there and a was ready for a full feeding (7 ozs) on the way home and both worked like a charm!! One guy who sat behind us joked on the way there that he was allergic to screaming, crying babies - I told him I was not making any guarantees so he might want to keep heading to the back of the plane - his wife said not to pay any attention to him he has 4 children of his own - haha - then once we landed he told me how great Baby boy had been!

Also this week we have a ROLLER! For the past month Baby boy has rolled a few time from belly to back but nothing consistent and he had not rolled from back to belly at all. Well as of yesterday he now rolls from his back to belly like he has been doing to forever! It is the cutest thing ever! Once he gets over on his belly he gets up on his forearms and looks around like what am I supposed to do now..haha! He hasn't figured out how to roll back over to his back yet without ALOT of work, but he will figure it out in no time! For now we just leave him on his belly to try and figure things out and he just sqirms around until he gets mad.

He has also learned how to blow raspberries and this is the funniest thing too! He sort of started it over the weekend on our trip. But the last few days he has really picked up on doing it and he will just be jibber-jabbing to you and then here come the raspberries and a bunch of slobber with them so you better be on the look out for them!

My heart couldn't be more full of love for this little man. Just when you think it couldn't get any better it does. He amazes me everyday with the new things he is learning, big and small and I love to watch him grow. He is just the comedian these days and constantly has me laughing. What a blessing he is in our lives!!!!

First Airplane Trip

So Baby boy is getting ready to go on his first airplane trip soon. I am not fond of plane trips to begin with, I am okay once we get in the air, but its the taking off and landing that making me nervous, and now I will have him on top of all that so mama is even more nervous this time around.

Any suggestions from those of you who have traveled with little ones before....I checked with the airline and they said I could have his bottle ready and it was okay to go through security (they won't make me dump it out since its for an infant) so he can drink it on take off and and landing to help pop his ears. The hotel has a crib for him, I am taking his car seat and stoller....what else besides the obvious......clothes, diapers, etc....

I am getting nauseous thinking about that plane ride....deep breaths.....

Thanks in advance!

4 Months Old

My baby boy is 4 months old!!! He went to the doctor today for his 4 month well baby visit and he is growing growing growing!!! He is now 15 lbs and 25 inches long - mama was SO excited to here this!!!! I knew he was getting long but I guess wrong on his weight (I guessed lower). If you could see all that he spits up you would have never guess he gained this much, but I knew he was gaining because his cheeks and thighs are filling out!!! Doctor said he is perfect but we already knew this!

He is rolling over some, not much but she said he will really start to pick this up around 5 months - he is all too happy to stay on his back and play, he is not a fan of tummy time at all. He has been on rice cereal for about a month now and she said we can alternate between rice and oatmeal. He has been more hungry so we can now give him his rice on a spoon 3 times a day along with his bottles and apple juice (he started this about a week ago to help with constipation). You would think this little man would be full all the time but I tell you he can pack it away!!!!

He also went for his 4 month shots today and he didn't like those at all! He screamed horribly and I felt awful watching him get them, it just broke my heart. Needless to say he has had a rough afternoon since and just has not been himself, hopefully he will feel better tomorrow.