More photos to come...at some point!!
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Snowy Estes Park
Last weekend, we went up to Colorado with my family to spend a weekend all together. Adam made this awesome video. The house where you see two people (Adam and my dad) standing on the
balcony/porch is where we stayed. The people walking are my mom,
brother, sister-in-law, and Sutton. I stayed in the house with the babies. :)
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Ren {9 Months Old}
Ren, you are 9 months old today!
*You cut two teeth this month! You don't like us to look in your mouth, so I didn't see the first one until it was already all the way through your gums. And about a week later, you had a second one. They're the middle two on the bottom and they're so darn cute.
*You've started waving. It's so fun and cute. You wave when people go bye bye. It's the whole arm going up and down.
*You have started eating food a lot better! Lately, the foods you've been eating are applesauce, spinach & potato, banana, broccoli, chicken, and puffs. We've finally in the last week gotten you to eat enough that you don't have to still nurse every 3 hours. You're still not too great at putting food in your own mouth, but you sure try. I always find a lap full of food when I take you out of your high chair.
*You always hum or whine when you eat.
*You USUALLY still nurse every 3 hours, but if we've gotten you to eat a good meal you can go longer.
*You had been sleeping 8:15-7:15ish (with 2 feedings during the night), but we went to Colorado this weekend and something about it completely messed up your schedule. You were getting up 7 times per night and then waking up for the day at 5:30am. I was exhausted. Since we've been home, you've only been waking up twice again during the night to eat and then getting up for the day around 6:30. I'm hoping we will get back to our norm soon.
*You have outgrown your swing. You've pretty much outgrown your bouncy seat, but we still make you use it. That's how I get a shower.
*You've figured out how to get out of the Bumbo. :/
*You still aren't crawling, but you get up on all fours and rock a lot. You can roll around to get nearby toys sometimes.
*You've done this for awhile, but I feel like you've been doing it a lot more lately. If I pick you up, you bury your face in my chest or shoulder and kind of try to curl into a ball. You also do this when we see someone you like. You'll flash them a big Ren-smile and then bury your face in my chest like you're being shy. Sometimes you growl along with it.
*You've had a cold that has just hung around for the past few weeks. I took you to the doctor and they said it was an upper respiratory infection so we had to go on antibiotics. You seem to be doing much better, though your nose is still runny a lot and you blow some fantastic snot bubbles.
(We put up the Christmas tree last night so I thought it would be fun to use some of the extra ornaments in your photos.)
*Your hair is getting redder and is a lot thicker around the sides and back, so you look like you have old man hair.
*You absolutely love bath time. You go crazy with the kicking and splashing and you like to sit up instead of lay in your sling now. When the water is running, you're fascinated by the bubbles it makes and lean so far forward to look at them that you sometimes get your head in the running water.
*You are always so interested in new things, I just cannot wait to do Christmas with you!
*You definitely have your Daddy's personality and demeanor. I am a high stress person who has to remind myself to chill out and go with the flow. Sutton is that way too. You are just a chill, laid back little guy.
*You love your brother. You light up when you see him. He rough-houses with you and it makes me nervous but you love it. I put you two in the bath together last night (hadn't done that in awhile) and you kept laughing at him for no reason.
*You are 3 months younger than your cousin Carson but are bigger than he is. I think you're going to be tall!
*You are the sweets little thing and I am so blessed to be your momma!
You've officially been on the outside as long as you were on the inside. Crazy to think it's gone this fast, but also I realized I can barely remember life without you.
You've been busy this month! Ren, at 9 months:
*Edited: We had a doctor's appointment today (Friday, Nov. 21) and you weigh 19 pounds, 11 ounces. You went down in weight which we're a little concerned about so you're going back for a weight check in a couple of weeks. You are 28 inches long. Head circumference is in the 98th percentile.
*You mostly wear 12 month size clothes. 6-12 month size socks are too small for you, but I haven't found Sutton's old 18 month size ones so we squeeze your feet in the small ones. You wear size 3 diapers.
*You cut two teeth this month! You don't like us to look in your mouth, so I didn't see the first one until it was already all the way through your gums. And about a week later, you had a second one. They're the middle two on the bottom and they're so darn cute.
*You've started waving. It's so fun and cute. You wave when people go bye bye. It's the whole arm going up and down.
*You mostly just say dada, though we're still not sure if you say it TO dada or if it's just something to say. You've also started saying mama and baba. You smile every time I ask if you can say a word, but you never repeat them. We're still working on saying dada, mama, and Sutton on cue.
*You are a pro with your pacifier. You grab it and put it in your mouth and if it's upside down, you twist it around either with your hand or your tongue to make it go the right way.
*You've become very momma-obsessed. You whine a lot more when I'm around, you always want me to hold you, you perk up whenever you hear my voice.
*You have started eating food a lot better! Lately, the foods you've been eating are applesauce, spinach & potato, banana, broccoli, chicken, and puffs. We've finally in the last week gotten you to eat enough that you don't have to still nurse every 3 hours. You're still not too great at putting food in your own mouth, but you sure try. I always find a lap full of food when I take you out of your high chair.
*You always hum or whine when you eat.
*You USUALLY still nurse every 3 hours, but if we've gotten you to eat a good meal you can go longer.
*You had been sleeping 8:15-7:15ish (with 2 feedings during the night), but we went to Colorado this weekend and something about it completely messed up your schedule. You were getting up 7 times per night and then waking up for the day at 5:30am. I was exhausted. Since we've been home, you've only been waking up twice again during the night to eat and then getting up for the day around 6:30. I'm hoping we will get back to our norm soon.
*You have outgrown your swing. You've pretty much outgrown your bouncy seat, but we still make you use it. That's how I get a shower.
*You've figured out how to get out of the Bumbo. :/
*You still aren't crawling, but you get up on all fours and rock a lot. You can roll around to get nearby toys sometimes.
*You've done this for awhile, but I feel like you've been doing it a lot more lately. If I pick you up, you bury your face in my chest or shoulder and kind of try to curl into a ball. You also do this when we see someone you like. You'll flash them a big Ren-smile and then bury your face in my chest like you're being shy. Sometimes you growl along with it.
*You've had a cold that has just hung around for the past few weeks. I took you to the doctor and they said it was an upper respiratory infection so we had to go on antibiotics. You seem to be doing much better, though your nose is still runny a lot and you blow some fantastic snot bubbles.
*Your hair is getting redder and is a lot thicker around the sides and back, so you look like you have old man hair.
*You absolutely love bath time. You go crazy with the kicking and splashing and you like to sit up instead of lay in your sling now. When the water is running, you're fascinated by the bubbles it makes and lean so far forward to look at them that you sometimes get your head in the running water.
*You are always so interested in new things, I just cannot wait to do Christmas with you!
*You definitely have your Daddy's personality and demeanor. I am a high stress person who has to remind myself to chill out and go with the flow. Sutton is that way too. You are just a chill, laid back little guy.
*You love your brother. You light up when you see him. He rough-houses with you and it makes me nervous but you love it. I put you two in the bath together last night (hadn't done that in awhile) and you kept laughing at him for no reason.
*You are 3 months younger than your cousin Carson but are bigger than he is. I think you're going to be tall!
*You are the sweets little thing and I am so blessed to be your momma!
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