16/365 - the new ride

Someone offered this for free on my email list! Needs a new battery, but I knew Reese would need her own car eventually.

15/365 - sleeping baby

14/365 - a few more portraits

13/365 - 7 month portraits

No more pictures, Mom!

12/365 Owen - 7 months

That first birthday keeps creeping closer and closer! We're not crawling yet, but he goes diving from a sitting position for things regularly and ends up on all fours. It probably won't take him long to figure out how to start scooting. He already spins on his back (especially on the wood floors) and rolls and ends up across the room. I'm SO not ready for him to be mobile! We have a lot of baby proofing to do and teaching the kids to watch out for their small toys. I'll probably just put them all up for a while (the toys, not the kids. ;)

He's still very high energy, kicking his little legs and moving his arms constantly. He is also quite a verbal little thing. He just babbles all day long. He still enjoys napping in the swing, which I can hardly believe! I'm pretty sure it was up in the attic by this point with the older two kiddos. He's become quite the tummy sleeper at night! He's pretty good about sleeping through the night or putting himself back to sleep. I don't have to get up with him before 6 too often anymore. Another first!

He's still getting probably 95% of his nutrition from breastmilk. REFUSES to take a bottle. Isn't much into solids yet. He spits most of what we give him out. He seems to like everything he tries, but just isn't into eating very much of it.

He can still wear some of his 6-12 month clothes, but he fills out most of his 12-18 month stuff nicely! He's still in a size 3 diaper, which is amazing! We could probably move up to 4s anytime. We're still cloth diapering at home most of the time.

He's becoming more and more bored with the various entertainment seats around the house. Sometimes, he'll stay content for a few minutes in them. He can entertain himself with a toy on the floor for a while. His favorite spot, though, is in the backpack on my back. ;) This is usually how I get the chores done around the house.

He loves to laugh. His brother and sister love to act silly to make him laugh. He loves to be tickled and dance around the living room.

He's lost most of his baby hair, except for a mohawk on top. It looks like a little comb-over. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to hold off until his first birthday for a haircut! Still no sign of teeth. He has to have something in his mouth constantly, but he's done this since birth. Gabe didn't get teeth until 1 year, and Reese was 8 months, so we'll see.

One step closer to being diaper-free

I think Reese is out of diapers for naps now. She's gone all week without an accident, including one FOUR-hour nap! She still needs one at night, but I'll take what I can get!

11/365

Tuckered out. Can't get that Family Zone shirt off of him.

10/365

Proudly wearing his new Family Zone t-shirt. The Family Zone is our church's Wednesday night children's program. They throw t-shirts into the crowd, and Gabe's been trying to catch one.

9/365

Went outside to take the kids to school and found a dead car.



We decided to play outside in the yard, instead! We've decided to start making her wear her helmet anytime we're near hard surfaces.



He almost crashed right into me after this one.




Her first day of swim lessons!

8/365: Pushing up!

7/365

I can't believe I've lasted a week! Just some random pics...



Loving the new doggies from Grammy:

Apparently, we need to buy her some clothes of her own! Here she is sporting Owen's pants and Gabe's shirt:

She can hold her own!

6/365: Our new rig

5/365: Gabe on his bike

4/365: Daddy's closet

I fear we may have lots of pictures in PJs when I realize that I haven't taken any pictures at the end of the day. Today, we surprised Daddy by decorating his dresser for Valentine's Day.

3/365: Reese's Room

2/365: bath time

1/365: a new goal

I have a new goal of taking pictures every day. We'll see how successful I am and how long it lasts. Here are a few from today. These may just have to be his 6-month portraits, since he's almost 7 months old now!

Not a fan of cows...