Monthday..#6!

Oh my...my little boy is closer to age 1 than the day he was born now! These six months have flown by! I really really cannot believe it. I thought they went fast with Lila, but geez...where does the time go with #2?
6 months ago it was a beautiful fall day. Six months ago I arrived unwillingly at the hospital. Honestly, I was more concerned with making sure my dearest friends house was going to sell. So, yes, six months ago I was on the phone "wheelin' and dealin'" while being wheeled up to the labor and delivery room and in between contractions. Six months ago I was mad! I was mad that I was at the hospital because my contractions were not consistent and I just wanted to go home. However, considering I was dilated to 5 with a "bulging bag" of water, I wasn't going anywhere.
Besides, if I left, my dear husband would have made SURE that my dear mom would not be going with me and she would especially not be driving! Let's not forget that just the day before upon leaving my Dr. Appointment (in which they tried to get me to go on over to the hospital) my mother jumped a curb while in reverse AND the back up sensors beeping, and hits a parked BMW. Sorry mom, I just had to share.
Six months ago, I finally finalized a deal on my listing at noon and felt good about going to have a baby. Six months ago I called the seller to tell her we had a deal while they are checking me telling me I was dilated to 7 and they were going to break my water. Six months ago, I was trying to get my nurse Rosie to tell me all about her 7 kids in order to keep my mind off of the pain. Six months ago, I was in room number 228 rolling around on my exercise ball when I said I needed to go to the bathroom. Six months ago, they tell me I need to get on the bed right then, that I was having a baby. Six months ago, my Doctor came running down the hall, just in time to deliver (without her gloves on) this big ole boy at 1:46:


Graham is just as sweet as ever. He is still spoiled rotten. He does not like to be put down...which is killing me. He cries as soon as I put him down. We have accomplished naps in the morning in his own bed the past few days, so that is a good thing!
Here are a few (6) tidbits about my boy:
1. He tried avocado as his first fruit (yes, it is a fruit). My poor neighbor got to reap the reward of the avocado when changing his diaper! :)
2. He grabs at everything..especially those tiny little hairs on the back of my neck while nursing. Ouch! And of course, EVERYTHING goes in his mouth.
3. He is getting a LITTLE better at trying to sit up. The boy doesn't like to bend at his waist. He would much rather stand up. When he does sit, he pulls his legs under him like a frog and THROWS himself back. Even if I have him propped with pillows behind him, he pushes back against them. He has been trying to sit up from the lying back position, like a crunch, the past few weeks though.
4. I think he has allergies. He sneezes his head off whenever we go outside.
5. He scoots all over the place on his back by arching and kicking. Although I have tried to be better and make more of an effort to do bellytime, he now usually rolls over as soon as I put him down.
6. As I mentioned in previous post, this boy is a bubble blowing machine!

And just because I can think of more than 6 things, here are 6 more.
1. His sister makes him laugh the most. He is a smiley boy, but only after he studies you up and down first. He definitely makes that same serious look that Lila does.
2. He rolls his feet around and around while sitting in his bumbo. It is SO cute.
3. He thrashes his head back and forth and back and forth when he is going to sleep.
4. He is now sleeping at night from about 8:30-6:45 or 7 in the morning.
5. He does this funny clicking noise with his tongue.
6. He loves his jumparoo! Some days I am afraid he just going to jump right out of it. :)
Here is my boy at 6 months:




We love you Graham!

Skidimirinky Dinky Dink..I WUVS YOU!

Sing Along Now... Skidimirinky Dinky Dink, Ring around the Rosy (or in Lila Lingo...Pocket a Posy), 5 Little Monkey's, or Roly Poly Roly Poly.
This is my first video clip that isn't from my phone, so please hang in there with me until I figure out all the editing. It is a little long, but it sure is cute to watch. :) Oh, and please excuse the high pitched annoying voice, the crazy hair, and the messy room. ENJOY! Rachel, this is for you:

Blowing Bubbles!

For the past few weeks this has become Graham's new favorite thing....BUBBLES!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Tickle Me Tuesday

Since we have "wordless wednesdays" and "favorite foto friday", I thought I would make up my own catchy phrase for today. So, here is my Tickle Me Tuesday post. Why? Well, because this just tickled me! DUH!

Squeezin' in a Snooze

We had a hectic, but wonderful day today(more on it to come later,)but my boy and I were able to squeeze in a little snooze. Too bad we weren't able to capture the part where he had his arm completely draped across me. I could've stayed like that for days! :)

It's our Monthdays!

*This is the post that I tried posting before and it didn't work. Of course, this time I can't remember everything I wrote, so I am a little dissapointed.

It’s our Monthdays! Graham turned 5 months on the 1st and Lila turned 21 months on the 3rd. My, how quickly they grow.
This little girl amazes me everyday. I can't keep up with all the new words/sentences and funny things this girl does. Literally everyday it is something new. So to commemorate this month, here are 21 things about Lila. Please note: these are ALL sorts of things, some a little quirky, but all loveable.
1. She is now very protective over people's belongings. I.E. If I take a drink of Michael's drink, I get the lecture..."No, it's Daddy's." So does the waitress at the restaurant who clears our table. "No, it's Mommy's pate." As does the nurse who helps me undress Graham, "No, it's Gam's clothes."
2. She doesn't like for us to get up from the table. "Mommy/Daddy sit down." Every now and then we will get a "pease" after her demand.
3. When we get in the car, she says, "Roll Over." OVER AND OVER. This is a song on her Kindermusik CD. She also sings "Roly Poly Roly Poly Up, Up, Up!" She loves to do the motions on both songs at the house.
4. She sings the clean up song, "Keen up, evwy body, (and then something that is suppose to be everywhere.)"
5. When she sings her ABC's, she doesn't get past D because she breaks into Deep and Wide with the motions. "A,B,C, D Deep and Wide."
6. She has started attempting to put on her own pants. She also likes to help with the laundry, and if she finds a pair of my underwear they end up on her head.
7. She got her 2nd ear infection and was REALLY sick this month. We had several nights where she woke up screaming in the night. We even tried putting her in bed with us. Even with a high fever the girl wouldn't go to sleep with us or on us.
8. When she is counting something herself without me starting her with number 1, she says, "4,9,10." ALWAYS. Sometimes she will add something that sounds like 11, 12.
9. As far as shapes go, she recognizes circle, triangle, heart, and star. Most days.
10. Refer to previous post about "Poopie Potty."
11. She now calls my mom "Grandmother" instead of “Ma.”
12. She takes a coaster with her around the house and puts her milk on it. I even found her milk in the “frigerator” sitting on a coaster once. Gotta love it!
13. She helped me cook for the fist time when we made cookies for Valentines. She loved it!
14. She loves to feed Chloe. "Cohee, Foooood." She takes the cup, but then gives it to her piece by piece. This will keep her entertained for quite some time.
15. She knows if we actually get dressed for the day that we are leaving to go somewhere. All I hear all morning before we leave is, "Coat, Bye Bye, and then naming wherever we are going.
16. She LOVES to go to "Stoweytiiiime" at the Library and will talk about it constantly. Although, I don't think she has ever sat through a whole story before. It is more about the play, I am sure. And about the fact that she gets to see "Mason, Baby Jenna, Mawk?" Although she doesn't get to see Mark at Storytime, she has high hopes.
17. If she doesn't know what something is it is just called, "This." Or, if she thinks she can’t pronounce something, she just won’t try.
18. She loves to ask, "What's that?"
19. She likes to pretend to "pump" and "nurse." AAHH! She even says, “Pump, Pump, Get it Get it “
20. I gave her a small pillow to sleep with. The next morning I asked her if she liked sleeping with her new pillow and she said, " Uh huh, I like it."
21.She likes to play a game where she opens the door to the room I am in and say, “Hi Mommy.” Then she shuts it and says “Bye Mommy.”

Here is my little stinker bug at 21 months!










Here is my little 5 month old! Oh how I love this boy!
Here are 5 things about my sweet little boy this past month.
1. He rolled over! Finally, my boy rolled from belly to back.
2. He got his first ear infection. I should say first 2 because it was a double. Poor thing.
3. He blows lots of bubbles when he talks.
4. He tried out his jumperroo for the first time.
5. He is held A LOT and he loves it! He likes to snuggle with mommy at naptime and with daddy at night on the sofa.





I love love love this age, because each and everyday you see more and more of their personalities. Graham is such a good baby. I couldn't do it if he wasn't. I am going to have to work on the nap situation though. Usually, his morning nap ends up being in the car if we are going somewhere for Lila, and I will lie down with him in the afternoons. ( I know...so bad.) However, if it is time for him to go to sleep when we are trying to get out the door, it is not good. He will cry and cry because he wants to be held. We have practiced sitting up a little, but to be honest he doesn't get as much on the ground, playtime because I am holding him chasing after Lila. (Again, I know..very bad.)
He is just precious though and everyone comments on how he looks like a little man. I never thought I would love having a son so much! Yes, girls are still a lot more fun to dress, but God knew what he was doing when he gave me my boy!



*Update*
I took Graham back for his follow up appointment and he STILL has an infection in both ears. We are on another 10 day round of antibiotics. We have also had the yucky stomach bug around here. Here is hoping and praying that Michael and Graham do not get it. Here is to a Healthy Week!