6 months

Has it already been 6 months? He's really halfway there to being 1? It feels like just yesterday he was born. He has grown so much and is getting so smart. He is rolling back and forth easily all day, he sits unsupported for about a minute... til he falls over, he's scooting all over the place, grabbing everything in sight, can stand with help for about 2 minutes, and eats baby food like a champ. I've been doing store bought baby food because I didn't want to make batches of foods he'd end up not liking like with Tristan. We just finished trying every single stage 1 fruits and veggies and our good to go list looks like this: squash, sweet potatoes, peas, pears, apples, peaches, bananas, and mashed potatoes (I had made some and let him try it). I attempted some of the veggie mixes and he was not for it. His flat spot is improving greatly!  He's currently teething also but when he's not being cranky because of that, he's just a ball of sunshine and is always smiling. He's also still a cuddler which makes this momma happy. Tristan hardly ever liked to cuddle except when he was sick. 

Height: now I'm waiting til we got to the WIC office for this because they told us at the doctor's he was 24.5inches but at 4 months was almost 25. Also since he fits perfectly in 6-9 months pjs, yeah his height is incorrect. 

Weight: 16lbs so he has gained 2lbs in 2 months and is in 25th-50th percentile. He's so tiny compared to what I thought he was.

Clothes: 3-6 months onesies still and we upgraded to 3-6 months pants. We also upgraded to 6-9 months sleepers, sweaters (so much more room for him), and overalls. He also still fits in his 1.5 size shoes. 

Sleep: He's once again sleeping 10+ hours a night plus naps. Some of you have seen me mention about his lack of sleep the past month.


And here's some cuteness for you guys from this kid:

Is this really how much he's changed in 6 months?

First sippy cup

Big brother just HAD to hold him.

He's in love with his walker

Him at 4 months:

Look at big brother at this age... they are just complete opposites:

Their dad saw them on Easter and took Tristan for part of the day and seriously thought Emmett had gotten a haircut. I had to explain that no, it's all still there, it's just turning blond. Also, I get so sad when I bag up his old clothes and sell/ give away them. Maybe it's knowing that there's a 90% chance he's my last. I know everyone says says that the future can change and I may meet someone and fall in love again but let's face... single moms have a hard time finding good guys and I'm not the type to "date around" and I have no plans to wait around for Mr. Perfect to show up. So, this momma focuses on her babies, on teaching them and cherishing every moment. They are the most important people in my life. 

Easter 2013

So I originally thought I wouldn't have much of an Easter post just like every other holiday lately and I don't have much to mention but I got pictures so that makes up for it :). Well, Saturday we decided to color eggs since Tristan would be gone most of Sunday with his dad (Emmett wasn't going since it's first Easter and that was just not going to happen). We followed this pin on Pinterest (sort of). We used whip cream and food coloring mixed together and rolled the eggs in them. We didn't do eggs with multiple colors, we separated them. 

We let ours sit for 20-25minutes.

They came out pastel colored and our yellow egg just stayed white.

And then here's our Easter Bunny pictures and Spring picture:

Yep, not our best but next year we'll hopefully get better ones. Now yes, we celebrate Easter and I do the whole Easter Bunny thing but I also try to teach Tristan and eventually Emmett about God. We didn't get to do church this year though. Tristan's Easter bucket consisted of mainly toys and such but also I got him Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe which is sadly his only gift that even relates to the story of Easter. 

Tristan's bucket

Emmett's first Easter basket

hunting for eggs

Tristan's egg that he made me at his dad's :)

So you saw our morning began with an Easter egg hunt and then we watched Springtime with Roo. Then I watched Chronicles of Narnia about 2 or so times with Emmett and took pictures of him and we laid around until 5pm when Tristan came home and we went to my best friend's house and ate tacos. Yes, new tradition for us... tacos. It was a good day for us though and I enjoyed spending it with the people I love. 

How was your Easter?

4 months!

So here we are at 4 months old and he has changed so much. He has developed his own personality already and is very smiley and vocal...  and by vocal I mean LOUD. He practically shouts sometimes when he coos. He has tried scooting already (Lord help me) and on his 4 month day, we tried his first food: peas and boy does he love peas. He is so different from Tristan who as a baby was quiet, calm, and smiley but not too smiley which is hard to believe now. The doctor also said he has positional plagieocphaley (sp?) due to him not wanting to roll over even though he can but he'd rather sit or try and scoot across the floor. Well here is his updates and pictures and once I get some cute pics I will be doing Tristan's potty training post :).

Height: 24. 75in
Weight: 14lbs which means no weight gain this month
Clothes: still in 3-6 months everything but pants which are still 0-3 months, size 2 shoes. Might need to switch to 6-9 months sleepers though because he keeps moving and unsnapping snaps.
Sleep: he is sleeping between 10-12hrs a night plus naps during the day.

Christmas and kid updates

Christmas:

This year I thought would be terrible due to recently moving and no job but at the last second, we had money for shopping. Tristan got (from both myself and friends/family): a spiderman chair, Avengers shirts and sweater, more clothes and socks, tons of blocks, puzzles, toy guitar, a pillow pet, and more toys. Emmett got tons of clothes, a musical seahorse, teething rings, teething books, pillow pet, stuffed animals, and a crib bumper. Everyone played pass the baby with Emmett and he loved it. Sadly though I didn't get any pictures.

3 years old:

Height: 37in
Weight: 36lbs
Clothing/ Shoes: 4/5s and 5t, some 4t pants and size 10wide shoes

His language is rapidly growing and he really does have my attitude. He is obsessed with Iron Man and the Hulk and his wardrobe consists of mainly superhero stuff.

birthday sundae

3 months old:

Height: unknown
Weight: 14lbs 8oz
Clothing size: 3-6 months onesies, sleepers, overalls, and sweaters. 0-3 months pants and some sweaters and vests.

Sleep: 11pm-5am (bottle) then sleeps again til about 8-9am and then a couple naps during the day.

His head control is so much better now, he's still lazy about rolling over but he can do it. He's always full of smiles.

so chunky!

took 3 months to get this kind of picture :)

Sorry everyone for not posting sooner. Everything is still hectic and we still don't have internet. Oh I recently have become a fan of the Hunger Games books... it's an addiction.

2 months old

 So my 6 week visit ended up 8 weeks after having Emmett. I currently weigh 154lbs (because I gained back weight a fter Thanksgiving).

 Anywho here's Emmett's 2 month post:

Height/ Weight: 23.5in and 11lbs 12oz

Milestones: Holding up head pretty well, coos, smiles, drinks 6oz bottles, almost sleeping from 9pm til 7am (he's been skipping his 2am bottle).

Loves: His bouncer, Tristan, music

Clothes: 0-3 months but it's looking like that will only last 1 more month and size 1 diapers

Patriots boy :)

a little show on how much he's grown. Halloween sleeper is at 1 month and  blue sleeper is at 2 months.

brothers <3

Here's Tristan at 2 months, Tristan was darker and had so much more hair