I got a hammer for Christmas, yeah it makes noises, but even better I make noises.

Nearly Crawling

Christmas day Ike decided to start getting up on his knees. He's not quite crawling but he can get around pretty quick now. I'm not ready for Ike to crawl, but I guess it doesn't matter if I'm ready, Ike is, so I better get there.

Merry Christmas One and All

Ike hopes your Christmas day is going like this...
And not like This.

Merry Christmas!

First Christmas Present

and it taste great.
Um, I'm not really sure what to do with this thing.

You say there's a toy inside? Why doesn't anyone tell me these things. Let me at it.
Thanks Holly!

Baby Burrito

I swear he did this on his own. I had his favorite Elvis blanket spread out on the ground that he was laying on. He grabbed one edge and proceeded to roll. It was so cute I just had to run and grab the camera.

Morning chores

I figured out a way to entertain Ike while I fold laundry. He will probably end up staticy and the clothes will have snot all over them, but at least they will be folded right.

I so wish this was in focus

I did it!

I cut baby boys hair! I shaved the sides into a wide mohawk. I think he looks so cute.

Cousin Jace

I think his shirt says it all.

Family Christmas Party results in...

Two slightly disturbing pictures. Ike in a hat Aunt Holly put on him.
and Grandpa Dennis transformed into a creepy snowman.

I slept pretty good

Day 2 of Operation Cry-out was a success. Ike woke up around 10:30pm but cried maybe a minute then went right back to sleep. He then woke up at around 5:30 ate and went back to sleep till 8am. Now if Ryan hadn't woken me up at 2:30 I would have gotten a pretty good night sleep.

Day 3 has just begun, wish me luck!

Operation Cry-out / Day one

I consider day 1 a success, Ryan however didn't sleep so well. Operation dirty-shirt lasted a couple of nights but he quickly went back to waking between 11:30 and 1:30. That wasn't working for me, so I decided we had to do the cry out method. He went to bed pretty good. Then at 1:30 he woke up, I would get him calmed down by rubbing his tummy, then he'd be quite for a few minutes then he needed to cry some more. He cried off and on for about an hour, but then he slept in till 8 am. I'm sure you are all very concerned with Ike and my sleeping situation, that's why I'm telling you all!

Thank you very much

Ike loves it when Elvis sings to him. He gets a personal serenade every time I put him down to play on his favorite blanket.

6 month check up.

We went in for Ike's 6 month appointment. He got weighed and measured and got his first immunization shot, ouch. But Grandma gave him this cute Curious George band-aid so he's ok.
Here's the stats:
Height - 27 inches 69%
Weight - 15 pounds 9%
Head - 17.25 inches 50%
The doctor pretty much said he's perfect in every way.

Cuz'n Luv'n

Aren't they cute. I got Christian the same shirt I had for Ike. Brittany took these cute pics of the boys together. Christian is such a good big cousin to Ike. I think they are going to be good buds.

Ike is 6 Months Old

My babies getting so old. 6 Months, can you believe it. Makes me sad to think he's not going to be a baby much longer.

6 months is a whole new ballgame. He's eating real food, he's going to sit up and crawl soon. He can have a sippy cup. He recognizes certain people and reaches out for them. He's all smiles when he sees daddy. We couldn't love him more. But I'm sure we will anyways.

This is a 6 month outfit. I tried it on him because it's my favorite 6 month clothes, and it's still too big, but cute.

Brilliant!

I was talking to my friend Tiffany at work yesterday telling her how incredibly tired I was because I can't get Ike to sleep past 12:30 before he has to come into bed with me. She suggested putting one of my shirts I'd been wearing in his crib with him so he can still smell me and maybe think I'm sleeping next to him. I tried it last night. Miracle of miracles he slept till 6:30 am without a peep, and would have slept longer if I didn't need him to eat. Tiffany is my favorite person today. Thanks!

Gingerbread Fun

We started a little tradition of making Gingerbread houses with the kids last year for Christmas. Last year Christian was the only one there to eat all the candy. This year we had Jace hiding under the table eating whatever he could get his hands on. Ike trying to be distracted by Grandma and Grandpa, and Christian driving cars through the red hots. Needless to say, the adults did the decorating as fast as they could while the kids were distracted.

Gratuitous shot of the gingerbread house I made.

What a lovely little town of gingerbread houses we made. I think every ones turned out really cute.

Little Cowboy of the Future

My littlest cowboy.

And this is the future.

(it makes me so tired)