first bath

Miles’ cord took about 3 weeks to fall off, the longest of all my babies.  So we were excited to finally be able to do a real bath tonight.  He wasn’t quite so sure about it, but didn’t scream. :) All clean.  Oh my goodness, is he adorable or what?!

bath time fun in pictures

cold day activity

With the temperatures dipping way too low for our liking, we were trying to have some inside fun.  So Owen got to paint in the bathtub, much to Ellie’s dislike.  He had a fun time and Ellie had fun once we cleaned up and paint and she was able to play too! :)

  
   

Can I please get in?

"this is how you do it"

Happy 6 Months!

My sweet little girl is 6 months old (well, a few weeks ago).  A half a year.  Whew that went fast.   The first birthday party may already be in the planning stages.  She is developing such a sweet little personality and for the most part is a happy little girl!The Stats: This was a week ago or so, but she’s growing great.  She’s 16lb 12.5 oz (75th percentile) and 26.5 in (75th percentile).  Her head continues to be the perfect knitting head model at 42.5 cm and exactly the 50th percentile.  Milestones:  She’s been sitting up for about 3 weeks now completely by herself.   She loves the freedom this is bringing her.  I think Owen thinks she’s a big kid now because he’s been a little more rough with her lately.  She also can scoot herself backwards while on her tummy.  I have a feeling she’ll be full on moving much quicker than I want her to.  She babbles all the time and is a shrieker!!Loves/Hates:  She loves to sit up and play with her basket of toys.  Owen only allows her to play with certain trucks and cars, but she does love when she can get her hands on anything that’s not a “baby toy.”  She loves her jumperoo and likes to be in on all the action.  She loves bath time, especially now that she can sit up just like her brother without anything holding her.She loves to kick her legs.  Anytime you lay her on her back, this is what she does.  She’ll do it for awhile before putting herself to sleep.Feeding:  She is still a great nurser. She typically just nurses on one side unless it’s before bedtime.  I love nursing at this stage.  She gets so excited before diving into the boob.   She is getting a little more distractable, so we usually have to go nurse in her room to be sure she eats everything.    But onto the more fun things: “real” food!  She’s doing a great job eating.  I’m pretty lazy with this, so she only gets it about once a day.  She is the messiest eater which drives me crazy.  So far, she has had:

butternut squash
avocado
pears
apples
peas
sweet potato
banana (poor girl’s tummy was a mess after these)
rice cereal Sleep: she’s a great napper.  Usually 3 a day.  One early morning, one right around lunch and the last one later in the afternoon.  I nurse her and she’ll put herself to sleep.  Nighttime sleep is awful right now though.  I feel like she’s reverted back to newborn sleep and is up every 2 hours or so “needing” the boob.  We’re about ready to do a little night weaning tough love. :)  This momma’s tired. Other stuff: She is going through some major stranger anxiety.  I tried to leave her in the nursery for a Mom2Mom event and I got paged within about 10 minutes.  But she finally recognizing William as her dad though and she gives him the biggest smiles!Except for once or twice, she continues to leave things on her head!  I’m one happy momma about this one.And of course, she’s still madly in love with her brother.  She lights up when he comes in the room and watches his every move. I pray they continue to be good friends! Such an amazing little person.  We love you Ellison Jakeh!

Pinned It, Did It Monday {headband and glowsticks}

Good Monday afternoon to you all.  Welcome to Pinned It, Did It Monday where I attempt to show you some of the things I’ve done from Pinterest, not just “pinned” to my boards.   This week has been crazy, so just 2 small ones for ya today.I’m always looking for adorable, easy headgear for Ellison.  And this one looked super sweet.
Picture I Pinned:

Source: DIY Jersey Baby Headband from Kelli Murray
My pictures: My review:  If you can thread a needle and you have a hot glue gun, you can do this one.  No sewing machine needed.  Super fast (10 minutes or so) and so cute.  I might have to rummage through my closet for some old t-shirts to make some more!I’m always love a good idea for Owen.  This site is chalk full of them!  This idea is for glow sticks in the bath tub.
Picture I Pinned:

Source: Glow Sticks: Thinking Outside the Box from Play at Home Mom
My pictures and video.  These pictures look totally black on my phone, but not on the computer. :)

My review:  I got a pack of glow sticks from the dollar store.  Threw them in and turned off the lights.  I think he would have stayed in there all night.  He LOVED it!!  We hid them in cups, twirled them really fast and made them into bracelets.  I will definitely be keeping a pack of these near the tub for those days he doesn’t want to get clean!  So fun!

bath time fun

No words needed on this post.  Just some good ol’ bath time fun:

Thursday with Sam

Today is Thursday which means our favorite little guy came over to play with us.  We colored and played with trucks for quite awhile.

 

Then we spent the rest of the morning outside.  We threw balls, wrote with sidewalk chalk, and "drove" the car.

We collected rocks and talked about the which ones were big and small:

 

Ellie liked sitting in her seat and watching the 2 crazy boys:

 

Owen was in desperate need of a bath but wouldn't go without Sam, so I stripped them both down and they had some fun in the tub!

 

 

All in all, a great day!  We get to hang out with Sam 3 times next week and we're excited!