Thursday, January 12, 2012

SIX Months!!



Stats: We have not been weighed since December, but I sat him on the bathroom scale this weekend and it was 15.0 lb. No idea how long he is. He is longer because his pants are getting shorter and shorter.

Eating: He's eating anything we will give him. He is still taking 5 bottles a day with 5-6 oz. He has cereal in bottles twice a day. Then solids usually 3 times a day. His favorite is fresh banana but like I said he will pretty much eat anything and lots of it. He had table food for the fist time Christmas Eve. He had a few small bites of mashed potatoes.


Clothes: He is still in a few 3-6 month clothes but only in the brands that run large. He is wearing alot of 6 month clothes and even a few 6-12 month items. We received a ton of hand me downs from some friends once we arrived in Shreveport. This is one of our favorite outfits that he got. He has worn it several times.

Diapers: Still in size 2 but growing quickly so not sure how long we will stay in this size. Got some Huggies from Sams but have not been happy with them so we will be going back to Luvs soon as we use these up.

Sleeping: He actually slept through the night several times this month. He has only done it once since the move which was last night. His nap and sleep schedule was completely messed up the last couple of weeks but I think we are getting him back on track. We have moved out of the nap nanny!! Yea!! It was rough but he is now just sleeping in his crib using a Halo sleep sack. He even rolls onto his side and sleeps most of the time.

Toys you love: A plastic cup or spoon will keep him happy for awhile. His favorite toy from Christmas was the turtle with balls from Chase. He is also loving Goodnight Moon. He will just sit and watch you turn the pages over and over again.


Milestones this month: SITTING UP!! He is sitting up most of the time now. He will not lay on his back to play anymore. He is talking/babbling more and more. Taking less naps and sleeping more at night. He is now reaching out for us to be held. He is also pushing up full on both arms when on his tummy. He wants to crawl so badly but just cannot figure it out. He will get frustrated trying, roll onto his back and scoot on his back. No idea why but that is how he has figured out how to move around. He moves all over his crib like this. He is also now sucking on his toes. If you put him down to change his diaper, he immediately grabs his feet and tries to eat his toes. He never gets tired of doing this.



Activities: Talking, eating, skyping with Nonna and Pops, getting to know Cap and T, belly laughing at Auntie Mo, reading, playing with his toes, going for walks in the neighborhood



Medical: Nothing to report here. Doing well from what we can tell. He goes to pediatrician Feb 2 and cardiologist Feb 9. Trying to decide if and when we will change to a cardiologist here. I just do not think we are ready. Its worth the drive to see Dr. A for a few more times.

Holidays: We spent New Years in our new home just unpacking. We had neighbors on all sides that were shooting fireworks so we took Aaron outside to watch. They did not scare him at all. He loved them!

Watching fire works with Daddy:
New Years family picture:

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Moving!!

A couple of weeks ago we moved to Louisiana. It was a crazy few weeks, packing and loading up and then unpacking. Throw in Stephen finishing a job, holidays, and starting new jobs. Needless to say we are tired. But the house is almost completely unpacked. Here are some pictures from the week we moved to document that week in our lives.

Stephen picked up the rental truck the day before we left. He was so excited to show Aaron the big truck! As soon as Aaron woke up from his nap, he took him out to give him the grand tour.




Walking around in the back where ALL of our belongings were crammed a few hours later. It was a 26 foot truck and my dad said they filled up 25 ft and 11 inches of it.

Saying goodbye to our house:



Will miss this house. It was Aaron's first home:


Took this late at night right after we drove across the state line. We had officially been residents for about 5 minutes.
Aaron did GREAT on the drive over which I am so grateful for since I was driving and had him with me with no other help. He slept 80% of the way. However, once we pulled into town EXHAUSTED, he was wide awake and stayed up until after 1:00 am! He slept from 1:00-5:00 then got back up. We lived off caffeine to unload the truck and start unpacking.

Christmas In West Point

After Nonna and Pops, we headed to West Point, MS to be with the May side of the family. Aaron napped on the way and was ready to charm the room once we arrived. He ate almost an entire banana while we were there and had a couple bottles. Guess he thought he should over eat since we all were.

Mim gave Aaron a laughing teddy bear:

And a "1st Christmas" hat. It was a little small for his big Pourciau head:



After all the presents were opened he laid in the floor and played with the left over paper:

Paper is fun!






After we got home we put him in his pjs and let him play for a minute before going to bed:



Aaron- "Whatcha mean Santa isn't coming tomorrow too?"


Im not sure what I had expected for this day. I knew I wanted it to go as smoothly as possible considering Aaron would be out and about and missing naps. As far as Aaron goes, he did really well. Minimal fussing and he was able to catch some naps here and there. It was a good day of visiting and just enjoying each other's company. I think its exactly the memory I wanted of his first Christmas. I was so grateful that we got to share this Christmas with him and that he was healthy and able to enjoy the day. Excited for next year when he will get to start learning the true meaning of the day.

Christmas at Nonna and Pops

After we had breakfast at our house, we loaded up and headed to Nonna and Pops. Aaron got to open lots of good presents. Once he figured out we all gave him attention and cheered when he ripped the paper, he was a fan. Especially once the paper was off and he could play with it instead of the gifts.

Helping pull the paper off of his gifts:

Aaron- "Why does my mom think this is funny?"

Turtle from Uncle Chase which has been his favorite gift by far!

Giving the turtle kisses

Clifford DVD! He just wanted to lick it over and over:

Church clothes for the spring when he gets to go to church finally!

His big gift from Nonna and Pops was a little truck/rider toy that will transition with him through many stages.


Family picture attempt again:

Aaron- "Rooney, did you some presents? I did"

Boy loves his Daddy


Christmas Morning at Home

We woke up at home on Christmas morning and had breakfast and time just the three of us sitting under the tree. It was exactly what I wanted. Quiet and calm.

Aaron- "Why are we sitting under a tree taking presents out of big ol' socks? This is not my routine!"
Aaron- "Come on, Dad! We have presents to open!"

Ready for stockings

Aaron- "What do you mean my present got shipped to Shreveport?! Is this how this is supposed to go?! This is NOT my routine!"

Sock monkey!

Miracle bubbles!

All the goodies "Santa" loaded into his stocking and his favorite was the tiny orange at the bottom.

Attempt at a family photo. They were all blurry:

Stephen reading the Christmas story (on my iphone)



Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve at Stephen's grandparents house. Aaron got his first bite of table food, some of Memaw's mashed potatoes. He loved it!

Then after supper we all passed him around the table where he played and loved all the attention:
Telling Memaw how good those potatoes were:



Four generations of Richards men:

Under the Christmas Tree