Hanging with Dad

Reid's favorite person is his dad and he loves to spend time with him even if it's just sitting on the couch and watching Dad play with the computer.  It is so sweet to see them together because they both just love each other so much.  The other day Reid was being kind of fussy because he's cutting another tooth so Wes just grabbed him and started watching some music videos.  Reid immediately settled down and snuggled into his arm.  He was so happy and content that he ended up falling asleep.  I was so jealous because he does not do this with me!! When he gets tired he just gets fussy around me so it was extra cute to see him asleep in his dad's arms. Just one of those great moments!

When I took the picture it woke him up and he was not too happy

Reid is 9 Months

Today my little monkey is 9 months! I can't believe that we are only 3 months away from him turning 1.  It doesn't seem like enough time has passed for this to be happening!  I guess I am in denial about my little boy growing up so fast.  This past month has been really fun and he has grown so much.  He is all over the place now with his rolling and some scooting.  He hasn't mastered the crawling yet and would really like to be able to but he manages to get around to where he wants to be.  I am still getting used to having a mobile baby and I realize how nice it was when he stayed in one place and I didn't have to worry about him getting into mischief. 

He has been able to pull himself up to standing while holding onto something and he can go from the crawling position to sitting.  He rocks back and forth on his knees and can scoot backwards.  He has mastered putting things in and taking them out.  He loves doing this over and over again and is so proud of himself every time he does it. 

I swear he is a genius in the eating department.  He LOVES to eat and it seems like he is eating all the time.  He has 3 teeth now and uses them as best he can.  He can pick up cereal like his puffs or Kix with his thumb and forefinger with complete ease and can bite them in half.  It is so funny to seem him eat them because he bites everything in half and then shows the other half to you. He has also discovered feeding other people and thinks it's just the best.  He could sit there forever and feed me his puffs which are quite good so I don't mind.  I started making his baby food this month because he was eating so much and we couldn't keep up with him.  He loves the homemade stuff and now I think he's spoiled.  It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be so I guess I'll keep it up.  He is eating more real food so I probably won't have to do it very much longer.  He loves any cooked veggies that I give him and can eat rice, and meats with ease. 

Today we went in to his 9 month check up and were pleased to see that he was growing quite well.  He weighed in at 20 lbs, and 28 1/2 in  long.  He is in the 40-45th percentile and perfectly healthy.  The doctor was very happy with his growth and development.  I truly can't believe how big my boy is getting and he is so fun.  He loves to give kisses and is becoming such a ham. He loves people and the more people that are paying attention to him the better. Can't wait for more fun to come!

Mammoth

At the end of January we got to go to Mammoth to go snowboarding to celebrate my brother's 18th birthday.  He said that all he wanted to do was go snowboarding and being the loving sister that I am I totally invited myself and the rest of my family! My dad was able to get a condo to fit all of us and it was set.  Wes just happened to have the days off so he was able to come as well.  I wasn't able to go last year since I was pregnant so I was extra excited. 

Wes had only been a couple of times before this trip so he was looking forward to being able to practice more.  My parents got him a lesson and he picked it up so quickly.  I was so shocked how good he was doing and was cruising down the hill in no time.  My mom was nice enough to watch Reid in the morning for us every day that so that Wes and I could go together for half the day.  Then in the afternoon one of us would go back and take care of the little man.   


Reid did amazing and even though the condo was pretty small there was a walk-in closet so he got his own room! It was just big enough to fit his pack-in-play in so we were all happy that we didn't have to share a room.  He loved the snow and looking at everything.  I took him out on a couple of walks and he was so cute.  He kept his gloves and his hat on the whole time and enjoyed the scenery.  He made the whole trip so enjoyable because he was such a good boy.  I can't wait until he is big enough to learn himself!

Our friends Vera and her son Dylan came up for a couple of days to ski with us.  It is always fun to have them around.

My goofy helmet

He was amazing!

Reid is 8 Months

So I'm super late in getting the post up because he is practically 9 months already but I've been busy! It seems like this month has just flown by and with the new year it seems like we have just been bombarded with everything happening at once.   Reid sprouted his first two teeth which I was super happy when they decided to make their debut because he started sleeping through the night again.  He was up like every 3 hours when he was cutting them and it was beginning to get a little old.  He loves his new chompers and tries them out on anything he can get a hold of including mommy.  He has gotten a little better though but we are still working on that one.  He isn't really all that interested in crawling yet. He just loves to sit quietly and play with his toys.  I do make him practice everyday and he gets very angry at me.  Although he doesn't really have any interest in becoming mobile he is however very interested in food.  He definitely gets that from his dad! He loves to eat and since we buy the organic baby food it is getting quite pricey.  He loves all his veggies and especially loves his fruit.  Soon he is going to be eating all his food and then going to move on to mine but I guess that is what you get when you have a boy!

Reid is 7 months

Today my baby is 7 months! I can't how big he is getting and he seems to do something new everyday.  He did finally roll over from back to tummy just yesterday so we can count it as he rolled over at 6 months.  I was so happy and so relieved that he did it that I started to cry.  The doctor kept reassuring me that there was nothing to worry about and that every baby does things on their own time but I am now thrilled that we can check that milestone off.  He also now sits up with no trouble at all and I can leave him to go do something and I don't have to worry that he might fall over.  He loves to just sit there and play with his toys.  I don't know if I am looking forward to when he becomes mobile because he plays so nicely in one place right now.  I don't have to worry about him getting into anything but I guess it has to happen sometime!

If it is at all possible he just keeps getting happier.  He has been sick a lot the past month and has gotten his first colds.  He was so good during them and tried so hard but it is hard to sleep when you can't breathe very well.  He had a lot of trouble sleeping due to his colds and I think he was going through a bit of a growth spurt so it was kind of a hard time.  He was waking up about 1 to 4 times a night.  He was always really good and fell right back to sleep after he ate or we would put him in his swing so he could breathe better.  He is starting to get over them now but just has a bit of a runny nose.  Even so he is constantly in good spirits and loves to be around people.  He loves to look at everyone, especially little kids.  He loves to watch his cousins run around and especially gets a kick out of when they pay attention to him.  We just can't wait to see what he will do next and we are excited for more to come!

he loves mirrors and is always trying to kiss himself

Christmas Day Part 2

For the second part of our wonderful Christmas Day was spent at my parents house.  We got there around mid morning and had another great morning of family and lots of presents.  Reid was so tired by this point that he was begging to take a nap so during most of this time he was sleeping but he woke up a the end just in time to open his presents and play with his cousins.  My mom made a great breakfast and we stuffed our faces.  It had already been such a fun day but more was yet to come! My Aunt Lori and all her family was able to come for Christmas dinner.  We got to see and spend time with everyone which was a blast.  We played a really fun game with dice and lots of candy!  My mom is such an amazing cook and made such a yummy dinner.  We were stuffed to the brim with food, candy and all kinds of desserts.  It was such a wonderful Christmas and made even better with our little Reid!

My wonderful Dad

Weird brother, Brian

stuffed!

so much yummy candy and such a fun game!



Christmas Day Part 1

On the big day we got up nice and early, thanks to Reid, and enjoyed a nice Christmas morning with just the three of us.  We opened our presents and watched Reid try and eat all of his.  It was so fun to have Reid with us and even though he really doesn't know what is going on yet it was still so much fun.  He got a few books and some baby food in his stocking from Santa, some bath toys and Toy Story 3.  We didn't go crazy this year and a few presents go a long way for a 6 month old, in my opinion.  Wes and I then opened our presents from each other.  I got Wes a blue-ray player and Wes got me the Miranda Lambert CD, he refinished our dresser and night stands, and made me a recipe board. I know, I am one lucky girl!  After that we were off.  We went over to the in-law's to open presents over there with everybody.  We got so much stuff over there and had just the best time.  After that we headed off to my parents house (so nice to have the parents 5 min away from each other!) for part 2 of our Christmas day.

This picture makes me laugh every time I see it!  He is making the funniest face and looks as if he hates his present.  Too funny!

Wes' dad, Liz (sister), and Steve (brother-in-law)

John and Katie (Wes' sister and new brother-in-law)