Who's ready for green beans...???

Just got back from Devan's 6 month check-up. He's a happy, HEALTHY boy (but we already knew that, didn't we)...

Some stats first:
weight: 21 lbs (97%)
length: 26 inches (50%)
head circumference: 17.25 inches (50%)

Wonder what percentage his thighs would be in.... ;0)

The doc was impressed with his sitting up skills (especially since the heavier ones tend to have more troubles). Not our man though! He's an expert sitter-upper ;) and has been for a month. (He thinks he'll be running before he walks). Hee hee hee...

He commented several times on his personality. He was a crazy boy in there! Babbling and smiling and laughing and flapping his arms and loving the crinkly paper on the table... Just full of himself and enjoying all the attention.

No teeth yet, but they're in there....

Still yeast problems (to be expected with all his michelin man rolls)

Now on to the best part... FOOD!!! Like he needs any more of that ;)

• Start with green beans or peas. Give him one for 3 days. If there's no reaction then you can add another vegetable (preferred ones: green beans first, peas second, carrots third). Avoid the "sweet" vegetables and all fruit for awhile. Why would he go back to eating peas (yuck!) when you can have bananas???
• Start with one food once a day. Then slowly move into twice a day.
• Use Stage 1 food. Stage 2 is a mixture between 2 and if there's a reaction then you don't know which food it is. But if green beans and carrots both went ok, then you can use stage 2 green beans and carrots mixture.
• Since he doesn't like the cereal you can mix it in with his veggies (to get the iron).
• Serve the food at room temperature. If he doesn't eat it all then put it in the fridge and serve it cold at the next feeding. Don't cater to the "veggies are hot and fruit are cold"
• At 8 months he can start having a little meat (like beef stew stage 2 food, or even a little shredded chicken from our dinner)
• Once he has upper and lower teeth he can munch on Cheerios

And then he got 2 shots in the leg and one oral vaccine. He did pretty good. Got through the first one and then cried after the second one, but only briefly. We made silly faces and he forgot all about it.

Gonna go walk Taylor and then look through the baby food that our neighbor gave us to see if there's any green beans or peas for dinner... :0)

6 Months

Devan is 6 months today! He's our big boy and life wouldn't be the same without him...

He's been a sponge lately. Soaking everything up and loving life. He's mastered the art of sitting and can scoot around on his bottom. He's gotten really good at reaching for things and can stretch farther than you would think. He can get anything he wants, eventually.

He's working on his crawling skills, a little at a time. He'll get up on his knees from sitting and when he's on his stomach he'll scoot backwards.

Yesterday he had a playdate at the office- with Lucy James. She's a year old and the cutest little girl. She was crawling around everywhere. Devan was fascinated! He would watch her and then get on his knees and then sit back down and watch. He really wanted to join her! She'd come up to him and pet his head and say "gentle". And she got out her animal book and told him the animal sounds. So cute!

Friday is Devan's doc appointment. He'll get more shots, get measured and weighed, and we'll get the OK for real food! Yum!

Stay tuned for the "facts" on Friday...

O(SU)-so-close!

Close but no cigar..... 6 stupid points....

Derek called to say the game was being shown on JustinTV. Never heard of them, but we got to watch the game :)

At halftime they finally switched the game to ABC. Guess ABC realized the mistake they made in showing the Texas-Missouri game ;) So the second half we got to watch in HD. MUCH better :)

It was a good game overall.... and long. We were in bed by midnight, but we had to finish the game, even if we did lose by 6....

Why I hate ABC

They're not playing the game out here!!!!! WHAT?!?!?!? How can they not play the OSU-USC game?!??!?! It's going to be historic! Quizz is going to rock them.

But NOOOOO...... they're playing the Texas-Missouri game.... Who care about them?!??!?

Guess I'll have to get updates online.....

GO BEAVS!!!!!

It's been awhile....

.... since I've posted anything. Sorry! Life has been very hectic lately and this just keeps getting pushed back....

Where to start....

As most of you know, Dustin was gone all of last week. He went to Wilmington for a business trip, so we were left to fend for ourselves once again ;) Overall, it went much smoother than last time. And as I like to remind Dustin- I'm an independant woman now! (I think he hates it, but I still need my handyman every once in awhile).

Devan and I had fun though. We spent all night, every night playing. We worked on our standing skills and his leg strength has significantly improved. And we wowed Dustin when he got home with his new skill: he'll stand at the ottoman for a long time if you put toys on top for him to play with. And he's starting to figure out the whole jumping thing in his jumper. And he's figured out if you smack your hands enough you can hit the button that turns on the noise and lights :)

While he was gone the weather turned crazy cold! All over the news they said this was December weather! We had to turn on the heat because it was in the upper 40s-low 50s! And now this week we're in the upper 70s! Crazy crazy....

We didn't do much while he was gone. Some laundry and dishes... Devan was helpful, of course. He chewed on socks while I folded laundry and played with the spatula while I did dishes. We took long rides in our wagon and short walks with Taylor (it was raining). And we splashed in the bathtub....

Dustin got home and he was the perfect hubby! He basically watched Devan ALL weekend long! I really enjoyed my break and was happy to do housework while he played with Devan. And when Devan took his nap, so did we. It was another gray rainy weekend so we hunkered down and enjoyed the quiet time :) Just lounged around in our pjs all weekend.

On another subject, I've posted a link on the right side just under our picture. It's a link to pictures we've taken and I've posted to Picasa Web. It's a start and most are duplicates of what I've posted on the blog previously, but check it out.

Chao for now!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

This weekend Devan had his first pumpkin patch experience and he loved it. We went to Ashland Berry Farm. Just gorgeous countryside, acres of pumpkins, BBQ food, moon bounce, hay obstacle course, etc. Tons and tons of childrens activities surrounded by gorgeous nursery with multiple coi ponds... and of course, acres of pumpkins and other crops.

We got there kinda late so we didn't get to do all the activities. But next year Devan will really love it. We took a hay ride waaaaaaayyyyy out to the back of the property. We spent a lot of time trying to find the largest pumpkins. Dustin had a really good one and we stashed it to pick up later. Unfortunately as we were leaving, we discovered it was gone. Oh well... But a couple people told us about this area in the back corner that had WHITE pumpkins and lots of gourds. So we went back there. I've never seen BIG white pumpkins before! They are so cool!

We got 2 white, 2 orange, and several smaller pumpkins and gourds. We put Devan on the cart at the berry farm to take pictures. He was digging the gourds! And everyone who passed said "aaawwww... how cute!" (Ok, I'm done bragging)
And then we got home and I set up the pumpkins to take more pictures.

Sunday we took the boat out for the last time of the season. Weather was perfect- mid to upper 70s, but the water temp had dropped 12 degrees. Brrrrrr..... We ended up going to the river and beaching in the gravel pit. We had a better spot this time because it wasn't as crowded and were able to slide the boat right up on the sandy beach. Taylor, Devan, and Grammy hung out on the beach while Dustin and I did some wakeboarding. I almost made it out of the wake this time and Dustin got about a foot of air on his jumps.

When we got back to the beach Candi says "when are you going?". I already did! She couldn't tell, so I guess that means that I'm as good as Dustin ;)

A picture of the snack boat. They have everything from Advil to hot dogs and most things are only $1. She's now Taylor's bestest buddy. She came over to talk a bit and brought cookies for Taylor. How nice! At first Taylor was protective (because Devan was with us), but when she saw the cookies she changed her mind and decided that this lady was ok.

Hanging on the beach. Taylor would run and swim to get her stick and then she'd shake to get the water off. Well... Devan thought this was hilarious! So we'd toss the stick close and she'd come out and shake. Devan would laugh and laugh and laugh. Then Taylor would do it over and Devan would laugh.... This was a cute game for a LONG time. Taylor had fun fetching her stick and Devan had fun watching her shake after each time out of the water.... How simple life is when you're an infant....

Devan in his new Halloween pjs (thanks Grammy). He's all "skin and bones".... he he he.... As you can see, he's working on his leg strenth. It takes a lot to hold up all those rolls :)

Just having a blast...

Helping Grammy make cookie dough....

Crazy Productive Weekend

Our weekend was crazy-busy, but very very productive. We were able to get a lot done around the house- and finish outstanding projects that we kept putting off.

We were supposed to have a block party in our cul-de-sac on Saturday, but we postponed it because of the weather. We had some rain and was overall a gray-blah day. Us Oregonians know how that goes ;)

Saturday we did errands. And when Devan went down for his nap, Dustin and I worked on the "shed" under the house. We finished building the shelves (I used the nail gun) and finished the door. Now it just needs a couple coats of paint and it'll be complete.

Sunday we cleaned out the garage and put everything in our shed that we seldom use. We took the opportunity to organize everything too. And we got the car, truck, and boat washed.

Now that I write it down, it doesn't seem like that much. But we worked hard!

Devan did a log roll yesterday. Now that he's a pro at rolling onto his stomach he's trying to figure out how to get back to his back. He did it once though!

Devan and Taylor are great friends. Devan sits on the floor next to Taylor. She licks his face and he tries to grab her tongue. He'll grab her jowls and tug on them, or he'll grab her ears and try to eat them. And when Taylor yawns he laughs and laughs and laughs. Once he gets mobile, they'll entertain each other.