ONE!

When Ian wants something that he knows he can't have, he says he wants "ONE! ONE! ONE FINGER HERE! ONE!"

Example, he gets a vitamin everyday. If he asks for another one later in the day and I tell him no, I get this:

Sean is 7 months old!

On December 30th (Charles' 26th Birthday!), Sean turned 7 months old. It's hard to believe that now we are moving closer to his first birthday and farther from his birth. At 7 months old, Sean is:

*army crawling and inch worming

*sleeping from 7pm-6:30am

*starting to take more solid foods (and by more, I mean like, 2 tablespoons a day. This is a big stress for me and we struggle with it everyday, but he is FINALLY getting better at it)

*able to get puffs from his tray to his mouth using his whole hand to grasp them

*still only has his two bottom teeth but I see at LEAST two more top teeth ready to come through any day

*taking a morning nap, an afternoon nap, and an occasional evening catnap

*getting better at riding in the car as long as we have a stash of toys to pass to him every time he drops one

*starting to drink from a sippy cup

*taking a bottle like a champ and drinking 8-9oz when he does

*experiencing big time stranger danger

*becoming very fond of Penny

*still obsessed with the Barenaked Ladies "Popcorn" song

*becoming more difficult to have at work with me

*wears mostly 12m clothing, a few 12-18 things as well

At 7 months, Sean is 19 pounds, give or take a couple ounces. Generally, that would be considered a pretty poor weight gain for a month (he was 18 pounds 11 ounces at 6 months), but the week after he was 6 months old, Ian, Sean and I got very sick. They had croup and I had the adult version of it, I guess? Sean dropped to 18 pounds 5 ounces because he was having such a hard time nursing (couldn't breathe through his nose) and was also throwing up when he was coughing so hard. It's ironic because when Ian was this exact age, he got sick, too, and lost weight. We'll see at his 9 month appointment if it dropped him in his growth chart.

I never want to forget these things...

I need to start a little journal to write down a the little funny things that Ian (and someday Sean) says and does. Here are two from yesterday and today:

We're driving in the van to the farm to drop Ian off on my way to work. Sean is crying (of course). All of a sudden, he just stops. After he doesn't start up again, I turn around to see what's going on and I see Ian leaning over the side of his carseat holding Sean's hand. They were just holding hands the rest of the car ride! When we stopped and I was getting Ian out, he was still holding Sean's hand and I told him he had to let go so I could unbuckle him. He said "Hold hand so Sean no cry."

Today Ian was being sassy at lunch. He threw a big fit when he saw a piece of chocolate and I said he couldn't have it till he finished his lunch. I said, "If you're going to cry, you can get down from the table." So he did. 5 or so minutes later I asked him if he wanted to try lunch again. He said "Yes, no crying like baby, no crying like baby." over and over as he climbed back into his chair. Then he ate his lunch and got his piece of chocolate.

6 months old!

I'm wayyy behind. I'll blame the holidays :)

On November 30th, Sean was 6 months old! A whole half year! How did that happen already?! At 6 months, Sean is:

* (once again) sleeping through the night

*sitting up on his own

*starting to army crawl

*laughing a LOT

*becoming afraid of strangers

* very distracted when nursing

*has TWO teeth

*eating a few pureed foods (but giving us a heck of a fight!)

*really starting to enjoy watching everything that Ian does

*loves the "ABC Song" and we have to sing it to him at every diaper change to keep him from wiggling too much

*still hates riding in the car unless we've timed it perfectly with nap time

*taking 2 long naps and occasionally a 3rd catnap

*wearing size 12 month clothing.

At his 6 month appointment, Sean was:

18 lbs 11oz

26 3/4 inches long

Ian's 2nd Birthday

We had Ian's 2nd Birthday Party on Saturday, November 7th. It was so much fun! We had family and friends come over for a tractor/farm themed lunch and cake. Ian got so many fun gifts and lots and lots of tractors! Here are a few pictures from the day:

2 Years Old!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ian!!!

just born...

1 year old...

2 years old...

Pictures from his party to follow soon! We're still recovering from the long weekend. Charles was off work today so we could celebrate Ian's special day as a family!

Last dinner as a 1-year-old...

Last bath as a 1-year-old...

I can't believe my baby will be TWO tomorrow!!!