Morning walk with daddy
I love my daddy
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
6 Month Milestones
Cole had his 6 month doctors appointment this week. He is doing very well. He's in the 90% for head size, 50% for height and 30% for weight. The doctor said all was in good porportion for his body. He got his next set of shots as well. I was nervous since he ran a really high fever with the last set, but felt more prepared as it turns out all they did at the ER was give him Tylenol and Motrin - both of which I now have. He ended up running a low grade fever most of the next day, but seeemed to handle it all well.
Wednesday we restarted up with his Music Makers group. He wasn't feeling 100% but hung in there. I'm really glad we found this group. They do four segments - songs with hand gestures and instruments, marching and movement songs, parachute time and a story at the end. After the class Smoodge and I took an impromtu walk in Aliso Canyon across the street from the class. I was in my birkenstocks - very Oregon of me. Everyone else was decked out on mountain bikes with hydration kits etc. That evening I went to my book club - we discussed Shadow of the Wind, which apparently is a best seller worldwide. I thought it was pretty good.
Aliso Canyon
Thursday Cole went for his 6 month photo shoot. Oh my goodness he is sooooo cute! I'll post the photos once i recieve the disk but here are a few samples from my phone
Friday we walked to the church parking lot for a playgroup. People brought their kids, bikes and lunches. It was fun to visit. That evening we met Stan at Aliso beach and watched the sun set.
Saturday we headed out to Huntington beach. The best part of the morning was that I didn't have to declare it was time to clean the house - now that I don't work outside the home I can do it during the week - how liberating! The weather was fantastic as it has been all week - mid to upper 70's! Cole really enjoyed the sand - running it through his fingers and trying to shove it in his mouth - oh well - ruffage! After we went to Ikea and got some house plants. After we got home I did some running around on my own shopping without the baby. It was nice to hop in and out of the car without a big production.
Sunday we all went to church. Stan took Cole home after sacrament and I taught my class. They were a bit more 14 yr oldish and not so stepford this week - which was fine. After church Cole and Stan met me in the foyer and we walked home. I have mixed feelings about sending Cole home mid way through church, but I guess the Lord knows my heart and it would just be too distracting to try to wrestle him while I teach my class since he is too young for the nursery. I want to be sure we are setting good habits early. Tonight we are having the missionaries over for dinner. If the weather stays nice we may post up outside to eat.
Wednesday we restarted up with his Music Makers group. He wasn't feeling 100% but hung in there. I'm really glad we found this group. They do four segments - songs with hand gestures and instruments, marching and movement songs, parachute time and a story at the end. After the class Smoodge and I took an impromtu walk in Aliso Canyon across the street from the class. I was in my birkenstocks - very Oregon of me. Everyone else was decked out on mountain bikes with hydration kits etc. That evening I went to my book club - we discussed Shadow of the Wind, which apparently is a best seller worldwide. I thought it was pretty good.
Aliso Canyon
Friday we walked to the church parking lot for a playgroup. People brought their kids, bikes and lunches. It was fun to visit. That evening we met Stan at Aliso beach and watched the sun set.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig
We got back to California last night. The flight went pretty well. We were able to have an empty seat next to us which was very nice as Cole is just getting longer. He fell asleep early in the flight. Unfortunately so did my arm. I took a gamble that didn't pay off by moving my arm after about 45 minutes. He then was awake for the rest of the flight. Stan met us at the airport - always great to know you're coming home to someone so great. This morning was tough to get going. Luckily Cole was in the mood to sleep in. I think we were both glad by morning to be back in our beds.
Unfortunately a good portion of my day was spent looking for my phone. I thought it was in my room as my last memory was using it to do scripture study, but I couldn't find it. I finally found it under the fitted sheet and mattress after a friend had posted a message of facebook and the alert sounded. I was so grateful as I needed the phone for Cole's 6 month doctor appointment.
The appointment went well. Cole is 26.5", 16lb 13 oz, and doing great. He will be having more prunes in his life due to constipation, but also got cleared to start eating meat. Apparently while in Corvallis my dad took on introducing some foods such as - pizza crust, french fries and chicken bone! Cole tried to take some Diet Coke, but luckily grandpa drew the line there.
I got a scary wakeup call on being extra cautious with Cole's new wiggly body. He slid out the bottom of his stroller before I had a chance to strap him in. I was behind the stroller and couldn't grab him in time. God was merciful and he slid into a seated position. Unfortunately he did a slow keel over and bonked his head on the concrete, but it was so slow that he just cried for a sec and bounced right back - no face contusion or bump. I was mortified and felt like a cruddy mother. He was fine though and I am now not taking a hand off him until securely fastened. This past week in Corvallis he really mastered the rolling over gig. He had been rolling over sporatically for the last month or so, but now he's doing it on purpose to get places. Tonight we saw him purposefully pivot in a full cirlce on our bed trying to reach Stan. It was so cool. At the same time though it made me think aobut how quickly he will learn things and change. It's funny how I want him to hurry up and learn things, yet stay the same at the same time.
He got his routine shots today. So far he seems to be handling them well. Last time we ended up in the ER with a raging 104 degree fever. He's a trooper though. He squawked about 10 seconds with the shot, but didn't fuss much. I think he's got a good pain threshold. What a day huh - face plant into the concrete followed by shots!
I made a great discovery while in Corvallis - you can download books (ebooks and audio) to your computer/mobile phone from the public library. I downloaded a book for book club (Shadow of the Wind) that I needed to finish and listened to it as I went about my day. Very convenient!
BTW The weather was outstanding today - 81!
Unfortunately a good portion of my day was spent looking for my phone. I thought it was in my room as my last memory was using it to do scripture study, but I couldn't find it. I finally found it under the fitted sheet and mattress after a friend had posted a message of facebook and the alert sounded. I was so grateful as I needed the phone for Cole's 6 month doctor appointment.
The appointment went well. Cole is 26.5", 16lb 13 oz, and doing great. He will be having more prunes in his life due to constipation, but also got cleared to start eating meat. Apparently while in Corvallis my dad took on introducing some foods such as - pizza crust, french fries and chicken bone! Cole tried to take some Diet Coke, but luckily grandpa drew the line there.
I got a scary wakeup call on being extra cautious with Cole's new wiggly body. He slid out the bottom of his stroller before I had a chance to strap him in. I was behind the stroller and couldn't grab him in time. God was merciful and he slid into a seated position. Unfortunately he did a slow keel over and bonked his head on the concrete, but it was so slow that he just cried for a sec and bounced right back - no face contusion or bump. I was mortified and felt like a cruddy mother. He was fine though and I am now not taking a hand off him until securely fastened. This past week in Corvallis he really mastered the rolling over gig. He had been rolling over sporatically for the last month or so, but now he's doing it on purpose to get places. Tonight we saw him purposefully pivot in a full cirlce on our bed trying to reach Stan. It was so cool. At the same time though it made me think aobut how quickly he will learn things and change. It's funny how I want him to hurry up and learn things, yet stay the same at the same time.
He got his routine shots today. So far he seems to be handling them well. Last time we ended up in the ER with a raging 104 degree fever. He's a trooper though. He squawked about 10 seconds with the shot, but didn't fuss much. I think he's got a good pain threshold. What a day huh - face plant into the concrete followed by shots!
I made a great discovery while in Corvallis - you can download books (ebooks and audio) to your computer/mobile phone from the public library. I downloaded a book for book club (Shadow of the Wind) that I needed to finish and listened to it as I went about my day. Very convenient!
BTW The weather was outstanding today - 81!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Family Fun in Corvallis
Saturday Teri came down from Seattle to hang out for our last weekend in Corvallis. It was lots of fun with all the siblings and cousins.
Teri and I taught Taylor and Rilee some hand clapping games - Alston joined in too!
Jason had fun with Smoodgie's face
Jason played Settlers of Cattan with Marshall and Kobe
Gena had a dance party with Rilee, her Ipod and Miley Cyrus
Me and the girls
Teri and I taught Taylor and Rilee some hand clapping games - Alston joined in too!
Jason had fun with Smoodgie's face
Jason played Settlers of Cattan with Marshall and Kobe
Teri , Taylor and Rilee
Cole and Griffin
Cousins Cole and Griffin, who are 3 weeks apart in age, got together on Saturday night. It just so happened that both had the same outfit that said "Big Guy". Although Cole is older, Griffin has him beat in weight and truly is the big guy. We're hoping these cousins grow up close!
We love Papa Gene!
Emily and Jonah Visit
Our friends Jonah and Emily came to visit from Portland while we were in Corvallis. Jonah and Cole are both miracle babies in their own rights. Let's hope they are buddies growing up!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kobe's First Basketball Game
Thursday, January 13, 2011
A day with the J Youngs
We spent most of the day Tuesday with Jason's family. It was Cole's half birthday (6 months old). Cole played with Alston and Griffin while I played with the girls. Alston enjoyed poking at Cole, but Cole got tough after a while. Griffin appeared relieved for a break from the brotherly love. I taught Taylor and Rilee to play war and speed card games. I also took the girls our for frozen yoghurt. It was fun! Cole was definitley ready for rest by the end of the night and ended the evening in Uncle Paul's arms sleeping.
Cole, Griffin and Alston
Miss Rizzle
Rilee showing yoghurt concern
Rilee and Taylor chowing on their treat
Driving outside of Kmart
It's a proposal
Sleeping Smoodgie
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