Boomer Sooner!

My first Game Day!

6 month check up

John went for his 6 month check up yesterday. Everything is great. his stats:

weight = 17 lbs and 15.5 oz (57%)
height = 27.5 inches (82%)
head circum. = 17.5 inches (68%)

Dr. Kessinger opened up his menu to include table foods except for eggs, fish, nuts and honey. He wants us to start letting John feed himself (with his hands of course) at the highchair - the dogs are going to LOVE this!

We asked the Dr. about the crib bumpers (as they have never been in since John started sleeping in his crib) and he said not to put them now because of choking hazard. So I suppose we will have to continue to let John CHEW on the crib rails! Spending a fortune on monogrammed bumpers was a very pitiful first time parent mistake - I think the 2nd child will be lucky to get a sheet, much less bumpers! :)

Sadly, our hope of minimal tooth pain has gone. John has his 2 bottom teeth, but with the Dr.'s help yesterday, we were able to see very swollen top gums; and John has not been sleeping well at all. However, last night he slept until 6:00am this morning... cross your fingers.

Happy Birthday Kaitlin!

Kaitlin Keith turned 1 year old today. Her and John are exactly one day shy of 6 months apart. For those of you that are reading this and are mothers... click on "The Keith's" link over to the left - Summer has left a great post with her thoughts after 1 year of motherhood... brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITLIN!

Tuesdays with Nana and Grandpa

Every Tuesday John goes over to Nana and Grandpa's house for a little fun while mom and dad go to work.

John pretty much gets to run the house. :)Ever since John started rolling as his primary form of transportation, the coffee table is removed and...poof... the living room instantly transforms into the play room.

He even has his own jungle nursery, filled with pictures of animal mamas and their babies.

Napping is not always a priority for John at Nana and Grandpa's; playing is much higher on the list! Although...the naps are getting longer and I think Nana starts to miss him if he sleeps for more than an hour. Their days are filled with peek-a-boo games, grape sacks, stuffed puppies and a lot of smiles! I am not sure which of the three of them love Tuesdays the most!

Spoke to soon...

Sadly, the luxury of sleeping through the night has come to an abrupt stop. I suppose it could be the tooth; but it has broken the skin and I have always heard that the pain subsides after that point. Last night in particular John and I spent a lot of quality time together, so we are both exhausted today. We have "my little gym" at 12:45, but if he happens to be mid nap, I probably won't wake him. I will create our own gym class after he wakes up. :)

John vs. the Dogs

Although neither of the dogs are extremely thrilled with John, Bailee and Kallie have very differing opinions about him. Bailee loves to be close during or soon after a meal as she can lick his hands and face and clean him all up. Kallie....well, she takes a more hands off approach; she would be perfectly happy if he would sleep all day. Kallie has learned that once John is down for the night, she gets Mom and Dad all to herself. As soon as I come down from the nursery, she makes her way to both of us and gets her nightly love.

No matter what they think of him - he LOVES them! Anytime he is starting to get cranky, just call a dog over and - BAM - instant smile. A sneeze or a shake gets a full out laugh from him, it is pretty funny to watch.

We can not wait to see them all together as he gets older and can start playing with them. Probably will not be too much fun for the dogs until he learns to control his hands a bit better and stops grabbing and pulling anything he can get ahold of as they walk by.

Family and Friends Links

I have added a family and friends link section (to the left). Please let me know (via the comments below or email) if I can add your link to this page. I added the Keiths (Summer, Scott and Kaitlin) already - check theirs out, they have a video of Kaitlins first steps - very exciting stuff!

FIRST TOOTH

Well, I have been working on the format for the blog for a few days; it is not quite right just yet, but I had to publish it today to share the news.... HE GOT HIS FIRST TOOTH! He has been a bit moody the last couple of days, but nothing terrible by any means, so we are crossing our fingers that his teething pain will be mild.

On another note, he has slept through the night (8:00pm to 7:30am) the last four nights in a row - Here's hoping it sticks....

First blog entry ever

John is growing and changing so fast - I truly can not believe he is 5 and 1/2 months! I am starting this blog in an effort to help us remember the every day pleasures of our baby boy. I am also hoping that our friends and family will check back often to watch John grow up and explore this world; I figure the blog is a convenient way to do that for all of our busy schedules. Please feel free to add comments and let me know your thoughts.