Must Haves

I have seen this trend today and I thought I would follow suit:
At six months these are the things that have been the most use to us.
A walker; to be honest I never wanted a walker- but we were given one and Owen actually loves it. I can put puffs or toys on the tray and he just cruises around the kitchen while I am cooking or doing dishes. We also let him walk around the dinning room when we eat dinner and he just has a blast.


The BUMBO: the best thing ever! We began sitting Owen in his at around 2 months, and we still use it daily with and without the tray.

the perfect snack for a little one learning to feed themselves. Owen loves them, he does make a mess but has a great time doing it. they dissolve too!

This was another gift that Owen loves now that is standing with support.

The bouncy chair, has been my BF on some days, mostly when he was a lot younger but there are times I still put him in there, he's a little big but he still has fun will all those toys. I really enjoy this seat b/c the toys came off.

Toys like this little guy are GREAT! they have a suction and will stick to just about anything: the highchair tray, bumbo tray, walker, and even a table at a restaurant. We have used him for all, and we have a few other suction toys that come in handy for these situations too!

Another infant/baby seat. This chair was a gift and we really like b/c it folds down flat and is easy to travel with. Owen has taken many naps in this seat. It vibrates and play music and cuts off after about 15 minutes.

These have been great lately since we have cut two teeth in the past week. Owen get pretty happy when he sees them too... I think he thinks they are candy! ha!

And yes, another infant seat. The Snoogie seat was another gift that we loved when Owen was a newborn. He slept in this many, many nights, after nursing. I could place this in our bed right in between my husband and I and we all three got some good sleep!

This video i bought for 2$ at the Half Price Books by my house, Owen loves it! He can watch it over and over, we have all the baby Einstein movies and he is just not as in to them as this video.

Last but not least the Exersaucer! I was so hesitant on buying on of these, and then out found this one for 35$ at a consignment sale, and it looked brand new. So I snatched it up and Owen has been playing, jumping, banging, & singing in it since he was a little over 3 months.




Well.... Those are the things we love, and just couldn't live with out!

Elizabeth

I am sick....of the snow

This is still what my street looks like and probably will continue to look like this for a while, since we are getting about an inch in flurries everyday around here. The snow at first was amazing...I have never seen this much snow at once(well outside of a ski resort). The snow was so pretty, I looked forward to a few days cuddled up with my two boys, but now.....one week later- and I am stil stuck inside for the most part.

As the snow somewhat melts, it is dripping down in between the nooks and crannies of our gutters and roof and dripping out in many places in my house: through lights in the ceiling, the fan in the bathroom, windows, and some holes we had to drill in the ceiling in our guestroom- because the water was just pooling in the ceiling. ugh! I am SO over this SNOW! I think I could be happy if I never saw snow again.
The news keeps posting pictures and stories of people's damage and I guess ours isn't so bad, but I know it's going to take forever to get it fixed with issurance and such, and we have buckets collecting dirty water all over our house- and that just grosses me OUT!
I am SO OVER THE SNOW!

picture time!

mama blog link up...

l"/>

Happy Half birthday!

Weight: 16.7 lbs Height: 26.5 inches

This is the face that I get to hang with on a daily basis & I am loving every minute of it!

I seriously can't believe how fast the last 6 months have gone, and to tell you the truth I had a little break down this month... I had originally signed you up for part-time care starting when you were 7 months old(i wanted to wait until after you had a flu shot). The time flew and March was coming much faster than I had wanted it to. So your daddy and I have decided that it would be best for you not to go to school yet, and I will continue to stay home and play/mother/ and hang with my favorite little guy ever! We are very lucky daddy has a good job and this is a choice for us.

Now that you are six months old you are acting so much more like a little man. You are into everything..and I mean everything! You are not as satisfied with the same options all the time anymore to stay entertained. We have brought out many new toys and you are thrilled with them. You seem to gravitate towards anything that makes noise and the louder the better! :) Your favorite is still you exersaucer, but you also really like your move and groove music table. Your alligator xylophone is a big hit too!

You are grabbing not only for toys, but for people.. You will reach out for me(if I am not holding you) but you also are reaching for other people too...This makes me smile when you reach for me- i don't think i can get enough!

You have begun to really watch what is on the TV. Your aunt B. bought you the whole baby Einstein video collection, but it seems you would rather watch Big Bird sings Karaoke...You love that video...it is like baby crack :) i can get some things done around the house because of this video.

You are SO big i just can't believe it! At 6 months you are:

Sitting up on your own,

standing(holding onto things,people, or furniture)

Talking ALL the time (dadadada..is your favorite- i don't think you know this is the beginning of daddy.. i think they are just easy sounds to say).

You go to sleep on your own, and sleep on your stomach.

You love to eat

No teeth yet, but i am sure they are around the corner - you drool like crazy!

You love it when the neighbors kids come over, i think you are going to be a social bug.

You are the best thing that happen to me!

I love you so much it hurts!

Mommy!

And here are some snow pictures from the huge snow storm that hit us this weekend!




our house



the path...to the door

getting SO big!

living room makeover

So, our house has mostly all been updated but for some reason my husband and I keep coming up with "projects" around the house. This past Tuesday night we were sitting in the living room watching TV and I decided I wanted to paint the wall around the fireplace different than the rest of the room. When we bought our house every room was painted builders tan, which I love, but tan in every room was a bit much. So, slowly we have added some color into the house. I had a quart of red paint and decided to go for it! Now that it is done I absolutely LOVE it. So glad we got off our buts and just started painting... well I did the taping and my husband did the painting. Now today I have to move everything out of this room for we love it so much we are now moving the furniture around and hopefully will use this room more often. ( well, we have been using this room more since Owen was born, but now it will be more comfortable :) )

So that's whats been going on here, between playgroups, naps, cooking dinner, watching the playoffs, snuggling, and taking pictures of Owen.

I will add pictures of the living room later... but until then here is a picture of my little man!