Fun Weekend

This weekend was our first weekend home with no plans in a long time so we took full advantage of spending time together as a family!
 

 

Helping Mom cook

Adding a whole new dimension to yoga

I'm not sure this is what "Mother and Baby" yoga is supposed to be?

Mmm...yogurt!

New book from John Lemen in Texas

First time swimming.  He was a little skeptical at first, but after he warmed up he was having the time of his life.

Sooo much fun!!



The World Is Mine To Explore

The World Is Mine To Explore

 

I finally got sick of rolling around to get places so I decided to give in and try this thing called "crawling." Pretty much everyone has been trying to get me to do it the last 4 weeks so I figured there must be something fun about it.  Oh man were they right!!  I can get from one end of the room all the way over to the end of the room in just a few seconds.  And the best part...I can now get all those things that Mom and Dad don't want me to play with.  Outlets. Space heater. Laptop. Phones. Remotes.  So I figured why stop with crawling?  I pulled myself up in my crib the next day and I crawled up the stairs 2 days later.  Unfortunately, I heard Mom saying something about "gates." I'm not sure what those are but it can't be good.

 

 

 

 

 



CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS 2012

 

Christmas always seems like a whirlwind of activities, and this year was no exception. We successfully attended 5 Christmases in December (Extended Currie’s, Lageschulte’s, Currie’s, Lorenzen’s, and Schoneherr’s).  We have such an amazing and loving family and we always have so much fun when we get together. 

Extended Currie's in Polk City

2nd Cousin Heidi Greubel, Great Grandma Olympia, Elliott

 

Lageschulte's in Storm Lake

Aunt K'lyn and Elliott peeking at presents

Addison wanted Elliott's toy but Elliott wasn't ready to give it up

I think he was excited to open presents

 

Bath time - Elliott wasn't too excited about sharing the tub

Currie's in Odebolt

He's not quite a Mozart yet, but close

Hanging out with Grandma

Great Grandma Olympa...she just beems every time she gets to see him

 

I'm not so sure about this thing you call a kitty

Ok, I can do this now that Grandpa is holding him

 

Schoenherr's in Ida Grove

Addison helping Elliott open his presents...AGAIN :)

Elliott got bowls and measuring cups from Aunt Abby. What a great present!

Oooo...what could this be?

 

YES! It's exactly what I wanted!

Still excited!

Addison and Elliott playing with Aunt Abby

 

 

 

8 MONTHS

8 MONTHS

 

As you can see from the pictures, Elliott CAN'T SIT STILL.  His arms and legs are always flapping and he is constantly reminding you that he is in the room with either his loud shrieks of joy or shrieks of "hey, pay attention to me."

 

Highlights:

• He had his first stomach flu. 8 days. Yes, he threw up for 8 days straight...Mom did a lot of laundry.  He lost close to 4 lbs and you could see it in his cheeks.  I guess that's one way to lose those chubby cheeks! Don't worry, he ate his way back to his normal weight. Mom could hardly keep up with making his food.
• We are on the move!  He's not quite crawling yet but he can get from one end of the room to the other by rolling or scooting backwards.
• He loves to roll a basketball back and forth with you.  He actually does a really good job with timing on when to catch the ball.  We still have to work on passing it back, but he does push down on the back of the ball and it kind of pops it out...which is close enough for me!

 

Schedule:

5am - wake for a 6 oz bottle (he can't seem to break this one since he's been sick), go back to sleep until 6:30

6:30am - wake for the day

8:00am - breakfast

9:30-10:30am - nap

11:00am - lunch

12:30 - 6 ozs

1:30 - 3:00pm - nap

3:30pm snack

5:30pm - dinner

6:30pm - bottle

7:00pm - down for the night

 

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

 

We traveled to Minneapolis to spend Thanksgiving at Steve and Chelsey's place.  We hadn't been there since their wedding last September so our visit was long overdue.  We stopped and spent the night in Ankey with Abby and Drew on our way up and back, which was a great way to break up the trip since Elliott certianly won't be remembered as the best car traveler.

 

Guys in the kitchen

Elliott even sat at the table with us...only thing on the menu he could have were sweet potatoes

Trying to get a post-turkey nap in...I think only one had that in mind

First snow

Supervising the Christmas tree setup

Santa's Workshop at Macy's

 

7 MONTHS

7 MONTHS

 

Elliott is a super happy baby and is always smiling!  The smiles come so freely and are so genuine.  He greets anyone that walks into the room with a smile that has the ability to brighten any day.  Monique is very surprised at his ability to concentrate at such a young age.  He looks at toys for so long it's almost as if he is trying to figure out how they are made. I think he has his dad’s engineering mind.  He is extremely busy.  His arms and legs are always moving.  Changing his diaper and dressing him is becoming quite the hassle.  You can see from the pictures below that he doesn't sit still.

Favorite Things
Jumparoo
Chewing on anything available
Peek-a-boo
Watching Praise Baby

Schedule
6am – wakeup and 6 ozs
7am – breakfast
8:30am – 5 ozs
9am – 10am Nap
11am – lunch
12am – 5-6ozs
12:30 – 1:30 Nap
2:30 – 5ozs
3:30 – 3rd nap if needed
5:30 – dinner
6:30 – 7 ozs and down for the night

 

 

 

 

Just An Update

A few randoms

Hanging with Uncle Justin

Mmmmm...Bananas!

Wrestling Daddy