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

Halloween

Halloween

 

Pumpkin Patch with Grandma and Grandpa Lageschulte

 

Carving pumpkins

 

Halloween night/play date

Elliott (6.5 months), Fritz (5 months), Zachary (6.5 months), Harper (5.5 months)

Fritz kept wanting to eat the tiger!

 



6 Months

6 MONTHS

 

It's hard to believe it's been 1/2 a year since our little guy entered the world!  A lot has happend since his 5 month update.  He weighed in at 20lbs 6ozs (89%) and measured 28.5 inches long (96%) at his 6 month checkup. He can sit up for extended periods of time on his own.  He is still only rolling over from back to stomach.

 

He got his first two teeth the weekend of October 6th.  Not sure the actual day.  I had sister's weekend in Des Moines and Mark took Elliott back to Odebolt to help his parent's finish harvest. When I returned to Odebolt on Sunday night I noticed the teeth and the conversation went something like this...   

Angie - "Oh my gosh, he has teeth."

Mark - "What? When did that happen."

Angie - "I'm not sure. You tell me.  You are the one that spent the last 3 days with him."

He got a third tooth 3 days later!

 

Favorite Things

Jumparoo

Sitting on the floor playing with a basket of toys

Stuffing just about anything he can into his mouth

Bathtime

 

Schedule

6am wakeup...I swear Elliott knows it's weekend because he sleeps in until 6:45-7ish on Saturday and Sunday. How considerate of him :)

6:30 - 6oz bottle

8:30 - 6 oz bottle

9:00 - 10:00 nap 1

11:30 - oatmeal/veggies

12:00 - 6 ozs

12:30 - 2:00 nap 2

3:00 - 6 ozs

4:30 - nap 3

6:00 - oatmeal/veggies

6:30 - 6 ozs and down for the night



 



Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

 

Mark and I have lived in Kansas City for over 4 years now and really haven't taken advantage of the wonderful things a big city has to offer.  We've been to a handful of Royals games, only 1 Chiefs game and a few concerts.  But lets be honest, the sports teams in this town usually have a bigger number in the loss column than the win column which makes it a little hard to be enthusiastic about following them. 

 

Our daycare lady told us several times that we should visit the arboretum and we finally got around to going this weekend.  Wow!! Even after the dry summer the garden was absolutely gorgeous!

 

 

 

  



5 Months

5 MONTHS

 

Elliott was 5 months old on Friday, September 14th which was also Daddy's birthday.  I probably sound like a broken record but I can't believe how time has flown by.  Elliott is so attentitive and seems very eager to learn.  He will find the most uninteresting thing in the room and stare at it like he's trying to figure out its existince.  Monique is constantly introducing new toys and games and Elliott seems to like all of them.  He is a pretty easy going baby now, quite opposite of the earlier weeks. He will spend 30 minutes in a jumperoo or playing with a basket of toys before you remember that you have a baby in the room! 

 

Schedule

6-6:45 wake up

6:30 - 5 ozs

8:30 - 4 ozs

9:00 - 10:30ish nap (usually naps much longer at home then at daycare, 90 minutes vs. 45 minutes)

11:00 - rice cereal, avocado or sweet potatoes

12:00 - 6 ozs

12:30 - 2ish nap (again, usually much short at daycare)

2:30 - 4 ozs

4:30 - 4 ozs

3rd nap varies widely depending on how he slept the fist two naps, usually only 30 minutes long

6:00 - rice cereal

6:30 - 6 ozs

7:00 bed time and sleeps through the night

 

Favorite Things

Jumperoo

Bumbo with basket of toys next to him

Playing with Gabi and Hazel at daycare

Will roll over to his stomach almost the instant you lay him down