Ok, so I've been bad at updating this... truth is, I am a busy
lady. We have 10 (well, now 9) chocolate lab puppies and my 2 little darlings
keep me running.
Jake is now 6 months (plus a little)... He is doing great! He's a
tad on the small side for weight (10%) but now that he's eating solids, I think
he'll catch up quick. I started him on solids I think 10 days before he turned
6 months. New recommendation is to wait til 6 months... but I only tried rice
cereal a couple times before then. He did ok... He likes to lock his jaw shut
and make me pry open his mouth with the spoon :) So far NOT a fan of sweet
potatoes... but he does good with the rice cereal and pear sauce so far. Gave
him some banana last night too and he liked that. Tried sweet potato again
tonight and he was not impressed! Haha... his daddy is not a fan either :)
Still nursing great. He's around 70% for his height and 93% for his head size
haha! Just need to get him filled out on his weight. He's not quite crawling
yet, but close. He rolls all over and kind of scoots. Close to sitting up on
his own. Still loving the jumper and he's doing great grasping and handling
toys. He's babbling too... Lot's of baba's and mama's :) Love this little boy
so much!
Claire is also doing great. She got a new play kitchen and can
spend hours just cooking away. She also just got moved into her own room and
big girl bed! The transition went really well. We had her nap in the crib with
the railing off a few times and then had her nap in her new room and new bed.
She resisted a bit at first, but it only took a few days to get her used to it.
Now she goes to bed great! She's a great little helper... she helps me unload the
dishwasher. She also likes to try to scoop dog food and it often ends up all
over the floor. She's eating great still and eats pretty much what we do. The
other day I caught her feeding pizza to Jake. Went in my room for 15 seconds
and came back and he had some pepperoni sticking out of his mouth! They sure
love each other. They will lay next to each other and giggle... melts my heart
:)
The garage is coming along great! I've been parking in there for
about a month now, and we were able to move all of our "stuff" out of
the spare room so we could turn that into Claire's room. So nice to have all of
that extra space now. Ben has built the whole thing himself pretty much. He's
had helpers come over a few times, but the majority of it has been all him. All
he has left to do is the siding. Oh, he also mounted 5 deer this fall and is
going to start on his bear soon. He's definitely staying busy this winter.
Last year I made a "resolution" to read the Bible in a
year. I don't usually do resolutions, but this was a good opportunity for me to
make the commitment. Finished up on Dec 31st and it felt SO good to read it
cover to cover. I learned so much and wish I would have done that much sooner.
God is good... so very good and loves us way more than we could ever imagine.
I've realized that I need to work on always speaking with love and kindness...
even if it's about something I don't agree with/feel passionate about. God
loves everyone, even the worst of sinners. I need to do the same. I mean, I
think I'm a pretty nice person most of the time, but I'd like to make more of
an effort to intentionally be kind and loving... and engaging with everyone I
interact with. Genuine.
Ok that's a little bit of updating for now. Absolutely loving my
life with my family and so grateful for everything God has blessed me with!
Jake 6 Months
My little loves :)
