7 months

Cody, you are getting so big, you are 7 months old!!!  This has been a fun month watching you explore so many new things.

you are still so happy all the time and always give us the biggest smiles

 you can sit and play with your toys all by yourself (for the most part) until you are ready to take off exploring again 

 you have 1 tooth on the bottom and one more coming in, so you chew on everything

 i love your big blue/grey eyes

 you eat pretty much anything that we give you, but you would rather take the spoon and try to feed yourself, so we give you your own spoon while we feed you

 you crawl EVERYWHERE and get into EVERYTHING, you follow Jackson, the cats, balls, toys, anything that moves

you are so sweet when you are sleeping. we are still trying to get you and jackson to share rooms, but you don't like to go to bed until we do, then you end up in bed with us around 4:00am for more snuggles

Cody Bear, what a big month:

~ sits if we sit you up and will stay sitting until your ready to go again

~crawls/scoots all over-you do a frog scoot with both legs then both arms...you haven't quite gotten up on all fours

~ two teeth

~ you babble a lot, but we heard you singing "red, red, red, red, redneck" in the car one day, is "redneck" really your first word?

~ you reach and grab anything in reach and try to eat it

~ love baths and playing in the water-you sit in the Bumbo and splash Jackson and try to take his trains

~you have the cutest, loudest belly laugh and laugh at any funny face or noise

~ you like your pacifiers, now you pretty much take them in and out and chew on them, you have also started sucking your thumb a little more

~ love to look at books, play with toys, sing songs, watch Thomas, or do whatever Jackson is doing

~ you like to play and bounce in your exersaucer

~ If you hear the tv or music you will do whatever you can to see whats going on 

 Cody, we love you so much and are so excited to see you change and grow everyday.

Love, Mom

Wordless Wednesday

6 months

Cody-Bear,
You are 6 months old today!  Its hard to believe half a year has flown by, but we sure are lovin it!  We have had a fun month with birthdays, and Easter in Westcliffe, a trip to Cheyenne and a 4-night sleepover at Nana's while Mom and Dad went to the ACM awards in Las Vegas. We were anxious to get home to see you and couldn't believe how much you changed in those few sort days.

 You are so so happy and fulls of smiles, you can brighten anyone's day! 

 Cody, at 6 months old you:
~ love to be a "roley poley" you roll all over the room
~ take baths in the bumbo seat with your brother
~ sit in a high chair to eat (you eat cereal, bananas, apples, peaches, pears, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, and peas)
~ drool like crazy, it looks like you are about to cut two teeth
~ sleep on your tummy but still wake up twice in the night, then want to sleep in our bed
~ squeal and babble constantly
~ love to watch your brother play and try to be a part of whatever he is doing
~ are so laid back and content with whatever you are doing
~ laugh every time I sing to you...not sure what that is all about :)
~ like to play pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo
We love you so much and are so thankful to have you in our lives.
xoxo

Westcliffe

A couple weeks ago, we spent the weekend in Westcliffe to celebrate Emma's 2nd birthday and Easter with the cousins.  It was a fun weekend full of cupcakes and balloons, coloring Easter eggs, flying kites, Easter egg hunts, playing in the dirt, looking at chicks and pigs, and just spending time with all of our wonderful family.

 

'Nowing!!!

We got a wonderful spring storm this weekend, with lots of snow.  Jackson gets so excited when it snows he runs to the window and yells "'nowing".  And that boy is a snow bunny-he wants to play outside every chance he gets, and does not want to come inside even when his cheeks are bright red, he can barely move his lips, and his gloves are caked with snow.

Our driveway was the perfect sledding hill since there was  layer of ice underneath the snow.

 Dad and Cody 

 Jackson's friend Madison came over to play, too.

 Big helper!

Ok, I'll come inside if I can watch Thomas in the living room.  So, we made him a bed in the living room...

...and he was out for a 3 hour nap!

5 months

Our little Cody-Bear, you are 5 months old!!!

Cody, at 5 months you:

~ Roll and scoot all over

~ Sit up with support

~ Still sleep in our bedroom, we have set up your bed in Jackson's room, but we haven't moved you in there yet

~ Still wake up 1 or 2 times per night and take 2 naps per day

~ smile, laugh and giggle all the time

~ reach and grab at anything that is in your sight- faces, hair, cups, clothes, whatever you can get a hold of

~ love to watch Jackson play and are so ready to jump in and play with him

~ you are so easy going and just seem to take it all in

We love you so much!!!!

XOXOXO

Spaghetti Squash

Yesterday I tried something different-spaghetti squash alfredo boats with a kale salad. ( and a bread stick from Papa Johns) The salad was great...the squash, well lets just say it is no substitute for pasta.  It was pretty rich and maybe would have been better as a side dish.  Jackson was definitely not a fan. And Chris gave it good effort.  And said he would try spaghetti squash again if it was prepared differently.  I'm not sure if almost goring myself trying to cut through the darn thing is worth a second try.  We might just have to stick to pasta alfredo.