HAPPY 6 MONTHS TO MY BUGGY BOO!

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old today! I knew it would fly by, cause that's just life, but it's crazy how fast time really goes! Beau has grown so much. He has been eating baby food since he was 5 months old. He loves sweet potatoes the best so far and he does really well, taking big bites. He got a jumperoo for Christmas and absolutely loves to jump in it. And we love to watch. He just screams and laughs and talks the whole time. Beau caught his first sickness since he has been home. Just the common cold but I feel so bad for him. He has a yucky cough and runny nose. He hasn't had a fever yet, crossing my fingers, and seems to be in good spirits. Well, as much as he can be. We finally put batteries in his swing and he has enjoyed swinging in that since he has been sick. He doesn't have to work to get it to move like he does the jumperoo, which can make him feel yucky afterward. So the swing has been nice.
Unfortunately, I woke yesterday morning with Beau's cold. He was suppose to have his 6 month check up today and get some shots. But I decided it would be best to wait until he felt a little better. We did go to the doctor on Friday, however, to make sure he didn't have anything worse than a cold, and they weighed him. He is 20 lbs even! His weight gain has slowed since they put him on a little diet, but he still weighs as much as a 12 month old! I love it. He has rolls in the strangest places and i think it is just perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about him.
I called him Love Bug from the day I had him, which then went to Love Buggy, and now just Buggy for short. And that has stuck. So if I ever say Buggy you will know that's Beau's nickname.
TK's parents got Buggy a high chair the other day, and he loves it. I use to just use his Bumbo seat but his little legs are getting too big for it. So the high chair has been wonderful. Plus, I don't have to sit on the floor to feed him anymore.
Tk and I are enjoying parenthood. It's everything I expected and more, of course. I am so in love with Buggy, it amazes me how any of us ever lived without our little ones. I know things like this are said all the time, I just know what people mean by saying them now.
Buggy loves playing with his dad and misses him while he is at work. Beau is my best friend. I love being able to stay home and take care of him every day. Thanks for making that happen TK. I love my boys!

Just Because

Some updated pics of Beau. Enjoy!!!

Beau's Blessing

Beau was blessed this past Sunday. It was alot of fun cause all of TK's family came and my dad got to fly out to be here too. So we all just went to Sacrament and then came over to Jody and Jerry's, which is mine and TK's residence at the moment, as well. Jody bought all kinds of food and we all had lunch and just had good together time. It was just an all around good day. I feel so blessed to have such a loving family and I am so grateful that my dad was able to come out here. Thank you to everyone that came and made Beau's special day extra special.

St. George, Utah

My in laws have another home in St. George. It's beautiful there and it is a really nice home. We went down this last weekend. We left Friday after TK got off work and then came home Sunday. So, we didn't stay for very long but it was still relaxing. Plus, the main reason for the trip was to take Beau so Grandma Lo could see him. Gma Lo is Jody's, my mother-in-law, mom. She was really happy to see him. I felt bad though because he was really fussy. He usually isn't as bad as he was and I think what happened was he was homesick. He had to sleep in his pack n play and he has never been in the car for more than an hour and St. George is like 4 hours or something like that. Other than his fussiness, it was a good trip and nice to see the family that lives down there. So, it's Gma Lo and Gpa Fred, and then Jody's brother Mike and his wife Syd. They are all really nice fun people and we enjoyed it very much. Hopefully, we can spend more time the next time we go.

Fun St. George facts: There are palm trees there! You can see some in the picture of the St. George Temple. Did you know the St. George temple was finished being built before the Salt Lake Temple? Last fun fact: TK found a scorpion in the bathroom!!! It was itty bitty and dead, but supposedly the little ones are the most poisonous!

Rice Cereal

We started rice cereal. I have only given it to him a few times. I haven't been very consistent with it like I should. I was hoping it would help him sleep better. I talked about, in an earlier post, Beau sleeping through the night, and after those two days it never happened again. His normal night time sleep is he goes down at 9 and sleeps 5-6 hours, gets up to eat and then sleeps another 3, usually, sometimes 4. Last night I bathed him and massaged him with lotion, fed him some cereal and then fed him his formula. He fell right asleep at 9, like usual, but didn't get up until 5...so 8 hours isn't bad. I fed him and then he fell back asleep, but only for 2 more hours. I was totally happy with this though. So I am gonna try the same pattern tonight...bath, cereal, formula. Hope it works.

I love giving him the cereal. It's so cute to watch him eat it. Of course, it's a mess. Plus, I haven't gotten any bowls or baby spoons yet. So, I am just using a small glass bowl and the tiniest measuring spoon I could find. I know that is pretty ghetto, but it works for now, until I make it to the store to get real baby stuff. They say that there is some kind of fruit something that you can add to the cereal...can anyone tell me what it is and if you would recommend it. He is only 3 months, and I wasn't gonna give him anything until 6 months, but I did do the cereal in hopes of a better sleep at night. He held it down just fine and seemed to like it, so I am gonna continue with that, but what about the fruit stuff? Advice please.

Sleep Time

I love holding Beau while he takes naps. I mostly just love to hold him. I am aware that this is probably spoiling him, but I can't help it. He likes to lay on his boppy while it is wrapped around me. He lays on his side and digs his head into my body. I love it! I always watch closely cause I don't want any suffocating of course. But he only does this with me. I'm sure it's part of his natural instinct, as if he was nursing. I just love the feeling of him so close to me. And those of you who know me, I am not a very touchy feely person. But with Beau it's as if I can't ever get close enough. Plus, I only got to nurse a couple of times before they pulled the plug on that and I wish I got to experience the whole breast feeding thing.

I love the feeling that I have with him. It's awesome. I used to envy people with children and couldn't wait to have my own....and now that I do, it is everything I dreamed of and tons more!!! I know every post I write is about him, but I guess that's part of being a new mommy. I just don't have anything else I would rather talk about. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! The only problem with holding him while he naps is this should be when I should be showering and cleaning up, doing laundry, all the things that he distracts me from should get done during nap time and I am sitting down to hold him. I need to get it straightened out...

Trick or Treat

We had a good Halloween. TK and I and Beau went over to my sister-in-law, Holly, house for pictures and just to hang out while Holly's kids went trick or treat'n. Beau was a pumpkin, as you can tell by the pics. He was so stinkin cute. The pumpkin costume turned out perfect. He is already chubby so it just fit him really good. We all got a kick out of it. In these pics, Holly is Cruella, Lauren is Dorothy, Morgan is the devil, and Colton is the dalmation, to go with Holly's costume, of course. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.