9 months

Lincon is already 9 months and a week so I guess I better get going.

I was so relieved to know that at 9 months there is no shots!! So the doctor's office was quick and painless this time around.

Weight 18.2 - 14% (Has only gained 1.4 lbs since 6 months - Guess I need to feed him more!)
Height 28 in. - 40%
Head 17.8  - 43%

He started crawling around 8 months (maybe a little before). He did the army crawl with the left arm and right foot mostly but has since moved to his knees until he figures out how much faster he is on his belly and switches back to the army.

He pulls himself up onto whatever he can. He loves standing by the couch, crib, the tub, chairs, legs, etc. He has finally figured out how to get back down to a sitting position from standing which has decreased the number of bonks on the head from falling backwards however it does still happen.

His favorite toys that aren't actually toys - -
Vents. He loves running his hands up and down our big vents. The other day when our home teachers were over (one of them lives below us), he commented how they were laughing the other night when they heard Lincon "discovering" the vents. 
Bathroom scale. He loves loves pounding on it. Especially when we are in the bathroom getting ready.
Entertainment center. He pulls all of our movies out multiple times a day. We have started just throwing them back in instead of straightening them everytime. I don't mind and it keeps him entertained.
Doorstops. What baby doesn't love doorstops. When you flick them they make an awesome sound :) He has already broken one off -- whoops :)
Cords. Of course he tries to pull every cord so we have just designated an old xbox cord thing that he gets to play with.

He babbles, talks, and blows his lips constantly. Dad is the best at getting him laughing and he loves playing. We are loving seeing him grow and learn but it is going to fast. Sorry no pictures this time - - I will post some pictures and videos next time.

Halloween 2011

I stink at blogging. It's a fact. I'm going to try and post some things I missed and back date them.....

As for Halloween this year, we decided to take Linc down to Shelley so he could go trick or treating with his cousins and see his grandparents. He has had a cold for awhile so we only took him to a couple houses (plus he doesn't eat candy - - it was all for us :).

We had fun eating pizza with family on the Balmforth side, visiting Great-Grandma & Grandpa, and my parents. He was a tropper and didn't try and pull off his head piece once!

This was the end of the night... don't judge :)

Playing with Grandpa

Oakley, Linc, & Oscar

My cute little bat

Bad Mom

I had my first experience today that made me say "I'm a bad mom."
Here is the story - - don't worry it all works out in the end.
I was helping Adam with his homework in Lincon's bedroom/the office. We had the door completely shut because we had some company in the front room. Linc was down for a nap on our bed. All of the sudden we hear a thump and then Lincon starts screaming.
Adam and I look at each other panicked and then ran to our room. Poor linc rolled off our bed and onto the floor.
He must have been awake for awhile because he was just playing and had fallen off. The only thing is since the door was closed we didn't hear him when he woke up.
Don't worry -  10 minutes later he was laughing and having fun but it scared all of us for awhile.

6 months

This post is long overdue considering in 2 weeks he will 7 months but I need to document!

Linc is 6 months old and growing up so fast. At his checkup he was:
17 lbs - 35%
26.5 - 52%
Head - 17 in - 33%

For those of you who spend anytime around Lincon or us, you probably know that he doesn't cry. Sure he whines and whimpers every once in awhile but he doesn' ever full on cry - - except when he gets his shots. Adam and I have been able to go to every appointment so far except for this last one I had to go alone and I struggled listening to my baby scream. I hate it :( It has definently gotten worse the older he gets. But he was a trooper the rest of the day and was all smiles after he woke up from his nap.

We did a little photoshoot - - and he wasn't very cooperative. He wasn't crying or fussing or anything - he just wouldn't smile. Something about when I put that big black camera in front of my face makes the smiles go away. I need to make something like this:

Find this here

A few things about Linc
-He is rolling everywhere. He started rolling at 5 months, but now when I put him down in 1 spot, 5 minutes later he is across the room and backwards.
- He is sitting like a champ.
- Has a scratching fettish. When he is in his crip, he scratches the sheets. When he is in his carseat, he scratches the belt. When he sits on my lap, he scratches my jeans. He also scratches our skin and himself so we have to make sure to keep those nails short!
- Loves his food - except the meat baby food. We tried that 1 day and he literally dry heaved. I think we'll wait another month before we gave that a try. (Although I don't even know if I'll ever give it to him because it smells like cat food and looks disgusting)
- His favorite foods are: rice cereal, peas, & carrots. He is starting to like sweet potatos and wasn't a big fan of bananas on the first go around but we'll see.
- Sleeps 11-12 hours a night. He is still waking up about once to eat on occassion but he is so cute so he gets away with it. Goes to bed at 8:45 or 9 and gets up at 8:30 most days.
-Loves taking naps on mom and dad's bed. He looks like a King in the middle of our King size bed.
- Loves hanging out with dad. Adam has been on his 7 week break from school so he has been the stay at home dad. They have been spending lots of time together. :)
- Still spits and blows bubbles a lot. However he has been talking a lot lately too.

 

In the middle of this video is Lincon's "cry"

Here are a few goodies from our little photoshoot. Of course we had to do some Boise State pictures . . . Go Boise!

2 years

Two years ago (this last monday), I made the best decision of my life and married my best friend.
Adam I love you and I couldn't be happier. You are a wonderful husband and father. Thanks for everything you do for me and Linc. I love you baby. Thanks for a wonderful 2 years :)

 We decided to keep our anniversary low key and since it was on a Monday, we decided to go to the Bodies Museum, which have been wanting to do for awhile. We went to Olive Garden for dinner, came home and put Linc to bed and then sat, cuddled and watched a movie. It was a good day :)

July Haps

Linc has officially explored new dietary options. Although he does enjoy mama milk, I think he is enjoying the variation and his once a day feedings of rice cereal. There is something exciting about giving your baby his first taste of food - - he is getting so big.

We mostly give him rice cereal, however we decided we would try a little baby food the other day so I busted out some squash. Let's just say he doesn't have an aquired taste for it....(However neither would I, it doesn't smell very good!) After the third day of feeding him squash I think he was starting to get used to it but still made some funny faces when he ate.

The little man is officially rolling and has been for almost 2 weeks. He only rolls from back to belly and hasn't quite figured out the other way so just rolls over on his belly, plays for a minute, fusses until someone rolls him back over and then repeats. It's a pretty fun game.
Here is a couple goodies of the cutie because I can :)

As for the haps of life, the summer has been great. Adam is officially done with the semester and has taken over baby duty for at least 4.5 hours a day while mama bear goes to work. He finished the semester with flying colors and I can't believe he only has one more semester of undergrad! We've had a couple of fun little outings including; water park, boating (Linc loved it and took one of the best naps ever), cabin, walks in the stroller, local swimming pool, movies, family bbq's, etc!

He looks nervous but I promise he enjoyed it!

Rocking the suit.

Also.... I have a new niece! My sister Chalee had the sweetest little girl on the seventeenth and she is adorable. Oakley Dawn weighing 8 lbs. I got to take her newborn pictures and she was so good for them. Here is a little sneak peak --- I plan on posting in a bit with more pictures from her session on my photo blog!

Linc and his funny ways

Here are a couple of videos of Linc off my phone. The first one is him laughing. Please ignore my obnoxious voice.... apparently he thinks it funny. And yes.... that wet ring around his neck is slobber.

This one is some weird thing he has been doing with his mouth lately. Adam and I think it is pretty entertaining.