Friday, February 11, 2011

He did it!!

...........Pooped on the potty that is!  We are so ecstatic!!  He was taking a bath and said he had to poop so we put him on and out came this tiny little poop (I know, way too much detail-what can I say, I am one proud mom right now)!

YAY for Alex, we are so proud of you!!!

(........I kind of bribed him and said if he can go pee or poop on the potty tomorrow I will give him a surprise)

Monday, February 7, 2011

Already a half a year old!

Rhoslyn is 6 months old today and to celebrate the occasion she had her six month check up with a new doctor!

Her appointment went great except those dreaded shots.  She is now 15lbs 14 oz. and 26 1/2 inches long.  She is in the 50th percentile for weight and about 75th for height. 

A little about Rhoslyn at 6 months old:
-Giggles when she is tickled.
-Blows raspberries all of the time.
-Loves to chew and suck on anything!
-Pretty sure she has said mama twice ;)
-Has started to make a funny scrunched up face.
-Loves prunes!  Still not a huge fan of green veggies.
-Can roll both ways.
-Enjoys playing in her jumper and excasaucer.
-Loves to play with her feet.
-Consumes 25 oz. of formula a day and usually one container of baby food.
-Wears size 2 diapers, 3-6 month and some 6-9 month clothes.
-Loves to move (she kicks her legs and moves her arms all of the time).
-Cried and screamed at the doctor, before he even touched her! :)
-Loves her taggie like her big brother does.
-Sucks her thumb and fingers occasionally.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Happy little girl!




Even though she has had a bit of a cold, she has still been a happy little girl. 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Mr. Mischievous

..... Alex that is!

So Alex was never the child to really "get into" things.  Of course he explored a bit, but I can't say that he got into things to make himself get into trouble.  Not anymore!!

Ever since we have moved here, he seems to think he has this new found freedom.  He is into EVERYTHING!  He will even tell us that he got into trouble (at least we have raised him to be honest). 

The morning after Billy's birthday, we woke up to him with a chair pushed to the counter... sitting ON the counter, a fork in his hand, and eating the chocolate cake.

He also LOVES to dig in our junk drawer and find our cell phones and play with them.  Needless to say, I am trying to figure out a way to no longer have a junk drawer.....

Just today I was talking on the phone, in a matter of 20 minutes he had gotten out all of the mops and broom, the bag of cat food was laying on the floor, he had opened my package of swiffer mop attachments and had them all on the floor.... after awhile I didn't hear him so I walked into the kitchen to find this mess and couldn't find him!!  I called his name and he opened the garage door.  He was in the garage in his undies and a shirt! 

All I could say was, "Oh Alex...."

Needless to say I am working on Alex-proofing our home.  The poor kid is sleeping with a gate up at his doorway because we just don't trust him right now.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

A date with mom =)

Alex and I went on a date together Sunday morning.  First we ventured over to Wild Air in Appleton.  Let me tell you, this place is awesome!

Alex was pretty skeptical at first.  He has always been a very cautious child so I wasn't surprised.  I wasn't sure if he was ever going to try out the slides but after awhile he asked if I would help carry him up and down we went!  Up and down, up and down... let me say, it was hard work carrying a 40 lb. boy up blow up steps!  After awhile he wanted to check out what else they had.  We found another slide area where he could climb up himself and this was so cool for him.  Plus, next to it was the super duper big slide!  He went up this all by himself and down at least five times.  We will deifnately be going there again.  Alex said he wants to bring Jace with us one time.





After our hour at Wild Air we went to Applebee's for lunch and Alex even got to have dessert!  We had a great time, just the two of us!

Daddy also enjoyed his time alone with Rhoslyn. =)

Monday, January 17, 2011

It's been awhile...

Boy have we had a lot going on in the last few weeks since the last blog.  We are finally at the new house and loving it.  There is so much more space for everything (those of you who helped us move know just how much stuff we really have)!  Alex loves our new home and is adjusting very well to sleeping in his new room.  We are slowly getting boxes unpacked.  Where is that magic fairy when you need it?! 

Anyways...

Alex has become very good at getting into things when we are asleep.  Just today we took a family nap and he found the package of oreos on the counter and helped himself.  I am scared to even think about how many he actually consumed.  It was cute though.  He told me he made his own lunch and had this proud smile on his oreo face!  He had his very first sleep over at his friend Jace's house last week.  My kind friend Mariann took Alex for the day and overnight so I could get some packing done while Billy was staying at the new house.  Alex had so much fun that he told me to go home when I came to pick him up the next day.  He has already asked to spend the night again! 

Rhoslyn is now saying sounds like "agoo, ba, da, nigh."  She has also discoverved her feet and ankles.  She loves to grab onto her ankles and feet when laying on the floor.  She even got her first taste of fruit today.  She enjoyed a few spoonfuls of BANANA'S!


Yes she is sitting in a baby doll stroller, it was Alex's idea ;)





Friday, January 7, 2011

Rhoslyn has hit 5 months

Today our princess (and boy do I mean princess) has hit 5 months old.  We cannot believe it! (I probably say that every month though)!

Lets see what she has been up to...

1.  Doesn't like her mom to get any sleep.  (Take last night for example, I think mama got about 3 hours of broken sleep because Miss Rhoslyn was up all night crying, fussing, and lets not forget about her screaming!)  I am not really sure why, but she just doesn't sleep all of the way through the night.  I think we might have to break her paci before we know it.  The little stinker is always taking it out, and then demands it back in!!

2.  As I have already posted, she can now roll from stomach to back.  Very exciting!

3.  She is getting really strong and able to stand for longer periods of time (of course when you are holding onto her).

4.  She loves eating baby food, but is already showing signs of pickiness.  Liking one thing one day and not the next.  Although she hasn't gotten any fruits yet.

5. She is a... well... a DRAMA QUEEN!  She lets you know when she isn't happy by yelling and screaming at the slightest bump (such as from her big brother) throws her over the edge!  Daddy says she has mommy's attittude.  (No comments from mom)

6.  She enjoys playing with toys, laying on the floor, and watching her big brother run around.  All toys and objects in her hands go straight to her mouth!

7.  She has graduated to 25 oz of formula a day.

8.  Still has acid reflux (yucky)!

9.  Is wearing 3-6 month clothing.. moving into 6-9 month pajama's.. but can still fit into a few 0-3 month Carters clothes (how does that work?).

10.  Has finally graduated to size 2 diapers (but they are pretty big... like overlap the tabs big)!  (Maybe mom just got sick of buying 1's since Target doesn't care them in cases?!)

Best of all she can be a pretty happy go lucky baby.  We are so happy to have her in our lives.  Her brother absolutely adores her and we just love to watch the two of them interact.  What more can you ask for?  She is growing so fast, but yet so different then Alex when he was a baby.  It is really fun to watch the differences.  It is scary to think that in just a few months she will probably be crawling around and getting into everything..... Oh God, help us all!

(Will hopefully post photo later)