6 Months of Alex!

Oh my goodness!  Did 6 months really just fly by?  Is my son really growing this fast?

So I guess it is time to recap on the last month and then later this week I will post a 6 month recap.  But every time I work on it I have a meltdown!

Look how big he is!  And as you can tell by the picture he is full of personality and life.

Height:  28 inches

  

 Weight:  17 lbs 8 oz

Head Circumference:  43.5 cm

Diaper Size: Size 3

Feeding:  Alex is doing so well with food.  You have tried everything but peaches now and I am still so very nervous to give them to you.  But due to a new addition for you, you have been experimenting with finger foods under close supervision of Mommy or Daddy.   

Sleep:  Your sleep patterns are still the same (still sleeping for upwards of 12 hours straight) and Mommy and Daddy know how blessed we are for that.  And you are now in your crib until about 7 or 8 in the morning when you come into our room, have a bottle and go back to sleep until about 10.  You also put yourself to sleep very well.  I lay you in your crib when you start to get fussy and you may play with your sensory balls for a few minutes or sometimes even fuss, but a few minutes later you are asleep for the night.

Milestones:  You are a backwards crawler!  You do it all the time.  You also roll ALL OVER THE PLACE!     We have baby proofed everything but you still manage to roll and hit your head on the wall or your toy box.  You also are able to sit on your own.  You can do it for minutes at a time if someone is around, but you much prefer to be on your belly and roll around, so most of the time you have no interest in sitting up.  You are also holding your bottle with each feed.  And you have a tooth!!  

It is hard to see in this photo but it is the bottom right, you can see it though.  And after admiring that tooth today I can see that the tooth next to it is about to break through also.

Loves:  Your toes, anything hard to chew on, and food!  You love baby food and finger foods!

Dislikes:  Things being taken away from you, seeing your bottle and not getting it right away, and hats.

Adventures:  Well we celebrated your first Christmas and New Years.  We also had your 6 month pictures taken.  And we survived the "End of The World."

Like I said at the beginning of this post I will be doing a 6 month recap later in the week, or maybe next :).

Super Charged Sunday My Most Recent Meltdown

So if you read my Thankful Thursday from this past week you may have seen that life has been a little rough for us recently.  There are days where it is hard to cope with and others where I see that God is trying to show me just how strong I am.  

So this week I must say it was a good week.  I have to admit I put way too much emphasis on my bad days, but this week I was made aware that it can always be worse and I need to focus on the positive.  

When you work in the field of nursing, no matter which division that may be, it is nearly impossible to never experience death.  We are taught both sides of the spectrum, to do everything possible and the patient may still pass away or to provide them with the best quality of life until they pass away. 

I have experienced this one too many times at work and in my personal life.

And this week provided me with the wake up call I needed to remember that life may have good and bad days but in the end if the ones I love are alive and well I have nothing to complain about.

Alex's 6 Month Photo Shoot

Be still my heart!  

I have never seen my baby boy look so much like a heart breaker!  

When it came time to schedule Alex's 6 month photo shoot I knew exactly the Pinterest pin I wanted to model it off of.  

My cousin Rachel, who is a photographer and owner of Faith, Trust and Pixel Dust Photography, did Alex's 3 month shots and now his 6 month shots, did such a fantastic job.  

I made the sign on a 16x20 canvas, as I originally made it to be a part of my Valentine's Day decorations, but Rachel and I thought it would be an excellent edition to the photos.

So ladies lock up your daughters cause there is a new stud on the loose!

Fun Tag Friday Fifty Shades of Grey Edition

OK as embarrassed as I am to admit that I read all three of these books I have to admit they were excellent.  

They were quick and easy reads, and also very good at getting your heart racing.

Now I finished them quite some time ago, and plan on rereading them very soon.

But while looking for blog material I am across this tag and thought it would be very fun to do.

SO HERE IT GOES:

1. Who/What got you started on this triology?

That would be my friends Becky & Theresa.  They kept tellling me how good they were, so I had to give them a shot.

2.  Did you purchase or borrow hard books or buy ebooks?

I purchased hard copies of the first two books and then bought the third on our Kindle, to take to the hospital with me when little man was born.

3.  What book/chapter are you on?  How long did it take you to finish the books?

It took me about a week to do the first two.  Then I started the third and had Alex so that one took me about a month!

4.  Is this your first erotic romance novel?  If not name one you would recommend.

Yes this is my first erotic romance novel.

5.  What was your initial impression of Christian?

That he sounded incredibly gorgeous but had a huge ego.

6.  What is your favorite Christian phrase?

   "Laters baby."

7.  Do you feel the book really is as degrading toward women as many critics have proclaimed? 

No I do not think it is degrading.  Ana is over the age of 18 and makes the decisions based on what she wants.  Christian offers her many times to leave and she says no.

8.  If you were Ana would you stick around with such a control freak like Christian?

Um probably not.  I am pretty hell bent in my ways and do not like to be told what to do.  (Outside of work that is)

9.  There was a wonderful cast of supporting actors in this book.  Who was your favorite and why?  

I think Taylor the body guard was my favorite.  He just always seemed to be there when Ana was having a weak moment and needed someone there.

10.  Why do you think this book was so popular especially amongst the suburban mom population?

I think it was so popular because it was a step into their fantasies and the book was written so it felt like you were Ana.

11.  Would you mind if your significant other knew you were reading this book? How does he feel about it?

Well lets just sum this up as my husband loved me reading this book.

12.  At the end of the book we got to see how all of it went down from Christian's point of view.  Would you buy the books again if they came out in Christians point of view?

Um heck yes!

13.  If you had to sum up this trilogy in one word or phrase what would it be and why?

HOT!

14.  Would you recommend this book to your family and friends?  If so how many have you raved about it to so far?

I have recommended it to a lot of people since I read them.  Everyone that asks me I tell them how excellent it was.

15.  What actor do you what to play Christian in the film portrayal?  And which actress to play Ana?

Well I am still pulling for

Although I do believe Matt Baumer is more in the front running.  But how can you resist his eyes and muscles!

And for Ana even when I read the book I pictured her as Alexis Bledel.

Thankful Thursday 1-10-13

This Thursday I am so very thankful for being alive.  

Life has been very very very challenging over the last few weeks and at the end of the day all I can do is thank God that I am alive.  Without his grace and guidance I don't know how I would make it through.  

I kind of feel like each time Chris and I overcome a trial we then run smack into 4 more.  There have been multiple times over the past few weeks where we look at each other and say, "What did we do to deserve this?"  

But I know God does not give us any more than he know we can handle.  And I guess it is always better for it to be me than someone else. 

I just wonder how strong God thinks I am?

Our New Years Eve 2012 Recap

We started out by watching Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

I think my son may have a bit of a drinking problem!

Then we found out how much Alex hates these party horns.  If you blow on it he screams bloody murder!

Shortly after this Alex got fussy and I put him to bed.  But of course at it drew closer to midnight I woke him up and we did a count down video and sent it to Chris since he was working.

Alex's 1st pic of 2013!

And now we can sit up by ourselves like a big boy.

I love these hats!

And now he is back to sleep!

Trust Me Tuesday! Pictures Edition

OK so it seems I have picked a theme recently.  I have been on a picture kick.  I have been doing photo a day challenges on Instagram, and making all sorts of photo albums on Shutterfly for Alex and I am trying to work up the motivation to do one as a family year book.

But in today's Trust me Tuesday blog I want to STRESS to you how important it is to take pictures of your babies fall the time!

Now I am a young mom so I do not have much to say as far as regretting not taking pictures but my mom sure does.  

She is always saying how she wishes she would have taken more pics of all of my brothers and sisters growing up.  She has a ton of me, but you know how it goes, the more kids you have the less pictures you take.  

So this is my point, make time to take the photos, if not by you then at least once a year!