Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Van's First Steps
We got our new video camera today (ours died last week) and I was just playing around with it and seeing how it worked while I was running bath water for Van. Good timing because he took some of his first steps to Mommy while I had the camera rolling :)
Friday, April 16, 2010
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Only in the South can you...
...Ask fir directions to your national chain hotel (a Hilton property) and get, "Go 'til the Arco is on yer left n' turn right. Ge straight til ya cross the riv'r. Turn right at the dead possum inda road n' keep en drivin' til ya see me waving ya'll down."
...Write a fantastic blog post like this at the WIFI LOUNGE.
...Go to the Olive Garden where the non-smoking wait is 5 minutes and the smoking wait is 20 minutes.
...Drive down the road and see Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation.
...Have Will Smith serve you a large Diet Coke from Hardee's drive-thru window (I swear it was him).
...Take a helicopter ride from the parking lot of Staples. See video below :)
...Write a fantastic blog post like this at the WIFI LOUNGE.
...Go to the Olive Garden where the non-smoking wait is 5 minutes and the smoking wait is 20 minutes.
...Drive down the road and see Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation.
...Have Will Smith serve you a large Diet Coke from Hardee's drive-thru window (I swear it was him).
...Take a helicopter ride from the parking lot of Staples. See video below :)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
I hate...
...a great many things. In this case, Delta Airlines. Since they charge for checked bags, everyone and all their known relatives drag all of their earthly possessions with them onto the plane as "carry-ons". And seriously, not a single of one them check the dimensional limits of said bags. I had a person hauling a bag that rivaled the size of the Titanic. I actually heard the aircraft strain as she tried to heft the behemoth up into the overhead bin, which, I might add, was about 18 cubic feet smaller than this lady's ginormous pink "carry-on". She then turned to me for help with a look that said, "why don't you help a struggling lady place her bag into the bin?". I casually responded to her look with a statement that, in short, informed her that she did not need my help but rather the help of either a truly talented magician or Santa Claus, her choice. While being a man of many talents myself, I am still unable to shrink oversize carry-on bags, still unable to enlarge over-head bins and still unable to rid the world of people whose IQ's challenge that of a common garden tomato.
PS - did I mention I woke up at 3:00 am?
I will call you from Hot-lanta. (Yes, I'll save that rant for another flight).
Luv ya :)
**I got this email from Kenny this morning. Made me laugh! Poor guy!**
PS - did I mention I woke up at 3:00 am?
I will call you from Hot-lanta. (Yes, I'll save that rant for another flight).
Luv ya :)
**I got this email from Kenny this morning. Made me laugh! Poor guy!**
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
What in the world?
I am on the road in Florida and came across this product description:
"A warm blend of sparkling bergamot and fresh ginger. Clean musk notes of white tea, amid spicy nuances of vetiver and nutmeg."
What do you think I should do with it?
a) eat/drink the product
b) give the product to someone I do not like and make them use it on their arm-pits
c) light the product on fire
d) smell the product after placing it in a decorative bowl
e) spray the product in a stinky airplane
f) lay the product out using it as bait to attract Martha Stewart into doing something useful with it
g) write a blog post about the product because I am not really sure of it purpose
h) use the product to wash my hair
i) festively package the product and sell it at a ridiculously high price to rich women that fly on my plane as a miracle cure for whatever problem I feel they are currently suffering from.
Thanks for your help with this :)
"A warm blend of sparkling bergamot and fresh ginger. Clean musk notes of white tea, amid spicy nuances of vetiver and nutmeg."
What do you think I should do with it?
a) eat/drink the product
b) give the product to someone I do not like and make them use it on their arm-pits
c) light the product on fire
d) smell the product after placing it in a decorative bowl
e) spray the product in a stinky airplane
f) lay the product out using it as bait to attract Martha Stewart into doing something useful with it
g) write a blog post about the product because I am not really sure of it purpose
h) use the product to wash my hair
i) festively package the product and sell it at a ridiculously high price to rich women that fly on my plane as a miracle cure for whatever problem I feel they are currently suffering from.
Thanks for your help with this :)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Problem Solving 101
Well, here we are at 8 months. Van is growing up way too fast - it seems he learns a new skill (and by skill, I mean some new way of creating havoc and destruction) every day.
This evening, I came around the corner to find Van as seen below - minus Jen. He had found this box in the living room and pushed it around the couch, skirted the chair, past the table to get to the gate protecting the trash can. He then climbed up onto the box thereby thwarting what Jen and I had previously deemed an impenetrable wall of protection around said trash can.
Clearly we were wrong.
This evening, I came around the corner to find Van as seen below - minus Jen. He had found this box in the living room and pushed it around the couch, skirted the chair, past the table to get to the gate protecting the trash can. He then climbed up onto the box thereby thwarting what Jen and I had previously deemed an impenetrable wall of protection around said trash can.
Clearly we were wrong.
Monday, March 08, 2010
8 months!
Our little guy is now 8 months old and weighs 18lbs. 2oz. He is getting so big and is more of a toddler than a baby. Sometimes we miss the little baby stage... he was so tiny and was content being held for hours... but we are loving Van in this new stage he is in. He is not content to be in one place for long, doesn't like being held or restrained in any way shape or form. He is constantly on the go and is our little explorer.
This month Van decided that he has a deep hatred for anything that had straps or a harness or impeded his movement in any way. He screams every time we put him in his car seat, stroller, exersaucer, walker, bouncer or even on his changing table. He still loves to play with his walker and exersaucer, but only if he is standing outside of it.
Gone are the days when his changing pad had magical powers that would stop his crying. Now it is just the opposite. Van screams and struggles and tries to climb off or stand up. It makes changing him a pretty dangerous and strenuous activity. If you think I am exaggerating, I challenge you to try to change his poopy diaper, but a clean one on and put clean clothes on him. My bet is that you would be hard pressed to do it in less than 15 minutes!
Van used to hate the Bumbo seat, but now it is an invaluable tool to help dress him when I am home alone. Now he will sit in it fairly calmly while I put on his socks and pants. It is a lifesaver.
Van started to recognize his name this month and turns to look at you when you call him. He will turn and flash you the cutest and most innocent smile if you say, "Van... no, that is not for you" when he is playing with something he shouldn't. It is too cute and most of the time I end up smiling back and laughing :)
After Van got into Pilot's food this month, we put up a baby gate and moved the food into the laundry room. Van is still determined to get to the dog bowls and tries to pull down the gate and reach through the gate. If we forget and leave it open, Van somehow knows and makes a beeline straight for it. He has also found that if he sneaks through the guest bathroom and around the corner, he can circumvent the baby gate and make it to the dog food.
Van loves to walk using his push car. He has also found out that he can flip the small ottomans over and use them as walkers. He pushes them all over the house!
I am not sure if Van loves Roomba (the vacuum) or Pilot more. He loves to chase both of them all over the house. Van will crawl straight over to Roomba and turn it on without a problem. He then laughs and screams at it as it starts to move. I am pretty sure that we will have to return it it soon. Having a baby sit on it while it is trying to move probably isn't the best... wonder if that is covered by warranty! LOL!
Pilot and Van try to share toys and play tug of war with them. Van loves Pilot and a few days ago started to say "Pwa Pwa" while looking at Pilot.
Van also says "Ma Ma" but no "Da Da" yet...
This month also marked the appearance of his first tooth. He has 2 or 3 breaking through right now and is a little fussy every once in a while but has been doing great. Actually, this week he slept in 3 days in a row due to teething... nice!
Van has finally dropped the dreamfeed (9:30pm feeding) and is sleeping 12 hours straight through at night. Yippee!
Love you Van!!!
8months old!
Can you see the teeth?
This month Van decided that he has a deep hatred for anything that had straps or a harness or impeded his movement in any way. He screams every time we put him in his car seat, stroller, exersaucer, walker, bouncer or even on his changing table. He still loves to play with his walker and exersaucer, but only if he is standing outside of it.
Gone are the days when his changing pad had magical powers that would stop his crying. Now it is just the opposite. Van screams and struggles and tries to climb off or stand up. It makes changing him a pretty dangerous and strenuous activity. If you think I am exaggerating, I challenge you to try to change his poopy diaper, but a clean one on and put clean clothes on him. My bet is that you would be hard pressed to do it in less than 15 minutes!
Van used to hate the Bumbo seat, but now it is an invaluable tool to help dress him when I am home alone. Now he will sit in it fairly calmly while I put on his socks and pants. It is a lifesaver.
Van started to recognize his name this month and turns to look at you when you call him. He will turn and flash you the cutest and most innocent smile if you say, "Van... no, that is not for you" when he is playing with something he shouldn't. It is too cute and most of the time I end up smiling back and laughing :)
After Van got into Pilot's food this month, we put up a baby gate and moved the food into the laundry room. Van is still determined to get to the dog bowls and tries to pull down the gate and reach through the gate. If we forget and leave it open, Van somehow knows and makes a beeline straight for it. He has also found that if he sneaks through the guest bathroom and around the corner, he can circumvent the baby gate and make it to the dog food.
Van loves to walk using his push car. He has also found out that he can flip the small ottomans over and use them as walkers. He pushes them all over the house!
I am not sure if Van loves Roomba (the vacuum) or Pilot more. He loves to chase both of them all over the house. Van will crawl straight over to Roomba and turn it on without a problem. He then laughs and screams at it as it starts to move. I am pretty sure that we will have to return it it soon. Having a baby sit on it while it is trying to move probably isn't the best... wonder if that is covered by warranty! LOL!
Pilot and Van try to share toys and play tug of war with them. Van loves Pilot and a few days ago started to say "Pwa Pwa" while looking at Pilot.
Van also says "Ma Ma" but no "Da Da" yet...
This month also marked the appearance of his first tooth. He has 2 or 3 breaking through right now and is a little fussy every once in a while but has been doing great. Actually, this week he slept in 3 days in a row due to teething... nice!
Van has finally dropped the dreamfeed (9:30pm feeding) and is sleeping 12 hours straight through at night. Yippee!
Love you Van!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Parenting Grade for the Day ... "F"
Lately, Van has been, well, let's say "fussy" when we put him on the changing table to swap out his wet, dirty diaper for a nice, dry, clean diaper. He wriggles, squirms, whines and tries to roll over (which will put him head first onto the floor).
For our sanity and his safety, we tried to bribe him with some "Parent's Choice Little Puffs - Banana Flavor." Made with whole grains, Parent's Choice is a puffed grain snack for babies beginning to self-feed.
If you think you know where this is going, that is, a fine review for these tasty snacks, you are wrong.
Jen and I took these tasty treats in hopes of bribing Van into some sort of stillness whilst wresting a poopy diaper from his body. Jen had the lower half, I was working the top half of kiddo. I popped a treat in his mouth and then handed him the container as a secondary distraction.
To recap the scene: Van on his back, treat in mouth, container in hand; Jen removing old diaper attempting to reinstall new one; Kenny distracting/pinning Van into position.
It was about then, I noticed a small warning label on the back of the Little Puffs container which stated:
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Little Puffs should only be given to children who are familiar with eating solid foods. Children should be seated and supervised while eating. Packaging not intended as a toy.
Well, at least Van was supervised.
For our sanity and his safety, we tried to bribe him with some "Parent's Choice Little Puffs - Banana Flavor." Made with whole grains, Parent's Choice is a puffed grain snack for babies beginning to self-feed.
If you think you know where this is going, that is, a fine review for these tasty snacks, you are wrong.
Jen and I took these tasty treats in hopes of bribing Van into some sort of stillness whilst wresting a poopy diaper from his body. Jen had the lower half, I was working the top half of kiddo. I popped a treat in his mouth and then handed him the container as a secondary distraction.
To recap the scene: Van on his back, treat in mouth, container in hand; Jen removing old diaper attempting to reinstall new one; Kenny distracting/pinning Van into position.
It was about then, I noticed a small warning label on the back of the Little Puffs container which stated:
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Little Puffs should only be given to children who are familiar with eating solid foods. Children should be seated and supervised while eating. Packaging not intended as a toy.
Well, at least Van was supervised.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
7 months.. a bit late!
Van is going to be 8 months in a few weeks and I figured I'd better get his 7 month update on here before then!
This last month has been one full of changes- probably more than any other so far.
He is officially crawling and is FAST! He chases Pilot and can get anywhere he wants to go. He is no longer limited to one room, but will crawl all over the house.
A few days after Van turned 6 months old, he started to pull himself up to a standing position on his own. It took only a day or two and then he started pulling himself up on EVERYTHING! We lowered his crib to the lowest setting because he also loves to climb. It is so much fun to go into his room to get him in the morning or after naps and see him standing there waiting for us. The only problem is that now when he wakes up, he automatically stands up and won't fall back to sleep!
A few days after Van learned to pull himself up, he started to cruise around the furniture. He can go from ottoman to ottoman to the couch and back again with ease.
Van has been skipping his third nap most days and has gone a few nights without the dream feed. His sleeping at night started to be a bit inconsistent since he wanted to practice standing and crawling in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. He also had a cold this month which didn't help matters.
Van doesn't really "talk" much and mostly just squeals and laughs, but he did start saying "Ma" this month. Most of the time he only says it when he is crying or wants to be held, but every once in a while he looks directly at me and says "Ma" or "Mama". It is cute to hear him start putting together sounds that are closer to words. I can't wait until he truly means what he is saying.
Our kiddo is definitely an explorer. He is always go-go-go and doesn't slow down! We love you and your adventurous spirit, Van!
This last month has been one full of changes- probably more than any other so far.
He is officially crawling and is FAST! He chases Pilot and can get anywhere he wants to go. He is no longer limited to one room, but will crawl all over the house.
A few days after Van turned 6 months old, he started to pull himself up to a standing position on his own. It took only a day or two and then he started pulling himself up on EVERYTHING! We lowered his crib to the lowest setting because he also loves to climb. It is so much fun to go into his room to get him in the morning or after naps and see him standing there waiting for us. The only problem is that now when he wakes up, he automatically stands up and won't fall back to sleep!
A few days after Van learned to pull himself up, he started to cruise around the furniture. He can go from ottoman to ottoman to the couch and back again with ease.
Van has been skipping his third nap most days and has gone a few nights without the dream feed. His sleeping at night started to be a bit inconsistent since he wanted to practice standing and crawling in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. He also had a cold this month which didn't help matters.
Van doesn't really "talk" much and mostly just squeals and laughs, but he did start saying "Ma" this month. Most of the time he only says it when he is crying or wants to be held, but every once in a while he looks directly at me and says "Ma" or "Mama". It is cute to hear him start putting together sounds that are closer to words. I can't wait until he truly means what he is saying.
Our kiddo is definitely an explorer. He is always go-go-go and doesn't slow down! We love you and your adventurous spirit, Van!
Attack the Teddy Bear!
Standing on the couch!
7 months old :)
Places to go... I'm outa here!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Flight 2386 to Chicago
So I was sitting on a bench in front of my hotel in Las Vegas waiting for the shuttle to arrive. I will admit, I did look quite dashing in my fine Schubachian pilot garb, and perhaps, just perhaps, that is why she asked me:
"Do you know if my flight to Chicago is delayed?"
I looked up, "Huh?"
"I am trying to get home to Des Moines, but my flight outta here goes to Chicago and it is snowing in Des Moines and I was wondering if that would delay my flight to Chicago."
I lied, "Actually, I just checked with dispatch and they told me your flight was going to leave an hour earlier so they can be beat a blizzard that is coming in over the Great Lake. You better hurry!"
Wide-eyed, she exclaimed, "Uh, oh, okay, I'll skip breakfast and go pack right now. Thank you sir."
I felt I had done my mischievous act for the day pretty well.
Okay, at some point during that story, I divulged slightly from the truth. Maybe about the point where I told her that her flight was leaving early. But the rest is true, I swear :)
"Do you know if my flight to Chicago is delayed?"
I looked up, "Huh?"
"I am trying to get home to Des Moines, but my flight outta here goes to Chicago and it is snowing in Des Moines and I was wondering if that would delay my flight to Chicago."
I lied, "Actually, I just checked with dispatch and they told me your flight was going to leave an hour earlier so they can be beat a blizzard that is coming in over the Great Lake. You better hurry!"
Wide-eyed, she exclaimed, "Uh, oh, okay, I'll skip breakfast and go pack right now. Thank you sir."
I felt I had done my mischievous act for the day pretty well.
Okay, at some point during that story, I divulged slightly from the truth. Maybe about the point where I told her that her flight was leaving early. But the rest is true, I swear :)
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Van's Big Hike
Okay, I am wide awake and ready hike!
Check out my cool hiking boots.
And then 30 minutes into the hike.
60 minutes into the hike. Zzzzzzz.
Still asleep...
Nearing the end... I think I hear him snoring!
Maybe it was the nice straight path we walked that put him out :)Thursday, January 14, 2010
Biscuits & Zurburts
The last few days Van has really started to do more and more. A few days ago he crawled to Pilot. He still scoots most of the time, but is crawling more and more.
He has just started to blow out of his mouth and make a "pwbbttt" sound. He puts his mouth on everything and zurburts. It is too funny. I'll try to post a video soon.
He is starting try to stand and a few days ago pulled himself all the way up into a standing position, after which he promptly fell over. LOL!
Today he figured out how to really jump in his jumperoo. He would jump and then look at me and laugh, then jump again.
Van loves to eat and a few weeks ago I made him teething biscuits with rice cereal, flour and apple sauce. He loves them and will try to shove them all the way in his mouth. Even though he doesn't have teeth yet (and it doesn't feel like any are coming anytime soon), he devours the teething biscuits!
We have his 6 month doctor's appointment this afternoon. I can't wait to see how much he has grown.
He has just started to blow out of his mouth and make a "pwbbttt" sound. He puts his mouth on everything and zurburts. It is too funny. I'll try to post a video soon.
He is starting try to stand and a few days ago pulled himself all the way up into a standing position, after which he promptly fell over. LOL!
Today he figured out how to really jump in his jumperoo. He would jump and then look at me and laugh, then jump again.
Van loves to eat and a few weeks ago I made him teething biscuits with rice cereal, flour and apple sauce. He loves them and will try to shove them all the way in his mouth. Even though he doesn't have teeth yet (and it doesn't feel like any are coming anytime soon), he devours the teething biscuits!
We have his 6 month doctor's appointment this afternoon. I can't wait to see how much he has grown.
Monday, January 11, 2010
My first car!
Thanks to Jake and Deb, Van has his first car...
and he loves it!
and he loves it!
Taking it out for a spin around the block.
Look out! Van's first wipe-out. Mom was there just in the nick of time.
Mmmm, I love my new car. Thanks Auntie Deb and Uncle Jake.2009
I can't believe that it is already a week into 2010! 2009 was full of changes and fun adventures for our little family. Here is quick recap of the last year...
In January we went to China. Jen was about 5 months pregnant with Van (although at the time we still weren't sure if we would be having a boy or girl) China was a wonderful trip and we had a blast. Kenny also sold off his last airplane :(
In February Jen felt Van for the first time on Valentines Day ♥ A few days later we had an ultrasound and found out that we were going to have a boy!
On March 9th, Van's cousin Isabella was born! We were lucky enough to be there with Danny and Tonita and got to hold our new little "niece" just a few hours after she arrived into this world. These days, Van and Isabella love playing with each other and we can't wait to watch them grow up together.
We spent April getting things ready for Van's arrival. Sheree, with the help of Eric, painted Van's room and got everything all cute and decorated.
In May we got to meet Van via 4D ultrasound. Our little fella was breech and kept his feet up to his face most of the time, but we still got to see what a cutie he was. We also had the Big Baby Bash in May. The co-ed baby shower was at Palomar Airport and was so much fun.
In June we celebrated 9 years of the best marriage ever! We also went camping in Yosemite with Mom & Dad Aceves, David, Jamie & Jeffrey. Jen was 8 months pregnant and did just great sleeping in the tent and hiking all the way up to the top of Vernal Falls. June also marked Jen's last day of work, leaving only 3 weeks before Van was born.
Of course, July was the main event. Van arrived on 4-5-6-7-8-9 (4:56 on 07-08-09) via scheduled c-section due to his being breech. Sticking with the theme, he was born at 7 pounds 8 ounces (7/8 and 7' 8"). The rest of July was spent enjoying the new member of our family and playing countless hours of stare-at-the-baby.
Our crazy little guy began to roll over at 1 month old in August. He also had his first airplane ride when we flew to the east coast when he was 5 weeks old. We visited New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Canada where we visited Niagara Falls! He did great on the trip and we had so much fun sharing our love for travel with Van.
In September Van and Jen went and visited her parents for a week while Kenny was gone on a trip. Later that month, Kenny's parents came down to see how much Van had grown in 2 months.
October was pumpkin patch time and Halloween. We had the cutest "Little Monster" of them all. Van also visited Disneyland for the first time, moved into his own room at night, and wanted to constantly be in his walker or standing.
In November Jen celebrated her 29th birthday at Disneyland. The next day was Thanksgiving. We made a turduckhen and spent the day with Danny, Tonita and Isabella. Van also got his first taste of real food and has not had enough since.
December was a busy month. Kenny spent his birthday being sick and having to fly down to Mexico for a two day trip. On the second weekend of December, we went up to Jen's parents and celebrated Jeffrey's 3rd birthday and Christmas #1. A week later we flew up to Kenny's parents and celebrated Christmas #2. We celebrated Christmas #3 with just the four of us Christmas morning, followed by Christmas #4 with some good friends down in Mission Bay. The week after that, Jen's parents came down to visit for a few days while Kenny was flying. Somewhere in there, Kenny bought another airplane and is back teaching people to fly. Amongst all of the traveling and visiting, Van learned how to scoot and almost started crawling.
Well, that is a really quick look back at 2009. Can't wait to see what 2010 has for us!
In January we went to China. Jen was about 5 months pregnant with Van (although at the time we still weren't sure if we would be having a boy or girl) China was a wonderful trip and we had a blast. Kenny also sold off his last airplane :(
In February Jen felt Van for the first time on Valentines Day ♥ A few days later we had an ultrasound and found out that we were going to have a boy!
On March 9th, Van's cousin Isabella was born! We were lucky enough to be there with Danny and Tonita and got to hold our new little "niece" just a few hours after she arrived into this world. These days, Van and Isabella love playing with each other and we can't wait to watch them grow up together.
We spent April getting things ready for Van's arrival. Sheree, with the help of Eric, painted Van's room and got everything all cute and decorated.
In May we got to meet Van via 4D ultrasound. Our little fella was breech and kept his feet up to his face most of the time, but we still got to see what a cutie he was. We also had the Big Baby Bash in May. The co-ed baby shower was at Palomar Airport and was so much fun.
In June we celebrated 9 years of the best marriage ever! We also went camping in Yosemite with Mom & Dad Aceves, David, Jamie & Jeffrey. Jen was 8 months pregnant and did just great sleeping in the tent and hiking all the way up to the top of Vernal Falls. June also marked Jen's last day of work, leaving only 3 weeks before Van was born.
Of course, July was the main event. Van arrived on 4-5-6-7-8-9 (4:56 on 07-08-09) via scheduled c-section due to his being breech. Sticking with the theme, he was born at 7 pounds 8 ounces (7/8 and 7' 8"). The rest of July was spent enjoying the new member of our family and playing countless hours of stare-at-the-baby.
Our crazy little guy began to roll over at 1 month old in August. He also had his first airplane ride when we flew to the east coast when he was 5 weeks old. We visited New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Canada where we visited Niagara Falls! He did great on the trip and we had so much fun sharing our love for travel with Van.
In September Van and Jen went and visited her parents for a week while Kenny was gone on a trip. Later that month, Kenny's parents came down to see how much Van had grown in 2 months.
October was pumpkin patch time and Halloween. We had the cutest "Little Monster" of them all. Van also visited Disneyland for the first time, moved into his own room at night, and wanted to constantly be in his walker or standing.
In November Jen celebrated her 29th birthday at Disneyland. The next day was Thanksgiving. We made a turduckhen and spent the day with Danny, Tonita and Isabella. Van also got his first taste of real food and has not had enough since.
December was a busy month. Kenny spent his birthday being sick and having to fly down to Mexico for a two day trip. On the second weekend of December, we went up to Jen's parents and celebrated Jeffrey's 3rd birthday and Christmas #1. A week later we flew up to Kenny's parents and celebrated Christmas #2. We celebrated Christmas #3 with just the four of us Christmas morning, followed by Christmas #4 with some good friends down in Mission Bay. The week after that, Jen's parents came down to visit for a few days while Kenny was flying. Somewhere in there, Kenny bought another airplane and is back teaching people to fly. Amongst all of the traveling and visiting, Van learned how to scoot and almost started crawling.
Well, that is a really quick look back at 2009. Can't wait to see what 2010 has for us!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Friday, January 08, 2010
6 months!
Happy 1/2 year Van!
I know I say this every month, but I cannot believe Van is 6 months old. How was it 1/2 a year ago that he was born?!? Time has flown by and we now have an active almost-crawler on our hands.
This month Van continued to learn so many new things.
*He can sit up unassisted with no problem. He is still trying to figure out how to get into a sitting position on his own, but he is almost there. Starting to try to tuck his leg and sit by himself. I think he will have it in a week or so.
*A few weeks ago he really started to be aware of himself. He will grab his feet and put them in his mouth. At one point he had both feet and his paci in at the same time! He reaches for everything and anything and can get whatever he wants.
*He started to scoot and semi-crawl this month. He gets up on his hands and knees and can propel himself wherever he wants to go. He can get all over the room by scooting, crawling and rolling. I think honest to goodness crawling is right around the corner.
*Because he wants to be on the move, he hates his changing table now. Every time we put him on it he flips over to his hands and knees and tries to crawl off the table. He cries and cries when we flip him back. The last 2 days have been a bit better and he will lay there sometimes without a fuss.
*Van loves to "talk" to Pilot. He squeals at him to get his attention. It is a special squeal that he seems to only use for Pilot. Pilot just ignores him most of the time, but every once in a while will come up and lay down next to Van.
*Van got to travel a lot this month. We went and saw both sets of grandparents for Christmas. He did pretty good while traveling and enjoyed seeing everyone.
*He is also starting to try to pull himself up on things. We dropped his crib down to the next level just in case. Good thing too because now we find him trying to grab the bumper and pull himself up. Pretty soon we will go in and he will be standing waiting for us!
*Speaking of cribs, Van is now sleeping in his crib full time. Up until this month he had been sleeping in his crib for naps and sleeping in his hammock in his room for nighttime. One morning we found him trying to play in the hammock and he had rolled over on his tummy, we decided then that it was time to move to the crib since he was getting too active and too big for the hammock. I loved the hammock and it was sad to see it go. It definitely helped him sleep through the nights when he was so young. It is on my list of things best baby products that everyone should have :) He had no problem transitioning to his crib for the night so it was definitely the right move.
*Van is a great eater and has liked almost everything he has tried. His favorites are yams, bananas, apples and prunes. Least favorites are green beans, carrots and avocado. He is eating 3 meals a day with one snack and is on a 4-hour schedule.
Our typical day looks like this:
7:00- wake up, nurse, play in bed with Mommy & Daddy
7:30- take Pilot for a walk
7:45- eat breakfast (bananas or applesauce and oatmeal)
8:30- nap (typically 2- 2 1/2 hours)
11:00- nurse & eat lunch (veggies & fruits)
12:30ish- nap (typically 1 1/2 hours)
3:00- nurse & snack (frozen bananas or frozen apples or teething biscuit)
4:00- nap (typically 1 hour)
6:00- dinner (veggies & fruits & oatmeal) & bath
7:00- nurse & get ready for bed & take Pilot for a walk
7:30- bedtime
9:30- dreamfeed (we have skipped this a few times and will be dropping it in the next week or so. I love this time so I am kinda sad, but it is starting to affect his night sleep we think)
I love this little boy of ours. He is growing up so fast and is starting to change from an infant to a toddler before our eyes.
6 months- 16lbs. 4 oz.
Van's on the move...
:)
I know I say this every month, but I cannot believe Van is 6 months old. How was it 1/2 a year ago that he was born?!? Time has flown by and we now have an active almost-crawler on our hands.
This month Van continued to learn so many new things.
*He can sit up unassisted with no problem. He is still trying to figure out how to get into a sitting position on his own, but he is almost there. Starting to try to tuck his leg and sit by himself. I think he will have it in a week or so.
*A few weeks ago he really started to be aware of himself. He will grab his feet and put them in his mouth. At one point he had both feet and his paci in at the same time! He reaches for everything and anything and can get whatever he wants.
*He started to scoot and semi-crawl this month. He gets up on his hands and knees and can propel himself wherever he wants to go. He can get all over the room by scooting, crawling and rolling. I think honest to goodness crawling is right around the corner.
*Because he wants to be on the move, he hates his changing table now. Every time we put him on it he flips over to his hands and knees and tries to crawl off the table. He cries and cries when we flip him back. The last 2 days have been a bit better and he will lay there sometimes without a fuss.
*Van loves to "talk" to Pilot. He squeals at him to get his attention. It is a special squeal that he seems to only use for Pilot. Pilot just ignores him most of the time, but every once in a while will come up and lay down next to Van.
*Van got to travel a lot this month. We went and saw both sets of grandparents for Christmas. He did pretty good while traveling and enjoyed seeing everyone.
*He is also starting to try to pull himself up on things. We dropped his crib down to the next level just in case. Good thing too because now we find him trying to grab the bumper and pull himself up. Pretty soon we will go in and he will be standing waiting for us!
*Speaking of cribs, Van is now sleeping in his crib full time. Up until this month he had been sleeping in his crib for naps and sleeping in his hammock in his room for nighttime. One morning we found him trying to play in the hammock and he had rolled over on his tummy, we decided then that it was time to move to the crib since he was getting too active and too big for the hammock. I loved the hammock and it was sad to see it go. It definitely helped him sleep through the nights when he was so young. It is on my list of things best baby products that everyone should have :) He had no problem transitioning to his crib for the night so it was definitely the right move.
*Van is a great eater and has liked almost everything he has tried. His favorites are yams, bananas, apples and prunes. Least favorites are green beans, carrots and avocado. He is eating 3 meals a day with one snack and is on a 4-hour schedule.
Our typical day looks like this:
7:00- wake up, nurse, play in bed with Mommy & Daddy
7:30- take Pilot for a walk
7:45- eat breakfast (bananas or applesauce and oatmeal)
8:30- nap (typically 2- 2 1/2 hours)
11:00- nurse & eat lunch (veggies & fruits)
12:30ish- nap (typically 1 1/2 hours)
3:00- nurse & snack (frozen bananas or frozen apples or teething biscuit)
4:00- nap (typically 1 hour)
6:00- dinner (veggies & fruits & oatmeal) & bath
7:00- nurse & get ready for bed & take Pilot for a walk
7:30- bedtime
9:30- dreamfeed (we have skipped this a few times and will be dropping it in the next week or so. I love this time so I am kinda sad, but it is starting to affect his night sleep we think)
I love this little boy of ours. He is growing up so fast and is starting to change from an infant to a toddler before our eyes.
6 months- 16lbs. 4 oz.
Van's on the move...
:)
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