6 Months

*Who knew a mullet could be so cute.

*Red is adjusting really well to his new life here in Boise! Little Red in the yellow house!


*RJ is a great eater. He has learned to swallow and says "mmm" whenever he gets a spoonful of veggies. He has tried oatmeal, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots. Everything was a big thumbs up except for carrots. Those got spit right back out on my face.

*When he is awake he is always in the best spirits! Still a super happy baby!

*Little John loves wrestling with daddy, it's what makes him laugh the most. He also is super ticklish on his back and his neck.

*You guys, we are so close to CRAWLING. Already! I can't believe it. He has the arm and leg motions down. He just hasn't figured out how to do them both at the same time.

*He fits in clothes anywhere between 6 month and 12 month. He's a tall kid!

*Red used to babble and "talk" all the time. Nowadays it seems rare that he makes noise. When he does he loves screeching and blowing bubbles.

*He is a wonderful sleeper now! We do bedtime by 7pm at the latest and he wakes up at 10am! Sometimes he will wake up around 11pm for a diaper change, but that's it! I'm so proud of my little chicken nugget!

We celebrated Christmas with just us here in Boise. Red loved the Christmas lights and all of his presents.  It was so perfect! Happy birthday little buddy, here comes 2016!





*swaddle blanket by Modern Burlap (www.modernburlap.com)*

5 Months

*We have hair growing back! It is growing people!

*We just barely got to Boise. It is a 5 hour car ride and Red did wonderful!

*"Mr. Lunch" (as Sequoyah calls him) eats about 3 times a day. He will have a bowl of oatmeal with around 5-6 oz. of milk for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes he has milk snacks before nap time. Solids are going really well. He has finally learned to swallow correctly! Doesn't make meal time any less messy though!

*People always think we just happened to luckily "catch" photos of Red smiling. HA! It's hard to catch Red not smiling! He always has a big goofy grin on his face.

*Little chuckles every now and then, especially at reading time. Every time you turn the page Red thinks it's the funniest thing ever. I will have to video that one!

*Rolling over is a piece of cake! Redfeather has now graduated to SITTING UP. Alone. Can you believe it? He's such a big boy.

*9 month old clothes over here. I even put him in a 12 month the other day.

*RJ has only very recently been reaching out for me. It doesn't happen all the time, but every once and a while he will reach his arms up for me. And I die. (Melts into a mommy puddle on the floor)

*Sleep has been horrible pretty much since the day he was born. I feel like he just loves people and playing so much that he doesn't want to miss anything by going to sleep! However, I was sent a sleep method by my cousin (thank you thank you Whit) that has totally changed how we do night-night over here. Last night was the first night Red ever slept longer than 2 hours. He slept for 6. straight. hours. BOOYAH. (do people still say booyah?)

In the true Thanksgiving spirit, I am so thankful for my little family. I cannot wait to start holiday family traditions. We enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving with our little guy, now on to Christmas!