Tristan is 6 Months Old!

My littlest angel has hit the 6 month mark and here are some stats from the doctor...17lbs 5oz (65%) and 26 1/2" (50ish%). He's growing healthy and strong. We battled a little bronchitis recently but he's ok now. He sleeps SOOO well. He's the angel baby that can be laid down in bed and usually fall asleep himself. He's eating baby food 2 times a day. So far we've tried peas, sweet potatoes and green beans along with rice and oatmeal that are the staples. He LOVES to eat (can you tell). He's still very much a Momma's boy but he's starting to let others in if he's in a good mood, or if they give him food. He's not crawling yet but he's pushing up on his hands and starting to wiggle his bum a little so we'll see. He's still pretty content to just stay where he is and watch everything but he's getting more and more interested in toys that seem to get away so maybe he'll chase one soon. We LOVE his very kissable rosy cheeks. He's such a joy to have in our family! Here are some pics of tiny baby Tristan compared to today...

Haydn's Sick

So...I mentioned earlier that Haydn has been feeling bad lately. He's had flu-like symptoms on and off about 5 times in the past month and a half and this week he was throwing up on Monday and Wednesday again. The strange thing about all this sickness is that no one else catches it...just Haydn. All week he's been so NOT HAYDN(oh boy that's fun)! He's got NO appetite. He whines constantly. The good part is he is VERY cuddly! Anyways, I had ENOUGH and I was thinking maybe it's not a virus since it's not being spread. I took him to the doctor yesterday. The poor thing has a double ear infection. This is the first ear infection that we've had in our house. We are hoping this thing has just really thrown his body out of whack and that now he'll get better and stay better with some antibiotics. The doctor also wanted me to try to cut out the dairy and see what that does for his system. So, this week I'm attempting to cut out milk...this could be an interesting change! Any tips out there are welcome.

Today's Stories

It's so nice to wake up and find your boys being friends! Haydn loves to let Connor read to him sometimes. Haydn's been feeling really under the weather lately, it was just so nice for Connor to cuddle up with him and read a book.

When I heard Tristan making noises after a nap, I went to get him out of his crib and found this. Percy has never gotten in there before and I have no clue how he did but after Tristan waking and pulling his ears and hitting him hopefully he won't go back.

"My Friends"

"Mom, can I watch a movie with my 'friends'?" Haydn's has been referring to his toys as his friends, it's sooooo cute. In this case he was talking about the 15 cars he had stuffed in his pockets! I love little boys!

Our 7th Anniversary

We celebrated our 7th Anniversary on Dec 28th. We spent it walking through NYC checking out the sights. It was so fun! Tristan joined us and he was really good. He gave us a good work out packing him around for about 8 hrs. The other boys spent the day in NYC too but with Grandpa. Our favorite part was watching a light show of snowflakes on a building to the tune of "Carol of the Bells". It was so fun just walking through the city. Here's some sights that we saw and things we did.

Christmas Pictures

I know I know...Christmas is far gone but I am FINALLY getting some picture up. We had a fabulous Christmas at home this year. Santa was nice to the kids! They were very happy. We spent the day at home, had dinner with friends and then spent a few days at my Dad's house with family. We're still watching Christmas shows and listening to Christmas music (don't tell Scott) but we have taken down the decor already. Here are some highlights of pictures of some Christmas events...putting up the tree, building a gingerbread tree, Christmas Eve and Christmas morning!