Wanna See Something Funny?

About three months ago, Tyler and I were desperate to get Dominic an excersaucer of some sort. He had played in a friend of ours and was really entertained by it. We really really needed something to entertain him! We wanted something nice that would last a long time, but didn't want to fork out 100 bucks. I checked out second hand children's shops and was not impressed. I looked all over craigslist and found the perfect one for half the price. It's not a saucer, but a jumper and I love it! More importantly, Dominic loves it...

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This was taken a couple weeks ago when he very first learned to actually jump in it. Unfortunately, he has since learned to control his body from flailing...not quite as entertaining for me, but still super cute. I know in the video I say he's had it for two months, but actually it was closer to three. Time sure flies!

He's On The Move

There's no stopping little Dom now! He learned at my parents house over the break that he can get places by rolling. It's hilarious to watch. He's like a steam roller.

This is not where I left him when I went to go do dishes...



He knows he's caught!




I know he's not suppose to sleep like this, but he just keeps turning over!




My cousin brought her kids over to my parents while we were there. Her youngest boy is about nine months and he was crawling around and Dominic was so jealous! He kept squeeling, kicking his legs, and tucking his knees under. I think we have a mover on our hands...

Onions

Isn't this how everyone chops onions?!







Tyler caught me in the act! After he took these pics he said, "I'd like to see you post THESE on your blog!" He didn't think I would...

A Few of His Favorite Things

Well, our little man turned 6 months old yesterday. We went to the doctor today and he weighs in at 18 lbs. 11 oz. and is 27 inches long! Anyway, I just wanted to share a few of his favorite things...


Rolling over. As soon as we put him on his stomach he flips himself right back onto his back, but sometimes he likes to secretly roll over from his back to his tummy when I'm not in the room.



Sleeping. Finally, he's back to sleeping through the night and taking three naps a day!



Reading books. OK, more like looking at books and when someone reads them to him. If you want him to stop fussing just read him a book( and he's a happy camper!




Hanging out with grandma! Which he does frequently...especially on the weekends ;). This is what we came home to Friday night...

December!!!

Yay! It's December!!! You wouldn't think it was December by the lack of snow here in Rexburg. It snowed the other day but melted quickly. I really wish there was snow!

Anyway, just wanted to post a video of my big boy sitting up! He's been able to sit up on his own for a few weeks now, but he has gotten really good recently. He doesn't do as good in this video as he usually does, but he sure does look cute! Check it out:



So, Dominic has had really bad baby ezcema on his scalp and face since he was about 2-3 months old. His pediatrician just said to use anti-dandruff shampoo on his head and leave the face alone. Then it started to spread to his arms and legs, and then his chest and back! Finally, they prescribed him some cream for it. I've been putting it on his scalp which makes his hair all greasy...so I spike it! Ha ha!

A Little Reminder

Sometimes I need a little reminder to be thankful for all that I have. You would think Thanksgiving would be a good reminder, but I was actually pretty cranky that day because of a stubborn baby who wouldn't eat or sleep...So, being thankful slipped my mind. It's funny that Facebook actually reminded me.

Earlier today I was glancing at my newsfeed when I came across a friends comment on one of her friends photos. The picture was of a statue with Jesus and two children, a boy and a girl. The girl whose photo it was wrote, "Lucas (her husband) pointed out that the statue in the cemetery has Christ with a little girl and a younger little boy. He's with our kids :)". I was so curious I went to her profile page and found through her photo albums of two separate pregnancies, two deliveries, two babies, and two funerals, that she lost first a baby girl and then a baby boy. After looking at the pictures of her and her husband at the hospital holding their babies and then the tiny caskets at their funerals I was practically bawling. I don't know this girl, but I can't image how hard that was/is for her. I know it is something I just couldn't handle. I'm not that strong.

All this made me really appreciate my precious little boy. After throwing up through my first trimester, gaining 40 lbs by the end of my third while living in 100+ degree weather on the third floor of our apt complex, feeling the worst pain of my life and throwing up about a dozen times through labor, needing forceps, tearing really bad and losing a lot of blood during deliver, and having rude/cranky nurses in the hospital, at least my baby was alive and healthy! Even though he had colic, cries when he doesn't have attention, has acid reflux, still fights me during every feeding, and doesn't fall asleep at night without crying for at least 30 mins, I love him dearly and can't imagine if I lost him.

I really needed that reminder...



Anyway, we had a great Thanksgiving in Boise, ID. Tyler's mom is originally from there so that's where most of her family lives. Dominic met his only great-grandparents while we were there, too.








Everybody at Thanksgiving dinner. (Sorry for the poor quality, I got the pic off facebook.)

Thanks to Pinterest

I admit I was very hesitant when I signed up for Pinterest a couple months ago and it took quite a while before I actually started pinning things. Well, things have changed and I find myself glancing at it a few times a day...

Thanks to Pinterest I won my wards Halloween dessert contest! Check out these beautiful Dracula dentures :)




When I told my mom I had won she said, "Who would have thought you of all people would win a baking contest!" Thanks mom.