happy EIGHT months

Almost crawling over here but not quite. I remember this stage being really hard with Blue. Wiley enjoys just hanging out on her tummy so much more than Blue did so the transition hasn't been quite as fraught. Plus, she has Blue and his antics to distract her a little bit. No teeth yet and still a pretty small appetite. She is happy to have a few bites of almost anything but is quickly ready to move on. She is starting to reach out for people she wants to be held by or to cry when I move out of her sight. If I hand her off to someone she will look back at me, almost like she is checking in to make sure it is all okay. Oh, and if you shake your head at her she will often shake her's right back.



Wiley Scooting from Micaelan Davis on Vimeo.

i am BERT

I am not sure enough has been said on this blog about Blue's daily wardrobe choices and their inspiration...

Blue has always liked wearing accessories - caps, belts, gloves, what-have-you - and he is very particular about coordinating them to the activity. If he is going to be driving the tractor in Wimberley he is going to be wearing his "farmer" hat just like Papa's.

A month or so ago, I can't remember exactly, I showed him the Supercalifragalisticexpialidocious clip from Mary Poppins on You Tube. Instant favorite. And we discovered that Blue had a "boater hat" similar to the one Bert wears. So he started wearing it all the time. Over time the fascination grew and my grandmother got Blue the Mary Poppins DVD for Valentine's Day. Basically, it has progressed to the point where he gets up in the morning, or from nap in the afternoon, and immediately asks to "get dressed". Which means he wants to put on his gloves, a jacket, his hat, and his shoes just like Bert's. Then we set off to find his umbrella, just like Bert's. Notice a trend? He will meet a stranger and say "I'm Bert" to which they respond with confused faces. Sometimes he will even do a little crazy dance where he kicks his legs in the air as an added bonus.

The hat is about to fall apart at this point. It is sized for a 3-6 month baby and yet he still manages to stuff it on his large two year old head. I had to buy some extra jackets as he wears them like shirts. He refuses to wear anything but blue jeans. For a long while it was cowboy boots only. But now he seems to think his tennis shoes are a closer match to Bert's so his loyalty has switched. So funny! Bert is quite charming!

STATS for posterity

Sorry for the long blog hiatus. February was a busy month, as predicted. I think March is going to be even worse. Lots of fun stuff planned though keeping us busy - like our first family camping trip in a couple weeks!

Both the kids had their well-checks recently so I thought I would record the stats for posterity...

Wiley, at 7.5 months:

Our long, skinny girl with a nice, proportionate head. 

Weight: 17lb 4oz (25-50%)

Height: 26 1/4" (50-75%)

Head: 75%

 Blue, just shy of 2 1/2 years:

Our solid, strong boy with a consistently large head. 

Weight: 32lb 6oz (75-90%)

Height: 35 1/4" (25-50%)

Head: 97%

brother AND sister

Now that Wiley can sit and scoot around a bit it seems like these two are engaging with each other a little more. Wiley loves watching Blue play and is easily charmed by his antics. And Blue is very sweet about bringing her toys to play with and even gives her the occasional back rub.

I hope they do become good friends.

 

  

 

 

happy VALENTINE'S day

Today was Blue's first official Valentine's Day where he made himself a box and handed out Valentine's to all his little friends at school. I wanted him to help me make them so we broke the tasks down into several afternoons - first leaf gathering, then leaf gluing and marker fun, and then button making. He actually was quite helpful and engaged!

  

And he really liked the fact that we created a whole new accessory category for his daily outfits. Buttons! He wanted to be sure everyone was wearing one.

PS - Have I mentioned on here Blue's daily wardrobe essentials? It is hard to say which item ranks highest in priority order but his daily requests are blue jeans, cowboy boots, a jacket, and a hat.

molly LOU melon

Both sides of the family seem to collect children's books and this one has been a favorite for a few years now. The author recently released a sequel and my mom's school is using it for their current unit on "Importance". My dad said it reminded him of Wiley-girl with her big blue eyes and crazy dark hair!

So true.

Ha. No pun intended.

happy SEVEN months

Wiley-girl is slowly becoming her own little person! She is sweet and easy-going, until something happens that she really doesn't like and then she will let you know. Number one on her list of dislikes - waiting for you to get her bottle ready. Number two - laying her down to change her diaper. But really, mostly just sweetness here.

 

 

 

 

She can scoot and wiggle her way around the floor. My bet is she is crawling within the month. Oh, and she finally figured out how to swallow solid food. Greek yogurt was the first food to make it down. Since then she has had carrots and a pureed fruit medley. But the real winner was cheese grits. That was Papa's special birthday request and she was happy to celebrate with him on those.