Happy Boy!

Mommy trying to practice her photography skills

Roman posing (above)

Ummm...ya, that is dog hair on his chin and a crusty clogged tear duct eye. Just keeping it real!

I love you too, Roman Bear, more than you'll ever know!

Goofy

Brynley got some dress up clothes for Christmas...including this funny wig. Isn't she cute?!?

Seven months old

Dear Roman,
You are already seven months old! Then again, you are ONLY seven months old! I can hardly remember what life was like before you joined our little family. Your smile, and that dimple, melt my heart every day. You have the greatest belly laugh. You think your sister is the funniest thing!

At seven months old, you:

• weigh 15 lbs 6 ozs
• are getting very close to crawling. You army-crawl, scooch, twist, roll, and turn to get where you want to go
• eat spinach, peas, green beans, bananas, apples, pears, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, prunes...
• still have beautiful blue eyes
• sleep from about 7pm to about 7am with a few wake-up times in between
• take two naps a day...the first at 9am
• are cutting your first tooth...and the second doesn't seem far behind (bottom two front)
• babble, make all kinds of funny noises with your mouth
• cry when I leave the room
• pull hair! OUCH!
• love your toys...especially your steering wheel, duck, and roly poly ball

I love you, sweet baby boy!!

Silly girl

Not only does Brynley look like Rob, but she has his sense of humor too. She makes me laugh daily!

Christmas cookies

About a week ago, we made Christmas cookies. What I learned is that I have a lot more to learn in the cookie making department! Somehow my Mom made it look so easy. My cookies turned out completely misshapen and you couldn't tell a star from a tree from a heart. I think my biggest mistake was not rolling the dough thin enough. I also used a pre-made mix so maybe that contributed to my problem.

I rolled, cut, and baked the cookies the night before and the next morning Brynley and I decorated them together. This was a good plan since she lost interest after just two cookies and ran off into the living room to eat her creations.

Holiday party

On the evening of 12/14, I took the kids to my work holiday party. Brynley was surprisingly shy at first, but it didn't take long for her to come out of her shell. She sang her ABCs to anyone who would listen, ate too many cookies, and cheered as loud as the adults during the gift wrapping competition.

Roman enjoyed being passed around and receiving lots of love and attention from all the women I work with!

Here's a couple pictures I took before the party:

6 months old

Roman is 6 months old!

We went for his six month checkup and I undressed him for his exam. After the nurse left the room, Brynley decided that she needed to take all her clothes off as well. When the pedicatrician walked in, I had my two sweethearts - one in a diaper and one in underwear - but otherwise naked, sitting on his exam table. The first thing Dr. Jakum said was, "Oh...big sister had to get undressed since brother is undressed!" I had to laugh...I love that I don't have to explain it to him. Not only does he deal with kids all day, but he has kids of his own so he's seen it all!

The appointment continued in that manner...everything Roman got, Brynley needed. Weigh-in...check. Listen to your heart with a stethoscope...check. Until the shots. Roman was all on his own for those. It breaks my heart when my kids get shots and I don't think that will ever get any easier!

Roman weighed 15lbs 2oz and was 25" long. Brynley was 25lbs.

Some pictures of my handsome man at 6 months old:








This next one is my favorite. Rob gave me a new camera for an early Christmas present. I still have a lot to learn, but I love this camera and can't wait to practice my photography skills. I have the perfect subjects to photograph too! Love it!