Slow and Steady...

Blair is finally moving! It definitely takes a while to move forward but she eventually gets to where she wants. She kind of rolls back and forth until slowly but surely she moves forward to the thing that she wants.

Blair is all about rolling to get to where she wants. Yesterday she rolled 1 1/2 rolls until she couldn't roll any more and hit her face on the coffee table in the living room. She got a little bruise under her eye but you can hardly tell it is there today.

I'm actually pretty excited that Blair is starting to move. I'll probably change my mind in a few weeks when she starts to get into everything thing but for now I will just enjoy this new development.

LONG video of Blair moving to get the phone.

Warning: She cries and whines a lot so you may want to mute it (this was taken after 20 minutes of tummy time so she isn't very happy).

We really haven't been up to too much these days. It is too cold in Idaho to stay outside very long and I've been too lazy to get out of bed to take Nathan to the hospital so that the kids and I can get out and do something. Well it doesn't help that one or both the kids have been keeping me up at night so that is part of the reason why I haven't been getting up to take him. Another reason is Nathan and I have been staying up late looking at houses online.

Pictures to recap what we have been up to:

Easton making a mess eating a very ripe pear in the car on our way up to Idaho Falls to spend time with cousins.

Blair at G&G Stocktons house.

Blair's hair is getting a little longer so I put a bow in it.

Introducing Easton to his first Nutella sandwich.

He loved it!

We went to the park just down the way from G&G Uehling's house.

Blair's first time in a swing. She seemed a little unsure about the whole thing.

Easton, Dad, and Blair riding on the dinosaur.
It was so cold.

Video of Easton riding in the car.

Dad and Blair riding on the car.

Since it was too cold the last time we went out to play at the playground we found a playland at the mall to play at. Before this we went to the library for story time.

Daddy with his two little ones.

Again at the playland.

Easton woke up sick last night and was throwing up everywhere. He slept in our room on the floor so I could keep an eye on him and help him out. I was hoping that he would be fine this morning but he is still sick. Poor little guy. He is so thirsty and hungry.

Blair at 7 months

Blair is 7 months old today! I swear each month goes by faster than the last. She is still my little sweetheart and is definitely a mommy's girl. She is usually fine when someone else holds her just as long as I'm not in the room or somewhere where she can see me. But the second I walk in the room or she spots me, she whines and arches her back until either I come and get her or the person holding her gives her to me. It is definitely nice to be so loved.

On Saturday Blair started to say mama and I swear she knows that it refers to me. She seems to say it when she wants my attention because she looks right at me and says it until I look at her. I could be wrong but I believe it is true. She has said dada before but to me it just seems like she is making the noise (like baba) and not really understanding that it refers to Nathan.

We are still having a hard time with Blair eating solid foods. You would think after 3 months of this that she would finally figure it out, but no such luck. She had her weird technique of sticking out her tongue that seemed to work for about a week but now she doesn't even do that. Now she just blocks everything with her tongue (she definitely has a very strong, picky, and stubborn tongue). I thought it might be that she didn't like her veggies (which is understandable) but she does the same with her fruits. Who doesn't like fruit? I might just have to go back to squash because I'm pretty sure that was what she was eating with her weird tongue technique.

Blair still hates tummy time. I think she really dislikes it even more now that she has been out of practice for most of this holiday break. She was definitely spoiled when it came to family holding her all the time. Now that it is just Easton, Blair and myself during the days she has been getting more time on her tummy but complains almost the second I put her on her tummy. Hopefully we can work our way back to a half hour a day so she can start to creep or crawl. I'm not entirely sure that I am ready for this but because Easton started between 7-8 months I know it could happen here shortly. I definitely don't want to hold her back or delay her.

Blair must have known that I was going to write her 7 month post today because if I would have wrote it before today I would have said that she has turned into a really horrible sleeper (last night was actually pretty good). I'm not sure if it is because of all the travel or because she is starting to get her first tooth (maybe both?) but she has had a really hard and weird sleeping schedule. I am definitely not one of those people who let their kids sleep with them, but the last few nights I just gave up and let her sleep with us so that I could get some much needed sleep. I also didn't want her to wake everyone else in the house up. I'm glad that she slept pretty good last night so that we can hopefully stop this before it becomes a habit.

I just love this happy little girl. She just has the sweetest little smile that melts my heart.

Cute Little Easton

During sacrament meeting on Sunday someone was blessing their baby. During the prayer Easton folded his arms and squinted his eyes (that's him closing his eyes) like he should but then he decided that he was going to say his own prayer. "Thank you for daddy. Thank you for mommy. Thank you for Bair (Blair). Thank you for daddy. Thank you for mommy. Thank you for Bair." He continued this several times. It was definitely the cutest and sweetest little prayer ever but it was also sort of loud and probably very distracting. To others it probably sounded like a rude little boy talking during a prayer. That is what I thought until Nathan told me afterwards what he was saying. What do you do during a time like this? I mean it wasn't the best time for him to say his own prayer but how can you tell a little boy to stop praying when your trying to teach him that it is good to pray? Nathan tried to get him to whisper but that really didn't work. Oh, well. Heavenly Father knows his good intentions and I guess that is all that really matters.

Easton was watching Madagascar the other day. Shortly after the movie he had an accident so he proceeded to take his wet clothes off. I went to grab some new underwear and clothes for him and during that time Nathan caught Easton dancing around the house naked and singing the song "I like to move it, move it." Later that night Easton was singing the song, "Shake your booty" while shaking his butt back and forth.


Yesterday Easton was putting something in his pocket.
Me: "What are you doing?"
Easton: "Pocket."
Me: "What are you putting in your pocket?"
Easton: "Ummm NO! I have to go. Bye, Bye."

He then runs away.

Also yesterday Easton turned to me and said, "I HAVE to watch TV!" Not I want to watch TV or can I watch TV? But I HAVE to watch TV. Can we say addicted?