6 Months Old

Can he be any cuter? I don't think so. You can't really tell on these pictures but his hair is growing in more and getting thicker. I am looking forward to when I can start spiking it up or give him a mohawk. The weird thing is sometimes his hair looks blond and sometimes it looks dark.

I can't believe my little boy is already six months old. He is sitting up pretty good and for longer periods of time. His appetite seems to have increased as he scarfs down his cereal and baby food. He is really interested in his hands. He puts them in front of his face, stares at them as he moves his fingers. He has started scooting some when he is on his belly. He likes to talk and babble and laugh. He is normally really happy unless he is tired or hungry. He is a silly boy and does things to make me laugh like right now he is bouncing in his bouncer laughing at me to get some attention. He loves his mommy and gives me hugs, kisses, and big smiles when I come home from work. His 6th month check up is Dec. 11th so I will update then on his weight, height, and all that fun stuff. He will also be getting the dreaded shots tomorrow so we will probably just hang out and I will baby him like I normally do on those days.

Braydi's Pageant

My best friend's little girl Braydi was in a pageant today. She did so good. She won 2nd runner up and Ms. Personality. She waved as soon as came out on the stage and was saying hi to everybody. Nash was keeping everyone entertained in the audience by talking and laughing. He got to see his Grammy and PawPaw Fields who always like to see him. They got their picture made together which was good at first until Braydi bear hugged Nash and scared him. I was glad we were able to go. Misty and I grew up together and I am sure Nash and Braydi will too.

Jumperoo

I've been meaning to put this video on here for the last week or so. For the last couple of weeks Nash is really taking to his jumperoo. This video cracks me up. He's so goofy.

Scooting and Sadie

Tonight I had Nash on the floor on his belly while I was doing some sit ups. Normally he does not like being on his belly for very long. This time was different. He seemed interested in it. He would get up on his hands, move his hands to the right, go back down on his belly, and repeat. After no time he about did a complete circle. He was happy about it. It's like he realized he just figured out a new trick. I praised him and talked about how good he did and he just smiled back.

Sadie has been really good with Nash from day one. Most of the time he just ignores him unless he is crying then Sadie goes and checks on him. Nash is very interested in Sadie. He watches everything he does. He wants to grab him. Tonight Nash was sitting on the floor and Sadie came and laid right beside him. He let him grab onto his hair and ears (which is a BIG deal). So maybe he is warming up to him and realizing this little boy is here to stay.

What a difference a year makes

Last year at Christmas I was barely three months pregnant, not really showing yet, and did not know if I was having a boy or a girl. One of Chris's presents was this 6-9 months sleeper (the smallest size I could find) because either way our child was going to have some Chief's clothes. Now my precious baby boy is almost 6 months and is wearing his Chief's sleeper. Time sure does fly and little did we know how sweet and cute he would be.

Exercising

My relationship with exercising has been off and on. Probably started in the 7th grade when I played basketball. The coach made us run a lot. I hated it at first but then got to where I enjoyed it. It was a challenge. I started having more energy and probably was more fit than I have ever been. I exercised on and off through high school. When I got college I ran/walked some and did water aerobics, and work out tapes. When Chris and I got married. I joined the rec center and did Yoga because friend of mine was teaching the class. I loved it. Then I got into really working out. I would run and do weights for my arms, legs, and stomach. I never thought I had an awesome body or anything it just felt better. I had more energy and felt stronger. When I got pregnant, I walked some but finally gave up because frankly I did not feel like it. Then just walking, I felt like I was dying because I had all the weight on me. So when I was home with Nash some I walked on my treadmill and walked outside some but nothing very consistent. I have been wanting to get back into it. I have a perfectly good treadmill at home. I have tons of excuses not to. I only have the morning and at night. There is no way I am getting up earlier than have to to exercise. So, I thought I could at least walk some when Nash goes to sleep. Last night I did and it did feel good. I like when I can feel it in my legs like I have done something. I also helps me reduce stress. So, I hope to get back in the habit of exercising. What tends to happen to me is I will miss a day or two and then totally stop. My goal is to do it three to four days a week (at least). I am writing about this because I feel like if I do I will be more motivated to continue. I have been at my pre-pregnancy weight for a while. However, things aren't as tight as they used to be. Mainly my stomach. I have never had rock hard abs but it has been better. I have been told that as long as I am breast feeding I will probably hang on the the extra fat (gross). It's natures way of making sure you don't starve your baby. As long as I can get that better by bathing suit season I will be happy. For now, I just want to have more energy and feel better. So, that is the motive for the exercise. We'll see how it goes.

Christmas Decorations

I really like my Christmas decorations this year, especially my tree. We got a new tree this year and I wanted it to look nice for our new house. I have a lot of other decorations but I am not getting them all out because I don't want to put them all up and I don't want tons of stuff out.

It's been a long weekend which has been good because I have not felt well. I accomplished getting the house decorated for Christmas but the last couple days I have just laid around. I just feel tired and my head hurts. Maybe tomorrow will be better.