Lucky # 7

Vance is 7 months old and continuing to amaze me at what he can do. He really starting to crawl around the floor. It started with him, of course, rocking on his hands and knees. But only a day or two later he was back on his belly dragging himself with his hands across the floor. no he's back on his hands and knees putting one knee in front of the other. He's not real quick about it yet, but I'm sure it won't be anytime at all before he figures out how to crawl all the way across the floor.

He's able to pull himself up on the side of the crib. We'll lay him down for bed and the next thing we hear is him playing in his crib, or should I say ON his crib. The other night I went in to check on him and there he was standing at the side of the crib wanting to be picked up. Chris and I had to move both the cribs' mattress's down so he can't fall out.

He's such a good eater. He loves his food. We still mix most everything with oatmeal cereal. He seems to eat it much better when it's thicker. His favorites are Pumpkin and Pears, Blueberry and Apples, and Corn and Sweet Potatoes. He is a hungry baby! He eats 2-3 jars 4 times a day. and still nurses 5-6 times a day. We've moved on to finger food. Gerber had these wheel looking things. I bought the apple flavor ones. He loves them. They are a bit messy, but Vance enjoys being messy. What little boy doesn't!

I bought a new DVD for Vance. It's part of the Baby Einstein collection. I can play it at the shop when he is playing on the floor. He likes to watch TV, so I figured I better get something worth watching. If you don't know about the Baby Einstein collection, it's great! We have a video at home that covers 5 different languages, and has toys on the screen that open and move. The new DVD cover 'things that go'. It's a neat way for him to start learning early.

Vance is taking most of his baths at the shop, it's a bit easier to do it there. I bought a plug for the tub here and fill it with bubble bath. Now that he can completely sit on his own, he has a lot more fun in the tub.

Giggles and Grins

Cambryn was here at the shop with me today. Vance really likes her. They have a unique bond. She was just dancing around, and Vance got very tickled! It's probably the funniest thing he's done yet!

Just a Video

Nothing new since yesterday... just thought I'd share his "tummy time" with you all. At the end, I finally get him to giggle.

Little Man Is Growing Up

Vance is really starting to be mobile. When we're at the shop, he loves to run around in his walker. Anytime he can get on the floor, this is what he does. :)

Back in June we went to a Cardinals game at the Royals stadium. I don't think I ever blogged about it. Vance had a wonderful time! It was a bit tight sitting next to the people around us. But Vance liked all the attention. We had 2 different Cardinals outfits for him to wear, and matching sunglasses. About half way through the game, he spit up all over himself and we had to change him. Everyone around us thought he was so cute. After putting his 2nd outfit on, he really attracted some attention. Once the sun went down it was a bit easier on us all. Vance even took a nap. He never did get real fussy. I was real proud of my little man.

4th of July

Vance hit another "first". We had a nice 4 day weekend. Friday night (the forth) we spent with Chris's family at his mom's house. We had a wonderful time! Everyone played "pass the baby". But Vance was having soo much fun. He spent most the evening outside. We brought his jumper so he'd have somewhere to sit while we ate. I think everyone liked watching him jump around. He goes pretty crazy in it.

We tried laying him down, but he only napped for about 20 min and then was up for the rest of the time. Vance loved watching the big fireworks going off. The loud ones didn't even seem to bother him. We had to call it a night when 11pm rolled around and Vance was still awake. Once we got home, he finally went to sleep in his own bed.

Monday was Vance's 6 month check up. He's 15 lbs 7 oz and 26 1/2 in. long. He got another round of shots. This was his last set, thank goodness. After his Dr. appt, my mom and I took him to the aquatic park. He had an awesome time! We were in the water for about an hour. I think it helped his legs feel better. Yesterday he did run a mild fever, 100.3. We called the Dr. and talked to a nurse. He was on Tylenol the rest of the day and rested most of it. By last night, he was back to normal.

Happy Father's Day

We had a wonderful weekend. Friday, Mike and Gina Davis came in town for a visit and play date for the boys. Vance kept rolling over onto Tanner. But Tanner didn't seem to mind, he just grabbed Vance's clothes to suck on them. It amazing how close in size they are yet Tanner is 2 months younger than Vance. We had a nice time visiting. Vance was very sleepy and went to bed early. Tanner stayed up for a bit longer.

Saturday Chris and I got up early and did dog duty. We took all the dogs down to the shop for baths. That afternoon, we relaxed and enjoyed the nice weather. Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day. I took Chris to Waffle House. Vance was his cheery self till the food came. He hates watching us eat! Anytime we go out to eat he always gets upset when the people around him are eating and he is not. Once he's big enough to sit well in a high chair, he might be able to join in and eat some rice cereal.

I surprised Chris with tickets to go see the new Hulk movie on Sunday. Vance stayed at my sisters house and we enjoyed a nice afternoon in the theater. After the movie, we met back up with Penny and Justin and drove to KC to meet my dad for dinner. Again, Vance did great till the food came. I had to take a break from my own plate to let Vance nurse. He was a bit happier, but still upset that he couldn't eat our food. I forgot my camera in the car, so unfortunately I don't have pictures to share of Vance and his grandpa.

Last night Chris and I had Chuck and Cara over for a Father's Day cookout. We had hamburgers, brats, and corn on the cob. I learned my lesson about the food and Vance, we gave him cereal just before our food was ready. It worked out great. Turns out a full belly makes him very tired at 8pm (go figure). Shortly after, he was snoozing away in his crib.

A couple weeks ago Chris and Vance had some "Father's Day" pictures taken. Just thought I'd share them with you all. :)

Vacation #2

We took Vance Camping! The last weekend of May, Vance had his first camping experience. My mom and I left town Friday morning and made our way to Watkins Mill State Park. We got there just in time! There were only 2 camping sites left. We ended up with site number 83. Mom and I got to work unloading the truck. By noon we had our camp site just about ready... then came the rain, and more rain. It poured for about 30 min. Luckily we had most everything under the canopy or in a tent.

After the rain stopped, we finished setting up the campsite and had lunch. Chris met us at the campground after he got off work. He was only able to join us for the 1st night. Saturday morning we tried a hike. 10 minutes into the hike, Vance was done and ready to go back "home". So we turned around and headed back. The afternoon consisted of lawn chairs, sitting in front of the fans. It was an 87 degree day. Vance slept in his swing. Yes, we brought the swing. And his jumper.

Vance really did enjoy camping. He slept pretty good both nights and loved to watch the fire.