Colorado Take Two

While in Colorado Bryce and I took off on a short day hike. Cap stayed with his Papa and Grammi so we could go out kid free! We had a great time in the dry sunny weather dreaming of the west once again. This was the first time Cap got fed by someone other than us. He did great. Once he decided he would drink my milk from a bottle at 5 months old, he will take it whenever it is offered. That has been great! Even though we don't do it very often, it is nice to have the option. Here are some pics of the hike. It of course was beautiful. Don't forget to scroll down and see other post. I have done 3 over this last week and have another one coming soon! Enjoy!

Colorado Take One

Here is part one of the pictures I am posting on our trip out to Colorado. I am usually not one to be sad about leaving and going back home. I always have fun on vacation and outing, but I also always love being home. This time was a little different. I enjoyed so much being with family and spending time together not working, cleaning, cooking, or doing school. It was nice to be a wife, mom, and daughter-in-law without all the extras:) Multi-tasking is great and all and I am really good at it, but sometimes I just don't want to do it:) So needless to say, I did not want to come home and could have stayed much longer! We had a wonderful time with family!

Steve and Karen came to visit us in the Springs!

So so very good to see them. We miss you guys so much!!!

funny face, almost like he ate one of Papa's limes

on our way to crested butte, incredibly scenic driving

so we kind of let Cap suck his way through a cherry.

i guess technically this might have been his first food,

though i am not really counting it

hot tubbing at our lodge,

i miss you kaci!

Grammi, Bryce and Cap on our short

hike taking a break from driving

great backdrop!

6 months

Cap turned 6 months this past Tuesday. Here are some things we want to remember.

- he can roll all over the place, but he has to be in the mood

- in fact, he kind of likes to conquer something, then just move on and not be that into it (reminds me of someone :))

- super aware of what is going on...the smallest sounds or movements catch his attention

- beautiful blue eyes still

- 18 1/2 pounds, 65 percentile

- 17.5 inch head. 75 percentile

- 27.5 inches long, 85 percentile

- had his first non-tata food this week, avocado...he loved it. we have been trying rice cereal for 2 days now and he does not love it. his face looks like mine does when there is a lump in my mashed potatoes. there may be no hope for this stuff, but i can't blame him. it doesn't even look good especially compared to avocado! any tricks from the moms out there???

- is pretty over taking naps most days :( he is more into cap-naps...20-30minute things here and there, but he does occasionally take an hour or two morning nap

- sleeps great at night and has been sleeping till almost 8 or so these past few mornings

- puts everything in his mouth as usual

- no signs of teeth

- started to make more real talking sounds, loves to say bahbahbahbah which is so cute with his little toothless gummy mouth of his

- redish hair with a great olive skin tone

- prefers standing to sitting

- still independent, but has these days where he wants to hang on us all day and not be put down

- great traveler and gets lots of compliments on how well he does on the planes

- loves to play in water

- loves to go on walks or sit on the front porch

- will watch the wind blow in the trees or how it makes the fern spin in circles on our porch

- drinks my milk in a bottle like a champ finally!!! now we can go on dates!!!!

- aware now when we aren't the ones holding him and when we leave a room and does not like it sometimes

- crazy about his dad! watches him like crazy!

- loves to look at books...well not look at them, but go up and down the pages with his hands feeling the entire page! and of course, trying to eat them also

- started to wave this wednesday. he does it backwards. very cute!

- adorable laugh

- was left with strangers this week for the first time while i went to a woman's bible study

- speaks with his entire body

- distracted eater 3/4s of the time

- plays with my hair when he is eating

- has considerably more hair than last month, it just got thicker or coarser or something?!

I could probably write a lot more! It has been great month with him and he of course is growing everyday. I have more to say about the month but that will be for another post. Enjoy!

this one is funny. it looks like he is smoking a huge pipe!

carhart covers from the Brooks family

he was in such a good mood this evening when we took these!

he was laughing so much and so hard!

Bedtime Help

We are way over due for some serious updates. Thank you LaJuan for checking everyday and then emailing me to make sure we are still here!! Camp has been over for a month now and we have had lots going on since then including a vacation out to Colorado to see Bryce's parents!! This is not going to be my update because time is not going to allow that right now, but this will be a little teaser instead.

We always put Cap down for the night when he is drowsy not asleep. Sometimes he plays and talks and then falls asleep. Other times he tosses a few times, sinks his head into his blanket, throws his arms above his head, then is out. We share a room right now with him. It is a huge room so he has one side and we occupy the other. One night, we put him in bed and we were on our bed talking. We hear Cap making all sorts of noise and throwing his body around the crib. After a few minutes I look up to see this:

We were cracking up! He was stuck but still laughing and playing and enjoying his pre-sleep self. Thought you might enjoy these. Cap turned 6 months yesterday. We go for our check up this afternoon. I am also going for the first time to a woman's bible study. We are looking at the lives of Elisha and Elijah (who I love!). I will post again soon!!!! I have many more pics to share!