Santa Baby - Cody's first Christmas

Wow, I can't believe Cody is over 7 months old and we just had our first Christams together. Unfortunetly we wasn't quite himself over our long weekend.

Monday night we put him to bed as usual around 8pm. At around 10pm we woke up screaming, so Craig went in to get him and it seemed as if he was choking or gagging on something and he had this horrific cough I had never herd before. Immediately we jumped into the car and off to the Hospital we went (pajama's in all). The minute we went in they knew right away it was Croup. The gave Cody a breathing treatment, a steroid and an ex-ray. The ex-ray came back normal so home we went, all within 1 1/2 hours. The next few days were not very fun. The steroid made Cody hyper so we didn't sleep very well and of course with the cough and not feeling well we was quite cranky. Even through all this we still had a very nice Christams day.

We started our Christmas morning at our house opening all the gifts we received from out of town. Cody did a pretty good job tearing the paper open once we started it. We got lots of books, building skills toys and Mommy's favorites.....cloths. After Cody's nap we headed over to the Grandma's houses.

First my moms house then we all headed to Tim and Michelle's. Man, did Cody make out like a bandit. We have enough stuff to last quite a while. Both families spoiled our little guy like crazy. It was a nice relaxing day and thank goodness Cody seems to be much better. Now looking forward to New

Years Eve and Day

Cody ~ 30 Weeks

This past week we realized Cody is just a little too big for his swing, so out came the walker.....He loves this thing. We put him in it and he just lights up. There are 3 different settings with lights and music. Another life saver. I can put him in it(every morning while I get the bags in the car)and not worry about him rolling off the couch or the dogs stepping on him. For now, he is just getting the hang of moving in it, he creeps a little more every day. Give him a few weeks and he's going to be wizzing around the house.

We had to take a trip to the Peditricians office this week. Cody had a temp of 102.7 which was caused by an ear infection. Poor little guy. During our visit he was weighed and measured and the is now 20 lb 2oz and 28 inched long. His head circumference is in the 95%, Length and weight is 90%. Wow, he is as big as most one yeard olds.

Cody's 1st Thanksgiving

We decided to go to my Dad's in SC for Cody's first Thanksgivung. So we packed the car and north we headed. I was pretty nervous on how our little guy would do stuck in the car for that long. I was pleasantly surprised. We kept a spot in the back seat clear so I could jump in back if needed. I was back there for about an hour and half each way. Not bad. He got cranky for about an hour each way but wouldn't you.

It is absolutely beautiful up there. It was a little chilly, but not bad. 40's @ night and mid 60's during the day. Craig got to go golfing on Thanksgiving morning while Cody and i stayed behind and helped with the cooking. We went to Savanna on Friday and man it's so nice there. We took a Trolley tour of the city and walked around, ate lunch and of course shopped in the biggest candy store I had ever been in. It was a great day. Cody was such a good boy during the whole trip, just watching eveything and taking it all in.

Cody cut his second bottom tooth about 2 weeks ago and is now cutting his first upper tooth. It is so dang cute. He smiles at me and I melt everytime. He is also rolling over consistantly now.

We are going to be in trouble once he is on the move. He is twisting and turning to get at things and once he gets them, right in the mouth it goes. I look at this amazing little boy and feel truely blessed everyday. He is such a good natured baby. I know this may change in the future, but for now I am thanking the satrs above......

Cody ~ 6 months

Our little man turned 6 months yesterday. WOW....Where did the time go? Where did my baby go? Craig and I were looking through his baby pictures and we can't remember him being that small. I figured it out, between week 5-7 he went from a little tiny thing to a chubby monkey.

We had his 6 month check up on Monday and he weighed in at a whopping 19 lbs and 25 3/4 long. He is definetly bigger that he is long. I put all his 6-9 month cloths away and he is now wearing 12+ months. It makes me so sad to know that he is not my little baby anymore, he is my big boy.

He us now on stage 2 foods, which is very exciting. We are able to eat all the mixed foods now. He is so cute, everytime I feed him, he waits a second to see what new food is in his mouth then opens up for more. I really want him to eat his green veggies but he is not having it. He will not eat the peas AT ALL and isn't very keen on the green beans, but he does love the carrots, squash and sweet potatoes actually everything that is not green.

Cody cut his first tooth last Friday. We are so very excited, but also sad because this backs up that he isn't a little guy anymore. I think he has a high tolerence to pain because he wasn't even cranky until the day the tooth actaully cut. He still isn't rolling over often but can sit up for minutes at a time so I guess it will come in time and the doctor isn't worried. I guess the books are right, every baby does things on there own time table.....

Cody's First Spookytime

Well we tried the Pumpkin patch for a second time and Cody still wasn't having it. I guess some pictures are better than nothing at all, even without smiles.


Halloween was very similar to the Pumkin Patch, no smiles. We had ourselves a cranky pants dressed in a very very cute Frankenstien costume. It didn't help that trick or treating is very close to sleepy time and that it was like 80 degrees and humid as heck. We were hoping for even a little cool front but that didn't happen. Halloween this year was way more for me than it was for the little man. He was just annoyed with us, but we still had fun showing him off.

So last week he found his feet, now he has figured out how to put them in his mouth. So cute. He still isn't rolling over consistantly (think hes too chubby) but he is trying to pull himself up all the time. We think he will be sitting up before he rolls over. he also is starting to creep. I just love watching him explore new things. It's like in the last few weeks he's become so aware of his surroundings. He wants to be sitting up, watching everything. Stinks so bad that we only get a few hours(mostly cranky) a day and the weekends.

Daycare tells us he is active all day and most days he doesn't take a afternoon nap. He doesn't want to miss anything. The problem with this is, by the time he gets home, he's sleepy and cranky and doesn't want to play. Even though I wish he would sleep longer in the am (up by 6:30-7am even weekends), the mornings are the best. He is so happy and lovey dovey. I'm just amazed by him every day......

Cody's first Pumpkin Patch.....

We visited out first pumkin patch this weekend
with Cody and our Moms. Unfortunetly there were no smiles to be had but at least we got some pictures. We are going to try again next weekend and hopefully the little man will cooperate a little more.

We also took Cody to his first festival. Oktoberfest is a festival at the Germain/American club that runs the middle 2 weekends in October. They have lots of beer and Germain fair with live music and a little ride park for the kids. Cody had a blast. We were dancing around and singing. If you have ever seen Beerfest you will understand. Next year Cody will be big enough to really enjoy the kiddie area.






This past week Cody found his feet. All he wants to do is grab them. He even pulls off his socks just to get to his piggies. It's so cute. He rolled over a few weeks ago, but since then not so much. He has his hands in his month at all times, which makes it difficult to roll. He gets his entire body over except his shoulders and head. You would think he was teething the way he continuesly drools and has his hands in his mouth, but he's not. It's any day now.....

As for me. We think I'm on the correct dosage for my thyroid issue. Ive lost 10 pounds in the last 5 weeks which makes me veryy happy. I'm really only going to the gym on the weekends. I was trying to go at least once during the week, but Cody usually gets cranky around 6:30-7 so i want to have at least an hour of happy time. I am going to try going after he goes to bed. Also I'm hoping it will cool off soon so I can walk at night a couple times a week. Only 11 lbs to go to hit pre-pregnany weight. Yippee

Cody ~ 5 Months

So far so good on the food. Cody loves all the fruits and likes the green beans, carrots and squash. It was a big NO on the peas and he's not so fond of the sweet potatoes. I think he may have had a little reaction to them. He got a slight rash and was cranky and gassy the day we gave them to him. I will try them again in a month or so.

Everyday with him is like an adventure wondering what new he will do today. Weekends go by way too fast. His new thing is screaching. I think he likes to hear his own voice and of course I think its adorable. He is also grabbing at everything. I can put him on the couch with his boppy around him, put a bunch of toys in front of him and he's good to go for a while.

Cody is growing at a records pace. Most of his 6 months cloths are getting snug and will need to be put away within the next few weeks. He is now in 9-12 months and even some of those are snug. Luckily his daycare cloths I bought 6-12 months and are still fairly loose. Its so hard for me. I love to shop and would buy him new stuff every week but I have to stop myself knowing he will grow out of everything within months and he has plenty of cloths(also thanks to my mom).

This past week I had to go away for training and it was pure hell. I missed Cody so much. 3 nights away from him was 3 too many. Thankfully when I came home he acted like he didn't even know I was gone, but I knew and felt guilty for leaving him. Man, I love this little boy more than words can say.....