Trey at 9 Months!

It's pretty much impossible to get a good picture of Trey that's not blurry lately.  He's on the move!  Sitting on the chair in the nursery for our monthly photo is going to be a thing of the past, I'm afraid. A'int nobody got time for that! 

As usual, Trey is a delight.  He's had a rough few weeks, but he's a trooper.  He's pretty much been sick on and off for the past month.  Then, last week, he tested positive for RSV.  It's been heartbreaking to watch him be sick, but he's such a trooper!  He tries so hard to be happy even though he feels like crap.  :)

At nine months:

• You learned to kneel and then pull yourself up.  It's your new favorite trick and you are so very proud of yourself!  It's all you want to do all day long!  This has created problems for night time and nap time.  You'll pull yourself up in the crib and then cry and cry because you don't know how to get back down.  The swing has been a lifesaver, and that's where you sleep most of the time.  
• Since you've been so sick, night time has kind of been a nightmare.  You've been waking up every four hours at night, but now that you are getting over this nasty sickness (yay!), you'll sleep 10-12 hours straight!  So nice!
• Takes two naps a day ranging from 45 minutes to and hour and a half.  The older you get, the better napper you are!  
• Your army crawl is slowly morphing into a full on crawl.  You love to crawl and chase your dad.  Your favorite part of the day is when dad gets home from work.
• You've become a little spitfire and have started throwing tantrums.  If you don't get what you want, you throw your head back and scream.  We're really looking forward to the toddler stage... ;)
• You still adore bath time and love to play with your bath toys.  You're not very happy when it's time to get out and get ready for bed.  
• You giggle and babble all day long and we love it.  You say "da-da" "ba-ba" and "ma-ma"
• You love food!  Your favorite thing to eat is cereal puffs.  We're slowly transitioning from pureed foods to finger foods.

Here are his stats from his last appointment:

Weight: 19 pounds (28th percentile)

Height:  27.5 in (24th percentile)...so apparently he hasn't grown at all in height for the past three months??  I'm guessing the last measurement was incorrect.

Head circumference:  18 in (57th percentile)

So, he's back to being our little boy.  :)  As always, we adore him.  He brings so much happiness to our lives and everyone around him.  

A New Year

Our New Years Eve was very low key.  Which felt fitting since we are old fogies that go to bed by 9:30.  I'm pretty certain having a baby ages you by 10 years overnight.  We DID manage to stay awake until midnight, but it was hard my friends.  This demonstrates my thoughts on New Years Eve perfectly:

  But I digress...

I wanted to keep some traditions alive so I ventured out to Walmart to grab some fake bubbly.  This was not a wise decision.  I hate Walmart on the best of days, but on holidays it's pretty much the equivalent of Dante's nine circles of Hell.  Too may people, too few available check out lanes, self righteous idiots who feel it's no big deal to be in the 20 items or less lane when they have a cart FULL of groceries.. I think you catch my drift.  It was the fastest way possible to put someone in a bad mood.  Thankfully, I had had enough sense to pick up our Papa Murphey's pizzas EARLIER that day.  Oh yes...we really pulled out all the stops on this one.  Pizza AND sparkling grape juice...we party hard.

By the time I got home from my lovely adventure, Treyby was overdue for his "Tubby, ba-ba, sleepy nigh night".  And that right there is another way to recognize that you are just plain old.  When the phrase "tubby, ba-ba, sleepy nigh night" is part of your everyday vocabulary you are no longer cool.  As per routine, we gave Trey his bath, got him ready for bed, gave him his bottle and he was down by 7:30 ( I know.  We're lucky).

On with the party!  After devouring our awesome previously mentioned pizza, I proceeded to watch two movies without falling asleep (an amazing feat in my book).  It was now 11:30 and Dave was demanding that we open the bubbly to which I sternly objected.  "HELLO???  You can't just open the bottle and drink whenever!  You HAVE to wait until midnight.  That's the point."  But, if you know Dave, then you know that tradition means nothing to him, so we opened the bubbly at 11:45 and took a sip (gasp).  We did however keep tradition alive by having our usual yearly review where we discuss our favorite and least favorite times of the year.  There was talk of happy times (Trey's birth, a memory I relive often; new jobs, graduation (go Adam)!, and not so happy times (all-nighters with Trey, the weeks of recovery after Trey's birth, hard days at work)...I had been struggling all day with this feeling of being old and lame.  It's not that I really cared that we didn't have plans (we've never been into big parties), I just kept thinking, "Geez, we're only in our mid-twenties and we're already to that "we're too old for holidays like this" phase." It really shouldn't have bothered me, but it did.

Just as I finished my bubbly, Trey started to stir, as if he knew he needed to wake up to celebrate with us.  I went through the usual routine of changing him and feeding him and just as midnight struck, he layed his head on my chest all baby snuggly like (something he'll rarely do now because he's too big for snuggles or whatever...)  :)  And in that moment I knew that I was right where I needed to be, doing exactly what I needed to be doing: ringing in the new year with my baby.  I may go to bed by 9:30, use baby talk, and be covered in spit up, boogers and poop more often than I'd like to admit, but I wouldn't change anything about my life right now.  Happy New Years everyone.  I don't know how we're going to top 2014, but every new year seems to find a way.  

Christmas in Pictures

We had a great Christmas with Trey.  We're always so busy enjoying ourselves that I always fail big time when it comes to taking pictures, but I did manage to take a few Christmas morning.  We spent Christmas Eve with the Bland's and Christmas Day with Eddy's.  It was perfect.  For the first time in our marriage, we split up the days between families and I am so glad we did.  It was the first time that we could actually enjoy the holiday and not feel rushed.  We didn't feel obligated to "get to the next stop" and we were able to enjoy each day with our families.  Win.  Of course all the pictures I have are of Trey, but who else would you want to see, am I right?

8 Month Old Trey

8 months old, and such a cute little stinker.  :)

• The best way to describe Trey at 8 months is in one word: busy.  He moves.  A LOT.  ALL THE TIME.  
• He has hoards and hoards of toys, but insists on playing with cords, trash cans, outlets, blinds, door stoppers, keyboards, phones...pretty much anything he's NOT supposed to play with.  :)  He's kept me busy, that's for sure!  I don't know what I'm going to do when he starts walking!  It makes me tired just thinking about it. 
• He has the cutest little crawl.  It's not a full on crawl, but an army crawl.  He's started to get up on his knees, but he'll just sit there and rock back and forth.  (Dave never fully crawled either, so it will be interesting to see what Trey does).  
• Sits up for longer periods of time. He'll sit and play with his toys for a few minutes, but usually he's scooting around causing mischief.  :)
• Still no teeth, but eats solids 2-3 times a day.  We just started giving him cereal puffs to snack on and he doesn't quite know what to do with them yet.  He just spits them out and plays with them. 
• Getting dressed and/or changing a diaper is an ordeal.  He HATES to sit still and would be fine being naked all day.  He is one strong boy.  If he does not want to be on his back for a diaper change, he's not going to be.  I've gotten pretty good at putting on a diaper/clothes no matter what position he's in.  And then there are always those moments where I am tired and let him sit in his crib sans diaper and do as he pleases...sometimes you just gotta be naked!
• His sleep schedule has been kind of strained lately, but most nights he's down by 7:00 and sometimes will sleep as late as 8:00!  He's been better at taking naps lately too which is nice.  He usually has 2-3 naps sometimes lasting and hour and a half!  I know that still seems short for a baby, but wow, we are loving it!  
• Says "da da" and "ma ma" and "ba ba"  His new favorite sound is this weird half grunt half laugh.  It's hilarious.  He's also started using this high pitched squeal/cry.  He's entertaining, for sure. 
• He's so happy most of the time and we just adore him.  We joke all the time that he is the best AND worst thing we've ever done.  :)  He definitely consumes our lives, but we wouldn't have it any other way.  We love you Treyby!

His signature look.  Always sucking on that bottom lip.

Trey at 7 months!

One of these days, I will do a "whole family" update on the blog, but today is not one of those days.  :)  Trey turned 7 months old this week and I figured I would actually get his 7 month post on the blog ON TIME, and not 3 weeks later like I've been doing in the past.  The sweet little babe just went down for a nap: blog time it is!

• Trey is truly a delight.  He makes mornings so pleasant.  And that's a lot coming from me because I HATE mornings.  I was just telling Dave that Trey has been so good for me because he FORCES me to get up and be ready to start the day.  Before he came, I would typically still be in bed when Dave left for work and not get up for another hour (I know I'm lazy)...Since Trey came, I'm usually always up as Dave gets up and Trey gets to see daddy off to work.  It's simple, but it's nice to share mornings together as a family.  I think it sets the mood for the whole day.  ANYWAY...moving on...
• Trey LOVES having blankets by his face.  This poses problems at night and during naps because he INSISTS on covering his face with a blanket.  Can you say suffocation!?  It's pretty interesting because Dave does this as well.  He has to have his entire head covered with a blanket and then he'll leave a little hole to breath out of.  Unfortunately, I don't trust that Trey knows quite how to do that.  ;)  So every night, we watch him on the monitor and when he falls asleep, I tip toe into his room and uncover his face.  :)
• He has found his new favorite toy: door stoppers.  He played with one for 30 minutes the other day.  He loves the sound they make and thinks they are the most fascinating things in the world.  
• He likes to sit in his high chair and play with toys,  I think he likes being able to sit up and seeing everything that is going on.  He CAN sit up on his own, but refuses to.  He's on the move so much, that we hardly ever see him just sitting up.  
• He crawls!  FAST!  He went from this little scoot to full on crawling in a matter of days.  Because of this, he is into EVERYTHING.  If he wants something, he'll get it.  :)  
• Still smiles and babbles to himself all the time.  He's discovered his tongue and constantly sticks it out to blow bubbles and make noises.  It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. :)  
• Says "da-da" pretty well.  No "ma-ma" yet!  :)  Which is pretty interesting to me since he has taking quite the liking to me lately.  He's turning into a momma's boy, and I'm not quite sure what to do about it.  
• He's very fond of family, but is not too keen of strangers, and HATES big crowds of people.  Thankfully, he still likes daycare and hasn't cried yet when I leave.  I'm crossing my fingers it stays that way! 
• Sleeps great at night (7:30-7:30) and takes small naps throughout the day.
• Loves his food!  He even will eat peas now! :)  There really isn't anything that he won't eat (baby food that is).  We're waiting to give him finger foods when he gets a few teeth.

He's the best little boy and we love him dearly.  Each new stage is so fun but he's getting TOO BIG!  He's closer to one year old now and it breaks my heart.  It's true what they say.  It goes too fast!  We love you Treyby! (We call him Treyby more than "Trey")...Poor kid is going to be so confused as he gets older...won't even know what his real name is.  ;)

 

Trey at 6 months!

We have fallen in love with our Treyby.  I had all of Trey's pictures since birth printed and was looking through them the other day.  As I was going through them, I couldn't help but ooh and ahh over each and every one.  Dave started making fun of me, but I don't care, he IS that cute!  

6 months was a fun month!

• Started to "scoot".  Hasn't mastered crawling yet, but can scoot pretty fast.  He can definitely get to whatever he wants.  Oh boy, better baby proof the house!  
• He has toys galore, but some of his favorite items to play with include the garbage can (eww!), chair legs, table legs, drawers, blankets, and burp cloths.  His favorite "toy" at grandmas is the tape measure.  Simple pleasures,  :)
• We started him on solids a few weeks ago and he LOVES them!  There's really only one food that we've found he doesn't like: peas.  He hates peas.  It's so sad because he will go to eat them, and then as he swallows he gags so hard he cries.  :(  It's sad but kind of funny at the same time, because each bite doesn't really deter him.  He just keeps opening his mouth for more.  :)
• His favorite foods are squash and bananas.  
• Still sleeps 11-12 hours a night.  I know, we are so blessed!  He's usually down by 7:30 and gets up between 7:30 and 8:00!  SO nice.
• He battled a cold/cough for a week ON TOP of getting shots.  What a nightmare.  It was heartbreaking because we could tell he just felt so crummy because he was not his usual happy self.  So sad.  While he was sick he totally regressed and was up ALL NIGHT for 4 nights in a row.  I thought I was going to lose it.  It was like the newborn stage all over again.  Ugh.  The first time he slept through the night again I felt like I had slept for five years!  It was so great!  :)  
• He talks and babbles to himself all the time.  He makes the "da-da" sound really good.  He also likes to blow bubbles and suck on his lower lip.  

I know there must be more, but I just can't remember everything.  Blast this mommy brain of mine!  Here are his 6 month stats (but really they are  more like 7 months stats since we just took him in this past week...whatever).

Weight:  17.75 lbs (40th percentile)

Height:  27.5 in (72nd percentile)!  

Head circumference:  17.5 in (60th percentile)

He has grown SO MUCH!  We can really tell that he has grown much taller!  He went from 10% to 72% in 2 months!  So, he's tall and skinny.  :)  Perfect as can be.  We love you Trey!

   

Trey at 5 Months

Such a sweetie.  Our Treyby is going to be a heart breaker.  Just look at that face!  I know every parent thinks that their child is the cutest thing in the world, but mine tops them all.  We couldn't be more in love with this chunk.  Here's the lowdown on Trey at 5 months:

• Sleeps pretty well.  We've been putting him to bed earlier and earlier which seems to help.  He's usually down for the night by 8:00 and doesn't get up until 6:00 or 7:00.  We're so lucky! 
• Smiles all of the time.  Dave still gets the most smiles, but he'll pretty much smile at anyone after a few minutes.  
• Laughs and laughs at the weirdest things.  We can't figure out why, but he always laughs when Dave gets home from work at night.  He'll come in, pick up Trey and then Trey will look at me and laugh.  So weird, but it's my favorite part of the day.  
• Still loves his jumper and bouncing while being held.
• Talks and sings and coos to himself.  It's the best way to wake up in the morning.  Most days he just wakes up and talks to himself.  We can really tell that he is finding his voice.  He's starting to make much more deliberate sounds, but we still hear the occasional "ah-goo" every once in a while.  :)
• Is REALLY afraid of sudden loud noises.  He can go from super happy to screaming upset in no time.  It's the saddest thing I've ever seen.  He gets so upset that he just sobs and shudders.  So sad.  :( 
• Still loves Scout and all doggies.  He loves to grab onto Scouts fur. Thankfully Scout is a good dog and won't fight back.  Someday we'll have to teach Trey to "play soft."  Haha.  :)  
• Rolls like a champ!  Still no crawling yet, but he can roll all over the room in just a few minutes.  He is CONSTANTLY moving.  He's going to be a lot of fun when he becomes nobile.  ;)  
• Is usually very content, but does have a very short temper.  It's actually quite funny.  If he doesn't get what he wants, he'll start breathing really fast and making these high pitched whines.  I have a feeling the toddler years are going to be a nightmare.  Oh my.

I'm sure there's more,  There always is.  We love you little Treyby.