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Bald Head

Written on 05/18/2013 by in Reed

I sure do love Reed’s lil bald head :)

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More photos from this day coming on monday :) – just had to share that one, because his head just looked to cute!

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Just a few grams…

Written on 05/15/2013 by in caleb, Owen, random, Reed, Taite

I use instagram A LOT – I think im slightly addicted to it :) – its so easy to use… and just fun. I enjoy posting every day snippets without the process of editing them or lugging around a lot of gear. I suppose its the lazy-mom way of capturing memories? or wait, not lazy… BUSY mom way of capturing memories.

So in short.
Here are a few grams ;-)

Afternoon snuggles with Reed while the other boys nap.
Ive been in the process of growing my bangs out btw, this is one way I keep them out of my face.

#pictapgo_app cuddles with reed while other kids rest :)

Lil’ Owen still loving his blankie – that he forever chews on.

He chews it :)

Babywearing Reed at the park using a converted Didymos woven wrap.
I still prefer my BOBA over this tho…
The Didymos just allows for a higher ride, which helps with long wearing.
It however is a lot of fabric and can get hot.

Wrap #meitaiconversion day :) #babywearing #kidstock

Reed’s first time in the park sandbox :)
He wasn’t sure about it at first.

Reeds first time in the sandbox :)

Our new shelves up in the school room, FREE from a friend.

Got some free book shelves from a friend who's moving. I love them! They are solid wood and spacious. The organ will be picked up Friday by a organ guru :) - its huge and in the way. Love our school room! #homeschool

This lil dude has fallen for my bed these days.
Refusing to sleep in his own.. but thankfully transferring easily at night.
I dont mind all that much… he is very sweet to look at.

My nap time company

Love my cuddles with Owen.

I love when Owens cuddly

We love our creek :) – despite my getting poison Ivy on BOTH ankles recently.
I no longer go into the creek without my rainboots ;-)

In the creek :)

The boys enjoying the Zaza Hammock

This thing is so fun! Called a #zazahammock it's awesome for babes and kids.

A place my kids often hang out :) – inbetween the house window and the deck.

They found a new place to chill and snack :)

A photo taken in the ladies bathroom prior to my husbands official “graduation” from the Academy.

At my husbands official graduation ;) left baby reed with a sitter since we'd be out late.

Baby Reed at his well baby check up :)

Reed at his 7 month well checkup. We missed his 4 month and 6 month :-/ but better late than never hehe. He is in the 5-10th percentile for weight lol at 16.15lbs and 25th - 50th for height at 27 inches and his hrs is around the 15th percentile. In other

& to end, more babywearing love. This was taken before ladies group a few weeks ago.
I had to take Reed with me this morning and I was walking him in the BOBA hoping he’d nap.

Tues am baby wearing at church. Had to bring Reed to ladies group... While Travis went to finish up a few things at the old house. Reed is zonked out as I type this in his #boba_carrier @boba #babywearing #boba_family

oh, and he did nap btw ;-)

And he's out :)

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Reed 7 months

Written on 05/14/2013 by in Reed

Had to do a quick update on baby Reed.
He turned 7 months a week or so ago!

I grabbed a few photos of him on mothers day… although they aren’t the best… he has a slight cold hes fighting off… so he has some major boggies going on… but you know, it is, what it is.

So check out this side by side….

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I was looking back on photos of Owen at 7 months and WOW WAS HE BIG compared to Reed.

Owen at this age was 20 pounds :) – Reed is 16 lbs still! He is in the 5th-10th percentile for weight and only the 15th for height. He is VERY petite :) – although not super super thin… but def. more on the lean side for his age.

Here is another side by side:

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They look similar in some ways but Owen and Reed are so different to me :)

Owen by this point was sitting up without help. Reed isn’t quiet there yet. However his Doctor did say that Reed is doing just fine. She said he has great core strength and that he is already putting lots of weight on his feet… which is a great milestone mark in itself. So I am not concerned :) – its just funny how different each baby is.

One more side by side…

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So different huh? :)

Reed also has started to eat some food… but wants nothing to do with baby food. He chews and eats normal table food off our plates. From BBQ (yes… he had BBQ… crazy!!), fruits, breads, muffins, pancakes (no syrup), etc..etc… Im amazed at his ability to chew so young.

Here are a few more of Reed….

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Oh and to me, Reed does favor Caleb some ;-) – what do you think?

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haha… Caleb was trying to be serious ;-) – he is such a goof.

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Oh and Reed JUST cut his 1st tooth! Its so cute! :)

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& to end… one with all 4.

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Free Video Monitor System :)

Written on 05/13/2013 by in Reed

I moved the monitor back some :) - hope to blog Abt this system soon. It's a free app!Those of you who follow me on instagram have seen a few snap shots from our new video monitor system! I was looking for something that would work with our iphones/ipad… so that I could more freely go outside with my other boys. Our baby monitor would not reach all the way to our play ground in the backyard… or creek. So I found myself feeling bound to the house a lot when Reed would nap.

I found this app called Prepense by People Power. It is FREE and works so good! I installed it on my iphone, my husbands as well as our iPad.

It allows you to set up the iPad or your iPhone and use it as a monitor. So for example, I set our iPad up in Reed’s nursery on the dresser… and turn on the app on that… using it as the “main source” of video… and then viewing the video feed on my iPhone. Make sense?

It works like a gem and yesterday I actually went to Kohl’s and Travis stayed home with the boys. While I was out I clicked on the App and was able to see Reed in his crib all the way down the road at Kohls :) – and my dad even in NC was able to view him too!

So, if you have an iPhone, iPod Touch (3rd generation or higher) or iPad, check out this awesome app.

Note: This is not a sponsored post, just sharing the love of this awesome program.

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Mothers Day past, present.

Written on 05/12/2013 by in motherhood

I am very fortunate to have an awesome Mom who is still well and very involved in the lives of her 4 grand children. Thankful for how involved she was with my brother and I growing up… teaching us to be kind… giving… and praying for us. We share a lot in common ;-) – and not just in our looks.

Here we are in 1985 at Carowinds in North Carolina :)

Found this while looking through some old frames :) - my mom and I in 1984 ... ?

Happy Mothers Day Mom!! and all your grand babies send you lots of love too, they wish you were here.

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I hope everyone has a great mothers day. Today is really beautiful out… suppose to be mid 70′s to lower 80′s… sunny… and best of all, my husbands actually off today… so we plan to just enjoy the weather…. relax…. and spend some time together today.

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