Vroom Vroom

Liam has a new noise this week. We were reading his color book and there's a red car on one of the pages. I told him all week that cars go vroom vroom. So this morning that's what he was doing.

Ski Trip Pics

Little Helper

This morning I had washed Liam cloth diapers. So before his nap he "helped" me hang them on the line. I think he was just fascinated with the cloths pins.

Too Close for Comfort

So the other day I put Liam in his exersaucer. I didn't realize how close it was to the tree. It now has been moved.

No ornaments where harmed in the making of this film.

7mths

Today Liam turned 7mths. No big changes since last month except for him "talking" more. He says mama, dadda, blah blah blah, and what sounds like hi. He also has started to wave bye-bye. Liam loves his Cheerios and bouncing while your holding him. He still isn't crawling, which is good for mommy but it frustrates Liam to no end. Especially since three of his friends can crawl. Poor guys gets left in the dust. Liam also now has both of his bottom teeth.

We have also started cloth diapers this week. So far, so good. I've had less leaks at nap time and bedtime then with Huggies. I love that I didn't have to run out and buy diapers this week, but I don't know if I'm completely sold on the cloth diaper idea. I guess it will take some getting used to. Plus look at the big ol' butt.

Thanksgiving Highlights

Liam's 1st Thanksgiving.

Boys and their toys.

New winter clothes.

Playing with Grandpa.

Car Seats and Dogs

On Sunday, we removed Liam infant car seat from Clay's car and replaced it with Liam's other car seat. Can't believe he has almost out grown it already. We decided to make the switch because of our up coming trip to Bradenton. In the past, the infant car seat sat in the middle, leaving no room for Jager. So the last couple of trips he sat in the front seat, which still isn't enough room for him but it's doable. Now the toddler car seat sits off to one side, leaving more room for the dog. Here is a photo of Liam watching us as we were changing them out.

Laughing

The day after Liam had his Dr. appt. he was miserable. Partly due to having three shots and partly because his first tooth was coming in. I tried all day to make him happy/comfortable. Finally, after all day trying, this is what worked. I had him in stitches for over 20 minutes.

Cloth Diapers

Since I'm no longer breastfeeding our babies expenses have increased greatly. In an effect to cut out costs we are trying cloth diapers. Three of my friends in Melbourne are using cloth diapers and swear by them. So last night I ordered some online. I got a set of Econobum to start out with to see if I would even like them. I was torn between two different sets. However, Econobums are the lest expensive set of cloth diapers out there with the most for your money. The great thing is if I don't like them I have a 30 day guarantee; I can return them or exchange for a different set. I figured I'd get the cheap set to figure out which features I like and dislike and go from there. We'll see how this all works out. More info on cloth diapers at cotton babies.

6mth checkup

Liam had his 6mth checkup today. He now is 17lbs which puts him in the 45% for his weight. However, his length of 27.5 puts him in the 90%. Finally his head was 16.5 which is the 25% for a 6.5mth old. He also meet all his milestones which include sitting up without support, mamas or daddas,as well as babbling, moving an object from one hand to the next, and laughing at peek-a-boo. He is also ahead of the curve with his pincher reflex. Dr. Lockhart said I can give him Cheerios or Gerber Puffs to practice.

Now that Liam is older we can add juice to his diet. Dr Lockhart says no more than 2x a week and she likes pear or grape juice for infants. I don't plan on giving him juice or if I do it will be very watered down. I've been putting water in his sippy cup. His doctor loves that. She would much later have him drink water and milk vs juice. I also asked about our water filter. She said that the filter will not take out the fluoride in the tap water unless its a reverse osmosis filter. And speaking of fluoride, Dr Lockhart said his bottom tooth should break through by Friday.

Other things we talked about were lowering the crib since he can sit up, which I already did. As well as using only thin blankets or sac pjs for the winter mths, and changing car seats. He also received three shots. He got his DTaP, Hib, and his flu shot. He needs to go back for his flu booster and his H1N1 in a mth. I think thats everything.