The 7 month conversation

Mom:  James, you are 7 months old now.  How does it feel?

7 months? Pretty good I guess?

Mom:  Do you want to know your stats?

I don't know --- do I?

Mom:  Lets Start with your weight

17 pounds?

Mom:  Look a little closer

17 pounds and 6 ounces?

Mom:  Yes, you are getting big and strong.

Ohhhhh, I like Big and Strong

 Mom:  Let's do your height

 

 I'm nervous

 Mom:  Don't be nervous it doesn't hurt.

 

 Mom? 

Does it say what I think it says?

 .5 inches shorter???????

Mom: It is safe to say that all measurers of height are NOT the same. 

Whew - Thanks mom.

James measured 26.5 inches at his 6 month appointment and only 26 inches this time.  We didn't have an official measuring at the Dr's office so we aren't officially counting these stats...especially height.

James is getting better about being on his tummy - we aren't anywhere near crawling and I am fine with that.

He loves to give kisses

He loves to be held 

He loves to people watch

Church is getting really hard as far as napping goes

He eats any veggie we give him

He loves to touch other kids his size

He loves to taste/give big kisses to other kids his size

He loves it when dad comes home

He loves to jump

He makes so many funny noises

He gets REALLY focus on things that he is doing and if something doesn't go his way he gets REALLY frustrated and lets us know.  

He loves to go on walks

He loves to come home from walks

He is in nap transition - no fun

He wants to do whatever mom is doing.

He is sleeping 11-12 hours a night

He LOVES all things technology

He LOVES to taste all things technology 

Trying different things with the camera - that's why all the photos are different color variations. 

Applecare(s)

huh?

We had to take Rocky's macbook in once again.  This time we are getting the logic board replaced.  Luckily until February we are in a little program called Applecare.  It has saved us in the last 3 years through our MULTIPLE repairs.  I like to think that AppleCares about us until February.  I asked the Genius Bar man what it would take to continue having Applecare - about us.  He said our relationship hasn't been good and Apple will end our caring relationship February...unless they decide that they do want to care about us longer, but he said it hasn't happened for a few years and to not expect it.  I asked how I would know if Apple wanted to continue it's care, he said....."don't call us, we'll call you."

Hopefully since we have replaced almost all the parts of the macbook we will get lucky and not have to fix anything past our February 2011 breakup.

Genius Bar man told us that if we hadn't paid Apple to care, the part would have cost us 500+ and that wasn't including labor. Rocky made the following comment, "It's too bad that Applecare is such a necessity."  Genius Bar man wasn't amused.   There goes our chances for continued care.

I stand corrected

It turns out Rocky DOES have the chest hair to pull off Elvis.  It grew overnight thanks to my grandpa's secret chest hair growing recipe.  See for yourself.

That reminds me....when I was younger and a very picky eater I remember my Grandpa and my Dad telling me that if I would eat a certain food (one I didn't want to eat) that I would grow hair on my chest.  As a girl you can see how I would be so excited about that.  To this day I remain a picky eater and chest hair free.  :)

Special thanks to Grandpa S. who was the photo mastermind.

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

James did.

Well he stole part of daddy's cookie without daddy noticing.

He was feeling pretty good about himself.

Then daddy noticed that more then half of his cookie was missing.

Then daddy looked at James who had cookie on his mouth and a cookie in his hands.

Caught Red Handed - or rather Cookie Handed. 

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Some other things worth mentioning.

A patient at the hospital, who frequents Elvis Impersonator Events, asked Rocky if he was an Elvis impersonator.  She was certain that if he wasn't he should be. 

Elvis impersonator Craig Newell

I would totally agree with her but Rocky just doesn't have the chest hair for it. 

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We are all healthy again - well for the most part.  Special thanks to those who brought us dinner.  You are amazing!!!!

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I love love love Crock Pot bags.  My friend Melinda introduced them to me and well they have changed my crock pot life.  I loved cooking with a crock pot, wait, that is a lie.  I don't mind cooking with a crock pot, add in the bag that makes clean up a snap and well I can almost call Crock pot cooking a love.  If you haven't used them I HIGHLY suggest that you do.

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My Sister in Law is celebrating her birthday today 10/10/10.  I think that it is just pretty cool.

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I thought General Conference was absolutely superb.
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I now understand why church is hard with kids who nap.  We went napless for 6 hours (much tooooo long for him).  We will just say that James NEEDS his beauty sleep. 

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Go Aggies!

I'm so pumped that the Aggies beat BYU.  GO UTAH STATE.
Rocky isn't so glad.  He is sad.  He wishes the Cougars were doing better.
James doesn't care.  Weird huh?


Here is a little something that James does care about - his jumper!
This little video shows his progress......enjoy.
 

AC

The beginning of fall is a tricky time for home temperature control.  I find myself questioning whether I should open the windows or run the AC.

Joni:  Wow the temperature is so nice, I love the breeze coming through.
(windows are open)
Rocky:  Yah, why would anyone be running their AC right now
(in the background you hear someone's AC running)
Joni: I hope it isn't ours.
Rocky:  Why would it be ours, did you turn the AC on?
Joni:  Last night
(Joni checks the AC - turns it off and magically the loud AC sound goes away)
Joni:  yep its ours, Oops.

Anyone else run into these tricky fall temperature situations?

Becoming Dracula

Sometimes when people dress up in costumes and such they really get into and become the character they are portraying.  Such is the case with James.  I saw this mask for $1 and thought it would be fun to have around.  We put it on James and wah la our very own Dracula.

"James, Dracula doesn't use a binky."

"is this better mom?"

"I VANT to SUCK your BLOOD"

"no dad, I really VANT to suck your blooooood."

"rats..........

NO TEETH."

6 months

It is hard to believe that James is only 6 months old.  I don't know about the rest of you but time is FLYING here at the Wright house.

Here are his 6 month stats:
Height: 26.5" - 50%
Weight: 15 lbs 13 oz - 21%

For his 6 month birthday we went all out and gave James some sweet potatoes.  Don't you wish you could celebrate 6 month birthdays at our house?  I was expecting funny faces - you know - new flavor, new flavor face.  Not James, first bite he acted totally normal, nothing new.  I have to admit that I was a little bummed.  I was looking forward to the new food face.  I guess I shouldn't complain because I got these 20 faces in about five minutes a couple days ago.

James is a champion sleeper.  I almost hate saying it because I don't want to jinx myself but seriously this kid knows how to sleep.  He takes good naps and sleeps 10- 12 hours every night.
He sits up really well.
He loves to do whatever I, mom, is doing and will usually grunt or cry until he can participate.
He stopped rolling over and would just hold up his head in crunch like style and grunt or cry until I picked him up.
Luckily in the past couple of days he has started to roll over again.  Whew.
He loves to be outside
He loves to hug and cuddle with me - I LOVE it.
He loves taking a bath and LOVES!  LOVES! standing naked and looking in the mirror.  Funny boy.
He is a sweetie and I get lots of compliments on how calm he is, for the most part it is true.

Radio Flyer

I have a love with anything Radio Flyer.  It probably stems from my childhood and this fabulous picture.

It used to hang in my room. 

Radio Flyer = sunny days, family fun and lots of laughs. 
My sisters ride the radio flyer wagon down the hill at my parents house every summer since I can remember.   That is a guaranteed laugh.
In fact I'm pretty sure that Rocky and the boys (Jaxon and Carson) rode it down a hill in our family 5K.
Oh the memories.  *sigh*  I love that wagon.

I can see you loving radio flyer too.  Oh and that deep color of red, it's about as American as it gets.

Anywho  - I have an incredible Aunt who remembered the cute picture above thought it would be fun to give James a little Radio Flyer of his own.  At his baby shower I opened up a card from Aunt Sue and a little picture of a Radio Flyer wagon fell out.  I thought, how cute.  Then I read the card and screamed.  A little red wagon was being delivered to our house that week.   I know, probably silly to scream but I was just so darn excited. 

I pulled it out for James today and I'm pretty sure he was feeling the love to.  Or maybe that was me feeling the love for both of us.  Oh well, we spend A LOT of time together so I'm sure if he isn't feeling it now he WILL feel it eventually. 

Yes, Mom, I feel the love too.

Checking this thing out, need to make sure it is sturdy

REALLY checking this thing out.

Oh, yeah!  This is good!

This is the proper way to ride the wagon down the hill (mom made me promise to not do it anytime soon)

The Radio Flyer model pose

Checking to see how it tastes.

Just made mom sigh with this photo (she loves it when I do that)

 Thanks Aunt Sue.  We LOVE it.

Kalamazoo

When I was little my Grandpa used to tell us that he would send us to Kalamazoo when we were being rambunctious.  I thought it was a made up word, if you know my family a made up word or two or millions is quite normal.  I was quite shocked when we went to visit my sister in Michigan and drove through a town called Kalamazoo.  It didn't look anything like my mind had pictured - imaginary place = imaginary scenery.  My mind had to do a little rewiring to make things make sense.  Funny how that happens sometimes.

Here are pictures from our latest visit at the Bair house in Michigan.

 

James loving Jaxon

 James loving the taste of Jaxon (mom only lets him have milk and rice cereal so he has to try everything else he gets close to)

 James, Jaxon and the Diva

 Brothers

 The Boys

 James NOT loving the water

 The Diva

 The Diva in her floaty

 Jaxon contemplating his next jump

 He decided to go with the 'Praying Mantis'

 Carson and the tube - this just makes me laugh - he does not do anything half way. 

 The Diva in her goggles - beautiful blues

 James tolerating his feet in the water

 The Cousins

 Jaxon's kickball shot

 The Diva and James watching an intense kickball game.

 Jacque snuggling with the Diva

Dear Gage

My sister-in-law's sister-in-law made this awesome blog for us to keep track of our sweet nephew/cousin Gage.  He just had heart surgery to repair a hole in his heart.  We love him so much and are so glad that there are people who know how to fix little broken hearts.  To read about Gage, his little fixed heart, and his recovery process click here.