6 Months!!!

We have finally made it to the half year mark. Ian has now achieved quadrupedal locomotion, he can sit up, and has 6 teeth. Our house is nowhere near baby proof. We need baby gates for the playroom and stairs. I need to put plug covers on the outlets. We need to hide the bazillion wires hanging beneath the computer desks in the office.

Regardless of what we need to do, he is so much fun and has so much personality. He has now taken notice of the cat. Anytime the cat enters the room, everything else around him stops. It makes me a little nervous and the "mama bear" comes out in me, but I haven't had any reason to shoot Willow into space yet. She has been quite patient with all of his noises, movements, and crying.

Below are our newest videos and pictures of the little man (not so little anymore). Mark uploads all of Ian's videos at www.youtube.com. Just search for "Wuahn." Enjoy!





1 month

2 months

4 months

5 months

6 months





With Leslie at Harris's birthday party showing off the Pittsburgh Steelers bib Suzy gave me

Having my afternoon bottle at the party

Swinging with Jaime

My bottom teeth

Playing with Mommy

Waving at the camera

A little pose for Daddy

Exhausted after Catherine's birthday party

Almost 6 Months!

Yes, I have been horrible at updating lately. School started 4 weeks ago, and I have been going non-stop ever since. Mark and Ian became sick the first week of school. It took both of them another week and tons of medicine to feel better. Ian is now sick again (I do not think his first ear infection completely cleared up) and on stronger antibiotics. Up until a week ago, I had done nothing but cry over nothing and everything. Transitioning back to teacher and continuing wife and mother was killing me. Mark and I had a nice long talk about my displeasure with "gender roles," my independence, and my need for balance. Things have been much better since. I am trying to make it a point to get out of the house and do something alone at least once a week. No, that does not include grocery shopping or household chores.

As for the little guy, he changes everyday! I look at his pictures from a few months ago, and he looks like a different child. At the last doctor's visit for his earache he weighed in at a little more than 19 pounds. The coolest thing now is that he has started eating solids. So far he likes all the veggies that Gerber offers. We are now working on fruits. For the next few days he will be eating bananas. Next will be apples. I seriously need to purchase a highchair for the little man. He is getting too big for the bumbo seat. Which really sucks because that bumbo seat conveniently sits on top of the table.

Grandma and Grandpa Walley came up for a visit a few weeks ago. This was Grandpa Walley's weekend to meet Ian.





The following weekend we took these pics of Ian and Mark's mom, Gran.



Here are some pictures Mark took at 5 months (August 20).