My Gigglemeister

So, I decided to update everyone on my little man...and by everyone, I mainly mean my poor family who is so far away from him!!!

1. He's huge for his size! I just measured and weighed him today (which is obviously just a close approximation, but I'd say it was a pretty good guesstimate). He weighed in around 16 lbs and is 26 inches long. His socks (3-6 month size) haven't really been fitting him, with the heel part hitting about where his arch should be, so I decided to measure his feet. I used the chart on the back of one of his shoe boxes, and he measures in at a size 4. Which, for those who don't know...that's a typical 9-12 month old!!! Where has my little baby gone?! He's not even 4 months old yet!

2. He still LOVES being outside-no matter what the weather. I sit him under a tree and he'll sit and watch me mow the lawn and do yardwork for hours. If he starts getting upset when we're indoors, all we have to do is step outside until he calms himself down. It's gotten to the point now that he quits crying the second we move towards the front door! He's just like a little puppy...boy do they learn fast!

C. He jabbers all the time now, and is also discovering his tongue in the process. He's always got it out blowing spit bubbles. His voice is so high, though. It makes me laugh because it sounds like I gave birth to a girl :-) He's also been giggling for the past couple of weeks, but the above video was the first time I was able to capture it. (I think in some parts he was starting to get upset with me, but it still sounded cute!)

4. He loves sitting up...I finally broke down and bought him a Bumbo (it's a really cool chair-google it) because he get so mad if he's not sitting up watching whatever's going on, and I can't hold him all the time. He's also a lunger. I set him in my lap while I get ready to feed him, and he does a few crunches, then has enough momentum to attack! It's so funny to watch.

E. I've got my work cut out for me because he's definitely an oral baby. It doesn't matter what he's sucking on, as long as he has something in his mouth. He loves his binki (which Shawn and I call the mute button), his index and middle finger on his left hand, or his thumb on his right hand. Most of the time, he'll have the binki in his mouth, then try to get his fingers and thumb in his mouth from the sides, and then get mad and scream when the binki falls out!

6. He's sorta kinda sleeping through the night. Most nights, he'll go to bed around 9pm and wake up between 3 and 4 to eat, then go right back to sleep until 7 or 8. Other nights, however, he wakes up at midnight, then 3, then 6... and Murphy's Law, it's normally on days that I need to work. Or, maybe I just notice it because I need to work-who knows.

7. I've been trying to expose him to a lot of things to get him used the them. He loves dogs-even though most dogs are weary of him (little people scare me,too). He also spent an hour the other day watching Shawn on the tractor at his parents house. He didn't mind the noise or rumbling at all. I don't know what I'd to with a stressed out baby that couldn't handle being stimulated that much.

Overall, we've really lucked out because he is a fabulous, easy going baby. The only time he gets upset is when he's hungry and he issues a verbal warning, then I have about 20 seconds to get him satisfied! Man, it's fun.

Buddha Belly

Here's some just random updated pics. I'm not sure this kid gets photographed enough! He's starting to be a little ham, though. When he sees the camera, he starts smiling!!

Labor Day Weekend

Over the weekend, we went up to Blackfoot, ID for the Eastern Idaho State Fair. I didn't really know what to expect because I don't remember ever going to one. The weather was also supposed to be all over the spectrum. So, as usual, I packed a shirt or two for me and Shawn, and the rest of the bag was full of Odie's things that "I might need". It did get stormy Sunday and Monday but lucky for us, we have a furnace in our camper (I know-it's not really camping). Also, Oakley decided to take long naps both afternoons when it started raining. We joined him in the camper and by the time he woke up, the rain had also, so we got to go back to the fair.

We went up there mainly because Shawn's dad was (still is) judging the draft horses. Shawn would love to get paid to go to the fair. It was a really fun show. We also got to see my first ever Indian races These are horse races where the riders (usually Native American) ride bareback for a lap, jump off and switch horses for another lap, then jump off and switch horses again for the third and final lap. They can be very dangerous with so many "loose" horses. We did see one guy get taken off in an ambulance. I think he got kicked in the kneecaps. For one of the horse races, we decided to go watch the horses come out of the gates. That was neat to see. Odie got sprayed with dirt, though. There was a big clod of dirt that got kicked up and was headed toward the stroller, but I didn't worry about it because the sun shield was down. Murphy's Law, though, it hit right where there was a screen and broke up into tiny pieces and sprayed him all over. I'm still picking dirt out of his ears. I think my all time favorite part, though, was seeing the hypnotist show. He had two shows a day, too! Those never get old.

Oakley loves being outside, so camping is very enjoyable for him, and therefore, us. He loved sitting up on our bed to watch us make breakfast down below. He loves being able to see everything that's going on. Even when we're holding him, he has to have his back against your stomach so he can see in front of you.

Below is a quick video of him chatting. He'll talk to anything and everything all day long. Thi was just a quick clip before he started getting upset.