Levi is Seven Months Old!

This little guy has officially passed the half year mark.  He is seven months and growing too fast for this momma.  : D  He has turned into a ball of inquisitive energy!  Up until this point Levi has been pretty content just laying, sitting, or scooting around in a small little area.  Well....our lives have changed.  This little guy has gone mobile.  He started out doing this inch worm crawl thing...but then quickly moved to a full out crawl this month.  He started out slow but is quickly picking up pace.  This has brought a new curiosity in....everything.  He seems to all of a sudden have noticed corners of every room....specifically cords, buttons(on TV) and Keller's food and water bowl.  He repeatedly crawls over to one of these to begin chewing.  Oh what fun....it is pretty sweet to watch his little body move around so well.

 

He has begun to really like interactive games such as peek-a-boo.  I can disappear from sight and he comes looking for me.  And then gives me such a happy grin.  So cute!

I took Levi to a little pumpkin patch to take a few fall pics.  At first he was not so sure of the prickly hay as this pic kind of shows.

Side note....he loves sucking in his bottom lip...all the way!  Cracks me up!

 

 

Once he got used to the prickliness of the hay he became oh so fascinated in it.  These pictures consist of me backing up to take a quick shot and then running to pull the hay out of his mouth.  Ha!

 

Yum!

Oh...you're still here?  (once he noticed the hay I could not get him to look up for anything....until this last shot)

Levi still loves to spend time with Daddy.  He gets so happy when Josh gets home.  He loves to be thrown in the air by Josh!

 

Josh's cousin Keena and her little girl Jenna came up for the night.  His Aunt Shirley also came along.  Levi loved Jenna!

 

Trying on Halloween costume from his Granna.

This is what Levi kept doing before he started crawling.  So funny to me!

 

Levi got two teeth this month.  He is caught feeling his teeth with his tongue like this a lot....if he's not sucking in that lip or smiling.

I gave him this sippy to try.  He hasn't quite figured it out yet.

I know this is gross...but it totally cracked me up.  I took a picture right before I took the tag out of his mouth.  Needless to say....there is not a too close for these two.

Levi is quickly losing interest in all of his toys.  He had much rather play/chew on non toys.

I stopped breastfeeding this month.  He is officially switched over to formula.  I was having the hardest time knowing if he was getting enough to eat.  He wasn't really doing well with nursing and then taking a bottle(his pediatrician suggested supplementing after every feeding).  He didn't like my previously pumped milk.  I went back and forth for quite a while but the turning point was one evening I fed him a bottle without nursing and he drank almost the whole bottle(more than I know I was producing).  It was such a relief that I decided to just switch him over.  It was much easier than I thought.  He likes formula and his bottle great.  I just started skipping one feeding at a time until my milk slowly stopped.  I haven't really missed it....I find it very sweet still to feed him a bottle.  He is still not a big eater....but at least I know it wasn't because I didn't have enough.  He just simply does not want to eat a whole lot.....normally.

I weighed him at my sisters...she has a fancy baby scale, and he weight 16.8 lbs.

He is eating baby food twice a day still.  He likes most everything...especially with apple sauce.

He poops 1-4 times a day usually.

We are about to move him up to size 4 diapers because he's been having way more blow-outs.  And they are nasty!

He still doesn't cry a lot....he mainly makes this specific noise when he wants something.

He wrinkles his nose and breaths out of his nose a lot....so cute!

He still takes about three naps a day(9, 1, and around 4 usually) and sleeps 10-12 hours at night.

Levi endured a very long trip to Nebraska to visit my grandparents...and I have no pictures to show for it.  :(  Fifteen hours both ways!!!  He did great!  He only got grumpy a few times...I was so impressed with our little guy!  We had a great time with them and my aunt, uncle and cousins.  It was sweet but too short!

Love our little guy!

Weekend in Lubbock

What a fun weekend!  Josh, Levi and I went to Lubbock here in October.  We stayed with our dear friends Janna, James and Hudson.  There is something so wonderful about getting to stay with someone.  There is a closeness about lounging around in our pj's, feeding our children, waking up together(not looking 'presentable' yet).  I get to keep up with Janna over the phone....but it sure doesn't do real life justice.  And those quick conversations don't include our husbands or our children.  I just soaked up every moment with this sweet family.

We both found baby sitters for our children and went to a Tech game.  Josh assured me this was his kind of date!  :D  Even though I might not be the biggest football fan ever, I sure enjoyed myself!  What a great game we went to!  Tech won!!!  We yelled.  We put our guns up!  We gave high fives. (Ha!  Where else can you do that?)  We ate nachos and got sunburned. We did this along with many more Tech fans and it was just FUN! 

I had Josh on one side to 'talk football' with.  And Janna on the other side to talk life.  Perfect situation.

 

On a side note, Josh is usually a chill, calm kind of guy.  I forget football(mainly in person) brings out his LOUD side.  He was so loud and excited, it almost freaked me out.  Ha!

Love these two!

We watched Tech students rush the field when we won........oh the college days.

Coincidentally both boys had footballs on their bums....with the left pant leg hiked up.  So funny!

They were so cute playing next to each other. 

Post game....notice Josh's sunburn on the right side.  I brought sunscreen, but of course he didn't want any.  Crazy guy!  Now it's peeling all off.

I got a few pics of sweet little Hudson.  He is too cute!

 

Oh...we also got to go to Redeemer Church while in town.  It is such a treat to hear Dusty Thompson teach and Joe Morrow lead worship.  Wow...so good!

Family Time in Amarillo

Whenever I get a chance to come together with my family I jump on it!  It doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but greatful for the time we do get.  Levi and I made it up to Amarillo to visit my family at the very end of September.  Josh had to stay home and work.  We did a lot of chasing babies around and just watching them.  So fun!


Levi and Mason are about three months apart.  But they are both doing lots of rolling, sitting, and chewing on everything.

"Oh hey there!"

Big cousin Elliott was probably the star of the show.....or at least the loudest, funniest and most active.  I absolutely loved watching and playing with her.  She is so fun!  She started crawling out of her crib in the mornings while we were all there.  One morning Levi and I were the only ones awake and she comes creeping(so very quietly) into my room.  Trying to let everyone sleep a bit more, I invite her into the bed.  Such sweet memories reading and playing with Elliott and Levi in those early morning hours. 

Strolling around at the lake to feed the ducks.

Elliott sure did love her Momo....Papa too.  But Momo definately holds a special place in this little girl's heart!

Love this sweet family!  They do such a great job with their little ball of energy as well.  Harper is so fun.....and oh so active.  She is constantly on the go!  She definately keeps her momma and daddy busy busy!  She is only 11 months and just started walking!  So sweet to see her walking around....getting better and better so quickly.

Tossing the bread.....after taking bites of it herself.  Hilarious!  She even ate some old bread off the ground.  Ha!

Taking it all in!  Aunt Erica you're so funny!

We met up with my cousins and their kiddoes at the zoo.  It was so fun!  Not necessarily because of the zoo, but because we actually got to do life together for one brief moment.  Usually when we meet up it is packed with saying hello and catching up real quick over a meal while keeping an eye on the kids.  We just walked together and enjoyed each other.  So blessed by this moment.

Kristi, along with several of the others wanted their turn pushing Levi.  He loved it!

I love this shot of Marcus and Harp.

So glad we got to see Myca and Lexi!

Creepy snake at the zoo.

It was such a beautiful day...a bit breezy....but still beautiful!

This is right before my dad tried to make Levi smile by making this loud sound....and Levi busted out crying.  Ha!  Backfire!  Thanks for the effort Dad!

So very greatful for you all!