Babyproofing

How are you suposed to babyproof this? He just pulls the chairs over so he can chew on them.

Girly Outfit

I bought Chance a couple outfits when I got him the high chair and this is one of them. The ones I got don't have sleeves because it is so horribly hot here right now that I really wanted to get him something to wear that was a little cooler for him. I didn't really think it looked girly when I bought it but Scott mentioned something and then after I looked at these pictures I think it might be true. Never the less he is the cutest little baby in the world and I don't care if he looks a little girly in this particular outfit. I should also mention that he doesn't care either, or at least he didn't say anything about it at the time. It's amazing how babies can sleep in the strangest positions.

Geocaching Event

Last week we went to our monthly Geocaching get toether here in New Orleans and one of the people had a camera. This is the first time Chance has been able to sit in a high chair at one of the events and he loved it. He said hi to everyone and then I knocked the powdered suger off of a beignet pulled it into little pieces and let him have fun, which he did.

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We got back into New Orleans on Sunday and boy do I have a lot of pictures and little updates. I am going to start with Chance's 6 month check up and then back date entries with pictures of our trip as I can. Chance went for his well baby check up on Monday. He was still tired from our plane flight on Sunday so he was a little more cranky than usual but still very good. When the Dr. came into the room Chance imediately started talking. She said that he has learned that from us because when a new person enters a room you usually say something to them "Hi" or "How are you?" so that he is talking when someone enters a room means he is watching and learning from us. The Dr. checked his eyes and ears and heart and all came up good. He kept trying to grab her stethescope so she played with him and watched him transfer it between his hands. He also tried to eat the paper on the examining table then turned over and got up on his hands and knees but he didn't go anywhere. I also sat him up so she could see how well he sits up now. She said that he was smart and very alert and aware for his age. She also said that with him this active now we are really going to have to babyproof and watch him to keep him safe. He weighs 20 pounds 11 ounces and he is 28 inches long. He is in the 90th percentile for height and between the 75th and 90th percentile for weight. He also got three shots. He cried when the nurse pricked him but then was ok after I picked him up. His next appointment is October 18th. He doesn't get any shots then he just goes back for a well-baby check up. He slept quite a bit today which is what he usually does after his shots. The nurse said his legs (where they gave him the shots) might hurt a little more after this set of shots and they do seem to be bothering him a little but other than that and a lot of sleep he is doing just fine. The doctor also said a couple other things. His tooth that was there for a couple weeks and then gone again may have been a tooth or sometimes when the teeth are trying to pop through babies will get little cysts on their gums that are white and can look like a tooth if you have never seen one coming through before. But not to worry about it and we don't even think about his teeth until he is 14 months old, if they aren't coming in by then we will look into it. I told her that Chance is starting to pull up on things and he isn't really crawling yet, she said that some babies skip crawling altogether and that he may become so intent on pulling up that he loses interest ing crawling and skips it. We'll just have to see.

On another note, today we went to this little shop that resells baby items, they mostly have clothes but we were in the market for a high chair and I thought I would check there first. I got this wonderful high chair for $34.99. It is like new and fits Chance perfectly. It fit in the Mini and so I got it. I also got a couple outfits because they were having a 50% off sale and who can pass up a thing like that. Now I just need to take in some of Chance's clothes that don't fit anymore to sell to them and we will be even. In this last picture Rosco was licking Chance's toes.

Grandpa's House

Scott's Dad lives in Port Orchard Washington. It is about three hours from Portland. He lives on one acres of land which is really nice at the end of a street. He has lots of trees and little animals. They used to keep bunnies and now he has a little bird. There are squirrels and birds running around. We don't get to see Scott's Dad much because he doesn't travel anymore and we just don't get up here as often as we would like and when we do get together it always seems to short a visit. We had a good time catching up though and Chance had fun seeing the sights. He pulled himself up with the coffee table and played with the stuffed animals Grandpa gave him. He also got to meet Grandpa's bird. A pretty yellow parakeet (I think). Before we left we took a bunch of pictures these are just a couple, I will post the rest of the pictures in 'All Our Photos' soon.

Rocking Chair Fun

At Scott's Dad's house we talked and hung out for a while. Grandpa gave Chance a bunch of little stuffed animals to play with which he loved. He has started hoarding toys it was funny to watch him pull all the stuffed into a little pile right in front of him. When in his high chair or walker he will put his toys in the seat with him. There is a nice plush rocking chair in the living room where we were all talking so I sat Chance in it and rocked in just a little to see what he would do. Well, he loved it. He thought it was a lot of fun. He would lean back then forward and make the chair rock back and forth. Most of these pictures are blurry because he is moving so much but you can still see that happy look on his face. In the last one you can see him figuring it out. When you see that smile on his face or see his little brain working figuring something out like those are wonderful moments.

Rest Area

While driving to Scott's Dad's house in Washington we

had to stop at a rest area because Scott had a conference call for work. The was originally suposed to last 30 minutes and ended up lasting two hours so we spent a bit of time at this rest area. It was very nice though with lots of grass and trees and a trail. Chance and I took a tour around the place in his stroller then we settled on a grassy area and had a seat. We played and I fed Chance his lunch. Chance helped me gather some dirt for my collection and in the process he found a rock that he jsut had to eat. I washed it off and let him have it, we also brought it home as a souvenier. These pictures are a little dark because we were in the shade and I didn't preplan them. He still has his bib on from lunch. He had fun pulling up the grass and trying to eat it and getting hand fulls of dirt and trying to eat it and finding sticks and trying to eat them. His hands were so dirty by the time we left.

Fourth of July

We were in Newport for the Fourth of July so we went down to the harbour to watch the fireworks. We walked out on the pier by the bridge. We were able to find a bench that turned out to be a really good seat for the show. It was cold especially after the sun went down, probably in the high 50's so we had to bundle up. Chance stayed in his stroller for a while but then he wanted to get out so he watched the fireworks from my lap wrapped up in this planket with his arms hanging out. I tried multiple times to wrap his arms up too but he got upset and wiggled them back out. He was standing on my lap and bouncing up and down for most of the show. He didn't cry or act scared from the loud bangs he just watched the fireworks and bounced up and down. The second picture was taken by a nice couple who were walking along the pier, you can see the pillars of the bridge in the background.

Just Hanging Out

After a long day it's time to relax on our favorite bean bag chair. Chance holds his bottle without any problem now so all you have to do is spot check. The bean bag chair was great for that too. We have to get one of those. In the second picture I bett you can't guess where the Television is.