Baby W is 10 Months Old!

 

Baby W turned 10 months last week! He's getting so big and turning into such a little toddler. He weighs 24.8 pounds, and is about 31 inches long, though it's hard to measure his length since he's such a squirmer!

 

He now eats pretty much whatever we do, though fruits are still his favorite things. He still nurses several times per day, and throughout the night. Sleep is still a bit rough, with him waking every 2-4 hours all through the night, and he wakes up for the day around 4:45am.

 

He can cruise from furniture to furniture, and can stand a few seconds without holding on. It's only a matter of time and he'll be walking! He loves playtime with Daddy, and playing on the trampoline.

 

  

Here's Zoe Girl

The Future Room of Baby W

We began work on the "spa room", which will become Baby W's bedroom. It's a lot of work tearing out all the tile and the whirlpool tub, but it will be well worth it in the end.

 

 

The View

The View

Baby W is 9 Months Old!

Sweet Baby W is growing so fast! He's around 23.2 pounds right now, so he's definitely slimmed down since last month- no doubt due to how active he is.

He spends more time playing independently now, and crawls everywhere. He tries to stand on his own, but loses his balance after a couple seconds. He doesn't have a huge interest in solid foods, despite the fact that he can chew and swallow just fine. He now has six teeth.

Sleep is another thing he's not too fond of. Daytime naps are always short, at about 15-20 minutes each. At night, he sleeps pretty well for the first four hours, but then, between about 3am and 5am he's up constantly. And he stays up around five.

He says da-da occasionally, and every once in a while says mama, but he really doesn't "talk" much at all yet.

Wordless Wednesday

Furry Friday

There isn't much that gets by these girls! From left to right, are: Meadow, Daisy, Maybelle, and Lil Ann.

First Day of School, #1

The girls started school this week, about 15 miles into town. The Oldest is a freshman, and the Youngest is now in 7th grade. The Boys will be staying home to school here with me. They have no interest in "real" school anyway. :-)

Stocking the Shelves

The boys helped put some of the books on our new shelves in the Parlor. We have tons of books, and it will be quite a job to organize and arrange them all.

Furry Friday

Baby W is 8 months old!

Wow! 8 months already? Sweet Baby W is now a whopping 25 pounds. He is crawling everywhere, and pulls himself up to a standing position everytime he gets the chance- his balance is very good.

He likes to try and mimic what we do, and is proficient at clapping, making faces, blowing spit bubbles, and saying "da-da". He cracks me up with his cuteness!

He doesn't sleep well at all, but I'm hoping its just a phase. He's eating solids 2-3 times a day, and fruits are his favorites. He currently has two teeth on the bottom, but is working on cutting the top teeth.

The Grand Parlor Reveal

The Parlor is now finished and we are so pleased with how it turned out! To see all of our work from the very beginning, please click HERE to see past parlor posts.

 

Without further ado, here is THE PARLOR, beginning where we left off.

 

First of all, Handy Husband built my bookcases along one wall, just exactly as I'd always dreamed of having for all my books. They turned out so nicely!

 

 

Revealing part of the old chimney was an added bonus for me. I think it's become a beautiful focal point of the room and Handy Husband did a great job of trimming it.

The crown molding was pretty tricky at first, but after watching an instructional youtube video, I think we did a good job on it.

 

Here are the final pictures:

 

 

 

  



The View

RIP Sweet Old Bear

Bear was born in 1998, to our beautiful German Shepherd Chica. He was the shy, timid puppy that won our hearts.

The View

Wordless Wednesday

Summer Hay

The dry weather has set in and the grass is getting dry and brown. The goats have eaten their pasture down pretty badly, so I've been feeding them the leftover round bales from last summer. They love it when I put a new bale in their pasture and immediately one or two of them jump up on top.

Sharing the Watering Hole

Two of our free range momma hens and their chicks have to share a water pan, and I always wondered how well they get along in doing so. I was lucky enough to capture this series of pictures showing just how well they share.