My Baby is 5 Months and Some Stuff Happened

Well, it's been a month since I wrote. I guess I better catch up a little bit.

For Pioneer Day, the 24th of July, Tyler, Derek, Bree, and I met my dad and Samantha at my grandparent's house in Las Vegas. We had a lot of fun there visiting with family. Dad took us all to the movies to see "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince." I don't think it did justice to the book but it was pretty entertaining. I loved Professor Slughorn. I laughed every time he came onto the screen. Derek did pretty good in the movie. He growled for the first 20 minutes or so and then fell asleep.

Derek on Grandma's couch

We got to see our friend Andrew while we were in Las Vegas. He works at the "Body Works" exhibit in the Luxor Hotel and Casino and got us in for free. It was fascinating. I'm glad we got to see Andrew. It's been awhile and we just love him.

Dan and Choka came back to Utah! They got into town right before we left for Vegas. So when we came back we had some catch up hanging out to do. Mom and Samantha came to visit. Mom was very excited to have all her grandchildren in one place. We all had fun visiting together.

Derek went swimming for the first time with Danny, Ariunaa, Zayaa, Choka, Samantha, his Grandma and me. He had mixed feeling about it. He didn't really like the cold water but had fun splashing and dipping his feet in the water. Zayaa and Danny love being in the water. Zayaa, especially, has a new love for swimming. She's just learning to swim and is getting more confident. It's really fun to watch her excitement and pride in her new skill. She keeps asking her mom if it's hot so they can go swimming. So cute.

With Aunt Choka. We wore him out.

Mom and Sam left on Friday, the 7th of August, and Cory and Katie came into town later that same day. We ate at the Bombay House for a family style dinner with them and Dan, Choka, and family. So good. Then we took turns hosting dinner. We mostly hung out at Dan and Choka's but had a barbecue at Katie's parents house with her family. I got to see my former boss, Christine, and catch up with her. It was so good to see her!
We made s'mores at the fire pit. We made them with fudge stripe cookies and marshmallows and they were amazing.
When it was our turn, I made some garlicky tortellini soup to try to get everyone healthy. Choka and the kids had been sick for a couple of weeks and Tyler caught that. Then Ariunaa and Derek got something else and we figured we'd all probably get it. So I tried to nip it in the bud. I guess it worked for some of us, (knock on wood), because I haven't caught anything yet. We'll see.

Derek thought Cory was hilarious. Derek was so sick (he had a temperature of 100.8) and wasn't really his smiling laughing self that day but had SO MUCH FUN with his Uncle Cory. He would be wimpering until Cory put up his hands and started coming at him and immediately Derek would start laughing. It was pretty adorable!

Bree, Cory, and Katie left on the 14th of August. Choka and I shopped our sadness away at the mall. We mostly just wanted to let the kids play at the tree house and walk around. When I pictured having a baby, I pictured Choka and I with our kids in strollers at the mall. My dream came true. I thought it was pretty cute.

The 15th of August was our 3rd Wedding Anniversary. We ate dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen (surprise surprise). I wanted to go to the temple or to a movie or something more but Derek was still sick and I didn't feel right about leaving him. So after dinner we watched Australia with Dan and Choka. Good movie.
Three years and still happy. I'm glad I have Tyler and I hope he's glad he has me too.

The day after that, August 16th, was Derek's 5 month mark! He's such a little cutie! He was still sick that day. I got all ready for church and he was still asleep. I picked him up to wake him up and he threw up all over my "Sunday Best." Tyler went to church and I stayed home.

This last month he's grown so much. He reaches out with purpose now and can accurately grab things. He still jabbers all the time. When he cries, it sounds like he says "Mommy" and it melts my heart. He loves to jump, with assistance of course. He plays by himself for longer amounts of time and is figuring out pre-crawling motions, sticking his feet into the ground and pushing himself forward. I think he's started teething and chews on everything. He's starting to get used to his carseat and loves the stroller.

At his 4 month well baby check-up, he measured at 26 inches long (85th percentile), weighing 12 lbs 12.5 ounces (15th percentile). Tall and skinny!

Absolutely adorable.