Happy Baby, Messy Face!

Baby Dolton is eating more and more different foods now. So far he's had rice cereal; baby food sweet potatoes, squash, prunes, bananas, and applesauce; frozen bananas; and mashed fresh bananas. He doesn't particularly care for prunes or squash, and he wasn't sure about the mashed bananas (although he loves the frozen and baby food versions). His favorites are by far the sweet potatoes and applesauce. My boy definitely likes to eat! Here he is after a big bite of sweet potatoes...

Isn't he a happy boy? Too cute!!!

Six Month Pictures

As promised, here are the boy's six-month Halloween pictures! We went to Picture People on the 11th with cousin Emily to get them made. Emily was Cinderella, and Dolton was her pumpkin. We also had a lobster costume for the boy to go with Emily's Ariel (The Little Mermaid) costume, but he was not happy in it at all. There wasn't a single good picture of him in the lobster outfit! But we did get plenty of great pumpkin shots. Actually, once I took him out of the lobster costume, he was pretty happy. We got a great shot at the end of him in just his diaper! But here they are, in all their Halloween-ey glory...

Five Month Pictures

Finally! The only thing I don't like about getting pictures made at Wal-Mart is the slow turn-around time. It seems like right when I get his pictures back, it's time to get them done again! And then, of course, it takes me awhile to get them scanned into the computer and sent into cyberspace... Anyway, here are the long awaited five month pictures of my boy.

The first one is with his Grammie!

Classic Pooh

Such a smiley baby!

So precious

Isn't that a mischievous look?

I think he's adorable, but I'm probably biased. Let me know what you think! We actually got his six month pictures taken today with his cousin Emily at Picture People. They are much more expensive than Wal-Mart, but you get your pictures back the same day. Mom kept one of mine, though, so as soon as I get it back I'll be posting them. Hint, hint, Mom!

I also updated the August 8th post with better quality pictures. Enjoy!

Arts Festival Oklahoma!

This Labor Day weekend brought the Arts Festival Oklahoma back to OKCCC. Dolton, Ryan, and I were joined by my dear friend Mary Ray, along with my next-door-neighbors Tanja, Jessie, and Larissa. We all had a wonderful time! Of course, it was so hot that we didn't stay too long - the boy was getting a bit cranky by the end of the two hours we spent out there. All we had time to do was eat fair food (yum!) and play in the Children's Tent. Ryan was most excited by the prospect of a funnel cake, and didn't even complain about being dragged to one of my arty-farty things. Seemore Art, the Festival's mascot was there, and I got a great shot of him eating a random child's head! We also ran into Cheryl Humphries and her family. My little monkey had a great time, until he dropped Cow on the ground. I wouldn't let him have Cow back after that because he was filthy, and shortly after the boy started fussing to leave. But all in all it was a great day.

Ear Infection!

I took the boy to the doctor today (because of his cold), and found out that he has an ear infection! Poor little guy! Dr. Harvey said that it wasn't a bad one by any means, and that I probably wouldn't have known about it at all if he wasn't sick with a cold virus and had come in to get checked out. He gave me some antibiotics for it, which baby boy hates, and the ear should clear up in a few days. The cold, however, will probably take 10-14 days to get over. My poor, sweet little boy! I feel so bad for him. He's sleeping a lot, and doesn't want to eat very much. I can't say that I blame him - when I'm sick I like to sleep a lot, too.

We have colds...

Well, the boy made it to four and a half months before getting his first cold. Ugh. We're just miserable over here! I don't feel well, either, so taking care of a sick baby is doubly hard. The poor little boy has a stuffy nose and has been running a low-grade fever. The worst problem is the fact that it is very hard for him to nurse right now, since he can barely breathe though his nose. Lots of tears and sad faces in my house at the moment.

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I did finally get some pictures taken of my latest FOs - Moldy Cupcakes! I made half a dozen of these cute little things. Notice the fuzzy mold patches that match the green moldy icing. The ribbing turned out nicely on the bottoms - almost looks like the paper baking cups!

Again, you can just click on the pictures for a larger view. I finished these up last month, but just recently got the pictures taken. It seems like there's always too many other pictures to take with the boy! My current WIP is a giant crab for Ryan. I got the pattern for 'Crabius Maximus' from Lady Linoleum at Monster Crochet. I love her patterns! She is my crochet hero. You can view her blog here. Now all I have to do is decide what to do with all of these cupcakes...

Four Months Old!

Today is Baby Dolton's four-month birthday! We had his pictures made with Papa today, and these are the ones we decided to get. The boy was a little bit cranky, so we ended up not getting a lot of them. By the time we got to the last picture, he was screaming! Not a good look for him. Anyway, here are the pictures. Notice the 'boys' are both in Hawaiian print shirts! Too cute!

This one ended up being my favorite - I love the expression on his face!

These are just the proofs ... When I get the actual pictures in, I'll update this page with the better quality ones. Check back at the end of the month - they take forever!
*These are now the actual pictures 10-11-07*

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Baby Dolton goes tomorrow to get his four-month check-up and another round of shots ... I think I'll tell him we're going for ice cream or something. I'll be sure to post again tomorrow to let everyone know how he's doing.