Monster Birthday Bash.... {Sneak Peek}

{More to come..... Soon!}

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Allen! {a day late}

Sweet Baby Boy,

Today, you are 1/2 a year old. You are at such a fun stage right now! You are exploring so much and constantly learning. You love to eat and play with your bro & sis. You are constantly laughing at with your siblings as they do funny tricks for you. You are growing so fast, it makes me sad that you are not a tiny baby anymore. You are doing so many new things and are amazed at what you already know and can do. You love to sit and yell chat with your toys and us! We are so lucky to have such a sweet loving little boy in our lives.

We love you to infinity & beyond!

Love Mommy

Baby Stats

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Sleep

You still have an amazing sleep routine

bed time is at 8:30p

you wake up anywhere from

5-7am with a big smile.

You sleep through the night

about 3/7 nights a week...

You absolutely love your naps

and go down so easily.

Your naps range from 30 minutes

to 3 hours. `

Daily Routine

Our routine is still the same and is amazing!

You love to nap and eat and play!

You are starting to get grumpy

because those pearly whites are

coming in...

Feed

You are currently on Up & Up {Target Brand}

You drink 6oz about every 4 hours.

You have mastered all foods.
You are now on stage 2 fruits & veggies

and on stage 2 grains and meats...

Your current faves are

Rice Cereal & Apples w/ Cinnamon

&

Apples & Chicken...

You also love Cheerios and Rice Krispies!

Weight

Birth: 7lbs 7oz

2 weeks: 8lbs 3oz {50th Percentile}

1 month: 9lbs 6oz {45th Percentile}Home Scale.

2 months: 11lbs 4oz {50th Percentile}

3 months: 13lbs 7oz {35th Percentile}

4 months: 14lbs 8oz {25th Percentile}

5 months: 16lbs 2oz {30th Percentile} Home Scale.

6 months: 17lbs 4oz {30th Percentile} Home Scale.

Length

Birth: 20 inches

2 weeks: 21 1/4 inches {90th Percentile}

1 month: 22 inches {70th Percentile}

2 months: 24 inches {95th Percentile}

3 months: 25 3/4 inches {95th Percentile}

4 months: 26 1/4 inches {95th Percentile}

5 months: 28 inches {95th Percentile}

6 months: 28 1/2 inches (95th Percentile}

Diapers

You are still wearing

Huggies Little Movers size 3

They fit you very nicely!

Clothes

You are comfortably wearing 6/9 month clothes.

You are a very long little guy!

You are also sporting some 6/9 month outfits

and jammies...

Hair Color

Birth: lots of black hair

Currently: Blonde hair

Eye Color

Birth: Steel Grey

Currently: Green..

Milestones

Sitting up alone

Army Crawling

1st tooth

Sleeping through the night

Favorite Toys

Teething Keys

Hands

Feet

Exersaucer

Links

Anything he can get his hands on!

♥ Happy Six Months, Allen!! ♥

Downy UNSTOPABLE Review!

Last night I got a "Blogger Exclusive" Full Size Downy UNSTOPABLES Laundry Scent Booster from Vocalpoint! I am a member there and this is the first offer/review I get to do with them! I get to share with you an Exclusive Peek of Downy's New Product since it has only hit select stores! I also got a pair of cute comfy socks with it!

I just pulled my clothes out of the dryer after using this in the wash and oh my goodness... My clothes smell absolutely amazing and fresh! I love the fresh scent and its also not over empowering. My kids even love the fresh scent. I have been catching them sniffing their clothes :) It makes me want to rewash all of my other clothes so they smell fresh like this too!

What is it you might ask?!?

Downy UNstopables is a new laundry scent booster! The dissolving scent beads go in before you start the wash - so more scent infuses into your clothes, sheets and towels - and the freshness lasts for more than 30 days.*{in storage.}

{don't mind the horrible background, just focus on that amazing product!}

How it works!

Downy UNSTOPABLES goes directly into the washer drum to infuse a fresh, unstoppable scent. It can be used with or without your fabric softener and it is safe for all colors, fabrics and loads!

-- Shake a little or a lot into the cap

-- Toss into drum of HE or Regular washer before you start the wash

-- Drop in any machine-washable clothes, towels and other fabrics

-- Enjoy lasting fresh scent

** Do not put in your liquid dispenser or dryer.

I love Vocalpoint and you should too!!! So make sure you go sign up at Vocalpoint and start getting the rewards! They will be having another exclusive Downy UNSTOPABLES sample offer coming soon!!! Plus they have a lot of other great product reviews!

Go... Hurry! What are you waiting for?!?

Please Anchor Your Dressers!

Last night after eating dinner, DJ was playing with his cars and Reagan was playing in her room. At around 7:30 Dave and I hear a big crash following with a blood curdling scream. We run into the room and Reagan somehow pulled the 4 1/2 foot dresser completely on top of her.

I immediately swoop her up and cry with her. This has been one of my biggest fears, and it just happened. I have been meaning to get the Dresser Anchors for a while now, but I kept forgetting or BRU didn't have any in stock. I sat with her on the couch and texted a few friends. One of my friends said to check her tummy and to see if it was swollen and/or sensitive to the touch and jumps. Both were happening. I asked her if her tummy was hurting and she said yes. Within 15 minutes of it happening, we were headed to the ER.

We get to the ER, I fill out the slip and we go sit down. There were 2 people in front of us but when the Dr came to look at all the charts, he pulled us and we went straight back. They asked me a bunch of questions and looked at her belly. The Dr said it was a little swollen and could feel Reagan twitch when he touched her belly. She gets her weight, height, vitals and everything else done and then we are immediately put in a room.

The nurse comes in and talks with me along with the Dr. They said that they were going to do an x-ray, contrast ct scan, blood work and a urine sample. By this point, Reagan just wants out of there and is crying. The nurse does Reagan's iv and she is pissed but takes it like a big girl, only a few tears.

The x-ray guy shows up and we do 2 shots and she did so well. She was so tired and just didn't feel well. One of the ct guys came in and gave Reagan a big ass cup of contrast stuff to drink. She was able to drink about half of it. We made a game out of it. We were then being rolled to the scanning room. On the way there, Reagan started vomiting :( She has a very sensitive gag reflex and I think that her tummy was not happy with the amount of stuff she drank because she vomited two more times.

We finally get her calm and laying on the table for the scan. I was able to stay with her and I rubbed her head the whole time. She fell asleep about half way through the procedure. They had her iv line hooked up to the contrast dye and gave her some of that too. When she was done, she was so tired and fell asleep on the way back to her room.

We waited for about an hour for the ct results. If the ct came back good, we were going to go home. If it came back showing blood or anything abnormal, we were going to be transfered to a hospital that deals with Major Trama for surgery asap. Thank god and all of the prayers from friends, her scans came back clean! She just has some abdominal bruising. I was so relieved and thankful. We got home about 1am and she passed out on the couch, so I just snuggled up next to her and passed out too.

Today she is feeling better and has a follow up with her ped tomorrow morning. Her tummy is still soft and still a little tender. I have to feel her tummy every 4 hours and she gets tylenol for the pain. I can not tell you how awful I felt as a parent last night. I am so protective of my children and this had to happen. Please, if you have children, especially climbers, go and get Dresser Anchors. They could save your childs life!

Thank you to everyone who prayed for my little girl last night and today. It means so much to me!

Birthday Recap Part 2...

We had my dad and sister over for dinner for DJ's birthday. He had so much fun opening his presents!! He read both cards first and then opened presents!

Enjoy!