Perry 6 Months

Already half a year old.

Perry's been sitting up for a few weeks without wobbling and can usually go from sitting to lying with minimal injury.  He can pull himself in circles and scoot a little, mostly backwards. 

His bottom gums are bulging and he's drooling and chewing everything in reach. Unlike his brothers while teething, Perry is still sleeping well and is a chipper guy so far. Cross my fingers.

I love this face. He sucks his lips in to gnaw on them. He also likes to stick the tip of his tongue out.

Had to take a break from pictures for some milk.

At 6 months, Perry weighs 17 pounds, 5 ounces (44th percentile), is 26 inches (20th percentile) and has a 17.5 inch head circumference (81st percentile).

He's still smaller than his brothers were at this age, but carrying him is definitely giving us an arm workout these days.

His pediatrician was impressed my his ab strength and surprised he wasn't rolling yet. I said take your time, sweet baby.

September I

I love sleepy Perry.

This is how Jonah fell asleep.

Lucas was playing a phone game and Jonah liked watching him. He wrapped his arm around him--he's still learning about giving people space.

Jonah fell asleep at dinner.

Scott so happy to have a Mickey pancake.

Watching Paige open her birthday presents.

Perry had some Grandma Marva time.

Cute little cupcakes for a cute little girl.

We see where Jonah gets it.

Little chickie.

Perry can hold his pacifier toy pretty well now and it helps keep him happy in the stroller.

Poor kid gets his cheeks squeezed 100+ times a day. It's the cost of being so cute.

Jonah came in the bathroom where I was getting ready and asked me if he could go in the backyard. I said he should wait for Scott to finish breakfast. He replied, "Oh. But I have my shoes on! So can I go?" He had seen something back there . . .

Our neighbors were passing on their playhouse and chose us to have it. John picked it up one night and had it assembled as a surprise for the boys the next morning.

Jonah trying to soothe Perry through the one-way baby monitor. Sweet thought, though.

He loves when Perry wakes up.

Smiley crabcake.

Super hero in his super cape

We found kittens in the front yard. Our neighborhood has been having a cat problem and started trapping them to get them fixed. They're really loud when they get in fights and we found one in the backyard who had died and the cat trapping is expensive, but when they're tiny and cute it's easy to forget what a problem they can be later.

We had a re-do at the discovery museum since Jonah's birthday was a bust.

I ended up with a migraine and had to go lie down in the car, so I'm grateful Karen came with us so the boys could stay. Once my medicine kicked in I felt better and caught the end of the visit--the water area. Their favorite!

Tanya helping Scott with the boat racing at the Stake Street Fair.

He also tried golfing. We had dinner, cotton candy, sno-cones, drew with chalk and listened to great live music. One thing I love about the event is it's free, so I can let the kids try everything they want. I like being able to say yes to everything for an hour or two. 

We watched a hair-biting football game at John's parents' house.

Perry loved all the attention while his brothers played in the other room. Except when someone cheered too loudly.

My little pumpkin!

John and his sous chef working on dinner. We tried Hello Fresh for a free week. It was yummy and convenient, but not a lot of food for our family and more than double our grocery budget.

Sweet boy putting himself to sleep with his bottle.

The big boys have started building really creative things with their duplos.

Teething away.

Of all the things he has access to, hands are his favorite to chew.

Preschool

Scott's preschool redid their whole program this year. I was stressed all summer about if they would get in and what it would be like with all the changes. The only affordable options for us didn't have classes for both boys on the same days and weren't as close to us. Plus even "affordable" is thousands of dollars. Thankfully, it ended up working out at the elementary school. They have a new teacher and different schedules, which is a pain, but overall it's been great.

Their first day. Scott goes in the morning and has 15 kids in his class. He went right in with Miss Samantha and had no tears this year.

Jonah could not wait until the afternoon when he could go to school like Scott. The 3-year-olds only have 8 kids in class and some of them are so tiny! He waved goodbye and confidently walked in like a big boy.

It's inconvenient to have to get babysitting every week so I can volunteer in their classes, but I love being there. Jonah has thrived having his own thing. He loves going and calls all the kids his friends.

Scott is still hesitant and his teacher's style doesn't match his personality very well. He seems to like going, though, and excitedly tells me everything they did each day. They do cooking every Thursday, which is usually my task. I like working with the kids, especially when someone else has done all the planning and prep.

I like being able to see what they do so I understand what they're talking about and know how to help them at home. So far it's been a good choice!

August II

Our happy little guy

I put Perry in the rocker after he fell asleep and he stayed asleep over an hour amidst the chaos of cooking dinner and active brothers playing.

Practicing his sitting up skills.

And his sticking his tongue out skills.

Jonah asleep on the nursery floor with his little bum in the air.

Jonah ate breakfast without pants on, then came to the doorway and asked, "Can somebody wash my little legs?"

Buzz Lightyear snuggling a slightly terrified Perry.

Perry loves being pouched. We like walking around the playground in the evening while the big boys play at the park.

Hippo baby sitting up on his own

Reading books together.

We went to the temple before it closed for a few months of renovations.

It was Perry's first trip there.

I tried out this toddler jump house. It wasn't as bouncy as I expected, but the boys seemed to like it. Mostly it was a nice padded arena for light saber fights.

Including Perry in their play.

The happiest baby in his jumper.

Even when he stays up late, he's too cute to be frustrated.

So far he hasn't minded diaper changes at all. He's been completely rash-free, so we're hoping he doesn't have sensitive skin.

Doing our morning cosmic kids yoga.

Reading books with Perry. I love when they entertain each other.

Their standard breakfast--oatmeal and berries.

Scott reading to Perry

Milky face

Scott and Jonah thought it was so funny that Perry stole my chair.

Taking turns holding the baby.

Wore him right out.

Post-bath mohawk

Buzz showing super Charlotte how to put on his gloves/lasers.

Jonah wanted to sleep with Perry. I told him he could, but Perry was sleeping so he had to be silent. Miraculously, it worked. Then we switched Jonah to his bed.

Family selfie to send John at work

Half the stroller is sleeping baby, half is groceries.

Practicing his new yoga moves.

Never on the bed. Anywhere but his bed.

Jonah helping feed Perry

Perry is loving trying new flavors.

Soon he'll be eating like a Crapo.