Lane 9mos

Laners!!! You are now 9 months old!!

which means only 3 shy months away from turning 1!! Please let time slow down a little. In the past month mobility is on the rise army crawling everywhere and anywhere. Meaning Ian is keeping his door shut to protect his toys, on the occasion he forgets I can usually catch you being pulled back away from the door by your feet and Ian quickly running ahead of you and shutting his door. 

Lane you eat like a champ you eat whatever we eat which means mealtimes aren't as stressful for me anymore. You sleep like a champ usually from 7p-6:30a 95% of the time the other 5% you go to bed a little later. Nap 2-3x a day. You have ditched the bottle and now drink from a Nuk sippy cup trainer 

You are growing like a champ and wearing 12-18m clothes (we will overlook the fact that you still wear some shorts that are 3-6m. Hey they have elastic waist and they are shorts so length doesn't matter).

You have 4 teeth with 2 more making their appearance. 

This is still happening 

Only at naps and bedtimes and that little blanket is your go to comfort item when it comes to sleep time. 

You make me smile that's for sure 

I'll add your stats after your appt on Sept 10th. 

Until next time update little man keep smiling, keep growing (but not too fast), keep sleeping well, keep eating good, and keep loving life! 

Love you!!

Momma

3yrs in

Hard to believe we've been in our home for 3yrs this month. A lot has happened in those 3yrs not only personal life changes but house changes too. I will get this out of the way now, whenever you read the word "we" please please keep in mind Marcus is 95% of that we and I'm 5%.  So, 3yrs ago I welcomed you into our home and now I will re-welcome you into our home.  As we have done a lot with still more to do. We are being very careful with each upgrade that we do, we plan this being our forever house so we need to live in it to see how it best functions for us and make changes from there.
So without further ado I will re-welcome you into our updated space!!
The Front:

 

Walking in from the front door our living room:

                                             another view from coming down the hallway:

 

And speaking of hallway let's head down there now:

Ian's room (excuse the mess):

 

                                                                     bathroom #1:

 

Lane's room:

 

master bedroom:

1/2 bath:

Dining/Kitchen:

 

outback:

 

Then there is the basement, not much has changed there we've added more stuff to the storage side

all the bags hanging are the kids resale coming up!

 

 

man cave:

 

 

                                                                         play room:

 

 

So, there you have it. In the past 3yrs we have changed a lot (still more to go) and accumulated more stuff!!!

 

Stay tuned for a comparison post too with a what changes were made so you don't have to play "i spy"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lane 8 months

Mr Laners you are now 8 months old! 

In the past month you have had a sinus infection, grew out of all of your 9mos wardrobe collection and moved into your 12mos wardrobe. You have dropped down to 4 feedings of breast milk a day and eat solids 3x a day. 

You are a happy happy baby pending you feel good and aren't hungry or overly tired. Your smile lights up a room, you are easy to take out and run errands with. 

You have a big brother who loves you to the moon and back

A daddy who breaks the "rules" any chance he can to see you and will get you out of bed and let you share in some cake eating while getting the stink eye from me.  

Little boy I love giving you your last bottle of the day as you are falling asleep in my arms and I soak in every minute and think about how blessed I am that you are in my life and how blessed I am to love on you, care for you and be your person that you turn to for your needs. Now, please slow down and keep being my baby. 

I'm still amazed at how much change can happen in a human in such a short amount of time.

Love you to the moon and back!!

Your momma!

7 months

Another month has flown by. You have rightfully earned the name Slobber Man as you constantly slobbering!!! 

I still can't get over how much change you and all babies can go through in just a short period of time. 

You are without a doubt a mini version of your daddy, you are following his growth pattern and you look exactly like him. We've started introducing foods to you, and you love oatmeal, yogurt, applesauce, sweet potatoes, grilled chicken, spaghetti sauce, pizza, mixed veggies. You could careless about bananas, watermelon and strawberries though.  I'm totally skipping purées with you and going straight to table foods. It's called baby led weaning and it took me to stop over thinking it (as it simply can't be as easy as making dinner for the family and tossing it on your tray too but alas it is) and getting over my fears to do it.  As the fear of having another eater like your big brother is scary and my sanity can't handle it. Although you are only 7mos old and have only been at this eating solids for a short while my hopes are high. You continue to roll to get around, haven't figured out how to sit up on your own or how to crawl. Yay!!! I did do a quick at home measurement a couple wks ago and you were about 30" long. You are in 9mos, 12mos and some 18mos clothing. You are keeping me guessing as to what size/season I should be buying. You love the pool which is a good thing because if the sun is out we are out! 

This was taken this week and I want to share it now because I can. 

You melt my heart, I could hold you forever and let tears stream my cheeks because I'm blessed to have the chance to raise you. That I was chosen to be your mommy, such a gift I've been given. 

I also can't look at you without smiling or laughing, you bring so much joy into our home. 

Here's to another month of growing and changing slobber man.

Love you to the moon and back Laners!

Momma

Lane 6 months

Gah...my little giant you have been in this crazy world for 6months I'll save you from what happens in the real world and reflect on what's going on in your own lil' world. At your check up you tipped the scales at 18lbs 11.5oz and you measure 28" long. You are wearing 9mos clothes and 12mos pj's. You also got your first diagnosis of double ear infection which would explain why we only got 2hrs of sleep the night before your appt. You have mastered rolling in both directions and sitting you my son are now a sitter!!! Now, that your 6mos we will start letting you explore foods. Going to try a different approach than we did with Ian and we are going to follow baby lead weaning.  Your noises are changing you don't squawk so much at us anymore. First tooth is working it's way into your mouth. 

You love bath time, the amount of splashing you do causes quite the wet floor. 

5 months

Lane,

Oh my goodness hard to believe another month has gone by. You have figured out how to roll from tummy to back. You have rolled once from back to tummy. We survived your 4mos sleep regression lets not have anymore of those, ok? It was ROUGH after getting re-acquainted with my pillow for 6+hrs to only getting 4.5hrs of sleep for momma. You are a great eater and after 5mos I think I have figured out your cues, probably just in time for you to change things up on me. Squawking/yelling means you're tried if you have already been fed. When you smile you smile with your entire face, when you're happy you're happy and when you're mad you're mad!! 

I can't remember the last time you took a pacifier it's been at least months. You are content with fingers. I can see 1 tooth making it's way through. You celebrated your first Easter, big brother found your eggs for you. 

First trip to the play area at Notre Dame since the snow thawed. 

I miss my newborn but love each and every stage of watching you grow from being a squishy human to becoming a solid human being. Love you baby boy!

Lane 4 months

Lane,

Holy cow hard to believe a year ago this month you were conceived, on March 31st I took a pregnancy test that told us you were inside me messing with my hormones and energy level.  At your 4 month check up you weighed in at 15lbs 5oz, 26" long with a head circumference of 16.5". You are in 9 month pj's as your feet are too long for 6 month pj's as well as your legs being to long. You are LONG, but strangely enough you have the same stats as your big brother Ian did at 4mos yet he did not have these clothing issues. You drink 6.5oz every 3-4hrs and you typically go to bed between 8-10a and will sleep until 7-8a unless you've had your shots and then like Monday night you went to bed at 9:30p and woke up at 8:30a stayed up for about 2hrs and back down for a nap.  Let's see you drool a lot, you suck on your fingers (a lot), could careless about having a pacifier because well you have fingers.

You like to squawk at us

We love to hear you laugh:

 

 

And the jumperoo is still a favorite: