Thanksgiving in Portland

For Thanksgiving we flew up to Portland for a few days. Our friends Dawn and Adam just bought their first home and we needed to celebrate with a good feast! On Wednesday we prepared a great dinner with all the trimmings (Dustin cooked a majority of the meal, but dessert was made by the ladies ;) Rhonen finally got to meet Adelaide, who belongs to our friends Alisha and Miles. Let me tell you...he was really excited to play with her. She is such a sweetheart. On Thursday we traveled to Dallas for a semi-family reunion with Dustin's family. We had a great dinner and were able to remember his grandmother who recently passed away. It was a wonderful gathering and Rhonen was able to meet lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Rhonen did extremely well during the entire trip. The airplane ride was a little rough, but we expected that.

6 month numbers

Here are his official numbers:

Weight: 19 lbs 10 oz
Height: 27 inches
Head: 44.5 cm

He dropped to the 85th percentile for weight and stayed at the 75th percentile for height. His head is in the 50th percentile for his age. Again...we are just so thrilled he is healthy!

6 months old

Can you believe it?! Well... Rhonen is getting to be quite the little charmer. His little personality shows through more and more each day. He is very fun to play with and loves the interaction. Rhonen is very inquisitive and curious, wanting to get his hands on just about everything. His second tooth is pushing threw so it's really about getting his mouth on everything. We started solids last month and, surprise, he's a great eater. Vegetables are his favorite followed by cereal. He does like fruit, but it's a little tart for him. Except for the bananas, he loves the bananas! I have been working on his sitting skills but he's more interested in rolling. Probaly because he can actually reach things that way.

He is growing so fast and getting so big. I think he's around 20 pounds, which is killing my back! I've been trying to swim and stretch to loosen up the muscles...I think it's working. He's got a doctors appointment this Tuesday so I'll post the new stats then. Here are some more pics I snapped on the 11th...


Can you see the enthusiasm fading?

Chico State Endorsement

Enough said.

Road Trip

Last Saturday my sister and I brought Rhonen to see my family in Elk Grove and Sonoma. It was a wonderful visit and Rhonen did extremely well in and out of the car. He is such a good boy :)















Dannelle, Vicki and Rhonen















Rhonen and his GiGi

What's that I see...

His first tooth! He has been teething for about three months now and finally I saw the little white tooth popping through this morning. I'll miss his little gummy grin. As if that wasn't enough excitement for one day, this evening Rhonen got up on all fours. Which means crawling is just around the corner. Wait...I'm not ready for that.

It's five o'clock somewhere

This is what happens in our house everyday around 5:00...our baby goes crazy! I love it!

Halloween

Me and my little lion















Zombie...don't eat the baby!















King of the Jungle




















Treat Street in Downtown Chico















Our friendly chicken crossing the road (ha ha)