Happy birthday T-dizzle!

For Tyson's birthday he wanted the family to go bowling and we had a lot of fun! Here are some pictures from the night!!

 Gray with Uncle Shane! Look at those big blue eyes

Shane is looking at Cassie, who is also taking a picture and Ty is just CrAzY!!

Cute aunt Moe

 I love this picture! Arent they all so stinking cute!

My boys!

 Grant and Uncle Shane

 Here is my (pro-bowler) hubby!!

Bentley is always on the go, so this is the best shot I could get of him!

My little stinker

Just a little sneak peek at my baby's 6 month pictures!! Gosh he is adorable!

He reminds me so so much of Grant!

 If you are looking for an amazing and very talented photographer, look no further...Kristen Spencer Photography on FB or you can visit her website here.. Kristen Spencer Photography She is so wonderful and also a great friend!

 Grayson was so super ornery, I am surprised she was able to get these beautiful shots. I dont know why?!? It is so unlike him to be ornery. He got a good nap that morning and I fed him right before we started the shoot. It was wierd and very frustrating. We only did half the session because I really wanted to do some outside and the weather wasnt cooperating either. It was super windy and Gray doesnt do well in the wind.

So Kristen is so amazing she offered to take time on another day when the weather is nicer and go do the rest of the session outside. I am very grateful for that! And hopefully Gray will be happier. Anyway thank you so much to Kristen for everything!! We really love you!

Grayson 6 mo. checkup

Stats

Height- 26.8 in- 57%

Weight- 16lb 4oz- 24%

Head- 45cm- 77%

Grayson has a little chub around the middle, but he is NOT fat by any means. And he has a big head like his dad and brother!

FYI Grant's stats @ 6 mo.

Height- 27.5- 79%

Weight- 18lb 6oz- 61%

Head- 45cm- 77%

Grant was a little taller and a lot chubbier. Same size head though! How funny!

Design Team Call and Grandma

So Let's Scrap is accepting applications for their design team and I thought I would give it a try! I think it would be so much fun to be a part og the Design Team! This is the sketch I got to work with, which I think is super fun!!

And this is what I came up with! I think it turned out pretty cute, not to mention I had some adorable pictures to work with! Now I just have to wait until April 25th to find out if I made it! That will be the hard part... Wish me luck!

 I dont know if I have ever shared this LO before but I wanted to because it is one I love. Although it contains her obituary, I love this picture of her. I remember this day so well and how happy Grandma was to have all her family gathered around her for her birthday last year. I miss her so much!



6 months

I seriously cant believe my baby is 6 months old! I must say I think he is pretty darn adorable!

To quit or not to quit??

This post is not suitable for work or children! Dont say I didnt warn you..

When Grant was born he started breastfeeding pretty much right away and he was good at it too. He did great while in the hospital, and then we took him home and his jaundice got really bad. He wouldnt eat because it took too much effort. The doctor told me that if I couldnt get him to eat he would have to be put under lights and he suggested that I give him a bottle, because it is much less work for the baby. So that is what I did. I pumped my milk, he ate and slowly got over the jaundice. By the time he had gotten over the jaundice I had lost him to the bottle and he would never go back to the breast. I was determined to give him breastmilk, not formula. So for 7 very long months I pumped and he was fed breastmilk from a bottle. I vowed not to make the same mistake with Grayson. Grayson was also a great eater from the get go, but I made sure that he was eating plenty and was not going to get jaundice. Grayson and I have definitely had our ups and downs with feeding. There have been many times that I have wanted to just quit all together, but I do feel it is very important for a baby to get mommy's milk until at least 6 months, so I told myself  if I could make it to 6 months that is when I would wean him and we would switch over to formula until he could have cow's milk at a year old. Well Grayson will be 6 months old tomorrow and last week I decided to start the weaning process. I replaced a regular feeding with a bottle and planned to slowly continue to do so until there was no more breastfeeding and all bottle feedings. But I am now having a hard time with it, which has caoght me by surprise. I have just started the weaning process and already I am missing it. For months I have been waiting for the day I could stop breastfeeding and feel ok with the decision, but now I dont want to stop. So I decided not to. I am going to continue for now. I'm not saying I am not going to give him bottles and I am not saying I wont change my mind again next week, but for now, right this minute, I am enjoying breastfeeding.