Boys Zoo Trip

Steven and Dylan went to the zoo Sunday morning. It was beautiful weather and Dylan was very excited to see all the animals. It was nice for me and Levi to have a little alone time also!

Sensitive Stomach

At 6 months we started feeding Levi cereal and vegetables. His stomach and skin did not seem to handle the change so well so we are back to just rice cereal and sweet potatoes, green peas and pears. Hopefully we can try and expand his diet again soon!

Levi is 6 Months & Rodeo

Levi's first six months has gone by really fast. I took him for his 6 month check-up today and the doctor said he was big and looked good. His stats are below:

Weight - 19 pounds, 5 ounces - 75-90%
Height - 27.5 inches - 75-90%
Head - 18 inches - 90-95%

Last week I starting feeding Levi rice cereal. It took him a few feedings but now he seems to be really enjoying it. Below are some pictures from his first real food feeding. Levi seems to be a happy boy. He still wakes up a lot at night to eat of course! He has been sleeping a little better since we started cereal so there is hope. He talks and laughs a lot especially at Dylan. He spends most of his days at home playing on his floor mat, his bouncy chair and in his jumper. We have started bathing the boys together at night and they both seem to enjoy it. Dylan cuts up and Levi laughs at him and kicks and splashes around. Levi is still not big on moving to much but the doctor suspected this was because he is so heavy!

Dylan seems to be enjoying having a little brother more and more and when he gets home from school he tells Levi he missed him and gives him a lot of kisses! This brings happy tears to my eyes every time! Praise and thank God for my boys!

Last weekend Steven took Dylan to the rodeo Friday night (boys nights out)! Dylan loves seeing the moo cows and other animals. On Saturday my sister and her family were in town so we took the big kids. My parents watched Levi and Juliet. We all had a great time at the rodeo and Layla, Dylan and River all sat through and enjoyed most of the rodeo!

Its March!

It has been awhile since I last posted. We are super busy but all doing well. The boys are growing up so fast(too fast). Levi is almost 6 months. He still wakes up a lot at night to eat so we are looking forward to starting solid foods soon. He is much larger than Dylan was at this age and moves around a lot less! He does do a little jumping in the jumper but if you lay him on the floor he does not roll around. His neck strength is much better and now we are working on getting him to sit up. He is a sweet baby with beautiful big eyes and a huge smile, but it breaks my back to hold him too long!

Dylan is into doing everything himself. This is good because he is now trying to sleep all by himself (only took up 2.5 years)! He is also very into puzzles, Max & Ruby and telling stories about the ranch. His favorite stories involve his cousins and moo cows. He is very interested in Levi now and when he comes home from school tells Levi he missed him! If Levi is ever not in the room/car with us Dylan asks where he is and usually tells me to go get him. Dylan has also been to a lot of birthday parties recently Hunter's, River's, we missed Tyler's and then this weekend Morgan's. He has quite the social life for a 2 year old.

I have gone back to work even more part-time than before but it still takes away what free time I did have when Dylan is at school. Magdalena keeps Levi and he seems to be doing well with her. This is also rodeo season for Steven so he is very busy also. In case we were not busy enough we are also in the option period for getting a new house and trying to sell our current house! I know the next few months will be hectic but it will be nice to have a bigger house in a much better neighborhood.

Rodeo Roundup

My parents and I took the boys to rodeo roundup at Dylan's school. Dylan rode the ponies and saw/petted a lot of animals in the petting zoo (rooster, llama, deer and goats). We all enjoyed a barbecue dinner! It was a fun outing and now every time we pull into Dylan's school he says no more ponies!

Handsome Boys & Happy Birthday Steven

Dylan and Levi have been keeping us busy. The boys and I spent a cold weekend with my parents at the lake house while Steven was out of town for work. It was so cold I only ventured out once for about 20 minutes with Dylan - it was 37 degrees for the high. The boys both slept well there, which was nice for a change! My mom cooked my favorite - homemade fried chicken and both my parents helped a lot with the boys.

Dylan has been enjoying school, playing trains, cars and dinosaurs. His new favorite TV show is Max and Ruby. He is quite bossy these days but I think he may come by that honestly! Levi has been playing more with toys and starting to teeth. He really enjoys watching his wild big brother and laughs out loud at him often. My baby is growing up too fast.

Last weekend Steven and I made it out Saturday night to celebrate his birthday and then we celebrated as a family on Monday. Dylan loves birthdays and insisted we get balloons, presents and cupcakes! He was also the first to wish his dad a happy birthday and I think told him happy birthday at least 50 times. Birthdays are a lot more exciting when you have little ones.

Below are pictures of my handsome boys - how did I get so lucky?

Zoo Trip

We spent yesterday at the Houston Zoo. A big thanks to Papa Lee and Stephanie for joining us and helping with the boys. We all had a wonderful time (especially Dylan)! Below are some pictures from our big day. We saw almost the whole zoo and rode the train.