Walking

Jerry is getting really good at pushing his walker. He gets so mad when I put him in it. He is just all over the place now. Good exercise for mom:-)

Colorful Food

Jerry got blueberries for the first time this morning and loved them.

Update

So lately we have been slowly transitioning Jerry to sleep (only) in his bed. This little boy has to get on a schedule so we are allowing him two naps at around 10 am and 3 pm. And if he doesn't nap then he can't nap until his next nap time. Mean huh. So far though it is actually working, even if he has to cry it out. And I am getting better at letting him cry. His bedtime then is between 7:30-8:00. I can't wait until I can say that he sleeps through the night. For some reason he wakes up about every 2 hours. I think he reaches for me in his sleep and doesn't feel me so he wakes up. I will say that it is so much easier on me to have him on a schedule. Tonight I actually got to eat a hot dinner and take my time. Usually I eat cold meals and have to scarf them down while the boy is tugging at my leg or sitting on my lap.

The weather is supposed to be beautiful all week so I am going to try to get some good pictures of Jerry outside. I have been really bad about taking pictures. He is making some new noises but every time I try to video tape it he stops and just stares at me. We are going to start giving him finger foods...still no teeth yet so he just gets the mushy food ~ yum. Like all little kids he is growing really fast. He only has one pair of shoes that fit and I can't find any that I like to buy him that aren't so expensive. You would think with such little material a kids shoe would be cheaper, but no. He might be going bare foot all summer :-)

Showing Off

Jerry is quite the show off.  He loves to stand up and he has to crawl over everything, he can't go around it.  He keeps me busy.

On the Move

Jerry is always on the go.  He now prefers to push his walker and gets upset when I put him in it.  He was having a lot of fun pushing his little four wheeler around the basement.  We had to put the coffee table in the other room so he would have more room to wander.  The down side to this is, is that he has bumped his head a few times by falling over.  He's pretty tough though and has only cried a few times.  He is such a boy ~ he plays kinda rough, which is just like his Daddy.

Laundry

Jerry is fascinated with the laundry baskets.  He loves to tip them over and throw all of the clothes out.  

Big Boy Toy

Daddy put Jerry on his four wheeler that he got from Grandma and Grandpa Kalma and he can sit up really well on it and slowly push himself.

Watching Daddy Work

Saturday was beautiful here so we tried to get some yard work done.  We took the jumper and his walker outside but Jerry just wasn't a happy camper so Mommy had to bring him inside and we watched Daddy work through the window.

New Chew Toy

Jerry loves to chew on celery and crunch it with his gums.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!!!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.  It's a rainy Easter day in Wichita.  We went to church this morning at 9:30 and Jerry did really well up until about 10:00 and then he was getting tired and a little fussy.  So Daddy took him into the hall.  

We are just going to hang out inside today since it's rainy and cold out.  I'm cooking a ham for the first time ~ hopefully it will turn out good.

I will get some pictures posted later today.

Update

Sorry for not having any updates lately. For some reason it's just been hard to do anything on the computer. Last Friday I had to work with Jake and Jerry went to the babysitter for the first time. He stayed with Kourtney (my Doula). I was very glad to hear that he did really well for her. He did cry some but I think he had a lot of fun with her and her kidos. Friday night we picked him up and drove to Holly. Jake dropped me and Jerry off at my mom and dads and then he drove to Colorado Springs with Oggie for a gun show. He didn't get to bed until 2:30 am. On Sunday Jake got back to Holly aroud 9 and we slept until 12:30 am and then got up and drove back to Wichita. We didn't get home until 6 am and slept for 1.5 hours then had to get up and go to work and Jerry went back to Kourtneys. Needless to say we were both glad when that day was over. Actually it took us the whole week before we really caught up on sleep.

Jerry ended up getting his first cold that weekend but was overall still in a good mood for Grandma and Grandpa. He still isn't completely over it but won't let it slow him down. He is now pulling himself up to stand in his crib, on furniture, and loves to stand up by the tub in our bathroom and put his mouth on the water knob. Cowley sits in the tub waiting for him to turn on the water for him to drink. He is climbing up steps. Yesterday he made it up 3 steps before Jake got him. He is also crawling now on all fours but still prefers to arm crawl.

Jerry just turned 8 months old and weighs 20.5 lbs, is 30 in long and his head measures 17.5 in. He is a growing boy.

Learning New Things

Jerry is really moving fast.  When we are in the basement he goes right for the stairs.  So far he has only been able to climb up one step.  There is no way we could put a gate up in the basement so we have to really keep an eye on him.  He is starting to pull himself up on furniture now too.  I still think he is a long way off from walking because when we hold his hands and walk, he is really wobbly.  He also just started making that smacking noise with his mouth.

Behind Bars

Well, it doesn't look like he likes his crib anymore.  Cowley thought it was interesting to see Jerry in a cage.  But it didn't take long for him to cry it out and he was asleep, which will make our lives so much easier if we can put him in his crib and know that he will be okay and can't get out.  He is a fast mover.  It doesn't take long and he is across the room or in a different room.  He loves to follow the cats around.

Standing Tall

So we tried lowering the crib...some, not all the way and to our surprise Jerry can pull himself all the way up.  He is now standing in his crib.  So we get to lower it even more.  He thought it was pretty neat that he could do that...we did too :-)