We just got back from Cian's 6 month doctor appointment, and here are his stats: He is 16 lbs 13oz, and 27 inches tall. He is in the 50% for his weight and head size, but the 75% for his height. He is either on track or a bit ahead in his developmental milestones, and the doctor thinks he will be crawling soon since he can now hold himself up on his hands and knees for a little while.
As I mentioned in my previous blog his two bottom teeth have come through, but he hasn't laid off of teething at ALL. In fact, he is MUCH more fussy now then ever and has not slept well for the past 4 nights...the past 2 I have not slept more then an hour at a time. :/ So anyway, we're thinking that more teeth are about to make an appearance?
Oh, as a side note to that, we've noticed that just since his two bottom teeth have come in, he has a whole new smile he gives us. He used to just open his mouth wide and smile that way, but now he actually keeps his gums (and two little teeth nubs) together and pulls his lips back into an actual smile! I'll try to get a picture of it, it is too cute!
Our next big thing is to start feeding him solids. I can't believe he is almost 6 months old already and will be ready to start eating a bit on the 9th!
We have been trying not to encourage, too much, his walking instinct since we want him to fully crawl for a while first, but it is a little hard. He loves to stand up with our help and is starting to try to move towards things while standing. I have a feeling that all too soon he is going to be keeping us very busy chasing him around lol.
Well, he's down for a nap and I am debating housework or a nap since I am completely exhausted, but I wanted to give you a quick update on his goings-on. :) <3
Just a short blog to let you know that Cian's 2 bottom teeth have broken through! It's about time. :D Unfortunately, he is now much more fussy and does not want to sleep ever again.
On a completely different note, Tim and I got cell phones! We'll be transitioning over to them and will be eventually dropping our land line. I'll send out our phone numbers through the email.
Anyway, that's the news. Just had to share. :)
<3
I am so tired of the fog...it has been almost perpetually foggy for the past 3 weeks. I am ready for spring and summer. :)
Yesterday Rain was spayed. Now she is a little pitiful but is starting to be a bit more herself. Speaking of Rain, Cian and Rain have started interacting more and more lately and so we have been taking a bunch of pics and video of it. They love each other. :) Cian gets a kick out of her and this first video was right as he was watching Daddy play on the computer before bedtime.
This next one was when Rain went over to visit Cian as he was playing on the floor.
Then here are just a few pictures of them interacting. :)
We got a bunch of pictures of Tim at the exercise in Michigan, but I'll have to have him sit down with me to post those so he can explain what everything is exactly.
Well, dinner is ready so I gotta go. I just wanted to get those pictures/videos shared.
It is foggy and gross here this week. I haven't seen the sky in days. It has been hovering around 34-38F so everything is soggy, mucky and drippy...not my kind of weather.
It has been quiet around here with Tim gone. Cian is missing him...he is just a little bit more fussy then usual, especially at night.
Here are some excerpts from the few emails he's been able to send out - he doesn't have any access to a phone. I thought you all might find them interesting. I inserted explanations in bold. :)
MONDAY:
This is going to be a quick message. We didn't take off until about 4:30pm on Sun, and didn't land until about 11:30 local time (3 hours ahead of you). I'm working nights, 6pm - 6am. I really didn't get enough sleep last night (not enough time to adjust). I'm working with the guard and they are VERY short manned. Active duty brought around 20 people to accomplish the mission, guard brought about 6. So I get to run around like a mad person sometimes. Good thing is that the guy in charge knows that I'm limited on what I can/am supposed to do. (He's in charge of their server, and is supposed to stay with it and keep it running and not help them do very much else)
I had to report today at 5pm to get necessary info for shift tonight and now we're just working.
my bunk is in an open bay, just like basic training. I have a whole bunk (top & bottom) to myself, it's a good thing too because i originally started sleeping on the bottom bunk and froze....my clock said 58 degrees. So i moved to the top bunk (right in front of the heater) and am hot when the heater is on (to the point of sweating), and still freeze when the heater shuts off. Better than the ends of the bay though, it's always cold there. TUESDAY:
We've been crazy busy all night long. We've been to mopp 4 (full chem gear including a full mask) four times, the longest of which lasted about 2 hrs. It's really sucked. I have a really bad headache and am ready for a long shower.
missiles incoming. will wirte later.WEDNESDAY:
tonight we've already had a few attacks and even had a fire in our building so we had to bug-out. there was a uxo (unexploded ordinance) right outside the door so we had to go to the alternate location (several hundred yards away). you asked if it was really freezing here? well, if you walk around outside, you can feel your nose hairs freezing....no joke. and we had to be outside for about 30 min in that for the bug-out. then we sat in our alt location for about 1.5 hours and now we're back in our primary location. As soon as we got back EET (exercise evaluation team) came in and said "if you're hungry, you might want to eat....soon". So, now I've eaten and am just waiting for the next attack. We'll probably end up in MOPP 4 for a couple hours.
But good news is, this is our last night for the war. the redeployment order is expected to drop tomorrow around 6pm local and then we should find out what chalks we're on and when the chalks leave. the first chalk is leaving Fri at 0900. it was pushed back from 0600 because of predicted fog at fairchild.Anyway, I hope he gets to one of the first out...it would be nice not to have to wait until Sunday or Monday.
Well, I gotta get going and get some food. <3
It has been getting up into the 40Fs the past couple of days, and it has been melting like crazy! The roads are bare, the snow has melted down to 6 or so inches in most places, our roofs are nearly bare, and there are patches of grass visible around the base of trees. That sure happened fast! Starting tonight, however, it is supposed to get back down below freezing, Everything is going to be covered in ice.
I have been losing my baby weight pretty steadily now that the holidays are over, and I only have about 9 or so pounds left to go to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I have decided that I am going to start writing down everything I eat during the day. I have heard this is really supposed to help because sometimes people don't pay close attention to whether they ate one cookie or more throughout the day. Especially if you are a snacky type person anyway. Also, I think this will help me be sure to get in all my fruits and vegetables if by the end of the day I look at my list and see I haven't had any, or many, yet! I want to be proud of my list by the end of the day too. This concept helps me when we go grocery shopping. I like putting the food I am getting on the conveyor belt and being proud to display the food I am buying my family.
As I am sitting here, I am irritated by a high pitch whistle that is coming from my computer monitor. It started doing this a week or so ago whenever the majority of the screen is white. It is very irritating. :(
I was so proud of Cian last night, he FINALLY learned how to roll onto his side in his sleep! :D Now he won't fuss and whine all night until I turn him over. Woot! It was really annoying when he could roll forwards and backwards easily when he was awake, but in his sleep he'd just lay there and wave his arms. lol. Hopefully now we'll be getting more sleep. I slept so hard last night in between feedings that it was actually uncomfortable - you know that stiff, achy feeling when you just completely pass out. I feel a bit more human this morning, though, then I have in awhile.
Well, I gotta go get breakfast. <3
Still so, so tired. We didn't sleep well again last night. Sigh.
It is 34F and everything is becoming slushy and the icicles are beginning to fall. It is a good thing I took a picture of our best icicles last night!
It is supposed to get up to 40F by tomorrow and rain a couple inches. It's going to be a mess around here.
Oh, I have a correction to make about Tim's fly away. It isn't a competition like I thought - that was something else that he was going to have to do, but that fell through (thank goodness!) This one is just an exercise to get ready for an Operation Readiness Inspection that is happening in March. Basically a mock deployment to make sure that they can deploy quickly, efficiently, and without many mistakes. :)
I finally downloaded the pictures off my camera, so here are a couple:
Cian likes watching Tim play computer. He is very serious about it:
Cian's first "sit up" bath a couple weeks ago:
I had the cutest video of Cian playing with his binky, but it somehow got deleted off the camera. He focuses so hard on things - any gadget or, in this case, his binky. I've never seen a baby be so intent on stuff before. It's hilarious. :)
Well, speaking of Cian, I gotta go get him out of his jumper. <3
To Do:
Try to stay awake
Dishes
Laundry
Do some kind of exercise
Cian hasn't been sleeping so well the past week or so...I am very tired. It got so bad that for a couple nights, I would only get 45 minute or so cat naps off and on all night. One night I counted and from 1am to 6:30am, I was up 7 times. Yuck. Last night was better - I was only awake 3 times between 11:30pm and 7am, but each time was about 30 or so minutes in length. I can't wait to sleep through the night again. What a foreign idea that is becoming!
Tim has a "fly away" this coming week, and will be leaving anytime between Wednesday and Saturday, and will be returning anytime between next Wednesday and Sunday. The fly away is a competition between squadrons across the country that simulates a mock deployment. They get a call and have to mobilize immediately. Once they arrive at their destination (Michigan in this case), they set up a network as quickly and efficiently as possible, keeping it up and running for however long, and they compete to see who made the best network, etc. So starting tomorrow, we just have to wait for the call and he has to pack up and leave without any definite date of return. I am really not looking forward to being here by myself with Cian for 7-10 days.
We have so much snow! It is really getting crazy. I am enjoying it though. :) I really like the huge icicles that are on all of the buildings. Up at Mom and Dad's it is usually so cold that we'd only get icicles once or twice a year and they didn't last all that long. These icicles look like they're here for the duration and, like I said, they are HUGE.
I have been training Rain to pull. She seems to like it. I can't wait to get her own harness and maybe a wagon.
Well, if I keep sitting here I will start falling asleep, only to have Cian wake up as soon as I do so I better get going.
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