6 Month Update

Ramsey had his 6 month shots today. He weighed in at 16 lbs. 13 ounces (34th percentile) and was 26 inches long (31st percentile). He is sitting fairly well now and is still working really hard on the crawling. He is now scooting backwards and in circles, but we haven't seen any forward movement yet. He has also done a few double and triple rolls. Everything in arms reach is now his for the grabbing and straight into the mouth.

He had his first taste of banana tonight and finished a quarter of it. He made a few funny faces at the new taste. Can't wait to try more and more foods with him. Ramsey has really become fond of the dogs. He loves to "pet" them - which is more of a grabbing of the hair. He's starting to make more and more noises, blowing bubbles, and is entertaining himself with a noise that sounds like a fake cough.

I'm 6 Months Old!!!

Visit from Uncle Ryan and Aunt Sarah

A short but fun visit was had by uncle Ryan and aunt Sarah. The first day was spent getting to know Ramsey. They gave him bottles, played with him, watched him laugh and watched him sit for the first time. Uncle Doug's birthday was spent hiking at Tony Grove and the Crimson trail followed by a night out at the pizza factory. The highlight of the trip for Sarah was the horseback ride Ryan and I accompanied her on. It was a beautiful ride through the Bear River mountains with a beautiful mountain overlook. It was especially neat for Sarah to accompany me on my first ride since a bad horse accident 18 years ago. She was there every day at the hospital.

We also spent Saturday evening at Maple Grove hot springs where Scott cooked an authentic dutch oven dinner of buffalo chili with cornbread. After a stop at the Great Salt Lake for a watermelon spitting contest, the two were on their way back. I should mention they sponsored my trip back home and dinner since I took the trip with no wallet, no phone, and not enough gas. Thanks guys!

Ramsey visits Montana

We had a nice Labor Day weekend celebration with some friends in Missoula, MT. Ramsey bagged his first peak, Mount Sentinel, via the Crazy Canyon trail. Ramsey is very content in the outdoors just like his parents.

He got to meet his one year old friend, Ryder, who graciously lent his cowboy hat and rocking horse. He was very observant of his new friend eating with a spoon and walking and crawling around. We also had a sneak peak of what baby proofing means. This is coming sooner we think, as Ramsey is now sitting up for short periods unassisted and still trying very hard at his crawling attempts.

5 Months Old!

Beach Week 2010 (Street Family Reunion)

Last week was the Street Family reunion in Myrtle Beach (Scott's mom's family). There were 84 members present housed in various rentals along the coast. This was Ramsey's second red-eye flight across the country. So far, he's a great traveler (knock on wood). He just needs to learn to stop pooping right as the pilot says, "Fasten your seat belts for landing."
The week was filled with dinner parties, fishing, golfing, bw3's, rock band, and hanging at the beach. Ramsey got to meet his second great-grandmother and was reunited with all of his Hoffmann Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents. He was also introduced to his Great Aunts and Uncles Lisa, Tim, Steve, Colleen and Mike and his second cousins Alex M., Aiden, Noah, Tom, Katie, Alex S. and Sam. Then there were the great great Aunts and Uncles H.A., Gaynell, Russell, Connie, Nick, and Fay and their families, too. I think Ramsey was exhausted from meeting all these people and slept through the night almost every night!
The biggest milestone of the week was the beginnings of Ramsey trying to crawl. Now, when he's on his belly he will tuck up his legs and push them back out. He's not going very far just yet, but I don't think it will be very long before he figures it out.

Visit from Uncle Ben and Aunt Lacey

Ramsey got to meet his Uncle Ben and Aunt Lacey last week. We all went up to the Beaver Mountain music festival, camped, and went to Bear Lake the next day. Uncle Ben helped put in a ceiling fan in Ramsey's room just in time for the 90 degree days. And Aunt Lacey worked on the blanket she is knitting for her newest nephew. Uncle Ben got to change his first poopy diaper and give his first bottle!