More First Moments

Tonight was Ramsey's first haircut. He managed to sit still enough to allow me to take a little off the top. He still has a bit of a mohawk going on, but it was getting too long to stand up. Now we've got those cute little curls back.

Crawling progress is moving along. I have been clapping for him every time he crawls a little bit and then moves to a sitting position. Tonight he started clapping for himself! It wasn't a fluke because he did it 6 times in a row!

Pumpkin Carving Night

Crawling at 7 Months!

Here's Ramsey in his high chair eatin' his peas and babbling away. He had his first crawl of 4 steps yesterday on his 7 month birthday! Dad caught it on video, but the video files are too big to upload.

Sittin' and Eatin'

A couple days ago, Ramsey made it from laying on his stomach to a sitting position by himself! I actually didn't even get to see it. I just turned around to find him all of the sudden sitting up and very proud of himself. He's still working hard at the crawling. Getting up on his hands and knees very quickly now and rocking and lunging.

We've started some baby foods with Ramsey in the past couple weeks. We've had some fun in experimenting with making our own. So far Ramsey has tried carrots, bananas, avocado, and peas. He liked the veggies a lot more than the fruit. Gave some poopy faces at it and didn't eat very much. I made a couple big batches and froze the rest in ice cube trays to make it last longer.

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!