Waitress...I need more!

Bauer is LOVING eating real people food...ok rice cereal and pureed veggies and fruits hardly counts as "real people" food, but don't tell him, he thinks we're good cooks!

(Notice in the picture below he is staring at his bowl on the tray- haha)
"HEY MOM, stop with the pictures and keep it coming!"
Bauer turned 6 months a week ago today-- i can't believe he's growing up so fast. His check-up went good- he dropped in his weight percentile, but he's got some quality rolls and it's typical preemie patterns so our doctor isn't worried about it at all:
14.4 lbs- 10th percentile
26 inches- 25th percentile
What does Christmas look like at the Silliman's with everyone there?
Now you know! haha. And below is me regulating the passing out of the gifts--
Christmas was sooo fun, my family is soooo fun! LOVE YOU ALL!

Here's Bauer with one of his favorite Christmas presents (of many! thanks to both grandmas!) We got him a few hand puppets from IKEA, he LOVES them and it's soooo cute. We seriously love this little guy soooo much, it's almost scary. I could just eat him with a spoon. We couldn't be more in love with him!

Christmas Fun!

We're having soo much fun with our December activities. Uncle Mike is here to celebrate the holidays with us. We have SOOOO much to be grateful for!

A little help please...

So, let me preface this by expressing my extreme gratitude that Bauer is such a good nurser! I'm so lucky that I was able to nurse him after his NICU time getting all types of food intake methods. He is gaining weight and catching up with his peers, all things I am thankful for daily! However, I've been trying to get Bauer to take a bottle once and a while. I'm not wanting to stop nursing by any means-- i love it and I think I still have a few months left in me at least, but I'm just wanting him to take one every once and a while so I can be gone longer than 2 1/2 hours, (every minute of which I spend worrying about whoever has him and whether this was going to be a freak day where he decided he wanted to grow an inch leaving him hungry an hour after I fed him) I've tried a couple different bottles, different (insert word that i hate!) sizes, a couple different formulas (thanks to the multiple complimentary diaper bags I got when leaving the NICU!) ...nothing. I haven't tried starving him yet (a suggestion of someone who said if he gets hungry enough, he'll drink it) but I haven't resorted to that yet. I'm not wanting to have him take a bottle a day even, maybe just once or twice a week so i could enjoy myself while at cheer practice, go to the temple, maybe even a nice date with my husband ;) ANY SUGGESTIONS? or am i out-of-luck for a while until I am ready ween him completely?

But really....who can resist this face??

Holiday Update!

Hello Hello!! I know-- I know. You all thought we moved to Oregon and died! But no- we're alive and well. (that unicorn lyric was for you ashley!)
I can't believe it's the holiday season already!!! It seems like just yesterday I was just getting over my first trimester of being pregnant in DC! It's true what they say, the years speed up as you get older!
So, many of you, not to mention any names...uhhuh gloria... have been begging for pics of our new home. I kept hesitating because it feels like there's still lots of cosmetic things that need to be done, but since Bauer is taking a 2 1/2 hour nap, i thought it might be a good time to go for it! So here you go. No virtual tour but this will have to do.

The house and the view of the sweet park from our front door!


The kitchen (no cabinet doors, but don't bring it up, it's a touchy subject in our house..haha. Andrew, his boss and a friend are building the doors themselves-- so cool and a money saver- however NOT TIME SENSITIVE, much to my dismay! Also a close up of my beloved backsplash. I don't think anyone could see my vision as I designed this, but it turned out exactly like I wanted it to! yoohoo pratt and larsen 2nd hand store. All the tile was under $100!


Before and After of the downstairs living area extravaganza. It's open with no real room separation. There will be a pantry on that wall in the middle, at least that's what the said"cabinet builders" tell me!


Before and after of BauerMan's room. We still need to hang a few things above the crib, but we always think about it while he's taking a nap or down for the night.



Our downstairs half bath-- yet again, I'm not sure many shared my vision of the stripes. You can't really see it good in this picture, but it's the same color just different sheens. One's an eggshell (somewhat flat) finish, the other is a semigloss. I'll also take a second to brag about the bead board Mandy and I slaved over- i love the way it turned out! Then the little desk cutout area in the family room.


Andrew slurged on me and got me these super nice front loaders! They are seriously the greatest. they make laundry a joy...almost!

Ok that's all you're getting for now-- I'm still working on our master. I didn't want to make another decision so I just decided to wait to decorate that when we were in. I've decided on colors and am going to get the paint this week. Pictures will come.

THANKSGIVING!

You should all know that I LOVE thanksgiving. We spent it with my family at my mom and dad's (we were still living there, we moved out the saturday after.) I didn't get to help much thanksgiving morning since I was busy sealing grout and helping install my washer and dryer, but dinner was DELICIOUS as usual (great work mom and girls) and the company was just as good. I wasn't the first Bingo winner, but other than that, the night was perfect!

Bauer Man

...and of course, Bauer is as cute as ever. He's really not interested in rolling over too much. He just lays there and laughs at me making a fool of myself! He's starting to really like the little play saucer that grammy is letting him borrow until Santa comes-- new developments include sucking on wet washclothes in the bath, a very high pitched play scream, and teething! Tonight is the dreaded night we're starting sleep training- wish us luck! My little bright eyed stinker is the love of my life!