110 degrees

It is hot! Right now it is 9:40 PM and it is still 95 degrees outside. A couple of weeks ago I bought one of those spray bottles with a fan on it. I was beginning to think it was a stupid purchase until yesterday when the temperature passed 3 digits. Here is how Tristan stayed cool today. He loved the fan (the blades were made out of foam) and he would hold his breath whenever the wind or spray would get on his face.

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July with our annual block BBQ and a trip to the greenbelt to see the fireworks. It was hot, but we survived. We even all survived staying up 3 hours past our bedtimes and the sprinklers almost turning on us at the greenbelt. JR had lots of fun and Tristan enjoyed the people (he is very sociable) and even enjoyed part of the fireworks show.

JR and his friends hanging out before the show.

JR thought the fireworks were loud, so he is covering his ears. Tristan sat up for a while to watch and then laid down and tried to sleep.

5 Months Old!

Our beautiful boy is five months old already! And he must be pretty because everyone thinks he is a girl. Look at those lashes! Tristan is growing more and more aware of his surroundings. He loves to watch JR and explore toys. He has mastered rolling from back to front and has been practicing the front to back roll. Another trick he has mastered is switching objects from one hand to the other, but there is usually a stop in his mouth in between. He enjoys sitting up to see things, practicing rolling over, and music.

We found a place to live!

We finally found a place to live! It is a 3 bed/2 bath house on a cul-de-sac. It is one story and has a living room and family room with hardwood floors and a fireplace. It is within walking distance to a large park and the elementary school is close by. Best part of all -- it's less than a 10 minute drive to work! We get the place July 1 and will be moving for the month of July. We should be settled by Aug. Now we have to get JR registered for school (which starts Aug 14th!) and find daycare for Tristan and afterschool care for JR.

Because I know blogs are much better with pictures, here is an old but cute picture of Tristan:

Back to Work

I have finally gone back to work after almost 5 and a half months. I will be working part time for a while and slowly moving back up to full time. It's odd to come back after so long. There are some things that I have just completely forgotten, like where meeting rooms are, and other things I am doing without even thinking about it.

There are a lot of changes going on besides me going back to work. We are looking for a new place to live. This has been more difficult and stressfull than I thought it would be, but we may have a place - more to come on that. Another big thing is that JR will be starting kindergarten in the fall (providing we find a place to live and get him registered).

So even though I have more computer time now that I'm at work, we are still very busy but I will try to update the blog more. For now here are pictures of Tristan on his belly. He is still rolling over back to front and getting stuck but in these pictures he has his polar bear so he seems happy.

Four months old

Tristan is four months old today! He had his check up at the doctors and he weighs 13 lbs and 13 oz and is 26 inches long. He is in the 28th percentile for weight but in the 85th percentile for length, so he is a long and skinny boy. The doctor said he is doing well. He also got his shots today and is currently taking a nap - we are on 2 hours of nap now and we'll see how long it lasts.

I found this great website were you can chart your baby's weight and height on the growth charts. Here is where Tristan is on the charts. He started out heavy and has dropped in weight percentile but he keeps growing in length.

Tristan's weight on the growth chart.

Tristan's length on the growth chart.

Tristan laughing

New happenings. . .

Tristan rolled over for the first time. I got to see the first front to back roll. James was jealous at first, but Tristan hasn't done it again so now James doesn't believe me. Then yesterday Tristan started rolling back to front. He has gotten good at it and I have seen him do it a few times, although I missed the first :(. But he gets stuck on his belly. Tristan is also getting really good at grabbing toys.

JR got a new bike. We had garage sale and mentioned to some people that we were looking for a 2 wheel bike for JR and they brought one over. Here's a pic of him practicing.

We also just purchased two new (used) cars. We have been wanting to get rid of the Camaro for a while since it doesn't fit carseats. And the Buick needed some work and we just didn't want to invest in it anymore. So we got a Toyota Corolla and a Chevy Impala.

Three months old

Tristan is three months old. He is getting big and starting to get that wonderful baby chunkiness. He still doesn't do much, but I think that is about to change soon. He has been practicing reaching for and grabbing things. He can successfully get his fist into his mouth and loves to suck on it. This leaves his hands constantly slobbery.

Dentist ordeal

JR went in for his checkup at the dentist last month. The results of his checkup: he had 6 cavities and the dentist was recommending that we go to the surgery center at the hospital and have him put under general anesthetic to fix them. I was traumatized - 6 cavities?!?! How? We hardly ever let him have candy and he has only missed brushing his teeth about 3 times since he's had teeth. And to think about putting my baby under general anesthetic, and just for cavities?!? So we got a second opinion. The second dentist said it looked like just 4 cavities and he would do it in the office with a little nitrous oxide. Well, we went to the dentist to get the cavities filled and after the dentist looked at the x-rays he thought that there were only 2 cavities that needed a filling. JR got a grape scented nitrous mask and put on his headphones for his CD player and he was fine. He squirmed a couple times, but I did that too when I went to the dentist. It turned out fine, two cavities filled. But now we are brushing at least twice a day and flossing and using mouthwash every night.