I am an Auntie again!!!!

Luke Allan Renken was born today at 5:35pm in San Antonio, Texas. He weighs 8lbs 2oz and he is darling!!! Both Mom and baby are doing great! Lucky Kristien had a fairly easy labor and delivery, lucky! I am off to Texas to meet my new nephew on Sunday night, yayyyyy! Wish me luck on the 3 hour red eye flight! It will be just Griffin and I, yikes. I am incredibly nervous! I hope the little critter sleeps! Anyway, congrats sister! I Love You!!!

My Hands Are Full.....

Griff is such a good boy, he really is! He rarely cries (only when he gets hurt and he whines here and there) and he is so content just playing by himself and exploring my house all day. I DO play with him but he keeps himself very well entertained! So, he really is an EASY baby. BUT he has a little mind of his own and he is so darn determined. He reminds me SO much of Kason, very strong willed and a go getter! When I hear Kason's Mom talk about how he was as a baby it makes me laugh. Griff and Kason are two peas in a pod! Our battles have been eating, bathing, changing diapers and clothes. He gets so mad when I have to lay him down for a diaper change. He squirms and wiggles all over the place and he gets so mad when I try to hold him down. He also climbs and crawls all over the place when he is getting bathed, it is a nightmare!! His latest thing is hating bibs when he is being fed. He cannot stand wearing a bib! He yanks them off every chance he gets. I got so frustrated with him the other day I let him take his bib off and I handed him his bowl and spoon and let him go to town! That explains the pictures! I left the room and let him go for it and he did :)

Solids???

I am not quite sure if Griff is old enough and ready for solids yet...but we have been giving it a try. I don't mind pureeing all of his food and spooning the goop in his mouth but it is getting kind of old! I want him to start feeding himself, it will be so much easier! So far we have tried cut up bananas, nectarines and cheerios. He likes all of those foods but he is a little choker! He also gets a little frustrated because he has a hard time getting the bits of food in his mouth. I am not sure where else to go from here as far as solids go. I don't even know if he is ready! Any suggestions??? In the meantime, we will just keep doing babyfood!

Eight Months Old Today!

I cannot believe my little baby boy is 8 months old! Before I know it he will be walking! Kason walked at 9 months so here we go.....yikes. Griffin isn't crawling yet but he army crawls all over my entire house. He goes in search for things on the ground like shoes, cords, food, you name it! He is a little scavenger! He likes to play with toys, read books, sing songs, play in any kind of water, he pulls himself up in his crib to a standing position and just yesterday he popped out his first tooth! I am still nursing so that will be interesting :) He is still such a good boy, despite teething and being in pain from that right now. He tries really hard not to fuss and cry but I am sure that teeth popping through gums doesn't feel very good! We are enjoying this little boy so much and we have been so blessed to have him in our family.

Big Boy Car Seat.....

My baby boy is getting SO big! He no longer fits in his infant carrier and not to mention, he hates it. It makes him lay down too flat and he cannot stand it! So we tinted our car windows today super dark to protect him from the sun (infant carriers have shades but not big boy car seats!) and we installed the seat. He couldn't be happier!

The Cloth Diaper Verdict!

I know, I know! It is only the first day of cloth BUT I am in LOVE with these diapers!!!!!! They are amazing. They last a lot longer than disposables and when I change him he doesn't feel wet at all. They are super soft and seem so comfortable for Griff. So, we will see how the nighttime goes because he usually has leaks and is wet every morning. We even had some poopy one's today and all went well! The material makes it so that the poo just falls right out of the diaper and into the toilet. Gross, I know! I am telling you though I am amazed by these diapers and even Kason is warming up to the idea, yayy! He is not thrilled now though because my Mom are I are going to start sewing some cloth wipes! It only makes sense :) Tehe.

Cloth Diaper Boy Starting Today!

So far I am sooooooo in love with these diapers! They are so cute and so well made. I think Griff and I are really going to like them! These diapers are MUCH softer than disposables and they will be able to hold much more liquid. Every morning when Griff wakes up he is wet and leaking and I have to change his sheets everyday. So, we will put these diapers to the test tonight! Yay! Kason is not all the way sold on cloth diapers BUT if he warms up to them and likes them, he said he would buy me another big set of them to cut down on my laundry time. Let's cross our fingers that he ends up being as sold on them as I am! I will keep updating my blog to let you all know how this adventure goes!