Merry Christmas!

We stayed home for the first time this Christmas so Santa could come and visit Grant! He already had too many toys so now he is totally over indulged. He was very excited when came downstairs and saw all of his new stuff. We officially cannot take a step in our house without tripping over some sort of toy. His favorite thing of the season is all of the blow ups in everyones' yards. We take him to ride by them nearly every night. I don't think he understands yet that they will not be there much longer. That will be a big disappointment I am sure.
Sloan is getting bigger every day. She is 9.5 lbs now. She is sleeping at least 10 hours a night and has gone 12 hours a few times. She is eating anywhere from 2.5-5 ounces every couple of hours. Her only flaw is that she spits up like it's her job! Anyone who holds her better be prepared to end up with a wet spot on them, lol!

Christmas Pictures

2 Month Stats

Sloan had her 2 month doctors appointment this past Tuesday. She weighed 9lb 5oz (10th percentile) and 22 inches long (25th percentile). And her head was 15 inches. She got 2 shots this time (Hep B and PCV (pneumonia)). She did NOT like the shots, poor thing, but didn't have any reactions afterwards. She will go back in a couple of weeks for her DTaP/Polio/HiB combo shot. She is now sleeping from 8pm-6:30am consistently so we are hoping to get that stretched out a couple more hours over the next few weeks. Her hair is starting to grow a lot now so bows are definitely in her future! Her head is also getting a lot stronger. Her only fault is that she spits up a lot. Grant never did but she seems to all throughout the day. I have a bib on her most of the day to keep from having to change her clothes constantly, lol! She has the longest eye lashes and they curl which is so funny. We still can't tell what color eyes she is going to have. I am guessing hazel at this point but we will see.

Sloan 9 Weeks and Grant's Activities

Sloan is now 9 weeks old! She is really smiling a lot now and cooing tons too! She weights 9lb 3ounces. We take her to the doctor this week for her 2 month appointment so we will have official stats soon.

Grant has been very busy lately too. We made Christmas cookies and he really enjoyed decorating them....mostly eating the colored sugar and cookie dough! He also loves to wear my shoes now and walk around the house in them....hence the picture below of him in my boots. Piedmont Park now has horse and buggy rides for the first time in 80 years. So, we took Grant to take a ride. He loved it and actually got to sit on the horse and pet him. Added bonus: there was a carousel to ride too.

Waiting on the Carriage to pick me up

Wearing mommy's boots!

Sloan - 8 Weeks Old

Sloan is 8 Weeks Old now! She gave us a great gift last night and slept from 8:30pm to 6:30am! We are not sure this is a trend yet but have high hopes! She weighs 8lb 12 ounces now. She is starting to smile and coo a lot more now too.

Grant's Activities

We went to the Yellow River Game Ranch again and Grant loves it! The deer was tired of graham crackers below but Grant was determined to get her to eat it, lol! The deer are so friendly and tame.

Grant went to the Home Depot Kids program which is the first Saturday of every month. We built a snowman napkin holder. He got his apron with his name on it and a pin for finishing the class. He had so much fun that we will probably start going every month now.

Sloan is 7 Weeks Old

Sloan will be 7 weeks old tomorrow and is growing fast! She was 8lb 4oz last night. She is still eating around 4oz each feeding every 3 or 4 hours. Her sleeping is a bit inconsistent at this point. She goes down around 8:30 or 9pm and sleeps until at least 2am and sometimes until 4am or 5am. We are hoping to get her more consistent in the next couple of weeks as she gets bigger. Her hair is falling out so bows are not going to happen soon unfortunately. She has had some baby acne this past week too but it is starting to clear up finally. Her head is getting stronger each day and she is starting to coo some and smile.

Thanksgiving Fun!

Grant and I made a ginger bread house.....he almost ate so much of the candy that we had little left to decorate, lol!











Jon Walter and Sloan














Grant and Sloan

Sloan says Gobble, Gobble!

Grant loved this trailor for some reason!

Santa - Round 2

Grant got to see Santa again this year! We were trying out another Santa that we don't have to go through hoops to get an appointment to see. This one was great so we will be going back next year. Grant told Santa that he wanted a car again.

Sloan's 1 Week Pictures