Holidays 2012

Great Grandma Power's Christmas Party

Christmas Eve

opening PJ's from G+G Knight

Father and Son

G'ma and G'pa Knight with 3 of 19 grandchildren

My Happy boy

I love him so much. 

the party people

Santa came!

Christmas Morning

the paper was a big hit

oh those eyes are going to kill the ladies

with my cool Jordan hat

Really Mom?

We get Coke in fancy glasses on Christmas... jealous?

(also Nat and Paula are doing the "Kelli Pose")

(I think I do it in every picture- I am awesome.)

Payne's Christmas Day

More Payne Side

The last of the Payne crew.

We had such a great Christmas this year. The holiday season kind of flew by for us. 

Having a child to share Christmas with is such an incredible joy, of course he doesn't "get it" yet.

But that's not really why it's great, having people you love to share things with.

Family Is Everything. 

"To love someone is to see the face of God."

-Les Miserables

(by the way, you should definitely see that movie, with tissues.)

Hope everyone had a great Holiday season, no matter how you celebrated. 

Xoxo,

The Knight's

Eight Months!!

I know I say this every time I blog his monthly milestones, but he is growing way way way too fast. Gosh I love him.

Archie:
says Da Da Da Da, Ba Ba Ba, and Ma Ma Ma Ma and roughly Hi, although it sounds more like Huh!
can crawl, like a maniac.
can pull himself to standing.
sits on his knees.
can climb over Marley.
Loves applejuice (watered down)
Loves any food you can give him.
Eats baby food three times a day and acts starving most of the time, I am convinced he is going to eat us out of house and home.
Loves to see himself in the mirror or on my camera.
Can blow kisses by making his lips smack together, so cute.
Loves his Daddy and always yells Da Da Da Da when he comes home.
He likes to play fetch with himself, he will throw his toy and go get it for hours.
Loves his bath time, although I am getting to the point of needing a swimsuit to bathe him.
Likes to play with his cousins and friends, he gets so excited to see other babies- but sometimes shy too.
Loves any cords or wires or tags, it's a little scary with B's diabetic pump sometimes.
really likes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins, we don't watch them long- but it does free me up to wash bottles or do the dishes.
has got the pincher grasp down, can pick up puffs and put them in his mouth.
he still isn't sleeping through the night, but if you give him a bottle when he wakes, he takes it and goes right back to sleep- usually without opening his eyes.
he is in size 4 diapers. The child is big.
he is in size 12-18 months clothing, again he takes after his Daddy.

That is all I can think to write down right now, I am a few days late, of course.

He was officially eight months 11-29

He is roughly 23lbs according to my best guess with him on the scale with me and he is roughly 31 inches.

I love spending my days with him, he is the light of my life. My world revolves around him, I absolutely adore him. Obsessed may be an understatement. When he accomplishes something new I am so excited and proud, if this is any indication of the rest of his life- I will be a freakin awesome cheerleader. I love him more than I could ever express in words.

Xo,
Momma KK

7 Months!

I cannot believe Archer is 7 months! He is the best little dude, ever. I am so in love with him and am beyond grateful every day to be his Momma.

At 7 Months:
-Reach and switch hands with toys, which instantly go in his mouth.
-Eats anything you will give him.
-Drinks 8oz bottles in under 2 minutes
-So close to crawling, gets up and rocks back and foward
-Seasoned sitter
-LOVES Marley, and tries to lick her all the time.
-Rolls all around my house
-when he talks he does this serious look and low voice and yells, hilarious.
-loves his Mommy, but him and his Daddy have the most amazing bond. I love watching them play.
-Bedtime around 8:30, last night he slept until 6am... first time ever, through the night- and went back to sleep until 8:30a with a bottle.
-Takes 2 naps
-I measured him and he is roughly 29in and weighs about 21 pounds to my best guesses

Archie,
You truly are the light of my and your Dads lives, we can't imagine our world without you in it. You are so special to us and we are so lucky to be your parents, each day watching you grow and learn is the most humbling experience. I am so proud of everything you do and want to video every moment or snap a picture. You are close to saying Hi and Dada I think you have said them, but don't really know what they are yet- but you are understanding so much! Oh yeah, you LOVE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Octonauts. You cute little dimpled smile melts my heart and you quickly get what you want, I am truly wrapped around your tiny fingers.

I love you baby.

Xo
Momma

(Review on MAM teething binkies coming soon)

The Luv-A-Zoo Jumperoo!

Archer loves his Jumperoo! 

He is constantly yelling at the Monkeys and Elephants of the rainforest that surround him! 

I got mine here...  

He isn't quite tall enough or heavy enough 

(I'm not sure which) 

to get his feet to the ground, so we improvised! 

Love this crazy boy of mine!!

Xo 

Momma

some writing

Hello! I haven't quite kept to my goal of once a week, but I did do an Archer journal-- so I am keeping up. We have been trying to soak up our last few weeks of summer and it has been hot!! Archer and I have gone swimming with our Grandma Payne and his Aunties on my side of the family.  We have gone to Real Soccer games the first with Archy babe (he did pretty well for his first sporting event!) and the next one we went on a regular date with our amazing friend Derek and Chelsi (We are so sad they are ditching us and moving to California! Hoping we can join them one day!) I am finding that I love getting out of the house, which is really messing with Archers nap schedule! But he does really well on the go and naps in his stroller frequently! (Still love my Britax B-Agile) Archer is expanding his food consumption, we tried sweet potatoes last night-- EPIC FAIL! He hated it, he kind of gagged and shook his head no really fast! I know my sisters think that I am lame with my diaper bags that I love, but I sold my Petunia Boxy and was just going to get another one (the new one with the whisper quiet closures!) but then I found the Ju-Ju-Be Bff and am having a debate on the one I want. I love the design and styling of the PPB, but the JJB meets all of my OCD organizational needs. Oh the fun of finding the perfect diaper bags! (My sisters like to make fun of me for my obsession with this stuff, hate on me haters! ;)...) Anyway, Archy babe is waking up from his nap and talking up a storm on my baby monitor (Angel Care), so I've got to go do the Mom thing!

Xo

Kelli