Capture Your 365

I've decided to do the Capture Your 365 photo challenge. While I'm starting a late (108 days to be exact), I'm excited for the challenge. I'm planning on sharing some photos on the blog, weekly. Below is April's challenge:

Anyone want to join me?

Large in Stature

I've been taking monthly photos of Rory with the same toy/blanket combo to show his growth. Not really sure how Dalan and I got such a big boy! As of his 4-month appointment, Rory was in the 85th percentile for height and 50th percentile for weight.

1 Week

 

1 Month

 

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

 

5 Months

He is getting so big and growing so fast! Our home teacher called him a tank the other day, and that is a great way to describe him. We've got a solid chunk of baby on our hands! 

Recent Raves

A few things that I've tried recently that I think are worthy of sharing:

e.l.f. Crimson Crush Lip Stain: Dalan and I have an agreement that if I'm going to wear lip color, it has to be a stain so as not to interrupt our kissing (yeah, we kiss, get over it). I've tried a few different red stains and none have seemed to match my skin tone great, until now. This stuff is AMAZING and only $2 at Target!

 

Real Salt: Tastes amazing on pretty much anything. It seems to go a lot further than plain old table salt.

Yami Yogurt: If you happen to live in the North West, go out and buy some of this right now! If not, book a trip to come visit me, and the yogurts on me :)

Burpy Bibs: These were recommended by a friend when she saw how many burp cloths Rory would drool through in just a matter of minutes. They are so absorbent!

This recipe from SkinnyTaste.com. I have gotten into roasting veggies lately, which is unfortunate since I'm afraid its just about to get too warm to have the oven at 400.

Feel Goods

I recently made this the lack screen image on my phone. It has really improved my day quite a few times.


I highly recommend that everyone does this, like right now. With your own heart-throb, of course. David Tennant is mine!

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EMP Museum

On Saturday morning Dalan and I took our last opportunity for a babysitter before Braden and Fransheska left and visited the EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum. Neither of us had been before and we were very excited for 2 exhibits in particular: Icons of Science Fiction and The Art of Video Games.

We arrived as they opened on Saturday morning and pretty much had the place to ourselves for the first hour or so.

Lots of guitars

 

Dalan watching an educational video about the Super NES

 

Entrance to the Icons of Science Fiction exhibit. We had a fun time trying identifying all of these.

 

Mandatory selfie (husband doesn't like these)

 

Superman suit worn by Christover Reeves

 

It's a Dalek!! This one is made from wood, it is the Imperial Dalek used in a 1988 episode.

 

I narrowly avoided extermination

At the horror movie exhibit they had a shadow puppet screen that would add all kinds of weirdy hair and appendages. 

 

Dalan's submission to the Scream Gallery

We really had a fun time! We actually upgraded our day pass to a season pass so we can go again when we have visitors. 

Ottomans

You know how sometimes you say a word so many times it doesn't sound like a word anymore? Or how maybe you look at so many different ottomans that they all start to look the same and you can't really remember what you wanted in the first place?

Our coffee table that my awesome husband made me is about to say goodbye. As much as I love it, it's not quite Rory approved. Not only are the super sharp corners scary for a soon-to-be mobile baby, but the legs seem to have gotten a little looser from the move, and I am terrified that it's going to collapse one day and land on a baby or schnauzer.

So I've been looking for some more baby-friendly options, which basically means an ottoman. One of the requirements is a surface for eating on, since apparently we can't use a kitchen table like normal human beings.

The only place I've really found what I want has been Walmart, and while I would love to buy some nice furniture from somewhere a little more upscale, sadly those stores don't seem to cater to couch potatoes who want an ottoman they can eat off of.

So here are the three I've narrowed it down to:

Anyone have thoughts on which would be best? I've looked at so many of these, my brain has turned to oatmeal and I am apparently incapable of making a decision.

First Field Trip

My brother and sister-in-law are visiting for Spring Break, so we decided to get out and see a few of the things the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Rory woke up bright and early around 6:45am, I was hoping he would sleep a little later since it was dark thanks to the time change, but I wasn't so lucky. He was just excited for his busy day! I made sure to dress him appropriately in Boeing attire since one of our stops was the Museum of Flight.

After having a week of extra horrific nights with an extremely upset and screaming baby, I called our pediatrician to see if something was up, they were able to squeeze us in early in the day. She decided that Rory had acid refulx, which is what we expected. He now gets to have extra expensive formula, an orthopedic wedge for under his crib mattress, and needs to be upright for at least 30 minutes after every meal.

Dalan ended up getting off work earlier than planned, so we decided to take the dogs for a little hike first. Turns out there are a lot of really pretty trails right outside our apartment complex. Rory was pretty wide-eyed the entire time admiring all of the foliage.

 

We then went to the Museum of Flight, Rory considered a future as an astronaut, but the difficulty the suit posed in getting to his fists changed his mind.

 

A little too happy at the WWII exhibit

Dalan and Rory with a B52 something, something. I didn't actually read the sign. I now realize that I will likely be the parent with the camera.

 

On the way home we stopped at a local hole in the wall, XXX Root Beer.

Braden and Fran ordered the XXX Burger, good thing they decided to share!

Rory was very well behaved. The big screen TV kept him pretty distracted. We had some fun at his expense taking photos to make it look like he had Dalan's hair.

And that pretty much sums up Rory's first field trip. He was very well behaved, which makes me excited to go do more in the future!