Sixth Months

We had Cannon's six month doctor appointment today. Six months!!! Can you believe it? Cannon is still measuring pretty short in length. He is now at 15% for length and 15% for weight. Poor little guy. :) But, Blaine and I aren't the tallest people around, so I guess it makes since.

My parents and little brother, Kyle, came to see us over this last weekend. It was a pretty short trip since they had spent their spring break in Jamaica the week before. However, we still had a good time shopping, going out to eat, and having our first of the year BBQ. I love how the weather is getting warmer and that summer will be here before we know it! I cannot wait for warmer weather and to take Cannon outside to play! There is just so much more to do outside than inside! :)

Update on Cannon: Still rolling around like crazy, sitting up by himself for only 10 seconds, eating rice cereal, smiling and talking ALL the time, sleeping great at night, napping better during the day, pulling off his socks, grabbing at noses/glasses/jewelery/whatever, jumping in his Baby Einstein, and wanting to be around people ALL the time...Cannon loves to socialize with anyone who shows him attention. :) We love our short and stout little sixth month old! Enjoy Cannon's latest pics:

Random pics:







St. Patty's Day:








Mom, Cannon, and me


Kyle, Cannon, and dad


Cannon in his new high chair




Cannon eating cereal for the first time:






Cannon in his Baby Einstein:

Happy 5 Months Cannon!

My oh my how the time flies! Cannon just turned 5 months yesterday. We weighed him on our semi accurate baby scale and he was pushing 16 pounds!!! He has now doubled his birth weight and continues to chub out (mostly in his mid section area). Now if only he would grow in length! :)

Over the past month and a half, Cannon has started going to bed between 7-8pm and waking up between 6:30-7:30am. It has been HEAVEN! It is so nice to be able to spend time with Blaine once Cannon goes to sleep and to get some more sound sleep myself! What I like most about Cannon's sleep schedule is how cheerful he is in the mornings. Now that he is getting much more sleep at night, he isn't has fussy during the day, which makes mommy VERY happy! He has also started taking morning naps each day around 9-10am. Now if only we can conquer the afternoon nap so Cannon can stay cheerful throughout the day, and not just in the early-late morning!

Cannon continues to put anything in front of him into his mouth and drools constantly. I think the baby teeth are well on there way...bad news for nursing! He can also roll from back to tummy and tummy to back. It is so fun watching him learn new things! Anyway, here are some pictures of our five month old:

Bundled up for a nice long walk with mommy:

Our little Valentine:




Mommy's blue eyed boys:

Snuggly little bear:

Bath time:


Up to NO good...pulling apart mommy's pillow:

Matching ties for church:

Cannon is 4 months!

I cannot believe that it has already been four months since Cannon was born! Cannon had his four month appointment with his pediatrician yesterday, and we found out that he is in the 25th percentile in length and the 55th percentile in weight. So, he is pretty much our short and stocky baby! :) Cannon is still wearing 0-3 month pant sizes and has finally moved up to 3-6 month shirt sizes. Slowly but surely our 14.5 pound four month old is getting there! Anyway, I wanted to post some recent pictures of our little man...

TUMMY TIME!!!

Ever since Cannon was born, Blaine and I have struggled with getting him to participate in "tummy time", which later resulted in us hardly ever doing it!...oops. Anyway, over the last few weeks we have started it up again. Now instead of crying the instant we place him on his tummy, he smiles and seems to like kicking his little chubby arms and legs out and about. His neck control has gotten much better too! Along with Cannon's better attitude toward tummy time, we have also noticed over the last few weeks that he has started going to bed earlier each night, napping more frequently during the day, reaching out and grabbing objects, and is an overall "happy go lucky" little man. We love Cannon so much and cannot picture our lives without him.

Christmas on the Farm

This last Christmas was spent with Blaine's family on the farm in Colville, WA. Cannon took his second trip on an airplane and did great! So far he has proved to be quite the little traveler! Cannon was able to meet his great grandparents and extended family members on Blaine's side of the family for the first time. We had a lot of fun visiting friends and family, watching movies, playing board games, shooting guns, and watching the Bateman boys play a few games of basketball. While in Washington, Blaine and I also celebrated our 2nd Anniversary. Blaine's parents were nice enough to watch Cannon for a few hours so Blaine and I could go out to dinner and celebrate. Overall, we had a nice trip and had a very Merry Christmas. We hope you all did too! Happy New Year!!!
Cannon wearing his Christmas suit (thanks grandma Murri!):


Such a big boy!:

Four generation picture:

Cannon with his great grandma Riley:


Great grandma Bateman with her newest great grandkids:

PJ shot of Cannon and Mercy:

Wrestling match between the baby cousins:


Auntie Gwen:

Shooting guns with the boys:


Taking a bath in Grandma Bateman's kitchen sink:

New Year Baby: