Oh the wonderful things my limbs can do...

The above are just some pictures of Kellen over the last couple of days hanging out with me...don't ask about his weight...yes, it continues to climb..he is around 16 pounds now (Kellen says its because of the heat..he's feeling a bit bloated)...he didn't gain much weight in his 2nd month (just shy of 2 pounds), so he is making up for it this month by gaining almost a pound a week!

Here is daddy giving Kellen his bottle last night...we are trying out a bottle before bed to help get him to sleep longer - it hasn't helped yet, but we're hoping soon! At first, I thought Kellen was giving me some attitude in the picture (see his finger that is up)...but he's off the hook...wrong finger!

Kellen has been going crazy with putting his hands, fists, fingers in his mouth all the time...here he is sucking on his hand again. Shawn and I think he is going to be a lefty because he usually puts his left hand in his mouth...he also kicks more with his left leg...left-handed people rule!

Here is Kellen preparing to roll..yes, that is right, he now rolls forward (and gets stuck...it's the belly). If you sit him up, he brings his legs up to his chest, and swings his arms up and out, then just drops in the beginnings of a somersault position...then he wonders what to do next.

Yesterday, Kellen truly discovered that his arms and legs really are attached to his body and that he controls their movements...so, he has been kicking and bringing his arms in front of his face all day..and night! It looks like he is trying to eat his feet and drive a car all at the same time! It is really funny to watch him looking at his hands...he just holds the "driving the car" position for a while...just staring at his hands.
Unfortunately, he needed to play and show me his hands and feet from 3-5am last night...not so fun! He rewarded me with sleeping in until 9am!

Construction and banging and trucks..oh my!

I feel like Kellen changes literally, overnight. This week, he has changed how he makes noises...now he can make his voice get louder and his noises are more drawn out instead of just cooing. It is so cute to hear him talk to you now because he looks so serious when he is telling you a story! He is also reaching for things now..he likes to touch your eyes, nose and mouth when you are close to him. He also can hit the toys that hang off of his playmat! Finally, he is obsessed with his "roll off your chest" game...I can't even burp him in the "over the shoulder" position because he takes it as play time and rolls off my chest!

Now, the downside of the past 2 weeks.....there is some serious construction happening right behind us...right behind Kellen's room. There is construction, banging, trucks backing up and drilling going on so loudly, all the time! I just want to yell at everyone..."don't you know I have a baby that needs to sleep!!" I wonder if it was always this noisy out in the world before I had a baby and I just didn't notice it! Anyways, naps and the beginning of bedtime are a nightmare in this house..the sleeps are very short or barely get started because of all of the noise...so, the heck with routine, Kellen gets alot of sleeps with me this week so that I can calm him down when the noises scare him.

Thank goodness for air conditioning!

"Hey, I love that cool breeze...keep it coming!" I think that is what Kellen was trying to say here! The past 4 days have been unbelievably horrible for hot weather...over 40 degrees with the humidity! Since we don't have central air, Kellen has been having an all day and all night slumber party with us in the front where the air conditioner is. The cool air has been doing the trick...Kellen's naps have been about 30 minutes longer than average and for the first time ever, he has been going to bed at 6:30 every night with little crying! He sleeps for about 12 hours each night (still getting up every couple of hours to feed...but hey, one problem is gone...for now!).

Today Kellen has been the crankiest baby in the world! He has barely slept all day and won't stop fussing and crying! I think the heat has officially gotten to him....poor baby...and poor mommy! Here's hoping that once he finally does sleep, it is for a good chunk of time tonight!

Happier sleep times...here is Kellen napping with mommy the other day in front of the air conditioning.



These are just some pictures of Kellen hanging out while mommy was reading him some of his favourite stories...Hop on Pop is his favourite! Is it me, or have his chins gotten a bit, shall we say, "fuller"?

Bad, leaky diapers!

I don't know what kind of diapers we are using right now (I threw out the box), but they are horrible! Every single day, Kellen pees (as you can see in the pics) or poops through his diapers and ruins his outfits! Now, in the diapers defense, Kellen does put alot of effort into his pees and poops (his focused stare and big grunts give it away!), but still, the diapers just don't do the trick....we are switching back to the "Swaddlers" they were the best!

Jolly Baby

Kellen is sporting one of his new onsies that his Abuelita sent him this week...it's a size "6 months" and he is already starting to look a little snug in it! This is a picture of Kellen yesterday morning trying to figure out what he wanted to do to start his day..."hmm, should I roll around, sit up, do tummy time, eat....so many choices!!!"

Kellen chose tummy time! Right before tummy time, Kellen decided it was time to take a poop...right through his outfit...so, here he is hanging out in his diaper (a clean one!)

Kathy came by for a visit yesterday...as you can see, they both enjoyed seeing each other! Kellen had lots of fun hanging out with Kathy and looking at her very colourful shirt!

Even though Kellen has formed his own routine at night (which is to not sleep, scream, cry and when he does sleep - wake up every couple of hours.....you have to love him!) he wakes up a very, very happy baby. This was Kellen this morning - he was laughing at his mobile friends again...they are always cracking him up! Kellen is forming new noises again..he makes this loud (well, louder than his normal noises) sigh and giggle...very cute!

This was Kellen this morning telling me how funny his mobile friends were!

It's too hot for clothes!

Okay, it is only the beginning of June, but already the weather is turning out to be too hot for Kellen! By the end of the week, the temperature is suppose to hit 33 degrees (and that's before the smog and humidity kick in!). So, since Kellen inherited his mother's inability to handle the hot weather, he has been hanging out in the tub alot more and loving every minute of it! He has truly become a master splasher and kicker! He also does this thing where he suddenly straightens out his legs and holds them really stiff on top of the water...very funny! If you're wondering if Kellen has gained weight, you would be right...I weighed him this morning and he's topping the scales at 15 pounds!


Here are some pictures of Kellen in his diaper just relaxing with mommy this morning! Kellen has been super active lately...he still loves to sit up (with help) and now if you just hold his hands and say "ready", he pulls up his legs to get ready to sit up...it is so cute! He continues to talk so much and is making so many more different noises...he has also found that he can be loud with his sounds! So every so often, he sort of yells out a noise to us!

Here is Kellen hanging out in is usual picture spot on the couch...we thought we would add this picture for Kathy since she is keeping track of Kellen's propped up pictures as he gets older.

Keeping it cool in the summer

We take Kellen for a walk every day to get some fresh air (sometimes it is more like smog-filled air). Here is Kellen hanging out with daddy and getting a chance to look at all the flowers and trees while we were out on our walk.

Kellen is starting at an early age...he wants to keep his eyes and head well protected from the sun!




Kellen liked to look at all the trees!