The 7 month conversation

Mom:  James, you are 7 months old now.  How does it feel?

7 months? Pretty good I guess?

Mom:  Do you want to know your stats?

I don't know --- do I?

Mom:  Lets Start with your weight

17 pounds?

Mom:  Look a little closer

17 pounds and 6 ounces?

Mom:  Yes, you are getting big and strong.

Ohhhhh, I like Big and Strong

 Mom:  Let's do your height

 

 I'm nervous

 Mom:  Don't be nervous it doesn't hurt.

 

 Mom? 

Does it say what I think it says?

 .5 inches shorter???????

Mom: It is safe to say that all measurers of height are NOT the same. 

Whew - Thanks mom.

James measured 26.5 inches at his 6 month appointment and only 26 inches this time.  We didn't have an official measuring at the Dr's office so we aren't officially counting these stats...especially height.

James is getting better about being on his tummy - we aren't anywhere near crawling and I am fine with that.

He loves to give kisses

He loves to be held 

He loves to people watch

Church is getting really hard as far as napping goes

He eats any veggie we give him

He loves to touch other kids his size

He loves to taste/give big kisses to other kids his size

He loves it when dad comes home

He loves to jump

He makes so many funny noises

He gets REALLY focus on things that he is doing and if something doesn't go his way he gets REALLY frustrated and lets us know.  

He loves to go on walks

He loves to come home from walks

He is in nap transition - no fun

He wants to do whatever mom is doing.

He is sleeping 11-12 hours a night

He LOVES all things technology

He LOVES to taste all things technology 

Trying different things with the camera - that's why all the photos are different color variations. 

Applecare(s)

huh?

We had to take Rocky's macbook in once again.  This time we are getting the logic board replaced.  Luckily until February we are in a little program called Applecare.  It has saved us in the last 3 years through our MULTIPLE repairs.  I like to think that AppleCares about us until February.  I asked the Genius Bar man what it would take to continue having Applecare - about us.  He said our relationship hasn't been good and Apple will end our caring relationship February...unless they decide that they do want to care about us longer, but he said it hasn't happened for a few years and to not expect it.  I asked how I would know if Apple wanted to continue it's care, he said....."don't call us, we'll call you."

Hopefully since we have replaced almost all the parts of the macbook we will get lucky and not have to fix anything past our February 2011 breakup.

Genius Bar man told us that if we hadn't paid Apple to care, the part would have cost us 500+ and that wasn't including labor. Rocky made the following comment, "It's too bad that Applecare is such a necessity."  Genius Bar man wasn't amused.   There goes our chances for continued care.

I stand corrected

It turns out Rocky DOES have the chest hair to pull off Elvis.  It grew overnight thanks to my grandpa's secret chest hair growing recipe.  See for yourself.

That reminds me....when I was younger and a very picky eater I remember my Grandpa and my Dad telling me that if I would eat a certain food (one I didn't want to eat) that I would grow hair on my chest.  As a girl you can see how I would be so excited about that.  To this day I remain a picky eater and chest hair free.  :)

Special thanks to Grandpa S. who was the photo mastermind.

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

James did.

Well he stole part of daddy's cookie without daddy noticing.

He was feeling pretty good about himself.

Then daddy noticed that more then half of his cookie was missing.

Then daddy looked at James who had cookie on his mouth and a cookie in his hands.

Caught Red Handed - or rather Cookie Handed. 

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Some other things worth mentioning.

A patient at the hospital, who frequents Elvis Impersonator Events, asked Rocky if he was an Elvis impersonator.  She was certain that if he wasn't he should be. 

Elvis impersonator Craig Newell

I would totally agree with her but Rocky just doesn't have the chest hair for it. 

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We are all healthy again - well for the most part.  Special thanks to those who brought us dinner.  You are amazing!!!!

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I love love love Crock Pot bags.  My friend Melinda introduced them to me and well they have changed my crock pot life.  I loved cooking with a crock pot, wait, that is a lie.  I don't mind cooking with a crock pot, add in the bag that makes clean up a snap and well I can almost call Crock pot cooking a love.  If you haven't used them I HIGHLY suggest that you do.

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My Sister in Law is celebrating her birthday today 10/10/10.  I think that it is just pretty cool.

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I thought General Conference was absolutely superb.
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I now understand why church is hard with kids who nap.  We went napless for 6 hours (much tooooo long for him).  We will just say that James NEEDS his beauty sleep. 

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Go Aggies!

I'm so pumped that the Aggies beat BYU.  GO UTAH STATE.
Rocky isn't so glad.  He is sad.  He wishes the Cougars were doing better.
James doesn't care.  Weird huh?


Here is a little something that James does care about - his jumper!
This little video shows his progress......enjoy.