More Pics

More pics from our photo session.  Did I mention how much I love this photographer?

Check out those teeth!

Professional Pics

Our session yesterday was fabulous. Here are a couple of the pics. More later this week.

6 Months Old! (Yesterday)

Wow, can you believe it's been 1/2 a year already? I can't! Kyle and I were just talking last night about what we did before Kason on Friday nights and couldn't really remember. We were pretty sure, however, that it involved going in to town and spending unnecessary money. Don't get me wrong...we still spend unnecessary money, but it's usually on Kason instead of us. :)

Kason's 6 month well-baby appointment is still not for another couple of weeks, so you will get his new stats then (I'm guessing 19lbs and 28in long). We are going today to get some professional pictures done for the family and for Kason alone. I can't wait! The photographer that is doing the pics is AMAZING (ashliephotography.com/blog if you want to check out her work) and I can't wait to see her work with Kason.

On the food front - Kason has now tried:
rice cereal (eh...could take it or leave it)
oatmeal (LOVES it!)
carrots (YUMMY)
sweet potates (again...YUMMY)
squash (could take it or leave it)
applesauce (LOVES it!)
peaches (still up in the air - just started these last night)
pears (EWWW, mommy, do I have to eat this? I will if you say so, but I'd much rather have one of the above)
Sweet Potato Puffs (I break him off a little piece and put it on his tongue. He sucks on them while I get his real food ready)

He is an AMAZING eater. He just had 5Tbsp of oatmeal mixed with an entire container of stage 1 applesauce for breakfast and I had to make him stop eating then. His mouth was still wide open ready for more!

6 Month Pic and Professional Pics Coming Soon!

Growing up too fast!!

My little boy is growing up sooo fast. Last night, he was so restless in his sleep and kept waking up screaming. Tylenol and teething tablets weren't helping, so we assumed it was gas, but lo and behold, today we have a SECOND TOOTH! I love watching him grow up and learn and discover new things, but it just seems like it is going too fast. I want it to slooooow down!

Some more pics for your viewing pleasure :P




Enjoying his cereal for the first time!


Enjoying tummy time!


Being a ham!



Kason and mommy!

We Have a Tooth!

Two days ago, Kason began cutting his very first tooth. It is just poking through the gums right now. During the day, Kason doesn't seem all too phased by it (except for constantly gnawing on his hands). But, at night, oh BOY! The poor thing hasn't gotten a good night's rest in a few nights. Hopefully, it will be in all the way soon and he will get some much needed rest.

And, in other news, sweet potatoes were a miss the first night but a huge hit the second night (apparently, he likes them cold!).

So, I'm a little late with an update....

As it has been pointed out to me by a few people, I am just slightly overdue for an update. With the holidays (and my laziness), we have been very busy. Kason is growing up so fast and has accomplished many things in the past couple of months.

He can now:
roll both directions (finally learned back to belly)
sit up (once we put him in the sitting position)
blow raspberries back at us (not fun with a mouth full of cereal!)
laugh (ALL THE TIME!)

For the holidays, we took a VERY long 16+ hour car ride to Texas. Kason did great! He slept and played the whole way there. He was a little more fussy on the way back, but still did a good job. While we were there, he got to meet his cousins and his aunt Jean and uncle Jim for the first time and had so much fun! He is LOVING all of his new toys.

While in Texas, we took a detour to College Station for Kason's first trip to Aggieland! The real reason we were ther was for Kason's baptism. We decided to get him baptized at the church we attended while we were in college, A&M United Methodist Church.

Since we have been back, he has started going to his new sitter, Lisa. He seems to be doing very well there. She has 2 little boys that he, of course, loves to play with! We have also started on solids (just cereal right now). Boy, does he love his oatmeal! I think the constant battle with thrush and having to feed him that medicine 4 times/day really helped him get the hang of the spoon quickly.

He doesn't have his 6 month appointment until 6.5 months, but we think, right now at 5.5 months, he weighs somewhere near 18 pounds (probably a little more) and is REALLY long!

Now, what you've all been waiting for...the PICTURES (in no particular order)! Well, nix that...the add image button is not working. I will add from a different computer later this evening.

First Thanksgiving

So, Kason's first Thanksgiving was yesterday. His Grandma O came to spend a few days with us and we made a nice dinner here at home. It was yummy!

Kason got to experience his first black Friday shopping today and got a few toys for himself. He was very excited to get his new jumper, but unfortunately, he was too sleepy from all that shopping to try it out. So, we will be trying it out tomorrow.

Aside from Thanksgiving, this has been a big week for Kason. He is now rolling over consistently, reaching and grabbing for things, and we got our first belly laughs from him! So precious.

Tonight, I will leave you with a few of our DIY Christmas pics...4 month pics and Thanksgiving pics coming soon!

Free Time?!

Hmmm....so, Kason is blissfully sleeping in his crib right now and I am wondering what I am supposed to do with myself. We just watched CSI: Miami. Tonight's episode was about a kidnapping, which made me want to go pick up my baby and hold him tight. Kyle, of course, won't let me do that. So, I am sitting here updating his blog instead.

So, what's new with Kason, you ask? Well, he went to his very first concert two Saturdays ago. It was a Newsboys concert and he enjoyed the music very much. He is doing well in daycare. He has finally started napping there, but of course, naptime usually begins around noon, right when I am there to pick him up. Oh well, at least he's learning how to fall asleep somewhere besides home, his carseat, and on mommy.

The wonderful ladies at the school daycare always comment on how happy he is and how much he smiles. He is truly a happy baby, smiling just about every waking minute of his day. It really is awesome!

What else? He is beginning to reach for things. He can now grab and hold on to his toys on his activity mat and he loves to grab mommy's face. He has also learned a very high pitch squeal of delight...I just love it!!

3 Months Old & Lots of Updates

So, it has been a while...sorry! Anyhow, October was a big month for Kason. He weighs somewhere near 15 lbs now; probably more on the plus side of that. He is all smiles, especially for his friend, Ollie the Octopus. He has two versions of this guy and absolutely loves him! Now, we are just waiting for those smiles to turn into laughs - I can't wait to hear those baby belly laughs!

Besides waiting on laughs, we are also waiting on rolling over. He is so close to rolling from his back to his belly. He can roll from his back to his side and from his side to his belly, but he has yet to put it all together to roll from his back to his belly.






























Some other things he did last month:

He went on his first plane trip and attended his first wedding.. We flew to Maryland towards the end of October to see Kyle's cousin Mike get married. He was sooo good on the plane, even after the layover and a very long travel day. He even got a chance to see MawMaw and Nanny during our first layover in Dallas.


































At the wedding, he got to meet two of his cousins, Cody and Allison, for the very first time. He also met his Aunt Tina and Uncle Sean, as well as his aunt Samantha, along with his Great Grandma O. and the rest of Kyle's extended family. It was a great trip.












































When we got back, he got to dress up for his very first Halloween. He was the cutest little monkey you've ever seen!























He also played Guitar Hero for the very first time with his buddy, Ken.




Last week, he tried out the Bumbo seat for the very first time. Sometimes, he is great with it and sometimes, he is a little lazy. It really just depends on the time of day.












This week, Kason started at daycare at my school. It has its perks - my students love getting to see him and I love getting to see him around campus when the daycare group goes for walks while I am in class. So, while it is nice to be able to take him to school with me and see him throughout the morning, I still really want him all to myself. I thought half days would be the perfect fit for us, but I am really just wanting to be with him all day. Maybe next year.

2 month Dr. apointment

Kason had his 2 month appointment yesterday. He was 12lb 15 oz (71%) and 24 in long (80%). He is getting so big. Everyone commented on how chubby he is. He had to get 3 shots and an oral vaccine. Daddy held his hands while I hid behind him. He cried so hard after the first shot, he stopped breathing for about 10 seconds. When he finally calmed down, he had to get another and then start it over one more time. I think I cried as much as he did. We hated seeing our poor little guy in pain. He slept for a while afterwards and then, seemed to be a little warm and in some pain. After 1 dose of tylenol, he was back to his happy, smiling self. He hasn't needed any more Tylenol since, so I'd say he's reacted pretty well to his first round of shots.

I'm right now counting down my minutes until the end of the school day as my students are working on a coloring page (yes, high schoolers still like to color!). 13 minutes till I go home and see my baby!

2 Months Old

Wow! He's growing so fast. We can't believe it's been 2 months already. Those first few days are already distant memories.

What's new with Kason?
Well, he's sleeping longer at night, although he is also starting to fight going to sleep at night. He is smiling at EVERYTHING these days. It is so wonderful to see those smiles. I think I actually even got a little snicker out of him today. Hopefully, it won't be too long before we got those big belly laughs.

He weighs 13 lbs!!! That's 5.5 more than he was at birth. We will get an official weight at the dr. on Monday. Poor thing will also be getting his 2 month shots on Monday and it is also the day I go back to work. I miss my kiddos at school, but I am so sad about leaving him, even if it is just a few hours a day. Thankfully, our good friend, Lauren, will be here to help us out for a few weeks so we can avoid daycare for a while.

I am going to try better to update more often, so check back soon. I'll leave you with a few pics for today. Don't forget...check out www.wildflowerhunter.net for the most current pics and www.jumpcut.com/kyleottinger for the most recent videos.

Sleeping in His Crib!

Kason is sleeping in his crib right now. That may not seem like much to you, but trust me, it is a miracle! He has been in there for 50 minutes now. How did we do it, you ask? Well, I got some great advice. Since Kason seems to HATE being swaddled, but he startles himself awake without it, we tried swaddling him after he was already sleeping. So far, it is working like a charm. We'll see how the night goes. But, here is a pic of our big boy sleeping by himself (coming soon).