5 months

On Sunday Remy became a man. He is 5 months old. I can't believe how old he is. It seriously feels like yesterday I went in and birthed him out. Crazy. he is the cutest baby I have ever seen. He is always smiling and laughing (when he isn't screaming). A few things to remember about Remy right now

-SUper ticklish
-still won't take a bottle
-has the cutest laugh
- has a huge smile
- I think he looks like Cade, word on the street is that he looks like me
- He is tall and skinny
- only occasionally falls asleep not in someones arms
- He can sit for quite a while now
- splashes in the tub
- even if he's crying when cade comes home, right when Remy sees him he immediately smiles and laughs
- His Hair is growing
- He Loves paper
- DROOL
- Loves the Christmas tree
-Loves his little books
-Likes his head scratched
-I moved him to the pac'n'play from his bassinet :(
- loves it in the front pack
-Giggles when I sing to him in my opera voice
-still has only rolled over once on his own
- does not like tummy time and of course i give in and roll him over
-LOVES to nurse (i'm trying to make a bottle at least acceptable)

operation force-feed

I have been trying to make Remy take a bottle. he took it when i first got it for him but since then no such luck. for this past week i have implemented a new strategy. operation force feed. this is how it goes: i pump out one ounce of milk. then i try and feed it to Remy. once remy feels the imposter nipple in his mouth he starts screaming. It is seriously like I am torturing him. maybe to him, this is torture, i don't know. it usually takes quite a while to get that ounce accidentally ingested, but he always has accidentally taken it all in. during accidental ingestion he is screaming and coughing and gagging. as soon as he completes his task i give him the real deal and he is happy again. I do not know what to do to make him take a bottle. I seriously feel like i'm going insane because I know I can't go anywhere for more than a few hours. Not that I have anywhere to go, but just knowing I could if I wanted would be very nice. if Anyone had suggestions of an easier way to get him to take a bottle, now would be the time to share. Am I crazy?? maybe, but until then, operation force-feed will prevail!!!

sleep

Remy has not been the best sleeper. On Sunday I guess all the not sleeping caught up to him. He slept from 8:30 until almost 6. The tragedy is that I didn't sleep well the one night he did. I guess thats how things are. Im destined to never sleep again.

Remy loves to feel textures. He will find something to touch and just start scratching it.His favorites are jeans and the couch. it is so funny. He is a very silly boy. He laughs at pretty much everything we do. Recently when he eats he has to look around every few minutes (sometimes seconds) and make sure everything is happening around him. He eats, looks up looks around and then gets back to eating. He does that quite often during a feeding. Usually after so long I just tell him he's done. What a curious little kitten

On Mondays we play in a soccer league in West Haven. Our team is Olsen's Rule. There are plenty of olsens on the team. It is super fun. as it turns out we are not as good as we thought but it is still FUN.

a few things

I have a new goal of blogging {almost} every day. I decided I need to keep track of my life. so here we gooooooo. a few weeks ago we went to a football game. it was snowy that morning so we were nervous, but it ended up being sunny; still cold but at least there was sun. Remy was dressed up really warm and he looked so cute. On Thanksgiving we of course went to both of or families so we ate plentiful and it was awesome. I had my cooking debut and made rolls for both ( i was slaving for hours) I used the lionhouse recipe and they turned out pretty tasty (i think, maybe everyone felt so bad that they just said they did because i kept blabbing about how long they took me). Remy rolled over for the first time all by himself the day after Thanksgiving. We tried to go and cut down a Christmas Tree in Idaho last saturday. Fail. it didn't take. so if anyone knows of someone going up to idaho we would love a chance to redeem ourselves with someone who knows what they are doing. We are on a soccer team with my family as it turns out we are all not as good as we think we are but we still have lots of fun. Olsen's Rule!! Remy went to the Doctor for his 4 month appointment. He is still alive and well. He is a tall skinny little guy. He is in the 70% for height 26% for weight and 41% for head circumference. WE set up our Christmas Tree and put some lights up on our house - more to come after we acquire a ladder-. Remy is enamored by the Tree. He can not stop staring. He is so slobbery and he smiles and laughes all the time, unless he is screaming. He is super strong and does not like to sit. He is a stander. Cade grew a Moustache in november for movember. I'm sorry to say that the stache is now deceased. I cut 8 inches off my hair and dyed it dark again. It's a big shock but i'm trying to cope. Now that we are all caught up I will hopefully blog a bit more regularly to use this as a baby book / journal. Now for your worse nightmare..... PICTURE MANIA

These are in no order whatsoever. be ware, there are millions.

4 big ones

thursday was our anniversary. 4 fab years. i think buddy the elf sait it best when he said, "i'm in love, I'm in love and i don't care who knows it!!!"

happy Halloween!!!

Eating Dinner with dad




Just reading a book

He is getting so big

a very pooped turtle

Congratulations Cade

Pumpkin carving

I can't help it, I think he is so darling

little twinners

isn't that the funniest?

the 3 amigos!!

Remy had his first halloween, and let me tell you he was cute. we had his lounge wear costume, which was a little turtle. it was sooo cute. also we were the 3 amigos. we looked good, if i say so myself. On Halloween cade ended his journey of law school and was sworn into the utah bar. he is finally free! he didn't have to go to work so we got to celebrate. Remy slept in until like 10 or something so we also enjoyed a little sleep in. We didn't take Remy trick or treating this year (party poopers) but next year he'll be out with a vengence. We did get to make doughnuts. mmmmmmm good. just thinking about them makes me want more more more. Remy is cute. he doesn't sleep much anymore, but his extreme good looks are making up for that.

Mile High

last week we went to denver. it was an awesome vacation (for me). Cade had some beezwax there so I tagged along. I got to play with jilly for 3 days in a row and it was AWESOME. we had so much fun. On Sunday we left utah at like 1 ish and got to denver around 2 or 3. We went to the Reeds for dinner and just hung out and chatted. On Monday Jill and I went to the zoo. remy was disinterested but didn't cry. I went to breakfast with cade at his place and I was a public spectacle. every one was staring. babies are not common among business people i guess. on Tuesday it was starting to get cold so Jill and I stayed and swam and then walked around the mall. the babies started to freeze so we had to call it a day. It was so awesome to see Jill and baby andrew. Please move to utah. I seriously had the best time. On wednesday it was a full blown snow storm. so we came back to utah.

the kid

Happy boy

Mad Boy

Drooly boy (i'm not sure about his soft spot, pretty prominent)

Good morning kiddo! He is getting a bit big for the ol' bassinet, eh?

as it turns out i think remy is extremely adorable. He is 3 months old now. I can't believe it. a few weeks ago we went through a little rough patch. Remy went through a screaming phase. all he did was scream. it was not a happy week for me. it turns out i don't take a crying baby very well especially if i'm tired. Cade is a trooper. I took dairy out of my diet and it seems to be helping. remy has started sleeping more again. last week he slept from 10 to 6:30. that was a happy night for me.

a few things about the kid:

-Remy has two moods: really mad or really happy.

-he is really strong he loves to stand

- he has started to suck on his hand

- he is very ticklish

- he is always drooling
- he looks really cute in a hat
- he has little bosoms. they are so cute

- his happiest time is in the morning when he wakes up

and now, the two faces of Rem:


The happy


the mad