6 month photos

So these were taken a month ago but I only just got the desktop set up and got the CD out of the laptop. Lots going on over here.

Awhile back, I mentioned that we met up with my good friend Jess to take Kasper's 6 month photos. Finally, I can share them! A little about the day... if you remember this past July in Minnesota you'll remember it was uncharacteristically hot and humid. Add to that the worst mosquito problem I can remember and this shoot was short and sweet. I was so sweaty and itchy and my photogenicity suffered which is not good when you're not very photogenic in the first place. But I digress...

I love that K has his tongue out in a lot of these. That was the hot new trick a month ago.

































So cute, right? Thanks for taking our pictures, Jess! You captured Kasper perfectly at 6 months.

31 weeks

Another week gone already, huh?

Kasper hit the 7 month mark on Monday which is still pretty crazy to me. The rest of the week was pretty busy and we didn't even slow down for the weekend.

Rob took this pic of Kasper and me before bed on Monday.


I love it. Kasper grows so fast and I feel like I blink and he's a month older! Now I can't remember when he was a tiny baby only 7 short months ago and 7 months ago I remember wondering what it would be like when Kasper was long enough to lay across my body when I nursed him. I sometimes rock and nurse him to sleep and sometimes he wants to just put himself to sleep. I love when he lets me rock him because then I can stare at him. My boy.

Tuesday my parents came down to paint our bedroom while we were at work. (Aren't we so lucky to have so much help with out move??) I'll post pictures some day. Tuesday night was National Night Out. I didn't feel like going so Rob brought Kasper over to our block party. I had an hour to myself which hasn't happened for a long time. I went out in the backyard and made a big bouquet of wildflowers to bring in the house. Loved it.

Here are the boys coming home from the block party.




The lady that wrote K's nametag actually asked if his name was with a "K"! No one has ever guessed that before. She said she had a figure skating coach from Austria named Kasper.

Thursday morning we were up and ready for work super early. We decided to eat breakfast at an awesome coffee shop a couple blocks from K's daycare. They make the BEST mochas. We got coffee and oatmeal. Kasper sat quietly on Rob's lap for the whole meal. He was so cute. (That's a foot, not his right hand)


When I picked Kasper up from daycare Friday, he seemed a little out of sorts and felt warm. Another fever. Ugh. You know when K is feeling crummy because he snuggles! Here we are before a nice cool bath. Don't mind the chins.



He slept ok Friday night and seemed to feel a little better Saturday morning even though he still had a small fever.




My Mom came down around 10 and Rob and I sneaked away to see the new Harry Potter. Finally! We saw it in 3-D which I actually liked. What a great movie! It's bittersweet because I'll miss having more books and movies to look forward to. After the movie, we headed home just in time to catch Mom and K in a rousing game of peek-a-boo with a cold cloth on his head.




Rob left for Duluth where he had a triathlon this morning. K steadily got worse as Saturday wore on. His temp rose and he got more and more clingy and whiny. He was feeling so crummy. Poor kid - he just had a couple days with a fever 6 weeks ago.






With the small amounts of time we had while K napped yesterday, Mom and I got to work unpacking the boxes we had stacked throughout the house. When he went down for the night, we basically unpacked and set up the whole basement! It's pretty crazy how much you can get done with some motivation.

Saturday night, K slept from 8-midnight then he came into bed with me. He slept well the rest of the night but I sure didn't! I woke up with every little grunt and reposition. At around 6 am I fed, diapered the baby and brought him down to my Mom so I could get a little sleep.

Sunday morning while I took the dog out, took a shower and got some muffins made, my Mom and Kasper sat out on our swing and practiced animal noises! It was so cute. I know K loves being outside. By Sunday morning, his fever had broken which was a relief. I don't think it was an ear infection this time, probably just a virus.

(There's a little view of the backyard. Hopefully they finish building the fence this week!)


I had to include this - lately Kasper seems to get momentarily frustrated about something and clenches his fists real tight and growls. Here he is having a moment.


Today, Kasper blessed us with a 3 hour morning nap. During the nap, Mom and I organized the whole garage. We haven't been able to park in there yet because it was still full from moving in. Now everything is put away and it looks great. Not only that, but there are 2 cars safely tucked away in there tonight! I haven't parked in a garage EVER. What a treat!

Nap's over!


I don't know if it was because he wasn't feeling well but Kasper had no interest in solid food today. It started with breakfast then he didn't want any lunch or dinner. We got him to eat a couple puffs and a bite of 2 of food but he didn't want anything. Luckily he was very interested in nursing so at least he got most of his nourishment. He did manage to get a bite of avocado near his mouth at lunch. So close, right?




Now we're staring into another week. The weekends go by too fast. Kasper is no longer running a fever so he can head to daycare tomorrow and has saved us a trip to the Dr. Have a good week!

7 Months

Kasper -



You are 7 months old today. Every month you become less and less baby and more and more little boy. I love it but sometimes find it hard to remember what it was like when you were so little. It's also getting harder to get these monthly pictures of you. You wanted to rock on the chair instead of sit nice and still so I could get a picture of you.



Haven't you changed so much?

You are now living in the second home of your short life and are in your second daycare. You had a lot to adjust to this month and I'm happy to say that you handled it like a champ.

You have completely mastered sitting this month and I think you really enjoy being able to sit and play with your toys instead of laying down to play with them. That said, you have no problem laying on the floor for extended periods of time. You roll back and forth and can cover quite a large range. You are thisclose to crawling. It won't be long until you're able to cover some ground on your hands and knees.

You are currently in a great sleeping phase. You sleep from about 7:30 - 6 without waking at night. I understand that this could change at any moment, but for now you sleep. You get laid down awake and are able to make yourself comfortable before nodding off.

You are a hearty eater both of solids and nursing. You eat everything you are served at daycare and you eat well at home. You get 3 solid meals a day and plenty of milk. You gained a pound this past month putting you at 16 lbs 12 oz which shows just how much you like eating these days!

I need to list some of the nicknames you have. Most of these come from your Papa. You are called: Kas, Kap, Kassy, Kassy Wassy Waffle Face, Screech Weasel, Splash Lobster, Sweet Tater, Peanut, Grumpsper.

You are still very social. You have flashes of stranger danger and separation anxiety but it's not terrible yet. Hopefully you'll continue to love everyone. You are known as the "smiley baby" at daycare.

You didn't dig the photoshoot this month. You wanted to rock the rocking chair and would fuss when we held you still. You love to be in constant motion. (I obviously have to find the new perfect place to take these pictures. The light in K's room is now the worst in the house.)










You are such a happy, sweet, content baby and are a true joy to have around. Papa and I love you so much.

Love, Mama