Growl-o-ween

 We have had a blast here with Haloween at the Yu household.  Everyone has dressed up for haloween that couldn't run away from mom!  The very first thing I bought for Kegan right after Haloween last year was this cute tiger outfit.  Since we didn't know what we were having at that time, I thought a tiger was appropriate.  And, it turned out so cute!  A little big but it did the trick.  We went to the library where they had story time, a tunnel of darkness and lots of fun games. 



Mom and Keagan at story time.
Keagan loved his "grab bag" - literally!

But, we didn't have just one costume. I decided to dress Hannah and Keagan as little bumble-bees! Keagan liked this way more than Hannah, but they both survived. Just look at Hannah's face in these pictures...

Hannah doesn't make a good pillow!

Really....

Hannah won't even look at the camera anymore.

I have wiiiiiiiiiings

Now, some of you may remember that I have cats as well, and they did not survive the haloween burden - or lack there of - this year. They were my least appreciative patients and did not think that being dressed up was any more fun than the last time I tried it. I figured if the baby didn't have a say in what I put on him, neither did the cats. They tried to forgive me...

Eden would like to be a princess in real life, just not in this picture!

Delilah is thinking..."Did I have to be the joker?"

J.C. is the cowboy sherrif in this house

Monsters at the Museum

We went to the Natural Science Museum yesterday to visit Sue the T. Rex.  The exhibit was amazing with life like dino robots.  They would follow you and respond with different behaviors when approached. Unfortunately for Keagan, one of the robots didn't like him and kept ROARing at him.  This frightened my little man and he would startle every time the dino talked to him.  I guess dinosaurs can be scary at all ages, whether you have heard of them or not!

Jumper junkie!

Keagan has really found his legs lately.  I mean he has been wanting to stand since he was a month old but now he has found his jumping legs.  He loves to jump pretty much all day..as Jeff found out when he came home on Thursday night.  Jeff had a long day at work and just wanted to spend some quality cuddle time, but Keagan wanted to show his daddy how he can jump.  He sits on your lap and just starts hopping.  Jeff went along for a little while, but he got tired of holding him up.  Keagan wanted more and refused to go to sleep until he got his fill of jumping.  Needless to say, the jumperoo moves around the house and so does the exersaucer so he can get his jumping done with different views.  His "Uncle John" - our neighbor - even went out and bought him a jumper for his house as well.  So the kid has it covered, he can jump all day if he wants to.  He is just building those leg muscles for the day he starts jumping around the house!

Keagan's first haircut

Yeah for 5 months!  To celebrate this special occasion, we all got haircuts - with Hannah included.  Jeff and I each took turns getting our hair tamed.  Next came Hannah with her REALLY fluffy toes collecting mud and debris.  Those just had to go to help keep the house clean for Keagan.  And finally Keagan got his first haircut. I figured since everyone else participated, why not Keagan too?!?  He has had these long hairs that never fell out after he was born.  I kept waiting for it to fall out on his own.  But, it just wasn't happening.  So I put him in the Bumbo and carefully trimmed those little hairs.  It took about 10 minutes to trim 3 little spots as he wanted to move around in the Bumbo.  Now, I took a risk cutting it myself.  My horses can attest to the fact that I was not born a hairstylist.  But I figured either I could do it, or I would have to take him somewhere to get it trimmed to fix the mess.  Happily it turned out just fine. I am overjoyed that his little tiny mullet is gone.  The hair around the ears was trimmed so the ears can stick out even more :) And those little bangs are not raggedy looking any more.  I have no idea when he will need his next haircut...I am hoping it will take awhile

Go Badgers!  We thought it would be appropriate to wear Wisconsin gear for his Oct picture.

Tummy Time is Over!

Keagan and I both were never very good at tummy time.  Keagan would cry if I left him on his tummy for more than 5 minutes and obviously from this behavior, Keagan didn't like it either.  Jeff, Grandma and Grandpa were all much better with getting those 20 minutes of tummy time daily than I was.  But, just when I got on-board with making him do tummy time, Keagan decided to change course.  I put him on his tummy this last Saturday and he was so strong.  He was lifting not only his head but his entire upper chest and wiggling towards his new tummy time toy mirror.  I thought this is it!  He will like tummy time as he is strong enough and then he rolled over.  We were both surprised how quickly it happened.  Being a skeptic as he has rolled over singularily since July, I put him back on his belly.  Within 30 seconds he was on his back again with a huge smile on his face. Now he thinks it is funny when I try to put him on his belly.  I have to hold him down to try and work on crawling.  Keagan is always keeping on my toes!

Tasty Toes

Oh my...were did September go?  Keagan (and I) have learned so much in the last month.  I guess just didn't have time to sit at the computer.  Our lives changed completely when I went back to work.  Keagan loves being with his daddy while I am at work, but he missed me as well.  He has been a good sleeper since 6 weeks old with a few ups and downs, but when he didn't see me all day... 2 am seemed like a great time to get some alone time with his mommy.  So, I went back to being exhausted plus trying to communicate with adults again while attempting to save pets lives. Good thing I came already equipped with how to handle sleepless nights and work as a health care provider from my prior days of being an equine vet.  But, I love visiting with my clients and they are so excited I am back, it makes every day worth it.  It doesn't hurt that Banfield is working with my schedule and allowing me to work 3 days every other week.  So I am grateful I have a job and a schedule that is allowing me to try and be good both at being a mom and a veterinarian. 

Part of the reason I haven't had time to write on the blog is that we have been very busy both with watching Keagan grow  quickly as well as being on the road again.  For a recap we learned how to appreciate" daddy and Keagan time", we learned that Keagan really likes the bats at the zoo, we went up a mountain, we went down a mountain, grandma and grandpa came to Colorado, grandma and grandpa had to go back to WI, grandma and grandpa can be here via the phone or Skype but Keagan can't find them in the room...but he hears them:), toes are tasty, tummy time is over and rolling has begun, Keagan is addicted to jumping... especially at church and Keagan is still a Momma's boy. We will expound on those topics in future blogs.

But today's topic is tasty toes.  I thought it was adorable when he first managed to get the toes all the way to his mouth.  Little did I know how this would change the diapering procedure.  It is difficult both to remove the dirty diaper and put on a new one when there is an encircling leg/arm combo in the picture.  He just giggles when I try to remove the offending appendage while simultaneously removing or replacing the diaper.  All I can do is laugh with him and just do more dirty laundry.  Having a child makes me remember how funny life can be, even in challenging times.  And I was blessed with a happy giggly child that often times tries to make me laugh!