HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
Love, The Freitags
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Rice Cereal
I have SOOOOO much to blog about!!! On Monday we got back from a quick trip down to Southern California to surprise Tim's mom for her 60th birthday - which is why I couldn't say anything about it before.
Anyway, first things first.....I have to blog about Karsen eating rice cereal for the FIRST TIME last Wednesday night! I again left my camera somewhere else and wasn't able to get any pictures of the event. At least I had the video camera!!!
The cereal was very liquidy, as that is what they recommend for the first time. And we used formula to mix with it instead of breastmilk because we knew he wouldn't eat all of it and I didn't want any of my milk going to waste since I have a hard enough time as it is getting enough for him to drink straight!
He didn't seem to mind the cereal too much...what do you think?
Anyway, first things first.....I have to blog about Karsen eating rice cereal for the FIRST TIME last Wednesday night! I again left my camera somewhere else and wasn't able to get any pictures of the event. At least I had the video camera!!!
The cereal was very liquidy, as that is what they recommend for the first time. And we used formula to mix with it instead of breastmilk because we knew he wouldn't eat all of it and I didn't want any of my milk going to waste since I have a hard enough time as it is getting enough for him to drink straight!
He didn't seem to mind the cereal too much...what do you think?
I really like how he's wearing a bib to help keep the cereal off of him, but of course he thinks it's a toy and is playing with it, leaving room for the cereal to fall onto his clothes anyway! Ahhh! Oh what fun babies are! ;-)
Love, Michaela
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
4 Months Old
This past Monday Karsen had his 4 month checkup with Dr. Graham. I of course forgot my camera in the car, so I was only able to get these two pictures with my phone:
Here are Karsen's 4 month stats:
Weight: 12lbs, 13.5oz / Percentile: 10%
Length (Height): 24.75" / Percentile: 50%
Head Circumference: 42cm / Percentile: 50%
I guess by 4 months, babies should be double their birth weight. Karsen was 7lbs, 4oz at birth, so he should be about 14lbs, 8oz now. Well he's not, obviously. Luckily the doctor isn't concerned about it at all because she said that he's still progressing steadily every time she sees him.
Here are Karsen's 4 month stats:Weight: 12lbs, 13.5oz / Percentile: 10%
Length (Height): 24.75" / Percentile: 50%
Head Circumference: 42cm / Percentile: 50%
I guess by 4 months, babies should be double their birth weight. Karsen was 7lbs, 4oz at birth, so he should be about 14lbs, 8oz now. Well he's not, obviously. Luckily the doctor isn't concerned about it at all because she said that he's still progressing steadily every time she sees him.
Sometimes I blame myself for how skinny he is, and not because I'm usually skinny myself. It's because I feel like I'm not able to feed him enough anymore. My milk supply has seemed to decrease since I've come back to work, which is very discouraging. I finally caved about 2 weeks or so ago and let Tim give him a bottle of formula. He's had about a bottle of formula once a day since. I know that there are lots of babies who are fed formula, but I just wasn't ready for Karsen to have formula yet. All during the pregnancy, all you hear about it how much better for the baby it is for them to get breastmilk and now I just feel like a failure. He's still getting breastmilk, but he also gets formula too.
I guess just as long as Karsen is happy and healthy, that's all that really matters.
Love, Michaela
Hat Hair
Last weekend we went out to run a few errands and it was a little chilly outside even though it was sunny, so we put a hat on Karsen to keep his little head warm. I didn't get any pictures of him wearing the hat, but I did get pictures of him after we took the hat off....at least his hair is finally growing!! Haha!
This one is my favorite, I was focusing on getting his hair in the picture and didn't even know he was making such a cute face, which is why his face is kinda cut off:
Whatcha lookin at Mom?
Aren't his eyes just so cute?
The side view:
Love, Michaela
This one is my favorite, I was focusing on getting his hair in the picture and didn't even know he was making such a cute face, which is why his face is kinda cut off:
Whatcha lookin at Mom?
Aren't his eyes just so cute?
The side view:
Don't worry Karsen, we weren't laughing at you, we were laughing with you! Haha!
Love, Michaela
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
High School Football Game
Another post past due! Found these pictures on my camera and thought I ought to blog about them (mostly because I plan on turning the blog into a book at the end of the year.)
On Friday, September 18th, we went to the Eastlake High School football game where my sister Tori is a junior and on the cheer team. The school is located in Sammamish, WA. Also that night, Will Smith, Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky were at a high school football game in Sammamish, WA too! Except they were at Skyline High School, just up the road. But hey, we can say we were that close to some famous people! So far the closest Karsen has been to a celebrity, that we know of anyway.
The Eastlake Cheerleaders (Tori is the blonde in the middle, looking to the side):
Karsen was cheering along too!
After awhile, he fell asleep!
Here's the routine:
We left just after the halftime show because Karsen was tired and getting grumpy. But it was fun to see the game and watch my sister perform! Maybe one day (in about 16 years or so) we will be going to every Friday night football game to watch Karsen play! :-)
Love, Michaela
On Friday, September 18th, we went to the Eastlake High School football game where my sister Tori is a junior and on the cheer team. The school is located in Sammamish, WA. Also that night, Will Smith, Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky were at a high school football game in Sammamish, WA too! Except they were at Skyline High School, just up the road. But hey, we can say we were that close to some famous people! So far the closest Karsen has been to a celebrity, that we know of anyway.
Karsen before we went into the stadium to find seats:
The Eastlake Cheerleaders (Tori is the blonde in the middle, looking to the side):
Karsen was cheering along too!
After awhile, he fell asleep! Karsen was doing just fine sleeping thru all the noise of the crowd, and even thru my sister's halftime cheer performance, until the end of the routine. He was sitting in my sister Dani's lap and she cheered at the end of the routine and I think it scared him. I recorded the routine and at the end you can hear Karsen start crying!
Here's the routine:
We left just after the halftime show because Karsen was tired and getting grumpy. But it was fun to see the game and watch my sister perform! Maybe one day (in about 16 years or so) we will be going to every Friday night football game to watch Karsen play! :-)
Love, Michaela
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Watching Kai
So I'm well overdue for a post on here! It's been a crazy few weeks at work and home that I hardly have time to breathe!
With the little bit of spare time I had today, I decided to download all the pictures off my camera that have been sitting there for quite awhile now. I found these ones from when we babysat Kai back on September 11th.
Kai was reading to Karsen
They're so cute! Kai is very active and Karsen just loves to watch everything that Kai does.
Love, Michaela
PS - More posts coming soon!
With the little bit of spare time I had today, I decided to download all the pictures off my camera that have been sitting there for quite awhile now. I found these ones from when we babysat Kai back on September 11th.
Looks like they're playing!
Kai was reading to Karsen
They're so cute! Kai is very active and Karsen just loves to watch everything that Kai does.Thanks Walker & Tiffany for letting us babysit!
Love, Michaela
PS - More posts coming soon!
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