12 weeks

Lane and I went for his 12 week check up today. All is well. The doctor was pleased with his development; Lane has begun to roll over from his tummy to his back, is starting to grip objects and continues to put on weight. Three weeks after he weighed in at 12 pounds 14 ounces, he put on a full pound for a whopping 13 pounds 14 ounces. There is a reason I don't lug him around in his car seat anymore! Apparently babies generally double their birth weight by 5 months and triple it by one year. For Lane that means he should be around 16 pounds by the end of August and 24 pounds come March. It may be a good thing I have started going to aquacizes - I'm going to need all the muscles I can find!

It is blazing hot here right now (30+ Celsius) and the UV index is right up there with the temperatures. This means Lane and I have been spending a lot of time inside where we can at least stay out of the harmful rays. It's not the most fun way to spend the days, but we are surviving. I have started bathing with Lane in our big soaker tub - he loves it! He kicks and kicks and splashes and splashes. It is a great way to cool him off as he doesn't seem to be taking too kindly to this heat.

Pictures of the week

This is our smiley boy... his smile makes it worthwhile to try to coax one out of him...

Even our demolition expert takes a break from the demolition...

Pictures from the week

The soother is out and the fist is back in...


Lane has some tummy time. He is getting stronger - he can hold his head up for longer and longer.

Mom and Lane hanging out.

Yard Sales & Funky Weather

Our weather has gone from this last Saturday....

to this today...

in a matter of one week. I'm not liking it. Neither are my sunflowers. However, the one thing that is still true to this time of year are yard sales. Jamie went out last weekend (while the weather was absolutely gorgeous) and hit about 10 garage sales in one day. Crazy. I stayed home and sunburnt my ankles while rocking my son on my patio swing. But the guy did good - he came home with a bag of clothes for Lane that he paid just a pittance for. The overalls in the picture above came from the garage sale... Lane's first pair of overalls! I love it. Jamie even had the foresight to buy another pair in a slightly bigger size.

I inadvertently found myself at a garage sale this past Friday and came home the proud owner of this...

It doesn't have a Singer sewing machine in it but the machine it came with does work with the treadle. It was altered so that it could be plugged in but apparently the belt should still be in one of drawers. Theoretically, I have a treadle sewing machine! The lady that sold it to me even gave me the various buttons for the machine to make different stitches. I'm not sure how much I'll use it as I am having a hard time finding time to use my regular machine, but it will make a great sewing table for my machine right now. Some day (hopefully soon) I'll find the time to play around with the new old machine. Right now it is in my garage as my husband says the wheels are all rusty and they need to be cleaned before I can put it in the house. Argh. One more thing for me to do! Did I mention that I got this fine piece of history for a mere $25? For all you out there rolling your eyes, yes, one man's junk is another man's treasure.