Jordan's 9 months old

Jordan turned 9 months old on December 14th. With Christmas and all the running around we had to do, I didn't get his check up scheduled until December 31st. The doctor said he is a super laid back little guy. That is just his personality. He was not crawling or pulling up yet when we took him.  But Dr. P said he is plenty strong enough and able. He had gained 2 lbs and grew about a 1/4 of an inch. Jordan is now in the 25% for height and weight. Dr. P  said that would probably put Jordan at growing to about 5ft 7in. We shall see. All in all though Our little guy is super healthy!


Jordan is now:
weighs 16lbs 13oz
26 1/4 inches long
drinks about 20- 24oz a day
drinks some goats milk
eats 1.5 oz of rice cereal daily
eats 1oz of protein daily
eats 2oz of fruit daily
eats 2 oz of veggies daily
gets up on all fours and rocks
can say nae nae(for paci) dada, mama,jae jae, bye bye
waving as of 12/31/13
laying on his belly and pushing himself backwards everywhere.
goes to bed around 11pm and sleeps until 10am or 11am
takes about 2 naps a day. 1 short and 1 long nap

He still has not had any teeth come in . The two front ones are very close. They swell up and go back down and Dr. P said it should be pretty soon when they come in.

                                          He loves to play with this train

                                        This is his balancing act he does pretty often

    Practicing his duck calling for when his Poppy and Uncle Boots take him duck hunting

                                 trying to ride on his mailbox dog he got for Christmas

Coming up with gift ideas.

     Are you a happy, jolly person this time of year or are you the Bah Humbug type?  I am both. I love the thought of Christmas time.  I absolutely love watching Christmas movies, listening to Christmas music, decorating the tree, and making Christmas cookies with Jae. That being said I dread the part of trying to find gifts for people. Gifts are hard enough to buy when you are on a tight budget, but throw in the fact that 90 percent of the people on your list are either ungrateful or expect you to spend tons of money on them makes for a stressful situation. I truly hate the thought of going Christmas shopping (except for shopping for my children) because of this. I have pondered and pondered on what to get these people for Christmas this year. I have even thought along the lines of making certain foods for them. But, every person on my list can't have this or that  or the majority of them don't like sweets. So, if I do decide to make food items then I have to make so many different foods, that it cost more than if I just bought them something. I LOVE to give gifts,but I get stressed just thinking about this. 
     What do you buy for the guy who already has what they want and if they don't have it they can buy it for their self.  What do you buy for the woman who does not want anything for the kitchen and does not want anything bath and body related.  What do you buy the guy or girl that does not have a hobby or favorite thing to do? I have ran out of ideas (at least ideas within my budget) for these people.
      I am sure there are tons of other people out there that are in the same place as me. If you have any ideas for gifts for male or female gifts for teenagers (preteens too) or adults please let me know . I am in desperate need of ideas! Feel free to leave a comment below.



  

Time for change on this blog

      I have to admit, that I haven't been that dedicated to this blog. It crosses my mind a lot, but I just don't post on here but maybe once a month. So, I decided it was time for a change. I gave the Blog a new name and a Fresh new look. I am hoping this will inspire me to write more. For a couple of months now I have had the recurring idea of starting up a whole new blog. It sounds weird but when I had the other name on this blog I felt as though I could only blog about my family. Now with the name House of Haggard; I feel like I have more freedom to blog about recipes, organizing, current events, and my family all in one blog. 




So here's to happy blogging!!

Apples and Apple Sauce

So, Last week I took Jaelyn to the Apple Orchard to pick apples. We took my sister in law and niece Becky too. I had the great idea for the girls to pick apples and then we could make home made apple sauce together. After picking apples I quickly realized that there was not enough patience left for making apple sauce. The girls did a great job picking ripe apples. Each one filled up a orchard bag full. Jae and I decided to make Apple Sauce a couple days later. The recipe (which I found on Pinterest) stated "once you eat this you will never want to eat store bought apple sauce again." Oh my, were they right. Not only did it taste wonderful, but it also made my whole house smell like Fall! (which is my all time fave scent.)

    They were so proud of their last apples they picked.

                    The apples we used for the sauce

 She thought it was pretty yummy too! before you ask one cup is milk and the other cup is juice.

Our little man is already 7 months old!

My little man has turned 7 months today! what? wait, where has the time went. I truly believed that since I was staying home with Jordan and not working all the time that the time would go much slower. Boy was I wrong. It is going just as fast but I am able to actually realize and enjoy everything he does in the process of growing up. I can't believe it has been 3 months since I have blogged (a lot has changed in 3 months). Jordan has finally started to grow in height and he is slowing down on gaining weight. He is a perfectly healthy and Happy boy. His nickname should be smiles or happy.  My little man now has started to roll over a little. Jae was rolling over at 4 or 5 months,but Jordan has just now started. On Saturday oct. 12th He finally rolled from his tummy to his back and to his tummy again 3 times. Usually he will only roll from tummy to back or back to side.( he just can't figure out how to get his arm out of the way.  He wants to crawl, but he can't lift his belly off the floor. In the last few weeks his little legs have finally grew enough that his feet can fully touch the floor while he is in his walker. He has also started going forwards in his walker. Just a couple steps though. I am sure in just a few short months  he will be zooming around the house in his walker and rolling everywhere!

Jordan is now :
26 inches long
16.7 pounds
still sleeps through the night.
goes to bed around 10pm and wakes up usually between 8am and 9am
he drinks between 24 and 30 ounces
he eats usually half a jar of baby food and later a bowl of cereal
or he eats half a jar of baby food 2 times a day.
                                                           
                                                       He likes to blow bubbles .

                                                                   Smiley

                                                          getting ready to roll

                                         Just rolled over from his tummy

                                            He loves his new paci.

                                   
                                                          Mr. Happy    

Jaelyn turns 4 years old and Jordan turns 4 months old!!

I can't believe that two weeks ago Jaelyn turned 4 years old. Where has time went? My little girl is growing up way too fast. She wanted a beach party. Well the closest she got to a beach party was her cupcakes. I only wish that someday soon we can take her to the ocean and beach. This girl loves to learn about anything in the ocean.  She had a blast at her party and loved every single present she got. She has decided that Hot pink is her very favorite color now. Anything that is hot pink she absolutely loves. The sunset a few days ago was hot pink and orange and she thought is was so pretty. I love this little girl and can't  believe how fast she is growing up. Next year she will start Kindergarten. I am just glad that I will still have one child home for a few more years!! Speaking of our other child, Jordan turned 4 months old already this last week. I feel as though if I blink a couple more times that he will be turning one already. I am really trying to savor these first 12 months with him.

Jaelyn had her 4year shots  and Jordan had his 4 month shots this week.  Jordan did great. He's a tough little guy.  Jaelyn screamed her pretty little head off. Then about an hour later she had a slight fever. Shots never bothered her until she was 3 1/2 years old. No more shots for Jaelyn until she is 12 years old! Jordan has to go back and get more in 2 months though.

Jordan now weights 14 pounds 6.8 ounces
He is now 24 inches long
he is 50% in  weight and 25% in height
He sleeps great. during the day he sometimes takes 4 hour naps and at night he still sleeps anywhere from 4-8 hours without a bottle. If he does wake for a bottle, then it doesn't take much time for him to go back to sleep.
He is still in size 2 diapers
He is finally starting to grow out of size 1 shoes
He is wearing 3-6 month clothing

                                               Jaelyn opening her gifts

                                                     Happy Birthday Jae!!

                                                 Her cute cupcakes

                          Birthday Princess Jaelyn turns 4 years old

                    She got her Birthday Ice cream from the Oark Store

                                       These two kiddos are my world.

                                          Jordan is 4 months old

                       Since he has been teething, he loves to chew on his fingers.

Time flys when your having fun!

Thursday our little man Jordan turned eight weeks old. Where does the time go? I am home with Jordan everyday and yet it seems like the time is still flying by. When Jae was this age I had already been back at work for two weeks. I am so thankful that we have managed to get to the point were I do not have to work anymore. I feel as though I missed so much time with Jae. I remember her from the day she was born until she was 8 weeks old and then I don't remember anything until she was 11 months old. (good thing I took lots of pictures) I worked 40-58 hours a week after I had Jae, I just felt like she was always at the babysitters. This time with Jordan I don't have to be away from him 10-12 hours a day five to six days a week, and it has already made a huge difference. I have a much better bond with Jordan from birth until now than I ever had with Jae at that same age frame. Jae didn't want anything to do with me at all. She laughed her first laughs for daddy, said her first words for daddy, only liked daddy to feed her and rock her to sleep. I look back and remember thinking that I had waited all this time to have a baby and now that I have one she doesn't even like me. Since I have been a stay at home mom the last year that has all changed. Jae tells me I am her best friend (granted she is 3 years old and tells almost everyone that) and loves for me to tuck her in bed at night and read her stories. I love being able to have a loving bond with her now. Jordan loves for me to hold him. The first week we had him home; if he was crying I was the only one that could hold him and he would stop. It is sad how much that made me feel loved. When I talk to him I can get him to smile and laugh. I love this feeling of my infant child wanting me. I love the wonderful bond I have with both of my children now.

Things Jordan does:
 Started smiling the big open mouth gum showing smiles on 4/26/13
 Started laughing sometime that next week.
Recognized his hands and fingers for the first time on 5/3/13
started drinking 6oz bottles at one time when he turned 7 weeks old.
He will sleep 5-7 hours without waking up for a bottle too now.
Sat in his Bumbo Seat for the first time on  5/6/13
Layed on his play mat and liked it.(he laughed and kicked) 5/10/13

                   I love these two Kids! Jaelyn loves being Jordan's Big Sister

                         I finally got a picture of Jordan and I together.

                                   His first time to sit in his Bumbo Seat.

                                              He loves his bouncy seat.

                                    Big Boy Jordan turned 8 weeks old.

                         spending some time on his play mat and liking it!