Ranger

We recently got Ranger neutered. The poor guy did not like the "Cone of Shame" but after a few days took it well. He has healed nicely and after a little special treatment of canned soft food he is back to his old self again. (And in case you didn't know he managed to get the dog flap open while Wriley was in heat.......so we will have one last litter of puppies.)

11 Months Old

Sorry this update is a little late. We have been staying busy chasing Hallister. Our little boy is growing so fast. He has attempted walking by stepping from the coffee table to the couch, or from his stand-up toy to us. When he crawls it is very fast. He loves to sit in the dog beds and jump from one to the other, when the dogs aren't in them. We have introduced whole milk by doing 1/3 milk, 2/3 formula. He has taken it well. The nurse warned it may be hard for him to poop and it has, but it is easier clean up being just solid. Now that he signs diaper change that helps us know, if he starts crying, he is having trouble pooping. Getting hungry? Hallister likes his vegetables. He eats baby food twice a day, loves his water, and is doing well drinking from a straw. He does not like chicken noodle or turkey dinner. He still does his sign for "more". For snacks he enjoys mum-mums and cheerios. Hallister crosses his legs while drinking his bottle, when he is in the stroller out for a walk, and even when he plays with a toy standing up he will put one foot up on the other. It is very cute. As I mentioned he crawls very fast, well he beat me to the dog food and managed to down a piece. He didn't seem to mind it. Of course I had just poured left over chicken broth on it so that is probably why. In addition to saying "Dadada" he finally added to his vocabulary last week "Momma" and reached out for me. It was precious. We are enjoying watching him grow and learn and look forward to the day when he walks up to us.

Diaper Change

I have been doing sign language with Hallister consistently since he we born with the normal everyday things we do, hoping he would pick up the signs as he got older. Well sure enough, repetition has paid off. Closing your fist with your thumb sticking through your pointer and middle finger, then shaking, means diaper change. Here is his version.

Weekend Highlight

We were having supper last night and Carolyn, the lady that bought Dot and Jasmine, called and asked if we would like to see the girls. They live just 10 minutes away in Woodway. We of course got very excited and said yes. The girls were BEAUTIFUL and she even said they get so many compliments on them. Here are pictures from them being 8 weeks old to now 4 months old.

They are doing well. Dot does not like being without Jasmine. They got spade 2 weeks ago and that was rough, she said, having to separate them. We brought Wriley in to visit her girls and it was amazing how similar her and Dot look. Then we brought in Ranger, and Jasmine looks just like him. It was so awesome to see how much they have grown and how happy and loved they are.

Puppy Update

Early last month we finally found a home for R.J. (Ranger Junior). The story is actually quite a good one. An older couple came up from Temple one Sunday evening to see Jordy and R.J. The woman was holding R.J. while Ranger and Wriley were sniffing around and playing. The man had been around a lab before they came to our house and apparently Ranger wanted to claim back his territory because he PEED on the man's leg!!!! Thankfully he was wearing blue jeans and boots. We were embarrassed but I guess he was not too upset because they still took home R.J. Two weeks later a lady called from Killeen about Jordy and he went to a home with a young boy to play with.

New Hall Pictures

Jackpot

Our favorite thing to do now is get up early on Sat, grab our coffee, and hit Garage Sales advertising children clothes and toys. Hallister is growing fast and will be in need of winter clothes that fit him soon.....plus he is getting bored with his older toys. We were able to get 3 shirts, 5 onesies, 3 pairs of shorts, a brand new unopened Baby Einstein Santa DVD, and a fun square bucket that has a handle and shapes fit in holes on the sides . (It also plays music which we didn't realize until we got it home) We got all of that for $10.00! Two of the onesies were from Old Navy and still had tags on them. They had been bought for $6.00 each. The Einstein DVD was worth at least $12 by itself but was only 50 cents! Praise the Lord for this great deal!