7 Months of Kobers

Can you believe how big this kid is?!

I think the day Kobe turned 6 months he decided he would turn into a toddler. Okay, not quite a toddler, but literally that day he started rolling around all over the place, babbling and bubbling, sitting up by himself, eating more solids (including puffs; which are some of his favorites), imitating, kissing and so much more! He's on the verge of some serious scooting too, that will soon become crawling. He loves playing with my hair. He's so sweet about it, twirling it around in his fingers...and then gives it a good yank! Yep, we have a hair-puller amongst us. He does love playing with it though. He has also found a fascination with strings on hoodies. Shaking his head is a recent activity he has developed-- he thinks it's funny if I shake mine, and then he copies me. He loves blowing bubbles, or spitting rather. Anything else, he's just the sweetest and cutest, mild child you'll ever meet!

 

Kobe had a lot of "firsts" between month 6 and 7, including his first airplane ride that he handled like a champ! He made his first appearance in Southern California. He met his Uncle Devin. He had his first trip to Disneyland, Hollywood, Laguna and Huntington Beach. He met my aunts, uncles and cousins, stayed in a hotel, went in a hot tub, watched his cousin get her ears pierced and went to her baby blessing, went to a pumpkin patch, and then came home to his first Halloween! This kid is living the life and he doesn't even know it. I love exposing him to new things and watching him take in the world around him. It's so interesting and fun to watch him learn and grow. I just love him to the tiniest pieces!

Laguna Beach

Hangin' out with Reagan

First ride at Disneyland...Snow White...scary!

Winnie the Pooh ride

Meeting Uncle Devin

Worn out kids after a day at "The Happiest Place on Earth"...even though It's a Small World was closed!

Café Rio lunch date with Britt, Reagan, Oma, Jen, Kandy, Libby and Lexi

Getting Reagan's ears pierced

Lovin' those puffs

Princess in her cart throne at Target

Playing with Oma and Epop

Eating Laguna's sand

Those cheeks!

Dorky Epop

Getting some rays with Uncle Devin

Reagan's blessing day. She is such a beautiful baby!

Uncle Lyle and Alexa

Visiting with Mimi

First trip to a pumpkin patch

Brad's balancing baby trick

In'n'out, of course.

Another day at Laguna

I am absolutely in love with these babies

That beanie.

This is Kobe's favorite toy. It's a rubber Wii remote cover.

Kobe LOVES his baths. His bedtime routine goes as follows: milk, cereal, bath, milk, bed. He knows what's next when he finishes his cereal and he gets so excited. Sitting up and playing with toys in the bath is a new thing. He also loves to splash.

He loves Ranzy.

He also loves Lana.

Seriously, he is just too cute to handle.

Laguna

Famous Dave's BBQ in Long Beach

Aunt Britt

This was a Pinterest idea. Reagan wasn't a fan.

Oma

We call this 'reverse planking'...I don't know where he learned this but he started doing it one day and it's hilarious. He does it at the most random times too. He's usually on the ground talking to himself and gets excited and stiffens his little body, legs slightly elevated, and starts breathing like he has asthma, but with a smile on his face. Sometimes he starts laughing at himself after, and then continues to do it. Weird kid.

My little pirate

On Halloween, Lane was out of town so Kobe and I went to Red Robin because Ranzy and Laurel were working. They win best costume award. They dressed up, spot-on, as two of our managers at work. It was freaking hilarious to watch them act like the managers too. If you only knew how awesome they were.

That's about it. I love every month with my little baby. Lane and I are consistently entertained by this lil' one. He brings so much joy into our home. We went on a little date the other day while Laurel watched him, and it was nice to have some alone-time and get out, but we kept talking about Kobe, and eventually wanted to just come home and kiss those cheeks (Kobe's of course--sorry, Laurel). What more can I say?!

6 Months of Our Chubby Monkey

We have the happiest baby on planet Earth. It's true. And on top of that, the cutest. Where the heck did he even come from?! I can't believe it's been 6 months since this sweet boy came into our lives. He's growing up too fast. He weighs 18lbs 4oz and is 27.25" long, which is apparently average. He is getting so chunky and I am obsessed with every single one of those rolls!

 Kobe has found his tongue and it is stinkin' adorable. He just started sticking it out one day and hasn't stopped. He is learning to imitate too--so far with the tongue, the sound "bah", and putting your hand up like a high-five. I can't wait to hear his vocabulary develop and watch what he learns these next couple months.

So the other day I sent this picture of Kobe to my friend Laurel and a half hour later received this picture of her with the caption, "Just as cute." I just about died laughing! It kind of reminded me of something my dad would do and I imagine her thought being, "Oh, Ranzy has a onesie, I need to put it on and reenact this. It will be hilarious!" Yes, yes it was.

Laurel and Ranzy have been my babysitters lately when Lane is either out of town or won't make it home in time for me to go to work. The other night I came home and the lights were all on upstairs, TV on loud, and Laurel's phone on the counter. Kobe was not in his bed. I knew they were being dorks and hiding somewhere so I just changed and took my time. Then I finally went downstairs and the three of them were hiding behind the guest bed with the lights off. I said, "Why isn't Kobe in his bed?" and they started laughing and said, "He's not tired." Enough said. :)  This is also what they did while I was at work.

Kobe is quite the wiggler. He officially needs to be strapped in.

Ranzy likes to try his Jordans on him that she and Jacqueline bought for him before he was born. They're supposed to fit when he's like 1 and a half.

He's a very independent little man.

Loves giving some wet kisses. Loves his Granny Ella!

Ranzy and Laurel make our trips to the store entertaining. Kobe was fascinated with this balloon Ranzy strapped to the cart.

My parents had this huge jack-o-lantern that is so so bright when we were growing up! My dad would put it up every year, basically for the whole month of October. The thing was, it would hang in one of the kids' windows and light up our whole room. We would get so annoyed! When it came time for us all to move out, I think we all secretly wanted the thing. Kobe and Reagan received their very own from Oma and Epop!

I just love how chubby Kobe looks in this picture, because Tate is usually the one that looks chubby.

Kobe has been playing by himself on the floor for like 30-45min at a time, just talking and rolling and grabbing. He has fallen asleep like this a couple times and it just makes me melt.

Look. at. that. face.

 Kobe sure loves his mama, but OH MY, he is obsessed with his daddy! Example scenario: the other morning Kobe and I were just laying in bed, snuggling and playing. Lane came home from a meeting. Our bedroom door was shut but Kobe heard the front door shut. He stiffened his little body and stared at our bedroom door, waiting for Lane to come in and then he started doing his excited puppy drill. He starts to wiggle and pant and smile. GAH! That is the best. He does that in the morning too when you get him out of his crib.

I'm seriously obsessed. He is beyond cute.

So in April or May I heard Maroon 5 was coming to the Gorge (about an hour away from Wenatchee) and I really wanted to go but I was nervous at the time to leave Kobe. In June, Lane said I could go for my birthday and I was so excited! I got Sunnie on board to go, and my friends Ranzy, Jacqueline, Laurel and Angelica all got tickets and we talked about it all the time! Finally the day came and Ranzy had everyone over to get ready and hang out before the concert. The weather was a little crappy so we brought a bunch of blankets and layers. Kelly Clarkson was opening up for them. Concert was supposed to start at 7. 8:30, no Kelly yet. Windy. Starts to drizzle (barely). We buy some overpriced food. Eat. Wait. Get up to go to the bathroom and it starts to sprinkle a little harder. As we're walking back we start saying, "I'd be so pissed if they cancelled." People are walking towards the exit with their belongings. We're thinking, "no way!" So we start walking faster back to our spot and, with no official announcement, hear that it was being cancelled! We start walking out, still questioning whether or not they were actually cancelling. We got to our cars; super disappointed. We sat in dead stop traffic trying to get out for almost 2 hours. Actually, the only reason we got out when we did was because my good friend, Ranzy was a little on the drunk side and got out of the car, and started setting screens for us. One car actually bumped into her (haha!) and she got some not-so-nice things shouted at her. Anyway, I am still really disappointed and am hesitant to ever spend money on a concert again. I got my money back at least.

 Kobe isn't the only baby that is getting cuter every day apparently. Look at Reagan. I can't wait to see her in a couple weeks!! Cutest cousins alive.

Lane's grandpa has been in the hospital for a couple weeks. He just has been wanting to sleep all day, has no energy, hard to breathe, hard so see or hear. He asked to be taken to the hospital. It was sad to watch this sweet man giving up. He has been doing some rehab physical therapy and is looking a lot better now though. I love watching him. He is quiet and when he does talk he loves talking about sports, asking about his grand and great grand kids or telling stories. Lane definitely has a special bond with him. I don't have much to say but I like to sit and watch him. He reminds me of my grandpa. We took Kobe to see him a couple times. He likes to grab so he was trying to grab his tubes the whole time. These sure are some precious moments.

On a side note, 6 months ago I gave birth. When we were leaving the hospital the other day we were talking about how that day 6 months ago when we left the hospital, it was weird seeing that people were still going about their days while we were in the hospital-- as if we expected everyone to stop what they were doing when I had a baby. It was an odd feeling as we drove home with our little one. It's been bliss ever since. I can't imagine our lives without him.