Rolling over

Ansel has officially found out how to escape his dreaded tummy time. Sunday he started rolling over (from tummy to back). Now ANY time he gets put on his tummy, he pushes up, then throws his head back (he can get some pretty good momentum into that head throw!) and rolls over. I don't think he has the same incentive to learn how to roll the other way yet. It's fun watching him try to figure things out.

He's also progressed with cameras. It used to be that he'd be smiling and then, upon seeing a camera, he'd stop and stare at it. Now he can be crying pretty hard, but as soon as he sees the camera he flashes that adorable grin.

He's tried a few baby food veggies.. sweet potatoes, green beans, etc. but he's still not into the whole idea of spoons and doesn't eat more than a few spoonfuls at a time. He does, however, LOVE to drink water from a glass. He gets excited to watch the glass fill up with ice and water from the fridge door, and once it's done he reaches for it and wants to keep drinking it for awhile.







Enjoying bath time








I got you Daddy!




Balancing act




Where's Ansel?

Big Brutus

This past weekend we took a short little family trip. Cody's friend got married in Wichita, KS, so we drove up there, and on the way back took a little field trip. We stopped by to see "Big Brutus", an ENORMOUS steam shovel used in the 1960's and 70's. It used enough electricity to run a city of 15,000. Pretty amazing.





Cody(white dot down at the bottom) standing inside of one of the crawlers





Going up the stairs to check out the inside



Standing inside the bucket (dipper)







Mr. Operator










Cody standing next to the dipper

Summer fun

The trip to Louisiana went well this past month! It's pretty much an all day trip, but Ansel is quite the little traveler. Grandma and Grandpa Miller came with us, so he had company in the back seat and didn't complain much. We also went to Celebration City in Branson a week ago. Ansel rode his first ferris wheel and carousel ride. He continues to make many new sounds all the time.. there's the little grunting/ growl sound.. not sure how to explain it but its pretty funny. He's tolerating tummy time a little more than he used to... several minutes at a time instead of a few seconds! Warning though, if you hold him, you will get wet! He's still a major drooler, plus his new favorite trick is blowing bubbles (which always comes with a big saliva spray!) He hit 8 months yesterday... crazy to think its already been that long!






like father, like son




Family sized rocker




Got to see Aunt Amanda again. She's in the Marines and goes back to Iraq pretty soon.














Nap time... can it get any better than this?






Me and my frog

Picture Time!

We went to Sears and got family and baby photos taken last week! Ansel was a little tired and definitely more interested in looking at the lights instead of the camera, but we got a few cute ones of him anyway! You can check them out at the following link:

https://www.searsphotos.com/?shareid=S204392741l7E9W3TZ3EG




Last Friday we stopped by the Dr.'s office, and Ansel was up to 13lbs. 10oz. A couple of weeks ago he had a speck of a tooth pop up on his lower gums, although it is currently hiding again! Ansel's latest struggle is trying to roll over. He thinks it is pretty fun to practice (with a little help), but grunts and really strains to try to do it himself! He's gotten pretty close and can do it if he kicks off of us, so it probably won't be too much longer until he becomes more mobile! He's also enjoying his toys more and he's quite vocal. As depicted below, he also has his favorite way to sleep, with his left arm propped over his eyes! He's still only tried the rice cereal, nothing else yet, although he's not real fond of it! I think it's really the whole spoon thing he dislikes, as he'll drink a bottle mixed with rice cereal just fine. Later this week he'll have his longest road trip yet, to go visit his cousins in Louisiana.






Pardon me.. do you have any Grey Poupon?



Lights out!

More family fun!

With the wedding this weekend, we ended up with lots of family in town... even ALL the Sneddon grandchildren together at the same time!


Grandma and Grandpa Sneddon with all the grandkids, from oldest to youngest (L-R): Jewell (5..almost 6), Kaley (5), Evan (3), Kelsey (will be 3 next week!)and Camille (10 months)with Grandpa, and Lindsey (almost 7 months) and Ansel with Grandma.














Then we gathered the kids, spouses and grandkids together to attempt another little photo session! We got Grandma and Grandpa Hansen to join the crowd also.
















Lindsey and Ansel are starting to become a little more interactive ... it's pretty fun watching them play.







Grandpa's new motorcycle might look fun, but no ideas for another 20 years!!!














Happy 1st Father's day Cody!















We took Brett, Melinda, Evan & Camille down to Tulsa area so they could visit a friend before flying home to Idaho. On the trip back, we got to visit Aunt Stacey, Uncle Doug and Ansel's cousins, Harrison and Lawrence.




*On a side note, Ansel visited the doctor today to get more shots... he now weighs 12 lbs, 10 oz. and almost 24 inches long! His pediatrician said he looks just like a four month old.. so he's working on making up the three month difference!

Aunt Lorelle gets married!

Well, this weekend was an eventful one! Ansel's Aunt Lorelle (Cody's little sister) got married on Friday to John Luckey. He's in the Marines and stationed in South Carolina where they will be living for awhile. She was quite the beautiful bride!
















Ansel's cousins Kelsey and Kaley playing in the fountain














The Sneddon siblings (L-R) Russell, Kim, Melinda, Lorelle, Rachel and Cody





Our little family














Ansel with Lorelle after the reception












*Click on pictures to enlarge

6 months old!

Today Ansel hits his 6 month birthday! It is also his cousin Emma's third birthday today. Happy Birthday Emma! He got to meet his cousins from Louisiana this week. (Olivia-5 Emma-3 and Karina-1) (My sister Roya's three girls.) Her husband Carlo is in the army and stationed at Fort Polk.
Later this week Ansel's Aunt Lorelle is getting married and he'll get to meet up with more family... two family reunions two weekends in a row... not bad!
Last week Ansel was 11 lbs. 14 oz, so I imagine he's a little over 12 pounds now.



We also tested him out on a little rice cereal.. mostly a couple of bites. At this point its more for entertainment than nutrition.. he smiled a lot and got it everywhere except in his stomach!






Sometimes the thumb just isn't enough











Olivia... Starts 1st grade next year; Decided (during Emma's birthday party) she didn't like September anymore.. June is a much better birthday month.






Emma...tough little girl. This past week she was in the hospital for several days after they found out she has diabetes. Big adjustment for any age, especially for only being three.








Karina.. specializes in walking and giving out kisses.