Rigby's 2 Month Apt

I know, this is my millionth post this month. So many things have been happening though. Here is a little post about Rigby.

13 pounds 6.5 ounces - 75%

23 1/2 inches - 50%
head circumference - 25%

He smiles, bats at toys very well, and occasionally grabs them. He is usually always content, but is sometimes very sensitive and startles easily. He looks a lot like Peter did at this age; he is just a little chubbier and has darker hair and eyes.

State Parks - April 2010

We went to Battleship Texas State Park with Scottie's family over the weekend. It is the only remaining dreadnought battleship from the WWI. All other battleships were destroyed because of treaty agreements. Here are some pictures:

Peter taking a nap (I wish). He was a wild boy running EVERYWHERE. The ship was a maze, so it was hard to keep track of the kid. Good thing the adults numbered six to one toddler so we had a fighting chance to keep track of him.

Doug & Scottie cranking the gun into position.

Here is Ryan posing as a navy man at one of the guns-nice salute.

Peter, Kristine, Rachel, & Rigby
I was a nervous wreck with Peter around all of the ledges on this boat. AHHH! I am definitely buying a leash for future adventures such as this.

Kristine & Melissa

We also stopped by the San Jacinto Monument. This is where Texans finally defeated Santa Anna and won their independence from Mexico. I think this battle was only a couple of months after the Alamo.

Galveston - April 2010

This past week we were able to go down to Galveston on Scottie's Friday off. We saw some oil rigs and stopped by the beach while we were there.

The rectangular, black sign below the light in this picture, shows the high water mark for hurricane Ike in September 2008.

Oil rigs are a common sight in Galveston.
Here is an oil rig currently in use that has come in for repairs or maintainance.

Ocean Star Museum

The Ocean Star is a retired oil rig that has been converted into a museum.

Here are Peter, Rigby, and I on the contraption that
the helicopters use to transfer men and their gear on and off of oil rigs.

Ryan and Melissa in hard hats.
Sorry Melissa, but you have bad taste in hard hats (we prefer the Chevron variety). Ryan's choice was acceptable though.

Peter in a hard hat.

Ryan and Melissa posing as rough necks (oil rig workers).

Peter in his dream chair full of BUTTONS!!!
This is an example of the controls area/seat on an oil rig.

Rigby was such an angel.
He hardly made one little fuss in his car seat or
this backpack carrier the entire day.

The Beach at Galveston

There were several dead jelly fish that had washed up on shore.
I thought they were kind of neat looking.

Ryan, Rachel, Rigby, Peter, Scott, Melissa, Kristine, & Doug

Peter with Grandma and Grandpa Flamm.

I am amazed we were able to get this okay picture of our family.
Peter will NOT cooperate for pictures anymore.
It is so annoying!

I love the little concerned faces that Rigby makes.
He is always furrowing his brows like this.

Oh, one more thing. I thought it was cute that Peter kept saying, "mine, mine, mine. . .," every time he saw birds at the beach like on Finding Nemo.

Visiting with Family Part II

Scottie's family visited with us the week after Rigby's blessing. Here are some pictures of the kidos just hanging out with Grandma & Grandpa Flamm, Aunt Melissa, Aunt Kathryn, and Uncle Ryan.

Grandpa taught Peter to take his watch on and off. Every time Peter correctly clipped it back on, he and Grandpa would make a fist like this and say, "Alright!"

Rigby must have inherited his sleeping position from Grandpa Flamm.

Here is chubby little Rigby just relaxing with Grandma Flamm.

Peter, Ryan, Kathryn, Melissa, & Rigby

Here we are celebrating Melissa's 20th birthday.

We had fun eating things like alligator, calamari, gumbo, salmon, shrimp, crawfish, ketchup (only Peter), etc. at Pappadeaux's.

Here is Scottie posing with his crawfish at Pappadeaux's.

Here is Peter having some fries with his ketchup. He is OBSESSED with ketchup. I have learned that he inherited this from his Great-Grandma Flamm.

One last thing, Peter had a blast trying on Grandma Flamm's toes rings and then putting them in his purse. I promise he still is all boy though. Also, Peter wants to say thank you to Grandpa Flamm for the "Grandpa Juice" (Dr. Pepper).

Visiting with Family Part I

Here are some pictures of my family's visit:

Hangin' Out at Home

Peter loved having breakfast with Great Grandma and Grandpa Farrow. He also loved stealing their food. One morning he kept stealing their strawberries as fast as my Grandma could cut them. He also would come up and take a gulp of their drinks.

Peter was also attached to "Aunt Moosh." Marissa taught him to race her up and down the stairs while saying, "I'm goin beat, I'm goin beat you . . . "

We were able to celebrate my Grandma's and Mom's birthdays while they were here.

The Beach at Galveston

Peter was terrified of the sand at first (the texture), but he soon dug in and made a mess.

Peter screamed like a girl when he felt the cold water.

This is Rigby's first official dip into the Gulf--he screamed too.

Afton, Peter, Lora, & Marissa

Afton, Rachel, Rigby, Marissa, & Peter

Great-Grandma & Grandpa Farrow

Fun with
Grandma & Grandpa-Great

Peter gives the BEST and LONGEST hugs
right before bedtime to everyone.
I wonder why?!

Rigby with Grandma & Grandpa-Great

Moisturizing

I guess Peter will not have to worry about dry skin for a while-nor will the carpet,
window seal, and blinds that he shared with.

Sleepy Boys

Scottie went to comfort Peter during his nap today and ended up falling asleep too.

Rigby's Blessing

We have been able to have mine and Scott's family visit for Rigby's blessing. We have LOVED every minute of it. I am not looking forward to when they all leave-the kids will be absolute monsters. But in the mean time, Scott and I have thoroughly enjoyed going out on a couple of dates, having the kids entertained 24/7, and just visiting with everyone.

Here are some group pictures:

Kathryn, Melissa, Ryan, Peter, Kristine, Doug (Flamm), Lora, Doug (Stewart), Afton, Doug (Farrow), Scott, Rachel, Rigby,
and Marissa

Scott's Family

Rachel's Family

Our Little Family

The 5 Dougs

Douglas Murland Flamm - my father-in-law

Douglas Peter Flamm - my son
Douglas Scott Flamm - my hubby
Douglas Preston Stewart - my dad
Douglas Farrow - my grandpa (my mom's dad)

Rigby is really good at furrowing his brow and making little grimaces.

Here is Rigby's cute little smile.

Easter

Easter was fun this year because we had family around and Peter understood the concept of an Easter Egg hunt.

Peter shared candy with Grandma-Great, Grandpa-Great, Aunt Marissa, Mommy, and Daddy, but just as Grandma went to take a bite he pulled it away and shoved it into his mouth. What a little Indian giver!

Here is Peter reading his Easter books with Grandma Stewart.

Rigby snoozing through the entire thing under his toy.

He loves his toy! He is beginning to bat at and grab the toys. He usually spends anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour under this at a time if he has a full tummy.

Peter dying eggs with Aunt Moosh (as he calls her, it is really Marissa though).

My cute little egg head with his ridiculously long, dark, and curly eyelashes. I really think that he was teasing his sister in heaven and stole them right before he was born.