5 month little man

Weight: 16 lbs 8 oz

Length:  I have no clue.

Size he is wearing:  Still in 3-6 month clothes.  

Development:  He is rolling over from belly to back now and has discovered his feet.  He is also starting to hold his own bottle and is becoming more and more aware of what we are eating and gaining some interest in the foods we eat.  Looks like we are headed for solids next month!  He grabs at toys he wants and is constantly wanting to look at new things.         

Funny things he does:  See video ;-)

Daily activities:  Now that I am home I have got him on a somewhat reliable schedule (I say somewhat because we can't stick to it 24/7) He wakes up around 7 and eats.  We play until about 8:30-9 and then eat a little more and are down for our first nap.  He sleeps until about 10:30-11 and then eats and we play.  I put him back down around 12:30-1 and he sleeps until about 3.  He is usually up until bedtime (7-8 p.m.) unless we run errands and he falls asleep in the car.  I try to run errands when he is rested but sometimes I have to do things in the morning so he just naps while I run errands (sometimes...he really doesn't want to be in his car seat unless the car is moving lol.)  

Sleeping:  Sleeping great!  His last nap of the day he fights so he sometimes doesn't take a third nap.

Eating:  Still eating the same.  Almost time to start solids!  

Things he loves:  Giggling, his new bouncy seat, and Sophia the Giraffe.

Things he hates:  Sitting too long, the nose frida (best booger sucker there is but he realllllly hates it)  

How Mom and Dad are doing:  I am now officially home!  I don't think it will hit me until everyone goes back and I am still at home.  I have signed up to substitute part-time and am working on the accounting for Dan's business.  I am also loving spending time with my little man.  Being a mom will always be my #1 job.  Dan is great and we hope has some down time soon so maybe we can get out of town for a few days.  

First Easter

Just a tad late posting this but oh well!  We spend Easter up in Ledbetter at Daniel's family's ranch every year.  We love spending time up at the ranch.

Napping is a past time at the ranch.

Lots of time rocking and chilling on the porch.

Our super funny and super cute nephew William.

Meeting Papa =)

Lots of music and singing.

I think Alex was done at this point.  Happy Easter everyone!

First Father's Day - June 16, 2013

We celebrated Dan's first Father's Day last weekend.  We started off the day with breakfast, cards, and gifts.  I put these three photos in a frame from Alex to Dan =)  

My gift consisted of some poop bags for his diaper bag, cards, and some new board shorts that he picked out.

We then took Alex to my parents house to swim for the first time.  He did so well!  He really loves the water.  I am obsessed with his swimsuit!  Pics to come on that later.

4 Month babble-bug!

Weight: 15 lbs 2 oz

Length:  23.5 in

Size he is wearing:  3-6 months...although I bought him the cutest hat at Baby Gap the other day which was labeled 0-6 which would not go past his forehead.  That boy has got one big ol' noggin'!

Development:  He is talking up a storm!  He loves to babble, squeal, and talk to us.  Also he is much more aware of things going around him these days.  He is constantly wanting to see new things and cannot sit still for more than a few minutes at a time.          

Funny things he does:  Spit bubble goatees, squealing EXTREMELY loud, and his sad/pouty/flat lip.  I know we shouldn't laugh when he is sad but this kid makes the funniest face before he is about to lose his cool.

Daily activities:  He wakes up between 6-7 every day, eats, goes back to sleep for usually 1-2 hours, up to play/eat and the process repeats itself throughout the day.  Summer is almost here so we will be changing that schedule a bit with myself running errands, lots of walks in the stoller, and extra play time.

Sleeping:  Still sleeping through the night although every now and then he will wake up between 3-4.  Also his naps are getting more erratic.  Like I said when summer hits we will be getting on a good napping schedule.

Eating:  7 oz first thing in the morning now and then 3-5 oz the rest of the day.  He sure does love to eat and when to take his food away burp he gets SUPER mad.  I guess I wouldn't like my food taken away from me either if I was hungry.

Things he loves:  Bath time (he no longer gets upset with getting out of the bath), movement, mirrors, his hands, standing up (he would rather stand than sit), and the bumbo for short amounts of time.

Things he hates:  If you sneeze around him it freaks him out, sitting for too long,   

How Mom and Dad are doing:  After 6 years of teaching we have made the decision for this to be my last school year.  I will be staying home with Alex and will be helping Daniel run his contracting business (the paperwork/accounting side of it).  We are very excited to start this new chapter in our lives and can't wait to see what the future holds!