Steven the Explorer

First time with Blue Bunny. Steve had one as a kid, so he bought one for the baby as a present, which I thought was pretty cute. He had never met him before, but they were fast friends!

A foot for each hand, what could be better?

This is a great book, but how does it work?

I could probably fit some more toys in my hands if you'd let me!

Favorite face! He was rolling around and blowing raspberries with his blanket.

The trouble is starting. He can't crawl, but he squirms enough that he moves, and he is starting to be so curious about all his surroundings.



Oh, the remote, our fickle friend. He wants it so bad ALL THE TIME, he squirmed towards it yesterday! Not quite a crawl, but getting there! I don't know whether to be excited or terrified of him almost being mobile...

No longer just gums!

Attempting to capture his new teeth on film is ironically like pulling teeth

The one on the right has been working its way out for about a week now, and just yesterday in this picture (you may not be able to see) his second tooth is popping up right next to it!

Where's the laundry? I want to help!

Best containment ever! Especially after the accident last week where he fell off our bed. Mother of the Year, right here.

New sippy cup, inspired by his love for drinking out of cups. We'll figure it out eventually, but he does love to chew on it. Easy to please!

Oatmeal with a Side of Squeal

Could be the newest problem....or the cutest. All he wants to do at breakfast time the past two days!

Weekend of Fun

This past weekend was a busy one. My mom and her fiance were visiting and we also celebrated our niece's first birthday! We hadn't seen my mom since Christmastime, so there was a lot of snuggling to catch up on (with her and Steven, ha!). We had a nice weekend, just hanging out and spending time together.

Ah, I needed my Nana!

Lots and lots of playtime!

Nana loved letting him "drink" from a cup. He gets really excited and loves to "drink" from cups, but doesn't know how to swallow anything that comes out of it!

Super cute Hungry Caterpillar party. I don't think she got enough stuff!

Birthday girl Lila and her Grammy

DELICIOUS food!! Friend Dwayne made all of it...amazing spread!!!

Loved her cake!

Party girl almost partied out!

I can't believe my little niece is one, it feels like just yesterday that she was born! We love you Lila Rae!

6 months!

Wow...6 months. This month has been so exciting! Every stage we hit I think that it's my favorite. We are having so much fun! He can now sit on his own, with some light supervision. He rolls all over the floor, and has been getting up on his hands and knees and rocking....hopefully crawling any day now! He has started pulling his socks off his feet and eating the socks, so we don't do socks much anymore. He loves to talk, squeal, blow raspberries, and play. He also loves to eat! He can eat sweet potatoes, green beans, and our new fave....prunes! Of course he still loves his oatmeal, too.

New stats from the peds appt this morning : 18 lbs 3 oz, 27.5 inches long. Both of these are 75th percentile, which is where he has consistently been! Gotta love my growing boy!

My dad also came to visit for a day...we had fun with Grandad! He got to come to the peds appt and have fun watching him getting his shots. :(

Showing off his new tricks

Loves to roll until he can't anymore

Grandad came to visit!

Off to College We Go!

Earlier this week we went to visit my sister Christine at college for the first time. She is a freshman at Lycoming this year, studying psychology. Me and the babe drove out there on Monday (our first road trip without daddy!) and met up with my other sister Jenna at our hotel, then met up with Christine and her boyfriend Cody. We spent the next two days hanging out, eating good food , and we got to tour the campus as well. Lycoming is small (especially when you're used to Pitt!), but such a wonderful campus. It was also Christine's 20th birthday, so we had a fun occasion to celebrate. We had so much fun together, and the baby hadn't seen his aunts since Christmas! It was hard work with the baby by myself for 3 days out of town, especially in a small hotel room. It went well, though, and I'm looking forward to our next visit!

Loving his Aunt Christine!

Beautiful Birthday Girl!

With Aunt Jenna...she actually let me take her picture!

So funny....he was squealing with delight and playing in front of the mirror.