SOLID FOODS!

Teething has been rough, and our naptimes are suffering. We woke up today after napping for 30 minutes. Normally we nap for 1.5-2 hours. We were a little sad.  :(

 

But we soon perked up. 

Mommy always gets the best smiles!

Little ham! You don't mind being woken up when this is the face you get to see. ;)

Isaac has been putting everything in his mouth lately, and acting much more interested in mommy and daddy eating. So we decided now might be a good time to start with some solid foods. AND BOY WERE WE RIGHT. He loved it.

So we captured an amazing video of Isaac eating rice cereal for the first time, but it ended up being too long to share with you here on blogger. We have other great videos, but I'm really sad you don't get to see his first moments. It was amazing. He lit up!

Mommy feeding Isaac rice cereal. I'm not sure which is funnier, watching Isaac's face during the video, or watching mine!

Daddy took a crack at it!!!

Helping daddy!

He kept leaning in to take bites.

Overall, a wonderful experience for all involved!

5 months :D

 I am 5 Months Old today!!!!

 

I wore a hoodie in honor of Fall.

And I look amazing in it. :D

Trying to sit up.

Lost the hoodie so you can see that beautiful face!

Just gorgeous.

Eating hands, of course.

Amazing.

What we have learned in 5 months:

• As pictured above, he is now trying to sit up all the time. If he is reclining in his chair, he will pull his head and shoulders up and try to look around. It's so cute, but all that increased abdominal pressure can sometimes make us lose a little of our meal...:/
• He LOVES LOVES LOVES his feet. He has now mastered the skill of pulling off his socks. The other day, he pulled one off, and stuck it in his mouth. Naturally..
• He started rolling around a lot now. Before, he only knew how to roll from his stomach to his back. Now when laying on his back, he teeters from side to side when grabbing at his feet. He now plays in his crib on his side. In fact, we can't keep him in the same spot in his crib anymore. Around 6 in the morning he starts turning himself sideways. By 8am he has done a complete 180 and is laying on his side, scratching at the mattress. We can hear it through the monitor. :]
• Isaac is grabbing a lot of his toys with precision now. He stares at it for a while, then goes for it. It's amazing to watch this little baby grow.
• Bathtime has become a lot more fun! Isaac loves splashing around. Daddy pretty much gets soaked every night!
• Feeding time has become quite interesting. He is very easily distracted and turns his head left to right, depending on what peaks his interest at the moment. When he focuses in on Dan or I, he immediately grabs onto our chin and holds it for a bit, while he eats. So comical. One time, he even grabbed onto Dan's lower lip and held it. Just making it bigger!
• Isaac gained 2lbs in a week! He was 14 pounds, caught a cold, eating was miserable, so naturally he lost some weight. The next week he felt better, and ate normally. When we weighed him, he was 16lbs! Talk about a growth spurt!
• We have started the dreaded teething process. It has been a rough couple of weeks. He got his 4 month immunizations, followed by his first cold a few days later. RIGHT AFTER we recovered from the cold, we started teething. Poor baby! He has 2 little teeth coming in on the bottom. Droolin Fool.
• One good thing about teething (as if there is one!) is that Isaac has been a lot more snuggly! Mommy and daddy will take all the cuddles we can get!

best 5 months of our lives....

xo

Florida with Nana and Papa

TIME OUT! We're in another state??? 

Sweet. As long as I have some cool toys to play with.

Man, these t.v.'s are everywhere. AND they're awesome. Sometimes better than my toy.

My favorite fingers for eating.

Getting in my swimsuit after being slathered in sunscreen.

Sweet sweet baby boy

Chubby cheeked and cute

SO happy

Riding the elevator down to the pool!

Lookin awfully cute with that daddy

It was SO bright, mommy's camera had a hard time adjusting to the light.  So-- a lot of pictures came out dark. Mommy was not very happy. :/

FIRST TIME in the pool with daddy

Seeming to like it a bit.....mind you it is already about 10 minutes past nap time.

Lookin good enough to eat

Starting to miss our nap...

But we still had to try out our innertube!

NAPTIME!

Swimmin!

Our patio view of the ocean

Enjoying the beautiful weather!

Out to dinner at the Lobster Pot. Which was AMAZING!

Speaking of amazing...

PAPA!

We LOVE our Papa :)

Just hanging out

Our playmat, our favorite toy! It goes with us everywhere!!

Sneaky, sneaky toy! It stole our sock!

He's enjoying belly time a bit more these days, and getting quite good at it!

FIRST TIME at the beach!!!

Beach Baby!

After this we stuck our feet in the sand. Which we thoroughly enjoyed, so we grabbed a handful of it, and threw it in mommy's eye. :/ After taking a BRIEF dip in the ocean, beach time was OVER. He enjoyed his bath after, more than he enjoyed the ocean, or the pool. STINKPOT!

BUT, he enjoyed Nana and Papa the most!!!

LOVE kissin that baby!!

Oh Papa!

Our last night there, there was a BEAUTIFUL sunset...

Walkin to check out the sandcastle

Yes, they got "in" the sandcastle. :D

Isaac was ready for bed.

Thankfully, he ended up calming down long enough for us to get some beautiful shots...

love.

absolutely perfect in every way

xoxoxoxoxo