5 Months

The boy is 5 mo. old.... AAAHHHHH!!!!!
The daycare has started feeding him rice cereal 1-2 times a day.

TH and F of last week he would NOT take a bottle from them during his AM feeding, they have no idea why, and they called asking if they could give him some rice cereal so that he had something in his stomach. It seemed to work and he was happy about it. He now gets cereal during his morning feeding, around 10-11AM, and right before bed (with some solid food, green beans/peas/carrots/squash). Every now and again in the PM if he doesn't eat a lot of his bottle the daycare will feed him cereal to fill his ever growing belly. My little porker is growing up so fast! Just last week he nursed, ate 3 tbls of rice cereal AND a 1 1/2 jar of green beans; CRAZY!!!!

His drooling increases on a daily basis and almost daily the daycare has to give him Tylenol for his mouth. I didn't check yesterday for any nubbins but I we should have a tooth here soon if the drooling keeps at its current rate. This means that my nursing days may come to an end before the summer is out because I have plans to quit once he starts biting me. I'm looking forward to NOT pumping but will miss our special nursing time. :)


Still the ever joyful little guy he is rarely seen with out a smile. He does great on his stomach and the desire to crawl is more than evident as he fights to reach for his pacifier or toy. He's almost desperate to have control and to be able to move; it's so cute!

He still loves people but no one makes him laugh more than his daddy. It is quickly becoming obvious that he favors his daddy over everyone else; Brandon is eating it up!

The boy now sits up on his own, can take his pacifier in/ out of his mouth, and can almost hold his own bottle. He LOVES to stand and his balance is getting better each time. If there is music playing he'll shake his butt to the beat; it cracks me EVERY time as he smiles and dances along.

His weight continues to goes up and I find that I can't hold him for more than 5 -10 minutes at a time. Cuddling for long periods of time while he sleeps is impossible as my arm starts to go numb quickly due to his increased weight. I'm looking forward to seeing how much he has grown at his 6 mo. doctors appointment.

This One's For The Birds

Given that we only have one tree in our yard I'm always excited when I find a bird nest; last year we had babies and it was my hope that we would again this year. I've never minded their high pitch chirping and since we have a garage they are unable to poop on our cars. :)

For weeks I've searched the branches for a nest and have never been able to see one. As it turns out my disappointed searches were due to my lack of height. Brandon informed me that not only do we have a nest but three little babies sitting inside. Determined to see the little guys I started jumping and hopping all around the tree trying to make myself tall enough to get a peek.

After thoroughly embarrassing my husband he offered to take a picture for me instead since my silliness was getting me no where. Eagerly I gave him my camera and watched as he attempted to stick it between the leaves and snap a picture. As Brandon made every attempt to get the camera to focus I noticed that momma and poppa birdy were perched on the roof top chirping a sharp warning at both of us. Eyeing the pair wearily I called out a warning to Brandon as one of them made a bee-line for the tree.

Swooping low the bird cried out as it soared past us with it's intent more than evident. Brandon bent at the knees and lowered his head he was just missed by the bird flying past. Eyeing the bird as it re-perched on the roof and began it's sharp warning again, I laughed and mentioned that he should hurry up and take the picture.

After the birds third attempt to peck Brandon's eye out he gave up and handed me my camera. My hopes of getting a peek at the babies were squelched as I looked at what Brandon was able to get.