First Attempts with Food

I had my first solid food recently and I can tell you right now that rice cereal is not good. I figured out how to eat it but it does not taste good. Now, on the other hand, mashed bananas are really good! I am going to keep trying other foods and I will let you know what I think of them!

4 Month Update

Well here are the results from my 4 month check-up...but first, let's recap my 2 month check-up again:

2 Months

Weight: 11lb 7oz

Height: 23 1/2 in

4 Months

Weight: 15lb 6oz

Height: 25 3/4 in

I have done a lot of growing! I am in the 75-90th percentile for my height...Mommy is not sure where that is coming from but at 4 months-I fit best in 6-9 month clothing! Otherwise, everything else is good. I can roll over from my back to my stomach no problem (Mommy came in to feed me a couple nights in a row and found me on my tummy). I can occasionally roll from my front to my back. I am really strong at holding my head up when on my tummy. I can sit up well with a little assistance-Dr. Harrell was very impressed with that. I love grabbing my legs and feet. Dr. Harrell felt teeth under my gums and said all my drooling means they will be coming in... I get to start on rice cereal-not sure how I will like that but I will keep you posted. And Mommy called me a Champion since I did not cry very much from the shots-once Daddy held me after it was all over. So, overall a great visit and I go back in 2 months. In the meantime, I am going to keep growing!

New Stroller

Mommy started running again so I got a new stroller! This is a much smoother ride for me on the track around the elementary school. As you can tell by the first picture-I love it!

World of Coke

Erin and Don were here for a visit! We took my first trip to the World of Coke! What a fun place. We watched a movie, looked at some memorabilia and got to taste lots of different kinds of Coke. Of course, I didn't, but everybody else did. Everybody's favorite was Bibo from Africa...and if you ever go there...do not taste Beverly from Italy...trust me.

P.S...I have my 4 month check-up on Monday...I will let you know how the weigh-in goes!

Me and Daddy on the Coke couch
Me, Mommy and Erin watching the animated movie...I liked it

Me and Mommy listening to people from other countries

Me and Daddy hanging out with Shawn Johnson

Don carrying the torch

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my Daddy's Birthday! Here are some pictures from our celebration and 1 picture from storytime. I helped Mommy bake the cake-that was a lot of fun! Anyway, join me in wishing Daddy a Happy Birthday!

My New Room!

I moved into my new room last weekend. Sleeping in a crib is a breeze! Although Mommy had a hard time with it-I guess she missed having me closer to her. We have been busy setting up the whole house-still so much to do! I am still going to physical therapy but Jenny told me and Mommy today that I am looking really good and we can start to attend sessions every other week-so that is good news! I will be 4 months old on Monday! Which also means I have a doctor's appt coming up...more shots. I hope Mommy will be able to handle it better this time. A lot of people we meet say I am big for my age so I guess we will find out at my appointment on the 18th. I wonder how much I will weigh???

Anyway, her are some pics of the new room. We don't have anything on the walls yet but I like the paint colors and the celing fan so that is what I stare at the most...

Me sitting in my recliner...in Mommy's new favorite t-shirt from Erin and Don
Me chillin out in my recliner...

Bedtime stories with Daddy

One side of my room...

The other side of the room.

New Toys

Now that I am more aware of the world around me, Mommy and Daddy thought it was time for some new toys. Here I am with some of what I got...

My Baby Einstein duck we nicknamed Viv-because she plays Vivaldi music. I really like her!

My Baby Einstein entertainer-I really like the sun rattle!

Again in the entertainer-Mommy says in this picture I look exactly like a baby picture of Daddy...

This seat helps me learn how to sit up. Daddy says I look like I am sitting in a hot tub...

This picture is for Grandma Mary and Grandpa Ed who got me the OCC onesie and Paul Sr. doll-how fun!

Look at me now!

Here are a couple of pictures of me standing in my new backyard! I love having the grass under my feet! Mommy and Daddy have talked about putting a little sandbox in for me and Grandma Mary already sent me a pool, so I will be all set to play outside for hours! Of course, Mommy is not letting that happen these days since the weather has been in the upper 90's-way to hot to be outside. The bottom pic is just showing how strong I am getting now.

I will be moving into my own room this weekend so I will show you those pictures when it is all ready!

A few more...

Here are a few more pics I liked from the water park...

Me and Mommy

My silly cousins Anna and Nathan

I loved the airplane rides my Aunt Liz was giving me...she made me laugh!

Water Park

I had my first experience at a water park when we were in Chicago. What fun! Of course, my face does not show too much enthusiasm but Mommy and Daddy were just happy that I did not hate it. Here are some of the pictures of me and Daddy in the water. I will post more soon!

Vacation

Sorry it has been a while since my last post. We closed on our house and started doing a lot of work on it and then we went on vacation to visit Grandma Judy and Grandpa Wayne and all my cousins in Chicago. I have a lot of pictures to show you and a lot to tell you about the house and my trip! I will keep updating the blog with pictures this week so you can see all the fun I had! As you can see from this picture-I was really relaxed on vacation!

Whew! What a Week!

I am tired! We had 2 final walk thrus for our new house...which will officially become ours on Monday 6/30. We went on Sunday and Tuesday night. Everything looks good and we are all excited! I had my first physical therapy session yesterday. It did not go very well...the appointment was at 2pm and I decided that I did not want to take any of my morning naps...so needless to say, I was VERY tired by the time of my appointment and I became very cranky. Jenny, the therapist was very patient with me. She gave us exercises to work on the muscles in my neck and we go back to see her next week. I hope to be in a better mood for that appointment. As you can see from the pics below...it has been a long week!

p.s...I want to say "welcome to the world" to my new cousin Brendan. He joins my cousins Danny an Alex and my Aunt Alana and Uncle Dan. I can't wait to meet all of them in August!

You think you know someone...

While surfing the net the other day I checked my buddy Jack Pole's blog and came across a picture of him wearing a Red Sox cap.

Needless to say I became somewhat upset...

I've only got one thing to say about that. . .

GO YANKEES!!!

10 Weeks!

I am 10 weeks old today and getting bigger every day. Yesterday I went to Mommy's office to visit some of her friends. They miss her and keep asking her when she is going to go back to work...but she seems to keep evading the question. I think she likes being at home with me! Then we went to Daddy's office and I saw more pople there. Everybody likes touching me and smelling me. I slept through a lot of it but I enjoyed getting out and meeting new people!

We are still set to close on our new house on June 30th. I will post some pictures of the house once everything is final. I can't wait to have my own room!

Here are some pics from dinner last weekend. I like Mike, he is comfy and warm to cuddle up with. The other pic is my Mommy holding my friend Addison. She is always bouncing!

My Daddy-Morty Seinfeld

Happy Father's Day to my Daddy! Those of you that know my Daddy know that he is a huge Seinfeld fan. Mommy found this t-shirt that was in one of the episodes. Jerry gave it to his Dad-Morty and he wore it all the time. So now my Daddy wears his all the time. He is my #1!

Me and my #1 Me and my #1, only I am not so happy in this one...

2 Months Old!

Look at me! I am 2 months old today! I am very excited to be here!

I had my 2 month check-up at the doctor yesterday. Ouch, not fun. I got 4 shots and I cried but not a lot....and Mommy cried too. She said she was so proud of me! I now weigh in at 11 lbs 7 oz and I am 23 1/2 inches long. I grew a lot in the last month. Mommy said that explains why I can't fit in some of my clothes already. I have moved on to 3 month and 3-6 month clothes. Dr. Harrell said I look good, except that I tend to favor turning my head to one side. So she wants me to go to physical therapy to work out the muscles on the other side of my neck. She said it is no big deal, so I am not worried about it. My cousin Nathan had the same problem with his neck but now he is just fine so I will be too!

I will write again soon. We have been busy house hunting and we actually found a house....we made an offer and it was accepted. We have the inspection this Friday so as long as everything works out, we will have a new home by June 30th! More on that later...

It is still hot here so try to stay cool. To all my cousins in the Midwest...stay dry!

Whew! It's a Hot One!

It is going to be a hot one here today! Somewhere in the 90's and it is so humid. Thank goodness Grandma Judy found this Crab outfit for me to wear-it keeps me cool. Mommy likes the back of the outfit so she took pictures of both sides of me.

Stay Cool!

Memorial Day

We went to my friend Addison's house for a Memorial Day Cook-Out. Daddy and his friends always get competitive playing a Buffalo Bills bean bag toss game. Well, with Addison and me now at the parties, the rules have changed. Mommy and Daddy went up against Jeff and Stacey. Daddy and Jeff had some "extra weight" to deal with...but still had fun!

p.s....Mommy and Daddy won (thanks to Mommy's new "slider" toss)!!