Mommy and I went for a walk at Brookside Park and hung out for a little while watching everyone play. There were these boys that were riding bikes up and down the hill, they were so fun to watch! And there was a kite flying high in the sky! And there were swings! Fun.

Do you like my sock monster Mommy made me before I was born? I do. He is fun to chew on!

Here I am eating rice cereal. I think I kinda do like it!

eating again

Meh, I still don't like bottles very much, but I did go from eating 7 ounces at day care on Monday to eating 12.5 ounces today! Kim and Mommy and Daddy seem to be very excited about this. I get to go see Dr. Clark in a week and get weighed again! I still haven't doubled my birthweight yet. I can't wait... oh, wait... did Mommy say something about getting more shots... no, i Can wait. Umm, maybe I will call in sick that day.

Ford Park

Mommy took me to Ford Park in Redlands today. It is a pretty park with lots of ducks and frisbee golf and people fishing in the ponds and grass and trees and SWINGS! Yup I went on a playground swing for the first time! It was so fun! I can't Wait to go again!

PS - I have eaten a lot today! I don't know why, but for some reason the bottle doens't seem so bad today. Maybe its the Avent #4 nipple, or the Born Free # 3 nipple, or that Mommy gives it to me really warm, or maybe its the formula itself (not Costco anymore, back to GoodStart), or maybe the position (on the floor laying down), or maybe its just because I am really hungry. Mommy still lets me eat from her after, but I think I understand that I will only get my "dessert" if I finish my bottle! I haven't decided yet if I will eat as much at daycare tomorrow... we'll see. :)

SItting up

I can sit up really well now!!

Rice Cereal

Yuck, I do not like bottles, I do not like formula, and turns out I do not like rice cereal either!

I went to the doc today and I now weigh 13 pounds, 5 ounces, which is actually not good. It is in the 3rd to 5th percentile! Eek. I so just wish Mommy could feed me all the time! Cause that's yummy, but all this other stuff I could do without! Yuck. It does seem like Mommy and Daddy are going to be relentless about this though. I may have to give in sooner or later. Bah.

But - I do like trying to grab everything now! It is fun to try to get things from my mommy, like the pen she is writing with or the boxes of food at the grocery store!

I am also rolling off the blankets all the time now. My mommy and daddy think it's funny when they put me down, turn around for a minute and then turn back to find me in another spot. The were reminiscing about the times they used to put my on the coffee table and I would just lay there completely still. Ha - no more of that! Oh how I can't wait to crawl like Asher. He is only a few weeks older than me, but he already figured out how to crawl! He is so cool.

My First Playdate

I had my friends over today for my first playdate ever. Adam, Asher, Megan and Trent all came over and we did tummy time together, played ball (kinda), watched bubbles pop on our faces, painted our feet and made footprints, and more! It was so much fun having all my friends over I didn't want to take a nap for 6 hours!

Trent brought his new blocks.

Megan!

Trent!

Adam (my daycare buddy)!

Asher getting his feet painted.

Boy was I beat!

Put to bed like this:

Found like this (and on my tummy) - yup, starting to move around in my crib!

teething

It looks and feels like I am teething! Maybe that is why I don't have much of an appetite. You can see my teeth through my gums! I wonder how long before they pop out! I hope it doesn't hurt. Mommy gave me this cold washcloth to help ease my suffering. :)

Giraffe stuffed animal and giraffe outfit with giraffe feet!

And, I am sooo good at rolling over now!

I am 5 months old today!!

One month ago:

Today:

This was a great month!

I discovered my toes and can now put them in my mouth!

I can roll over (even though Mommy has never seen it) from front to back and back to front.

I learned how to raspberry my lips and tongue.

I am really good at reachinh and grabbing for things.

I started eating formula - but I don't really like it.

My tummy is getting stronger, I can pull myself forward and was able to sit up on my own for 5 seconds once.

I am starting to respond to my name, but not always.

I sucked on my fingers so much I got a booboo.

I celebrated my first Valentine's Day.

I went swimming for the first time.

I went to Joshua Tree for the 5th time!

I got terrible cold and still have the bad cough.

Day with daddy

I got to spend the day with Daddy today because everyone at my day care is super sick. I hope I don't get sicker!! Eeeek. Well, I thought I would show Daddy my new skills - rolling over. I am still hiding my skill from Mommy, but she tried to get it on video... I did try to look as cute as I could, but no rolling over. He he.

oh yeah

Grandma wanted sweet potato fries at the Eating Room, so here we are:

And here's me and Mommy, I like it when she has a braid, it is fun to pull on!

Tummy Time with Mommy

Holding Daddy's thumb

I like to hold onto to Mommy and Daddy's fingers when I eat from a bottle. Look at how BIG Daddy's thumb is!

mmmm, toes

do you like my mohawk?