Five Months!

Such a happy kiddo

So Beau made five months today! 

Man, this time last year I was utterly exhausted, my clothes weren't fitting right and I was dealing with throwing up everyday.  Flash forward to today, well...I'm utterly exhausted, my clothes aren't fitting right and I'm dealing with spit up everyday.  Wait.  That sounds pretty similar. 

I love how expressive his eyebrows are!

Anywho...Beau is growing and growing everyday.  He's learning new tricks and having fun practicing them.  Recently all he wants to do is sit up like a big boy.  He's such a show off.  Also, he's learned to roll from his back to his belly.  Pretty cute - until he does it at 2:30am in the morning and gets "stuck" in his crib.  He's experiementing with new foods.  Bananas are, without a doubt, his favorite.  Finally, today I caught him doing his own version of the army crawl.  He had his eyes on something just out of reach and he was damned and determined to get it.  That something?  The remote control.  Figures - just like a man! 

Mmmmm....

....carrots!

"You say, 'potato.' I say, 'No, thank you.'"

I have to say I've been looking forward to the day Beau tried his first solids.  And, not just rice cereal (does that stuff even taste like anything at all?)  So after getting the go ahead from his pediatrician (and then waiting a few more days for good meausure) we got out the bowls, spoons, and - mmmm - rice cereal.  (PS - this is his game face.  He's ready for anything!)

Well, as suspected he was ready for the challenge.  He wasn't 100% on the whole "don't thrust out your tongue for every bite" thing.  But all in all he did well.  He didn't seem too crazy about the taste.  But with each spoonful he optomistically and cheerfully opened wide! 

So, rice cereal was a success...on to bigger and better things.  First up, sweet potatoes! 

Well...this face pretty much sums up the sweet potato experience. 

I'm glad to announce "Sweet Potatoes - Take Two" was far more successful.  Next up...bananas!!

The Many Faces of Beau

Still so little, but oh so many expressions!  Beau hung out with his grandparents while mommy and daddy went to the hospital to meet Beau's new friend, (Chad and Emma's little boy) Andrew Schiele Vaught.  While we were away Grandpa took out the camera and, as usual, Beau did not disappoint. 

Here is his "let's play!" face. 

Here is his "up to no good" face. 

Here is his "What are you looking at, punk!" face. 

And finally, here is his, "I just love you." face. 

Sitting pretty

Ta da! 

So he's not quite sitting up straight yet, but this is pretty close. 

I read an article once where they called this position the "tripod".  The article said to help your baby sit up by teaching him to balance and support his weight on his arms. 

This evening Billy and I figured we'd let Beau try it out and, to our surprise...he loved it!  He stayed in this position for several minutes (plenty long enough for mommy to grab the camera to capture the moment!) I guess we now have a new trick to practice! 

Of course, it couldn't last forever...

PS - Check out the ears...looking more and more like his daddy every day ;)

Four months!

Well, our little pumpkin head is officially four months.  My how time has flown! 

According to his pediatrician he is "just perfect"!  (Her words, not mine, I swear.)  He might seem like a big boy, but according to his measurements on the growth charts, he's right about the 50th percentile for length and weight.  However, those measurements don't take into account just how long his legs are.  Yep, good-bye 3-6 month old footie pajamas!  We've moved on to 6-9 month old so that he can actually straighten out his legs.  We thought he'd appreciate that.