Happy Baby

We definitely don't have a shortage of smiles in the house with Miles around.

His favorite is when his brothers play with him and try to make him laugh.

He laughs hysterically and it is one of my favorite things to watch.

 

The Solids Journey Continues

Don't let this smile fool you...this little guy is not yet a huge fan of solids.

So far we've tried sweet potatoes, avocado and pears.  I give him a spoonful and he sits

there with his mouth wide open refusing to close it, or even swallow.  The food makes him

salivate and before long the drool starts pouring out of his mouth.  Still, he has no interest in

trying to get the food down.  I eventually wipe the drool off his chin and try again.

The one thing he loves are Baby Mum-Mums.  He'd eat those things all day long if he

could.  He's always trying to chew on any and everything, so these are great for him.  As

soon as he sees them his eyes get really wide, his mouth opens, he starts breathing faster

and his little arms and legs flail about in excitement.  He gets so excited that as I hand it to

him he'll grab it so hard that the thing snaps right in half.  Hopefully this excitement carries

over to the pureed food I keep trying to feed him.  ;) 

Aunt Mary's Sweaters

My Aunt Mary is an amazing knitter.  While I only knit an occasional hat here and there, she makes beautiful sweaters with intricate patterns.  It's something that I have a lot of appreciation for after struggling at times with even the simplest of hats.

The other day we got a package in the mail and it was two sweaters she had knit for Owen and Joe.  They are so cute, and even more important than that, they are an extremely special gift because she made them.  Thank you Aunt!!  We love you!!

Ice Skating 101

This winter I signed the boys up for an ice skating class.  I was looking for something fun to

keep them busy while the weather wasn't great, so I figured I would give it a shot.  It's a

good skill to have and they could be in the same class with each other.

They had their first class today and it was absolutely hysterical.  Owen was up, then down,

then up, then down.  He wanted so badly to be able to do it that as soon as he fell, he would

pop right back up again.  I was so proud of him for not getting frustrated or giving up.  

Joe was a little slower getting started, but he worked really hard trying to get up on his own.

Then once he got up an instructor helped him move around the ice.  I got their first couple of

minutes on the ice on video and I have to admit that every time I go back and watch it, it

makes me laugh out loud.  The falls are SO funny.  I don't know what's worse, these poor

kids out there trying their hardest to learn, or all of us parents standing behind the glass

laughing at their expense.  It's so hard not to though.  Try, I dare you...

    

 By the end of the class, both boys were doing much better.  

And more importantly, they seem to be having fun doing it.

Peace and Number Five

I am posting this picture because the story behind it makes me laugh.  Ryan's Aunt Susie

bought this Hot Wheels table for the boys for Christmas.  Once we put it together and they

started playing with it I wanted to take a picture to send to her.  I asked them to smile for a

picture, at which point Owen held up a peace sign.  Where he even learned that, I have no

idea.  Joe looked over at him completely confused.  He saw that Owen was holding up

fingers, so he decided to throw up the number that he can most easily accomplish...five.

So Aunt Susie, thanks for the table.  Peace and number five!

Yay..Solids!!

Miles is 6 months old which means we get to start feeding him solid foods.

We brought the high chair up from the basement and got him acclimated to his new throne.

I'd say he's pretty happy with it.

I decided sweet potatoes sounded like a good choice for his introduction to real food.

Clearly he did not agree with me.

He did really well with the actual process of eating.  No gagging and seemed to get the

hang of it really quickly.  He just didn't seem to like his first taste of sweet potatoes.

That's OK buddy, we have plenty of practice and many more delicious foods ahead of us.   

Owen goes Sledding

We've been promising Owen that we would take him sledding all week long, but things kept

coming up.  Being the great Dad that he is, Ryan kept his promise and took Owen in the

morning on the day we were leaving.  Looks like you made his day Ryan!! :)