6 Months Old! (Yesterday)

Wow, can you believe it's been 1/2 a year already? I can't! Kyle and I were just talking last night about what we did before Kason on Friday nights and couldn't really remember. We were pretty sure, however, that it involved going in to town and spending unnecessary money. Don't get me wrong...we still spend unnecessary money, but it's usually on Kason instead of us. :)

Kason's 6 month well-baby appointment is still not for another couple of weeks, so you will get his new stats then (I'm guessing 19lbs and 28in long). We are going today to get some professional pictures done for the family and for Kason alone. I can't wait! The photographer that is doing the pics is AMAZING (ashliephotography.com/blog if you want to check out her work) and I can't wait to see her work with Kason.

On the food front - Kason has now tried:
rice cereal (eh...could take it or leave it)
oatmeal (LOVES it!)
carrots (YUMMY)
sweet potates (again...YUMMY)
squash (could take it or leave it)
applesauce (LOVES it!)
peaches (still up in the air - just started these last night)
pears (EWWW, mommy, do I have to eat this? I will if you say so, but I'd much rather have one of the above)
Sweet Potato Puffs (I break him off a little piece and put it on his tongue. He sucks on them while I get his real food ready)

He is an AMAZING eater. He just had 5Tbsp of oatmeal mixed with an entire container of stage 1 applesauce for breakfast and I had to make him stop eating then. His mouth was still wide open ready for more!

6 Month Pic and Professional Pics Coming Soon!

Growing up too fast!!

My little boy is growing up sooo fast. Last night, he was so restless in his sleep and kept waking up screaming. Tylenol and teething tablets weren't helping, so we assumed it was gas, but lo and behold, today we have a SECOND TOOTH! I love watching him grow up and learn and discover new things, but it just seems like it is going too fast. I want it to slooooow down!

Some more pics for your viewing pleasure :P




Enjoying his cereal for the first time!


Enjoying tummy time!


Being a ham!



Kason and mommy!

We Have a Tooth!

Two days ago, Kason began cutting his very first tooth. It is just poking through the gums right now. During the day, Kason doesn't seem all too phased by it (except for constantly gnawing on his hands). But, at night, oh BOY! The poor thing hasn't gotten a good night's rest in a few nights. Hopefully, it will be in all the way soon and he will get some much needed rest.

And, in other news, sweet potatoes were a miss the first night but a huge hit the second night (apparently, he likes them cold!).

So, I'm a little late with an update....

As it has been pointed out to me by a few people, I am just slightly overdue for an update. With the holidays (and my laziness), we have been very busy. Kason is growing up so fast and has accomplished many things in the past couple of months.

He can now:
roll both directions (finally learned back to belly)
sit up (once we put him in the sitting position)
blow raspberries back at us (not fun with a mouth full of cereal!)
laugh (ALL THE TIME!)

For the holidays, we took a VERY long 16+ hour car ride to Texas. Kason did great! He slept and played the whole way there. He was a little more fussy on the way back, but still did a good job. While we were there, he got to meet his cousins and his aunt Jean and uncle Jim for the first time and had so much fun! He is LOVING all of his new toys.

While in Texas, we took a detour to College Station for Kason's first trip to Aggieland! The real reason we were ther was for Kason's baptism. We decided to get him baptized at the church we attended while we were in college, A&M United Methodist Church.

Since we have been back, he has started going to his new sitter, Lisa. He seems to be doing very well there. She has 2 little boys that he, of course, loves to play with! We have also started on solids (just cereal right now). Boy, does he love his oatmeal! I think the constant battle with thrush and having to feed him that medicine 4 times/day really helped him get the hang of the spoon quickly.

He doesn't have his 6 month appointment until 6.5 months, but we think, right now at 5.5 months, he weighs somewhere near 18 pounds (probably a little more) and is REALLY long!

Now, what you've all been waiting for...the PICTURES (in no particular order)! Well, nix that...the add image button is not working. I will add from a different computer later this evening.