6 months

Thomas is 6 months old today!

Thomas you are:

-enjoying an array of vegetables; squash, green beans, sweet peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, zucchini. We have not started fruit yet. I wanted to get you loving those veggies first.

-not crazy about drinking water. I try after every time you have solids to give you a bottle with water. You take a few sips, and then upon realizing its water... completely lose interest.

-just starting to reach for us. This is something your Daddy has been trying to get you to do for awhile now, but last weekend while Mommy Bette and Pop were here you nailed it!

-taking your paci out and putting it back in by yourself. It may take you a few seconds to turn it the right way, but you get it.

-sleeping 12 hours a night! Too perfect, I'm counting my lucky stars for this.

-slobbering, slobbering, slobbering... drool, drool, drool! You are cutting teeth in a major way. None have poked through yet, but all the signs are there.

-sitting up like it's no big deal and putting both hands down in front of you... like in a crawl stance.


What is happening right before our eyes??!! Our baby is growing!!

Handy

Several months ago, when Thomas was around a month old, Brian started putting things in Thomas's hands. Things to help Thomas learn how to use his hands. I really think it has made such a difference. He is good with his hands and really has been for several weeks. And that's not just coming from a proud mom. Friends ( and even a complete stranger at Target, thank you sir) with children of their own comment on how good he is with them.
Did someone just pull up in the driveway?

Yay! Dad's home!

Mother's Day Out

Thomas started Mother's Day Out at our church this week. He will be going every Wednesday from 9-3. I am so thankful for this because it will give him a chance to play with other children and adults, and I will be able to do all the things that need to get done around the house. Ms. Sylvia has taken a liking to him already.

Sarah Rice Miller: The Lady and The Building

Thomas and I enjoyed lunch today with one of my most favorite people, Sarah Rice Miller. "Miss" Sarah, when she sends me notes she always writes her name that way, and I have worked together for the past 4 years. Technically "Miss" Sarah retired several years ago, but seeing as our (my old) office building is the Sarah Rice Miller Health Center she maintains an office. "Miss" Sarah is a nurse and, as public health advocate, been devoted to helping the people in our county for 70+ years. She treated us to lunch at the country club today and it was truly a treat. "Miss" Sarah loves me and I lover her... and it's good for my soul to see how much she adores Thomas. "Miss" Sarah is full of life and such an interesting lady. Listening to her has always been wonderfully entertaining for me.

Not Taking This Lying Down

... because now we can sit up all by ourselves!

Happy Birthday John Colby

Thomas attended his very first birthday party last weekend. His cousin, John Colby, turned one. This precious little boy was gifted with the best weather of the summer. It was almost a record low at 83 degrees... on July 18th!We had such a great time... it wore us out!

5 Months

5 Months ago today, almost to this exact minute, we welcomed you into our family. What a gift you are! You smile just about every time you make eye contact with someone.... even people you don't know. The other day you and I went shopping, I had you in your carrier, facing me just about the entire day. Every person we saw, seriously son it really seemed like EVERY PERSON, had to look into your carrier and check you out. It was like shopping with a little celebrity. Your big blue eyes smiling and cooing all day long.

As I walked around the stores laughing at all your funny faces and sounds, I saw things were being put out for Fall and one store already had things out for Christmas (in July?) I felt so incredibly thankful and humbled. We have so much to look forward to! Your first Christmas and your first time in a pumpkin patch! Your precious life is such a gift to your dad and me.

Alright, sorry for being so sentimental... on to the facts....

At 5 months you are:

-rolling over like a pro! The first time you flipped from back to front was on July the 5th. You were staying with your Mammaw and Pappaw while your dad and I went to see Wicked at the Orpheum. She called us and was so excited for you! She had laid a pallet out for you in their living room. Your Mammaw says you worked and were grunting for what seemed like 20 minutes. Ever since then there has been no stopping you. We lay you on your back... and you flip over!

-enjoying every last bite of rice cereal! At first you were a little confused about the taste and the whole spoon thing. But it sure didn't take long for you to figure it out.
Above was the very first time.
You caught on fast!
And now you LOVE it!

-HEAVY! At your four month doctor's appointment you weighed 15lb 10 oz. We weighed you today on our home scales and you weigh around 17lbs 12oz. Our big boy!

-almost back to sleeping through the night. At around 2.5 months you started sleeping through the night consistently. We would put you to bed at 10, and sleep until 5:30. That was your schedule until we went on vacation. You slept fine in Florida and then we got home. You started waking up 2, sometimes 3 times during the night. But those days seem to be over. Now you are going to bed around 8:30 and sleeping until 6. Your dad and I are very pleased!

-completely captivated by your feet! You have a grip on those things throughout most of the day!
-so cuddly! And I really love it! You love being held close. Sometimes in the mornings I'll put you in the bed with me and we just snuggle. I know these days will be gone before I know it, so I just breath it in, and relish every second.