5 months and 2 weeks

I am almost 6 months old, not that far to go. Now that I can roll over like a mad man, i rarely sleep on my back anymore. My daddy usually finds me on my stomach every single morning and the sheet is soaked with my slobber. I even used the pacifier for the first time ever to nap this weekend. I only used it for about 10 minutes, but it helped me get to sleep, then it fell out of my mouth like always.

I am also trying really hard to scoot around and move on my playmat!




I also go crazy in my jumper now. I bounce in it like 50mph! i also have figured out how to play with the toys on it now too. And I am tall enough to not need phone books to prop me up anymore. i can reach the floor! I can sit in it for up to an hour and just go nuts! That's when mom is trying to wear me out



My mom also really knows how to make me laugh!

I'm 5 months old!

I just turned 5 months old on March 30th! I am really getting to be a big boy! My mommy had to travel a lot this month for work to Orlando and Las Vegas, so Daddy watched me a lot while she was gone. Boy did she miss me though- she gave me lots of kisses. She stayed in a fancy hotel room at the Venetian without me or Daddy!

I am also really rolling over like crazy. Once I figured it out, i just couldn't help myself and like to roll all over the floor back and forth. I also am trying to crawl- the army crawl. I can't lift my belly off the floor to really crawl yet, so i just scoot myself across the floor instead for now. After a while, i get really frustrated and start crying. I want to be able to move so bad!! I also really like sitting up, i can't quite do it on my own yet, but i am close. i just like seeing everything that is going on around me.

Me and my cousins- CK and Garrett. CK is so good with babies, he has a new baby brother too. I think Garrett and I look alike- we have the big Peters head!

My first Easter!

Well where do I start? I have been so busy lately! I had my first trip to the zoo, my first taste of baby food as well as my first Easter. Here is a pic of me in my cool golf hat I wore for Easter. Mama bought it for me! It barely fit my head though. I went and had dinner with my family and got a picture with my two cousins on mommy's side of the family. This is Ally (5), me and Michael (18mos). Mikey and I are going to be such good friends once I get big enough to play with him. We have big plans for some sandcastle building at the beach this summer.

Here are all my cousins on Daddy's side of the family. There are 6 of us now......this was on Easter. Back row- Garrett, CK, second row- Camille, Lindsay, Granny holding Christian (3 mos), Great Granny and me! Christian and I were born only months apart!I am also going through a really fun phase right now where I torture my parents every night before going to sleep. I kick like crazy, i put my hands in my face and play with my hands.....anything to stay awake. It now takes a good hour or two for my parents to get me to bed. And once i do finally fall asleep, i keep jerking myself awake, but finally sleep gets the best of me and once asleep, i stay asleep through the night though.

Well my mommy is busy at work and had to go to Orlando for a tradeshow. So Daddy and I were left to fend for ourselves for 4 nights and 5 days. We did great though and had fun together. Here is where mommy was working at the booth.

And here is me and Daddy spending some quality time together.

I also had my first trip to the zoo ever. Mommy and I went to the Fort Worth zoo with some friends. While i am not old enough to understand all the animals, I did really enjoy just looking at the trees and sky! I love my little fishing hat too.

And I also started eating real baby food finally. i started off with peas last week and just tried squash. I really like peas and squash so far! much better than that bland rice cereal stuff. Boy do i love to make a mess when I eat though.

Two firsts----rice cereal and my first flight

Rest in Peace Great Grandpa Mike......Lewis Walter Easler Jr. otherwise known as "Mike". He is on the left in his picture of my aunt Wendy, cousin (Ally) and my grandpa. this was taken before I was born. But I was lucky enough to see my great grandpa Mike before he passed away on Friday, March 7th at 11:30pm. He was a very special man to me, because without him, i would not have been possible. I am his ever lasting legacy on this earth. What a special gift, huh? Because mommy and daddy had trouble getting pregnant, they had to do in vitro or IVF to have me. It is not cheap and Grandpa Mike helped them pay for it. So if he had not been so generous, I would not be here. I am named after my grandma, his wife, Ellen Reed who passed away 4 years ago. (My middle name- Reed). It is also my grandpa's name- Jimmie Reed. My parents will share great stories and photos of my great grandpa and remind me of how special he was to us all.

So the doctor okayed us to start rice cereal. I am eating a little every night now- and after a week, mommy is going to feed me rice cereal at breakfast and dinner! i am not quite sure how to eat it yet, i just like to play with it in my mouth for now, but i am slowly getting the hang of it and swallowing it. Boy, do i like to make a mess though!

I also had my first flight this week. Being on an airplane was pretty exciting. Unfortunately it was under bad circumstances as my great grandpa passed away. I was very lucky to get there on Friday and see him before he passed away. It was as if he was waiting for me and mommy to get there so he could see us before he went to heaven. I was so good at the hospital and well behaved. Here I am with Grandpa just after the funeral.

I got to meet my cousins- Janine and Buddy. I loved Janine- of course I like blondes! She would talk to me and I would just laugh! My two aunts also kept me entertained in our hotel room. I was a bit fussy going to bed because I was sick and my schedule was messed up with the time change and daylight savings time. Aunt Wendy would rock me in front of the mirror so I could look at myself and she and Nene would sing me disney songs! that finally got me to calm down and to sleep.

Aunt Wendy also rocked me on the porch at my Great Grandpa's house. I liked that a lot! Here I am in just my diaper at the hotel!

4 MONTHS OLD! chunky monkey!

So I just turned 4 months old- although February doesn't have a 30th in it, i guess we will count the 29th as my 4 month mark. I had my doctor appt and weighed in at a whopping 17lbs! That's 90th percentile, meaning I weigh more than 90% of the kids my age. For height, I am 27inches, the 96th percentile. and for my big old noggin.....44.5cm, 97th percentile. I had more shots today and i cried like a baby.....well because i am a baby! I'm allowed. The doctor also told my parents that i might need a helmet to help shape my head better. So we are going to talk to a doctor about that soon. Most kids my age only wear the helmet for 4-12 weeks.

Mommy put some gel in my hair today and made me look so cool with it all spiked up! The girls are going to dig me now!

On Saturday, March 1st, i rolled over for the first time ever. Man was that hard. i started off on tummy time and rolled to my side and sat there for a while, then i rolled all the way over to my back again. of course i wouldn't do it a second time since Mommy really wanted me to.




Poor daddy got sick this week so he hasn't gotten to hold me or touch me all week long. hopefully he is better so we can play again. but i have been lucky and have not gotten sick. Me and mommy hanging out on the couch----



The doctor also told me i can start eating rice cereal and in a month, i can start baby food! before you know it, i'll be weighing in at 20lbs.


My dogs, Tinkerbell and Sassy were fighting over who was going to get to lick the formula drooling from my mouth!

I am 3.5 months now!

I am really getting the hang of how my hands work. I am now reaching out for toys and learning how to grab and hold on to them. Mommy makes me work hard to reach them during tummy time. I hate tummy time usually, but i am getting used to it and better at it. I even pushed myself up on my arms for the first time ever tonight and my mom was so proud! She didn't get it on video, but I did it a few times!!! Of course I leave a trail of slobber behind me too!

Mommy also likes to tickle me and make me smile and laugh! She finally got my laugh on video below.

My how time has flown! i am now almost 4 months old! Don't I look really cute in my hat!?This one is my cool look!

I am wearing the OU shirt that Granny got me- GO OU!!!!!!!


I love to spend time with daddy upstairs on my playmat before going to bed. He plays on his computer and we talk to each other until I get tired and then he puts me to bed for the night in my crib. I am still sleeping through the night really well. I go to bed between 9 and 10pm (after a short nap from 7-8pm) and i don't wake up until 7am most days. Some nights I like to surprise my parents at 4:30 or 5am requesting a snack, but i always go back to sleep right after eating.

Here is a pic of me and mommy before a big party at our house!

My first tooth!

William is now 3 months and 1 week old and got his first molar peeking through last weekend. It is on the bottom and you can see the little sharp white edge poking out. He was slobbering like crazy, so i checked his gums and sure enough a tooth is making its appearance, slowly, but surely! He hasn't fussed too much about it either. He has been 'chewing or sucking' on his hands a lot more though.

He's been working more on tummy time too. We try and entice him with toys and he is really starting to reach and grab for them finally.





He has spent a lot of time napping as usual. He loves his naps! He even smiles in his sleep.

Angel sleeping peacefully!

And in his bouncy, he passed out!

this pic below was him in December- so you can see how much bigger he has gotten.
A pic of Will and mommy just before a party on Feb 9th.

He is really starting to look like such a big boy now. His hair keeps coming in more too.

Will is still sleeping through the night pretty well- usually goes down at 9pm and sleeps until 6 or 7am the next morning. He is still sleeping in his crib, although he is moving around a lot at night now. We took the bumper pads out since they now say that can be a suffocation hazard (now that he is moving around). He seems to love his room and his crib a lot! We are so lucky to have him sleeping so well at 3 months, although we struggled with sleep for months before this. He also has had his reflux return the last 2 weeks. He even got sick at day care this past week and threw up 3X. They called and I picked him up. He seemed fine and as happy as usual, even when sick.