5 Months Old...

Blake turned 5 months old on Saturday! Where has the time gone? To celebrate, we got him in the pool for the first time. I think he really liked it, but it was hard to tell. He was his usual mellow self!

Drying off with Daddy after pool time!

Playing with my puppy in the crib!

Mommy got a new haircut!

Mr. Photogenic

Blake went to watch his Daddy's softball game for the first time this week.
He had his game face on!

They lost, even though Blake had his rally cap on!
Getting a hug from Cousin Wade!
Help!
Bath Time in the sink!

Playing in the Jumparoo for the first time!

More Blake...

Blake is quickly following in his Daddy's footsteps.
Sitting in the recliner with the remote!

Last night was our first time eating green beans.
Before:

After:

A LOT messier than eating cereal! At one point, it was on his eyebrows!

Blake's Bedroom & Bathroom-Picture Heavy Post

We finished up Blake's room today & it's really cute! Here are some pics of the finished product.

I made these curtain rods myself. The pictures don't really do them justice. They turned out really cute! 2 bats glued together with a baseball on either end.

I've got a thing for monkeys! Can you tell?

Blake hopes everyone had a great Memorial Day!

More Exciting News...

Blake is 4.5 months old today. He developed a little cold (sneezing, coughing, runny nose), so I decided to take him to the doctor to get everything checked out. Last time he had all these symptoms he had an ear infection as well.
He had a great doctor visit. He weighed 15lbs, 4oz with his clothes/diaper on. He was very well-behaved, laughing & smiling during his exam. No ear infection & the congestion isn't in his lungs-only in his head. Then, she looked in his mouth & what did she see?!
A tooth poking through!
Hooray! It must have just gotten there because I just felt around in there a few days ago & didn't feel anything. It will be difficult to get a picture of this milestone, but don't think I won't try!

Rice Cereal

Tonight was our first attempt feeding Blake cereal. Not very successful as far as him actually eating any, but it was fun to watch him try! Here are a few pics & a video of him trying to eat cereal.
I don't think he liked it. What do you think?

Whew! Thank goodness that's over!

Mother's Day & more...

I celebrated my first Mother's Day last weekend & it was great!
Here are Blake & I in the front yard. It was bright out. That's why we're so squinty!

Monday, May 11 was B's birthday. We celebrated by going to dinner at P.F.Chang's.
It was delicious!

Blake turned 4 months old on Wednesday. I looked back at some old pics.
Here's Blake with a loaf of bread & at about 1 week old!

And here's Blake with a loaf of bread at 4 months old!

Blake also had a playdate with his friend, Ryan, this week. They weren't really that interested in each other. They just looking at us since we were taking a million pictures of them.

Blake is such a happy baby all the time.
I'm so blessed to have him & am thankful for him everyday!