5 months

Mitch is 5 months today. Therefore we tried our first food which was a vegetable. I thought I'd start with green beans. I also thought he'd like them. Boy was I wrong. I gave him about 10 total spoonfuls which he would try to spit out each time, sometimes successfully. He would make the 'ew gross' face and gagged most of the time. I stopped after that and thought we could give it a try tomorrow. The doctor recommends trying a veggie for about a week to make sure he doesn't have a reaction to it. But if he keeps gagging like he did tonight I won't plan on keeping him on it. Maybe I'd try it again with the Stage 2 veggie. Anyways he is definitely an eater with the bottle and doesn't miss a meal! He went to the doctor on Thursday to get his heart murmur finally checked out. Of course he is perfectly fine and we don't need to worry at all. He is almost always happy (unless you are slow with the bottle). He loves to smile and it is so easy to get him to smile. He is a big talker too. He will even talk himself (or hum) to sleep. He is a roller, mostly back to front. He's a thumb sucker too which is adorable. He has been in 6 month clothes for awhile now, except pants, those are still 3-6 because 6 month ones like to fall down. He absolutely loves his big sister as well. He always is watching her and she can get him to smile in an instant! Green bean pictures...

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Third Birthday Katelyn

Today is Katelyn's third birthday but we celebrated it yesterday with a party. Below are all of the pictures Brad or I took through the day.

The party decor.

Some early guests.
Katelyn's party balloons.
The fabulous cupcakes!
Her's is in the middle, obviously!

Opening gifts.
Her sled from Mamaw and Papaw.
Princess Katelyn.
Jack sharing a ride with Mitch.
Cupcake time!
'Yum mommy!'

101 Things To Do With Your Toddler

1 Color
2 Blow Bubbles
3 Play Hide-and-Seek
4 Peek-a-Boo
5 Play Chase
6 Do Finger-plays
7 Sing a song
8 Collect rocks in a basket
9 Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
10 Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
11 Go for a Walk
12 Make a Car out of a Box
13 Read a book
14 Go to the park
15 Finger-paint
16 Play with Play-Dough
17 Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
18 Play the shell and pea game
19 Dance to music
20 Download games for toddlers from the Internet
21 Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags
22 Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
23 Roll a ball back and forth on the floor
24 Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl)
25 Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision)
26 Put on a puppet show
27 Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
28 Make a Horseshoe game
29 Make a Shape Puzzle
30 Play paper basketball
31 Run through a Sprinkler
32 Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
33 Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
34 Play with a kazoo
35 Wash windows together
36 Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
37 Brush each other's teeth
38 Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
39 Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
40 Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other
41 Make a playhouse out of a large box
42 Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)
43 Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets
44 Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.
45 Go on a Smelling Hunt
46 Frost Cookies
47 Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
48 Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
49 Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
50 Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
51 Have a splash party together in the bathtub
52 Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
53 Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
54 Make and try on paper hats
55 Give a piggy-back ride
56 Play "Horsey"
57 Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
58 Play tug-of-war with a blanket
59 Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
60 Make a camera and go on a Safari
61 Play games with frozen juice lids
62 Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
63 Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too
64 String large beads onto or along a shoelace
65 Squirt each other with squirt bottles
66 Glue shapes onto paper
67 Make sock puppets
68 Make paper puppets
69 Fill an old purse with toys
70 Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone
71 Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"
72 Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
73 Act out a story from a book
74 Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
75 Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
76 Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
77 Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
78 Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
79 Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
80 Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
81 Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
82 Do the Hokey Pokey
83 Make a super-hero costume out of household items
84 Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes
85 Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"
86 Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
87 Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)
88 Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
89 Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
90 Learn numbers from a deck of cards
91 Play the matching game with a deck of cards
92 Make a domino chain
93 Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
94 Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes
95 Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
96 Make a nature collage
97 Mirror each other
98 Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
99 Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
100 Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
101 TAKE A NAP!

Mitch's 4 month appt

Mitch saw the doctor today for his 4 month check up and all went well. He is 15 lbs 15 oz - basically 16 lbs! He is also 26.5 in tall. He is going to be tall like Katelyn but just a little bit heavier! He got two shots today, one in each leg and Brad said he handled it well. We've been given the ok to start cereal as well, what an experience that will be! He will return in 2 months for his 6 month check up.

Other Mitch news, he is rolling over - front to back and back to front now. Every once in awhile he will get stuck and then will get extremely upset, that is until someone picks him up and then he is fine! He has also become very vocal! He is 'talking' all the time!

Christmas pictures