A Glimpse at Five Months

Teddy turned 5 months old on the 27th and he is really coming into his own . He loves sticking out his tongue, trying to sit up (he's almost there...check out the pictures), watching and laughing at Pierce, and trying out his new foods. So far he has sampled sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash and peas. So far he LOVES carrots and peas--he reaches out to grab the spoon and tries his best to feed himself. I can't remember when the eating gets a little cleaner...as of now he is burning through one outfit at lunch and at dinner. It's a good thing he loves tubbies, because he is in there at least once a day! He enjoys spending time in his exersaucer, and has had a great time watching the world while standing up.

Before

After

We got our Christmas tree this weekend and have had a blast decorating it with the boys. Pierce particularly likes changing the colors of his fingers by pressing on the lights on the trees. This year has been fun, since Pierce is starting to get into the idea of Santa Claus, and loves pointing out the decorations and listening for the reindeer on our roof. It's great to see the holiday through a kid's eyes again!

Turkey time

We just returned from a fabulous family Thanksgiving in Florida. The weather was perfect, and the boys got to spend quality time with Gigi, Nana, Pops, Chris, Liz, Foster and Molly and Uncle Drewman and Andrea. We spent hours at the beach, pool, the Palm Beach Zoo and running around the grounds at the hotel. Teddy got his first swim in and Pierce braved the diving board solo. The boys again were terrific travelers, and we all had a delicious, if not harried Thanksgiving dinner with 4 kids under 3.

A week of firsts!

In the beginning of November, we traveled out to San Francisco for Teddy's first trip to Nana and Pops' house. We had a wonderful week of playing, trips to the discovery museum, zoo and Exploratorium and walks along the bay. The boys were great travelers, and even adjusted to the time change pretty easily. Halsey and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary with a lovely dinner on the town while we had built in babysitters!

Pierce's favorite part of the SF zoo...the carousel.

While we visited, we introduced Teddy to his first solids--rice cereal. We offered it to him a little earlier than Pierce in the hopes that we could help with some weight gain and sleeping issues. We'll let you know how it goes. It seems like he could kind of take it or leave it! In the video below, Teddy was having a great time in the vibrating chair. He loved that it sits up straighter than the one we have at home. He is so strong, and tries to pull up to a sit (and standing) when you hold his hands. I'm afraid we may have a mover on our hands before too long!