Happy Birthday Little Man

It's hard to believe that just 5 short, but seemingly long months ago you joined are family.  Since then our life has been filled with the joys of first time parenthood.  Learning the ropes, while trying not to damage you in the long run.  You truly are such a blessing to our little family and it feels like you have been with us always.  We love you so much and love watching you learn and progress.  Even though my days are filled with changing poop filled diapers, getting spit up on, and listening to you cry while trying to fall asleep for you naps. I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT FOR ANYTHING!  I absolutely LOVE being YOUR MOM.

So since you are 5 months old I thought it would only be fitting to list 5 things I love about you

1.  You are a very somber baby and you really make people work to get a smile.  As a matter of fact this is the expression you have on your face most of the time.

2.  You have recently found your toes and love to suck on them.  I think it is super cute, but your Dad thinks it's a little bit gross.  If you are still sucking on your toes when you are walking around on them I might have to put a stop to it, but for now it a okay with me.

3.  You have really grabby hands that are pretty quick.  It keeps us on our toes.  There have been a few times you have snatched your Dad's glasses and it makes us laugh.

4.  Smiles are hard to come by, but when you get one they are big, gummy, and so darn cute!

5.  And last but not least you still sleep in a swaddle.  When you are sleeping you constantly grab at your eyeballs and wake yourself up.  I worry that if I let your arms stay free you might not be able to see when you get up from your nap and your nap will be all of 5 minutes.

 

My Name is Klive and I Like Rice Cereal

Yesterday I took Klive in for his 2nd and final weight check.  He did awesome!  Our little buy tipped the scales at a whopping 13 lbs. 1/2 oz and is now 25 inches long.  He is now in the 4th percentile for his weight and the 25th percentile for his height.  Not only did we find out that he is growing like he should, but we also got the go ahead to start him on stage 1 solid foods and that he now can go 6-8 hours a night without eating.  I left the Doctors office energized and ready to start baby boot camp right away!  (This waking up ever 4 hours in the night to feed my sweet little one has really taken a toll on my sanity)

Last night once we got home from family night we got our little man ready for bed and his first taste of rice cereal, and to my surprise he seemed to like it!

As far as waking up every 4 hours to eat last night Klive went 6 1/2 hours before he woke up so we didn't even have to start bootcamp.  I'm not sure if he slept so well due to the cereal or a sleep sounds cd that I bought.  But whatever the change is from I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that it sticks!

What do you do in the summertime?

Lay in the grass

Suck on my lip

Laugh a little

Eat my bumbo

and play in the grass

Ready for Church

Sunday we headed up to the Stake Center for church, but since the our little Klivesicle was looking so adorable I thought I would take some pics so everyone who reads this blog can see how handsome he looked before he drooled all over himself and covered the front of his shirt with spit up.

There you have it, our little guy is one handsome devil!