Loving solid food

I can't believe how quickly time flies. Liam is already old enough to eat solids---and I must say, he LOVES them! He was a little unsure at first. More food ended up on his face than in his mouth. But he grasped the concept pretty fast, and now he is all about squash, apples, pears, and sweet potatoes :)

But at the end of the day, he is still a sucker for his bottle. Boy does he love love his bottle. And I am glad he does---because I love cuddling him while he eats :)

Color Issue blog!!

My talented cousin, Aarean, just started a new blog called Color Issue. She is super creative and always so fun to read her posts. Check out her site at http://colorissue.blogspot.com/. And she is doing a pretty sweet giveaway, so head on over and join her site and blog about it!

A Day at the Dog Show

About a month ago we went to a Sheep Dog Show up at Sleepy Hollow. I had never been to one before and it was really cool. These dogs are really amazing. They have to herd all of these sheep down the mountain and into a little fenced off area. They run around the sheep, making sure to not loose one, and somehow they do it! Pretty cool to watch. And I was amazed at how many thousands of people were there watching. Apparently it is quite an attraction. Who knew?

They also had a dog diving contest where dogs would jump off a dock into the water after a toy, and the length of the jump was measured. I kept picturing Bosco taking part in this contest. He would make it about six inches off the dock and sink to the bottom of the pool! ha poor bulldog.

If you have never been before, I highly recommend going!

Could he be any cuter?

I LOVE it when Liam laughs. I remember the very first time he laughed when he was a few months old. It just melted my heart. And now he laughs all the time. It is such a rewarding feeling when you know that your child is happy and will just laugh and laugh at the littlest things. These are the times when being a mom is the best thing in the world.

My Sweet Little Boy

Could he be any cuter?! I love this little boy so much. He has changed my life from the day he was placed in my arms in the hospital. And it has been amazing ever since! 5 months---he is already 5 months old! I cannot believe how quickly time passes. Liam is doing so many things, and seems to be growing up so fast. Long past are the days of newborn clothes, size 1 diapers (he is wearing size 3, yikes!), and cuddling on my chest. Little man is active and won't sit still for a minute.

Some Liam updates:

He can almost sit without support

He loves tummy time, but will quickly roll onto his back so it doesn't last too long

He has a love affair with his bottle---I have never seen a baby so happy to get a bottle

He holds his bottle on his own

He loves to be held facing out so he can see the action going on around him

He grabs his feet and puts them in his mouth whenever he gets the chance

He loves loves to chew on his hands, and will get as many fingers in his mouth as he can!

He lost all his hair on the top of his head, and looks like an old man! (finally starting to grow in again, though)

He laughs all the time (he has such a great laugh)

He is ticklish on the bottom of his feet and on his tummy

He loves to play peek-a-boo and will giggle uncontrollably when he sees you

He takes great naps, but is not a good sleeper at night (wakes up every 2 hours the whole night...any suggestions to help with sleeping through the night???)

He is not quite ready for solid food. We fed him rice cereal this week, but it dribbled down his front--- he doesn't quite get how to swollow yet. It's cute to watch him try, though.

He loves his dad. He grins whenever he hears his voice or sees him come into the room.

He is intrigued by Bosco, and will grab his fat face. And sweet Bosco just sits there and lets him.

He likes to stare at himself in the mirror

He can sleep through movies in the movie theater, but will wake up at home if the floors creak too loudly

He is the sweetest little boy, and I just LOVE him.

DIY Wreath

I have been in a crafty mood lately, so I took up several crafting projects. I made this super cute wreath out of book pages! In total it cost me about 5 bucks. I got the book at the dollar store, the metal floral wreath frame and burlap at Hobby Lobby (love that store). I already had the twine rope and glue gun/glue sticks. It was super easy to make...it just took a long time! So if you have several hours and a few bucks to spare, you should make this wreath! I found the tutorial at www.dreyne.com/2010/03/book-page-wreath-tutorial-for-white.html

Liam, meet Bosco

We have tried to introduce Liam and Bosco before, but Liam never seemed to care. Poor Bosco! Bosco is always trying to get his attention, ha! Liam has finally started to take an interest in the pup, and now gets excited when he sees Bosco and will track him as he walks by. We got a cute video of Liam and Bosco boy---he loves to grab his wrinkly face! It's so cute.