Sweet Potatoes and Raspberries!

Mom and Dad bought a baby food maker. First veggie- sweet potato. First bite...

The verdict...

I like it! Oh, and I proceeded to eat them and try to blow raspberries at the same time. Haha!

Trying to blow raspberries!

Cheese!

Last few days of being 4 months old

Tomorrow Boyd is five months old. Our baby Boyd is growing up. He remains a very chill baby. Always happy, regardless of how many naps he's missed or where he is in the world. He just takes in the world around him, fighting the sleep monster so he doesn't miss anything. When he does manage to nap, something or someone (usually Daddy) finds a way to capture his attention again. Mom is still hopeful that one day Boyd will sleep through the night too, although we are up to 6 hours in one stretch. We have noticed recently how much Boyd is captivated by music, especially songs from American Idol. Since the season is over we'll have to use some of the old episodes on the DVR - dad is fighting the idea of enrolling him in a baby music class (dad wants him to find a baby wrestling class to join instead-mom says, "What do you think getting Boyd down for a nap is?"). He's a Rock & Roll fan so you can guess who his vote was for. He is also infatuated with the outdoors, eating/ putting everything in his mouth (check out his new high chair-he thinks he is big stuff), running/bicycling his legs, trying out new sounds, and other children. We visited Emily and she is living with a family who has a three year old. You would have thought Boyd had a new best friend-that or he's into older women, he wouldn't take his eyes off of her. He has discovered that he can touch the ground and make his jumpy bounce too! We are practicing sitting (see series of pictures to judge the progress). Boyd has been accompanying me on some of my runs as well. He loves the jogger and the many places it takes him. The sunglasses are more for protection from bugs, fluffies, and pollen then the sun. Well, we need to get playing again so this is the end of our update. Enjoy the pictures.

Roll Over!

On May 8th Boyd surprised us and rolled over from his stomach to his back. I was convinced it would be from back to front first-he proved me wrong. The next day he rolled over 5 times in a row for Great Grandpa, mom and dad. Funny thing is, he hasn't done it since. He has gone back to eating his hands while on his stomach since that milestone is out of the way. He has practiced from back to front a lot though. Enjoy the pictures from one of his practice sessions and several other snapshots. He still is the most handsome baby around.

First Family Trip to the Zoo

Adam took a vacation day today, so we decided to take a family trip to the zoo. Boyd was bombarded with new sights, sounds, and smells. Daddy had fun trying out the new lenses on the camera. Boyd will have quite the animal photo book once we get them printed.

Growing

So I lied. We didn't wait a month for cereal. After further consideration I decided, "practice makes perfect." Tonight he ate great and would whimper when the spoon was out of his mouth. Hopefully Boyd will sleep for longer intervals now (a mom can hope). Today also marked the first successful trip in the baby jogger. A 35 minute run with mom. He is big stuff now. Boyd is also getting closer to rolling over! Such big changes. I also need to note that Boyd laughed so loud and long last week that Adam put down his video games and came running to share the moment. It was such an enjoyable piece of Boyd's history. Boyd continues to occupy himself with smiles, talking, and eating things like his blankets and hands (see pictures). There is also a picture of Boyd wearing a sweater Great Grandma Burla knitted for Adam when he was a baby. It was fun to compare pictures.