WEA turns 5 Months!

The months are slipping by entirely too fast for this mama. My little man is five months already?!?! How can that be?!?! Someone please make it stop!

Walker's 5 month milestones/updates:
~He started eating rice cereal and puréed apples, pears, and bananas. He's not a big of eating solid foods just yet and since he's still under six months, I haven't been pushing them on him. Some days we'll try and others we don't.
~He's making a few new sounds. His favorite is sticking out his tongue and blowing. This just cracks him up!  He also spits whenever he gets mad which happens when he is left alone for too long.
~He is very close to rolling over.  He will be laying on his back and he'll kick his foot over his body and then he will get so mad and start grunting because he can't quite figure out how to roll the rest of the way over.  Any day now he'll figure it out.
~He has improved by leaps and bounds with his night sleeping.  He went from waking up every 2 hours one night to now waking up consistently at 1:00 am and 4:00 am (give or take a few minutes).  I'm actually getting more than 7 hours of sleep at night and I'm feeling like an all new mommy during the day because of it.
~He's still having some issues at the stay-and-play at the gym.  He alternates between being very happy and playful one day to being a total disaster the next day.  I never know what to expect.  And of course as soon as he hears and sees me, he stops crying and smiles.  Apparently he has figured out how to get what he wants :)
~He responds to familiar voices and he even sometimes turns to you when you say his name.
~He is definitely starting to become a little more high maintenance.  He likes to be held constantly.  I'm having a very difficult time getting anything accomplished at home.  
~His current daytime schedule goes something like this: wake up anytime between 6 and 7 am, eat, play, nap within about 2 hours of first waking (sometimes less if we're taking S to school), eat, play, eat, long afternoon nap around 1:00, eat, play, snack consisting of cereal and fruit, play, eat, catnap around 5:30, play, bath at 7:00 pm, eat, asleep by 8:00 pm.
~He is wearing size 6-12 or just 12 month clothing (in some brands he actually wears 18 month!) and he is in size 4 diapers. That's a little shocking considering that the last diaper Savannah wore was a size 5.

sitting at the table in his high chair

such a big boy

attempting to roll over

never mind---I'll just lay here 

my happy little trainer after our morning jog

sweet sweet boy

first time eating solids

I can't believe we're only one month away from being halfway to one year old!!!  How are these months slipping by so fast?!?!  I really can't believe how quickly my little man is growing.  I know I've said it before but it still stands---Walker really is the sweetest, most easy-going, happy, smiley little baby boy.  He is such a joy to be around. I am soooooo lucky that I get to spend every day all day with him----even when the days start before 6 am :)

WEA at 4 Months

This post is about two weeks late but let's pretend he just turned 4 months. I'll be doing that a lot moving forward----trying to turn back time. My little man is getting too big too fast and I'm not just talking about his size, although he is pretty ENORMOUS!!

LOVE all these delicious rolls!!

Walker's 4 Month Milestones/Updates:
~During tummy time he can lift his head about 80 degrees.
~He can hold his heady steady all the time even when pulled upright.
~He turns in the direction of familiar voices----usually mine and Savannah's.
~He is picking up and grabbing toys and putting them directly in his mouth.
~He LOVES pulling on his sister's hair and she must not mind too much because it hasn't prevented her from getting in his face.
~He talks/laughs/squeals all the time and usually very loud. He's making sure his little voice is heard around here.
~His nighttime sleeping has reached it's worst point yet---waking every 2 hours to eat. And it's not due to a lack of daytime eating either.
~He loves playing in the exercauser, in the walker, and on his playmat..
~He really isn't interested in trying to roll over but he does try to tuck his knees up under himself during tummy time.
~He's very ticklish all over.
~He is wearing size 6-12 month or just 12 month clothing and is between a size 3 and 4 diaper---yes, he's a BIG boy!
~He hasn't been the most well behaved baby in the stay-and-play. Most days the ladies have to pull me from my class because he is crying hysterically. Of course once I pick him up he is totally fine---possibly a mama's boy in the making??

Doctor's Update: 4/19/13
Weight: 20 lbs 1.5 oz (99%)
Height: 25.6 inches (85%)
Head cir.: 44.2 cm (90%)

Overall, Walker is still a very happy and easy-going baby; at least until nighttime. He loves to be held constantly and he wants at least one person's attention at all times. Although I think he prefers Savannah's attention only half of the time ;)

playtime

such a sweet face

giggly boy

We sure do love this little man!

Little Man's First Vacation

I'm way behind on updating the blog.  Two kiddos keep me busier than I expected.  

The first weekend of April we traveled to Miami for Oscar to compete in the Nautica South Beach Triathlon.  The was Walker's first vacation and also his first time on an airplane.  Thankfully Oscar flew down with us and then Grams met us in Miami to help out but mostly to just play, too.  We arrived late Thursday afternoon and by the time we picked up the rental car and checked into our hotel, the Sagamore, is was time for dinner.  We rushed over to Joe's Stone Crabs just in time to beat the crowd.  After a yummy dinner and a meltdown for Little Man, we headed back to the hotel to get settled in for the night.  Grams and Savannah slept on the pull out sofa in the living room and Walker, Oscar, and I shared the king-sized bed in the bedroom.  

Friday we woke up to a dreary overcast morning.  Since it wasn't supposed to clear up we decided to spend the morning at the Miami Children's Museum.  Savannah had soooo much fun.  This was definitely one of the better kid's museums that we've visited.  For lunch we exposed Grams to little Havana and ate an authentic Cuban meal at Versailles.  Afterwards Savannah was wanting to head back to the hotel to play.  She is such a hotel snob.  She loves to just hang out and play in hotel rooms----the bigger the room the better.  We even decided to stay in and order room service for dinner.  

Saturday proved to be the best beach/pool day.  We spent the whole morning and afternoon laying out by the pool.  The ocean was way too cold for me and Walker so we stuck to our lounge chairs.  He actually wasn't a big fan of the beach----too sunny and too windy.  He much preferred his shady lounge chair by the pool.  Savannah was happy either way; she's such a water girl.

Sunday morning Oscar left before the sun came up to get ready for his triathlon.  Grams, Walker, Savannah, and I went out to the boardwalk around 9:15 am to get a glimpse as Oscar came running by during the last leg of the race.  Afterwards, we grabbed breakfast and headed back out to the pool for our last couple of hours before heading home.         

Savannah's necessities for the trip---she picked them out herself

Walker's first time on a plane

pretty easy flight all around

waiting for the extremely SLOW valet to deliver our car

teeth brushing at the museum

learning about hot air balloons

pretend grocery shopping

time to check out

lunch time

soooo much love

first visit to Joe's for stone crabs

gelato for dessert

heading out to the pool

the pina colada thief has become a daiquiri thief

lounging poolside

not impressed with the ocean

ready to jump in the waves

braving the chilly waters

nap time

Walker's first time in the pool

he loved it!

lounging with my boys

self photo

me, Savannah and Grams

only on vacation do we eat this much ice cream

out on our balcony

O running past us during his race

Grams' attempt to smuggle Walker to her house

It was such a fun quick trip and we were sooooo happy to have had Grams along with us.  Unfortunately the happy vacation feelings were short lived because once we arrived home, we realized that the Miami airport security people had gone through our luggage and stolen our nice, big camera.  All of those great moments captured on the trip are now lost forever.  Thankfully we still took some with our phones which is where all of these photos came from.  However, I am still devastated that all of the great shots taken of Walker's first time in the pool will never be seen.  Luckily we have another beach trip planned for Memorial Day.