These are a few of my favorite things

Ok, now I want to watch The Sound of Music.  It's been one of those evenings.  Maybe some Julie Andrews would make the evening better. :-)
It's been fun watching Trey's personality developing, especially over the last few weeks.  He's definitely developing preferences for certain things.

Swimming
The kid is a fish.  He's been swimming twice now (not counting trying to swim in the bathtub) and absolutely loves it.  We got to try out his floatie last week when we went swimming in Bella Vista and both really liked it!

He can still get to the water because of the mesh ring, and the shade was really nice.  The entire time he's in the water, his legs never stop moving.  If he's out of the floatie on his tummy, his gets his arms a goin' too.  That's made bath time much more exciting for sure!  We end up with water all over everyone and everything. :-)

Callie
The poor guy loves the kitty and grins every time he sees her, but she does not reciprocate.  If she's desperate enough for attention or off her guard, we can lean him over close enough to touch her, but that doesn't happen too often.  He's not fast or sneaky enough yet to get to her on his own, but that definitely doesn't keep him from trying!

Scooting
If he's in the floor, he's moving.  I guess it's what you call an army crawl - he pulls himself with his arms and uses his feet (big toes, primarily) to push himself.  He's pretty quick!

Mouths
For some reason, he loves sticking his fingers in our mouths, and he thinks the sound it makes when we pop our lips is hilarious.  I think we can thank Lydia for that one.  I had him giggling at Hobby Lobby the other day, and it was TOO cute!

Singing
I definitely don't consider myself to have singing talent, but that doesn't stop me from singing to Trey all the time.  "If All the Raindrops Were Lemondrops or Gumdrops" (wow, that's a long title) is a big hit, probably because of the "ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah" part.  He also really enjoys "Made" by Caleb Rowden.  I sing that to him a lot if he gets upset at bedtime.  Always gets a smile.  He just enjoys music in general so we usually listen to our Pandora stations on the television or my phone while we play.  And it's not singing, per se, but the "Pat a Cake" rhyme is funny to him too.  Although I have to do it with a southern twang.  I'm not even sure how that one got started!

Chewing
On anything.  His "angry chew" cracks me up.  His favorites are his blankie, of course, and his little stuffed toucan from his floor gym.  And Daddy's finger.

Fake Coughing
This is a new development.  If we fake cough, he starts coughing.  He woke up a few nights ago and was wanting to talk and play, so I was sitting in the rocker while he did laps in his crib.  I didn't even think about it and coughed and was immediately answered by his little fake cough from across the room.  Oh my.

Daddy
The kid loves his dad.  'Nuff said.

Baby Gate
Ok, so this isn't his favorite for sure, but Mommy likes it a lot!  Of course, it doesn't work if I leave the gate open, as I figured out today.  Oops.

Pictures in the Park

We're trying to get better about taking pictures of Boo that aren't just of him, so today, we met Steve's parents and Ashlynn down at the creek to grab a few pictures with the Canon.  We're definitely not professionals, but we manage to get several good pictures before it's all said and done. :-)  Our biggest challenge today was getting Trey to smile or at least look at the camera.  He gets so distracted by everything outside that it wasn't really until the end that we were able to get some genuine smiles.  The main trick is reciting "Pat a Cake."  For some unknown reason, the kid thinks it's hilarious.  So, here are some pictures from today.

Happy half birthday, Boo!

Wow.  It's hard to believe how quickly the last six months have flown by, but at the same time, it's hard to remember that teeny little baby we brought home.  We've gone from an adorable little baby who spent his days snuggled up sleeping to our chubby little man who is always on the move!  We go for his six month checkup tomorrow, so I'll have his stats then.

You're six months old, Boo!

*Edit*
Back from the doctor with the stats for this month:
Height: 28 inches (95th percentile)
Weight: 17 pounds, 12 ounces (50th percentile)

For all your chub, you're pretty long and lean! :-)

You're still in size 3 diapers and wear some 3-6 month clothes and some 6-9 month clothes.

The biggest change this month is your mobility.  Little Man, you are on the go!  As soon as I lay you in the floor, you pop over onto your tummy and take off.  I have officially learned that I can't assume you'll even be in the same room if I step out for a minute.  I was doing laundry a few days ago, and when I turned around, you were almost into the kitchen!  Thankfully, Aunt Regina gave us a few baby gates, so we can at least keep you away from the litterbox for now!  We did have to put in outlet covers and move the things off the bottom shelf of the TV cabinet.  For some reason, you came instilled with a desire to play NOT with your soft, colorful toys but electrical cords, cat toys, and any miniscule particle you can find on the carpet.

I have to be really fast on diaper changes or you try to roll over and run away naked.  Tonight when I was putting trying to put on your jammie pants, you were simultaneously kicking both legs, trying to eat your pants, and rolling over.  You don't make it easy to get you dressed!

This month, you got your first taste of food!  You have had sweet potatoes, pears, rice, and applesauce.  Guess we will do a few more veggies next!  You weren't too sure about the sweet potatoes at first but really seem to enjoy them now.  Applesauce got a big thumbs up today, yum!  And of course, what fun would solid food be without some spitting, kicking the spoon out of Mommy's hand, and grabbing the spoon to stuff it into your mouth?  Finding you a place to sit was like poor Goldilocks at the Bears' cottage.  Exersaucer - too much room to move.  Bumbo - too slouchy.  Bouncy seat - just right....if I tip it back so you can't try to crawl out. :-)

If we look at you and wiggle our eyebrows up and down, you think it's hilarious.

You really like playing in the Exersaucer (Not so much the Jumperoo yet.  It makes you cry.)  The last few days, you take your toys and throw them over the side and then lean over to look at them in the floor.  It took me about ten times of thinking you were just accidentally dropping it/knocking it off in the floor before I realized it was intentional. :-)  You also enjoy leaning over to look at the little mirror and talk really loudly to the baby you see there.  I'm sure it's because he's so adorable!

You really like playing with water bottles and the baby wipe containers (the crinkly plastic disposable ones).

If there's a tag on something, you will spend forever pinching at it with your fingers.

You get really focused on things and wrinkle up your forehead and eyebrows.

Bath time gets everybody and everything wet.  You still like to kick your legs.

You fell asleep on your own for the first time last week.  I usually still rock you while you nurse at about 8:00, but the other day, you were wide awake after you ate, so I kissed your little head, said "I love you," and put you down in your crib.  You talked very loudly to yourself for about thirty minutes and then rolled over on your tummy and went to sleep.  Although it's good to know you can do it, it made me kind of sad!

Speaking of you and your loud voice, you are very vocal sometimes.  It sounds kind of like you're just yelling, "Blah, blah, blah!"  You also have a really high pitched squeally voice you use sometimes.

You like the nightlight in the hallway and try to reach up and grab it.

We've ventured into the realm of "play dates" and they're a lot louder and chaotic than I realized, but it sure is fun!  We get together with Melinda, Regina, Autumn, and Jeremiah a few times a month, and we also had a fun time visiting with Lisa and Kari and their kids a few weeks ago.  Someday you'll be big enough to play instead of being put somewhere you won't get smooshed, poked, or broken. :-)

You're still taking three naps through the day.  Your morning nap and one of your afternoon naps are around an hour long, and the other afternoon nap is usually around two hours long.  You're still nursing every 2 1/2 - 3 hours through the day and go for 5-7 hours at night.

We can't wait to see what you can do next month!  I won't be surprised if you are sitting and crawling, but whatever you learn, we'll have fun doing it!  Daddy and I love you, Boo!

A Day in the Life: Monday

I thought I'd do a few posts documenting our day to day life.  It may not be too exciting, but I want to remember. :-)

I heard Trey babbling on the monitor at about 7:20, so I went and got him and brought him to our room.

Every morning, he comes and hangs out in our bed for a while.  He woke up once in the early, early morning and then around 6:30, but he never really wakes up totally.  I put Trey in his exersaucer in the kitchen while I made breakfast for Steve, and then he played in the living room for a while until he was ready to eat again.

He nursed and then went back to sleep around 9:00, and I took the chance to grab a shower.

After my shower, I did some laundry and cleaned up from breakfast until Trey woke up at about 10:00, and then we played in the living room for a while.  By 11:30, Trey was ready to eat again and went back to sleep for about another hour.  Valerie came over for lunch at noon, so we ate some salads and talked while Trey finished up his nap.  He enjoyed showing Valerie how cute and smiley he is when he woke up from his nap. :-)

Our afternoon was pretty quiet...nothing too special, just playing and enjoying each other's company.

Trey went back down for another nap around 3:00, and I joined the party and napped for about an hour. :-)  I got some laundry and dishes done while he finished up his nap by about 5.  We took some pictures, and Trey tried some pears.  He really seemed to like them, but it was a little trickier this time around.  Between Mr. Grabby Hands and Kicky Feet, we ended up having to clean pears off of his hands, face, my shorts, and the boucy seat.  Yeesh.  Trey always has a snack and short nap between 6 and 6:30 to tide him over until bedtime.  Then it was bath time and he was asleep by 8:30.

Steve and I are vegging in front of the tv for now.  I probably should go to bed pretty soon though instead of staying up until midnight or so like we have been lately.  Makes me too sleepy in the mornings!