I am not quite sure where January and February have gone but they brought us snow (once again), 2 family additions, valentines day and lots of joy, laughter and fun times!!!
On January 14th, my cousin had twin boys-Reid and Chase-and a few weekends later we went to visit them. Leyton was very interested in the new boys and wanted to touch them. When one of the boys started crying it scared Leyton (he'd never heard another baby/kid cry) and then he started crying-it was kinda funny but I also felt bad for him. It will be so fun to watch them (including Clara) grow up together!
Leyton and Reid-right before the crying began. The same day that we went to visit the twins Leyton turned 5 months old. Click on the picture below to see his 5 month pictures-he was being a little serious in these pics-of course once the camera went away he was all smiles.
Growing up I always received presents for Christmas and my birthday-but my Mom would also get me a "suprise" for Valentines and Easter-so of course I am had to carry the tradition on with Leyton. For Valentines (we went a little overboard but it's not like he knows) he got a new stuffed monkey, Murphy, some rubber blocks, a balloon (that deflated within a day) and some soft baby einstein blocks from us. Granna got him a potterybarn kids airplane sheet and airplane quilt to play on and a mini see and say. He also got some money and sweet cards from his Nana & Papa and Aunt JuJu and Jimmy.
Leyton continues to eat his baby food-oatmeal, fruit and veggies- but has decided that squash is, by far, his favorite. He doesn't care for any juices, but loves water-especially out of a big person cup-we can't drink water with out giving him some. He has become more snuggly and cuddly and "hugs" (squeezes) us often. Strangers seam to make him weary-but he will slowly warm up to them as long as we are around. The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Old Mc Donald are his favorite nursery rhyme songs and Brown Bear Brown Bear is the book of the moment. Aside from the wooden spoon and 1/4 cup measuring cup, his favorite toys are a throw back fisher price musical tv, a see and say, a baby einstein muscial fish tank, a balloon, rubber blocks and foam bath letters (which are in his mouth constantly-in the tub and out). Peek-a-boo is a favorite game that never gets old as well as staring into the mirror and getting handprints all over it. The television usually consists of Wonder Pets (still), Bob the Builder and Baby Einstein DVD's. He absolutely LOVES to ride in the baby bjorn and go around the house touching and grabbing anything and everything. He has even helped me bake some cakes and cupcakes while in the bjorn.
He is still toothless but continues to drool constantly. He isn't sleeping through the night yet, BUT he is only waking up once to feed and goes back to sleep afterwards. The cats and Goldie (my Grandparents dog) intrigue him and he gets frustrated when they won't let him touch them. As soon as he sees them he smiles and begins "talking" to them (as seen in my previous blog). He is also sitting up on his own as is evident in the above picture. I can't believe that yet another month has gone by-we're having so much fun!!!
