6 months!

While we were in Port Aransas for the July 4th holiday our boy turned 6 months old! We just cannot believe that half a year has passed already. Never in my life has six months flown bye so fast. I love, love, love this stage! Here's what Jake's been up to at six months:

-happiest, easiest baby I've ever seen- most people tell us this about him. easy to distract, easy to entertain, easy to care for. just easy going! love it!

-big! he doesn't have his six month appt until friday, but everyone says he's just huge! he's heavy and chubby and long and i love it!

-busy! he loves to be busy. whether it's talking to people, playing, scooting, rolling around the living room, etc he loves to be on the move!

-i can't turn my head for a second! the boy rolls over while i change his diaper, scoots literally across the living room, rolls way off of his playmat, pulls up on the bumper on his crib, climbs whoever is holding him like a rock wall, gets up on all fours while on the ground, etc. I think he's more ready to crawl than he is to sit up b/c to sit up you have to be still- and still he is not!

-what he is not yet is a master sitter. the boy has been sitting up on his own since May at around 4 months. in his 5 month pics he's sitting on his own. technically he sits on his own. he chooses not b/c he's going after everything and never sits still!

-he loves attention! he gets compliments and comments everywhere he goes! he smiles at people and usually talks back to them. they are always telling me (or him) how cute he is, how pretty his eyes are, how big and tall he is for his age, how cute his outifits are, etc. He loves it!

-he went to the beach and sat in the sand for the first time on July 3. His 6 month bday!

-he still loves his oatmeal, fruits, veggies, swinging, excersaucer, being held, being rocked, and his bottles!

-something he's started lately is reaching. reaching for people, not just me. i wanted a friendly baby who'd be happy around anyone and everyone. i got it! he does reach for me daily and it is truly my favorite and the highlight of my day!

What did we ever do without him? If my other kids are going to be half as sweet as he is, I may want 5 more. He's the happiest, easiest, cutest little man and we could not be any prouder of our little Jakey!

Where Has Sadie Been This Summer?

Today I was calling Sadie from the back door to come in and eat. She was not coming, so I went to look in both side yards. I think she's been escaping the summer heat and going to her own little spa. Our brilliant neighbors have a garden in their backyard and like to flood it...which then floods into our side yard. It created a little mud puddle or two. She was laying and rolling in it like a little piglet when I found her (before I had to come and get my camera).

Grrr. She just got a bath yesterday. This is just one reason, that, since Jake was born, "our girls" have become our "dogs". I no longer find these things cute or have the time or patience to deal with them.

Little Boy Blue

Had to share these sweeeeet pics of our baby blue eyes!

Sweet kisses from Daddy

Cutie pie!

Had to stick in a pic with the tongue and double chin making an appearance

All ready to go to the outlet mall! Doesn't he look precious in his outfit my good friend Becca got him?

Do you think his eyes are blue? I can't tell. Kinda freaky blue sometimes... :)
He also has the biggest hands, look at those things!!

I've always said that Jeremy and I would have a bald baby with blue eyes and blond hair. I had blond hair when I was little, and blue eyes, too. Jeremy had white blond hair and, of course the blue eyes he still has today. This baby love of mine is everything I pictured we'd have and much, much MORE. We adore him and are so thankful that he is our's!

Can YOU roll your tongue???

Well, Our little five month old Jakey can!! He's a genius. We know. :)

Fun at the Lake!!

We left on Wednesday to go to Eric's grandparent's lakehouse in Marble Falls on lake LBJ. We had an absolute blast and are sooooo thankful for wonderful friends and the summer fun we have together!!

Daddy and Jakey

Jax cuddled in his Mama's sling

Moms and baby boys! Rachel and Jacob will be in these pics in just a few short weeks! :) Yay!

I loved some of the big houses on the lake!

Beautiful! Someday...maybe...probably not, haha!

Love the waterfall into the lake!




I love this pic of Tay and Kinley headed up from the boat to the lakehouse

Daddy's and baby boys

Kinley and Taylor on the boat- two of the cutest girls around!!

Jake and Jax asleep on the floor of the boat. They loved it! :)

Jeremy and I on the jetski's







Sweet Tay Tay! :)

Jeremy leaving the dock on the jetski

Thank you so much Alarid Family for an awesome couple of days! We enjoyed a much needed getaway and had more than our share of fun!!!

5 Months!

At 5 months our Jakey is becoming more fun and bringing more joy to our life every day. Here is what he's been up to the past month!

-started *kinda* (not officially) sitting up. Sometimes he leans forward, sometimes he sits straight up with nothing behind him.

- his laughing has gotten out of control. He laughs at everything, sometimes just looking at us.

- he plays his own version of peek-a-boo. He finds your face, smiles, looks away by turning his head and then turns his head back to you. Once he makes eye contact, you get the absolute sweetest, biggest grin that ever existed.

-he scoots everywhere and has even gotten himself out of his swing and completely off of his playmat. He did this last month but it's very fast now! You can't turn your head for a second.

-He's gone swimming several times and absolutely loves the water...he's yet to cry or get upset in the pool.

-He is a friendly baby so far and loves for different people to hold him and pass him around.

-He continues to be extremely nosey and curious about everything. This sometimes makes it difficult for him to fall asleep in public because he fights it so much!

-He got his first ear infection this week! He's on ammoxicillin and has had about an average of three blowouts per day. Talk about a yucky week!

- He loves for you to hold his hands while he's sitting on your lap and he uses them to help himself stand up. He loves it!!! He thinks he's a big, strong boy b/c that's what I tell him when he does it.

-He's started eating real food. He's now not only tried rice ceral but oatmeal. He loves it 10x better! He's also had bananas, sweet potatoes, and applesauce. He also gets water now everyday, atleast once.

-He's my kind of baby! He's a daredevil!! He loves to be let go to fall backwards, tossed up in the air, and run down the hallway. He giggles and giggles.

-He's soooo ticklish! He takes after his Daddy Joe in this way, and that gives us a chance to talk about him a lot. Just pulling his onesie over his shoulders and he just giggles and giggles. I love it!

-He's sleeping pretty much all night. Usually 7 hours, up for a feeding, then back down for atleast two. The kid pretty much likes to be down from about 9:30pm to 10am. He sometimes wakes up because he's hungry, or he got scared- but he always goes back to sleep right away. It's wonderful getting such good rest again- and sleeping late too!

-He's wearing very few 3-6 month clothes and no 3-6 month shoes. He weighs in at well over 18lbs, he wears size 3 shoe, size 3 diaper, and usually anywhere from 6-12 month clothes! The little stinker is outgrowing all of the clothes I bought him way too fast.

This age has always been my favorite with babies. Now that I spend my everyday with Jakey we're having way too much fun! The stress of the newborn phase is long gone and he has his own personality but he's still my cuddly little baby. I would love for this phase to last five years I think!

At night I rock him to sleep and he holds my fingers and sucks on his paci, and occasionally looks up to make sure I'm still there. I try to tell myself that this is heaven on earth and that in a short time he will be an independent little boy running around the house. I pray for my mind to remember and soak up as much as possible about this precious phase and to look forward for what is to come. To know that God has planned for things to get even better after this...which seems completely impossible to me!
Happy almost half year, sweet Jakey!! It's been the best 5 months that I could've ever hoped for.

Our (cute, sweet, perfect) Big Boy!

Jake will be 5 months this week. We have so much to look forward to. In the next few weeks we have a trip to the lake with friends, family camp, and a trip to the beach with family planned! We are very excited for all of the fun that summer and life with our baby boy will bring!

Sitting up without anything behind him! (5/31)

playing with the remote!

Sweet blue eyed boy!

Jake and Jax! BBF (Best Buds Forever!!) LOL

Jakey and Aunt Haley

Pure Sweetness

He loves the bear attached to these Gymboree overalls that Granny and Papa got him. That bear kept him entertained all day. What an invention! :)