THE BIG 6

Sean is almost 6 months old now. Can't believe it!! He is at such a fun age--so smiley and fun! Still curious about everything--will grab and insert into his mouth anything within his reach. Sits up on his own pretty well now. Loves being outside. Anytime he gets kinda fussy in the evening before bedtime--Collin or I will take him outside and he's instantly happy--just looks around at everything.

Just waiting now for the next big thing: crawling! Can't wait!

Time is flying by

Can't believe he's almost 6 months old. It's such a fun time right now--lots of laughing! He can sit up by himself pretty well now, a couple of minutes before he eventually tips over. He's so curious about everything and is a very distracted eater now-a-days. I told Collin when he came home yesterday and saw Sean with rice cereal all over his face, head, hands, feet, legs, his chair and the table--that I was losing the battle!! That's exactly what it feels like!!!

Went out to St. George this past month and had a great time with my parents and Jenn, Kate, and Leah! Sean slept in the storage room and apparently loved the dark--he slept about 12 hours a night!! He would get a little intimidated by his cousins and their craziness sometimes-not used to so much chaos--it's pretty mellow at our house!

First Plane Ride

First time swimming

With Grammy

Sean's cousin Leah
Sean's cousin Kate

Sean took his first plane ride this past month. We flew out to Utah for Ali's wedding (Collin's sister), to see Eric (Collin's brother recently home from his mission to Madagascar), and to see Collin's parents off at MTC. They will be serving as mission presidents in Concepcion, Chile. We also went to see my family. Jenn and Dave hadn't seen Sean yet. So all-in-all it was a busy 12 days. After I got over my anxiety about taking Sean on a plane and messing with his "schedule", it was a pretty great trip. 3 days before we left, Sean rolled over for the first time(tummy to back), and two days later he rolled from back to tummy. Now won't stay laying on his back for anything. He rolls right over to his tummy. He hasn't quite figured out how to get back over to his back though, even though that was the first way he rolled.

He seems to have grown up so much in the past week or so. He loves grabbing his toes, has started eating rice cereal, reaches for anything in his path, and is laughing more and more. This is such a fun stage for me!!!

3 months

Sean is 3 months old now. How the time flies. He is starting to grab for toys and hold on to them. He's close to rolling over, can't quite get all the way over yet. He is such a sweet baby. He's still sleeping through the night...smiles a ton and spends a lot more of the day playing and awake, instead of sleeping or crying. I love playing with him!!

Took him to Indianapolis a couple weeks ago for the mini marathon and had a great time with Collin's family!! Headed on a plane to Utah in a couple weeks!!

The Great Outdoors

It has finally gotten a little warmer here in Milwaukee, so Sean has been discovering the "great outdoors" through walks with his mama. Mostly he sleeps in the stroller, but occasionally he'll look around. After being inside for so long, it's nothing short of amazing to go outside in shorts and a tank top and feel the sun on your skin. I'm still a warm weather girl-through and through.

Sean seems to be growing up before our eyes. Collin came home from work yesterday and swore Sean had grown an inch and gained 2 pounds while he was gone. He smiles a ton and is starting to interact with us a little more. At his 2 month check-up, he weighed 14 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 25 1/4 inches long: the size of your average 6 month old. It goes without saying, we get an arm workout daily!

He is now sleeping through the night. Collin and I pretty much get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Not bad for having a baby! I've already forgotten what it was like in the beginning, waking up every 2 hours. Let's hope I don't remember before the next one comes along.

We blessed Sean this past Sunday. It was really special. I was glad he didn't cry or "fill his diaper" during the blessing. It was also his first time at church. He slept like an angel the last two hours of church. I was nervous for nothing.

Sean will be taking his first trip next week to Indianapolis for the mini. Can't wait!!

And....it gets harder

Right after I wrote that last post, Sean decided that naps were not for him. So he went from taking a good 3 hour nap every day to taking a couple half hour naps. Mama was not happy. But I guess that's how it goes. The little guy likes to keep me on my toes!!

It gets easier

The first few weeks of being a mom were tough--wonderful but tough. Waking up in the night 3 or 4 times to feed him and not really sleeping that well in between made for some tired days. The last two weeks have been quite a bit easier, with Collin giving Sean a bottle once in the night and me only having to get up once with him. Just getting more sleep makes everything easier. Sean is a great sleeper now. He takes a three hour nap in the afternoon with some other shorter naps throughout the day. Last night I put him down for bed at 9:30 and he slept all the way till 4:30. I was ecstatic!!! He is still growing like crazy! At 4 weeks, he was 12 pounds, 2 ounces--and growing out of all his clothes. I've already got a few 3-6 month outfits out for him to wear.

I told my mother in law the other day--everytime I pick him up--I melt just a little bit!! I just adore him and feel so blessed!!