lazy sunday

We had a wonderful weekend spent in the company of good friends along with some time to sit back and enjoy some time together. We have been so busy lately that yesterday was nothing short of blissful!  Jamie, Jay and I just hung out and it was great!!

The three of us probably spent close to an hour lounging, tickling and laughing in the bed.  I LOVED every minute of it!!  So glad I had my camera with me…

yup that's a fan blade behind him- he is indeed hanging upside down in this picture

Love, love, love these next few of Jamie and Jay!!

such a big boy

It seems like every time I turn around these days Jay is doing something that makes me stop and think- wow, he’s getting so big!!  I know that he is getting closer to 6 months old but does he have to grow up so quickly??

Some of his new tricks include… (sorry, but I don’t have photos of them all)

Picking up his paci and putting it in his mouth (most of the time he even gets it in the correct way!)

Rolling over from his tummy to his back- I know that he was supposed to roll this way first but what can I say our kiddo is unique ;-)

Reaching for just about anything you have or anything that he wants.  This also causes him to “flip” out of any lap or boppy he is sitting in; it really is good that I have cat like reflexes.

Entertaining/playing by himself.

Sitting up on his own.

Playing in his bed after waking up from a nap.  Yesterday, when I went to get him from his nap I walked into to see this…

he was talking, playing (with Jenny and his blanket) and pushing up so far on his hands that I thought he would get up on his hands and knees.  It won’t be long now until that happens since he can already get his knee up pretty far.  He also does not stay where you put him anymore; his head was at the other end of his bed when he went to sleep…

Holding his own bottle.

Opening wide for a spoonful of cereal- it took him a few days to really get used to this whole “food” thing (we had to dance and jump around to get him to smile and open up) but now he is eating like a champ!  He will open really wide when he sees the spoon coming.  He has gotten so good that we have increased the amount of food we give him from 1tbsp to 2tbps, he would gobble down the one tbsp and be looking for more (Daddy’s hollow leg was indeed inherited).

I am loving every minute with him right now; seriously can’t get enough of his cuteness!!

rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

Up until this point we have been carrying Jay pretty much everywhere we go; either in a Bjorn or my carrier.  It has been really convenient and I have actually loved it.  However, since he is getting heavier and because it is so hot outside carrying him has become less comfortable.  Don’t believe me- strap a heated 15lb weight to your chest and head out for a walk and let me know if you’re comfy…

That being said, from day one Jay has disliked his car seat and, therefore, his snap and go stroller- it’s the same chair and all so it’s understandable.  I hesitated to use the travel system stroller that was lent to us by his Aunt and Uncle since it was pretty big and bulky but after sweating to death one day last week while wearing him I asked Jamie to pull it out for me.  Boy am I glad that I did!  Jay loves, loves, loves it!  I think that he could honestly hang out in that thing all day long if he needed to. He’ll prop one leg up on the tray in front of him and sit back and relax for the whole ride.  Makes me really excited for when we can turn his car seat around since I am sure that he will prefer riding that way in the car too.

excited about his "new" ride!

i scream, you scream

we all scream for Yogurt!! Yogurt just doesn’t have the same ring to it that Ice Cream does; however, it was yummy just the same…

Yesterday, Jamie and I took Jay and Piper over to Baldwin Park, grabbed some frozen yogurt and walked around the lake a little bit.  They have just opened up one of those “you top it” yogurt places in near the Publix in Baldwin Park and I wanted to try it out (I really just needed an excuse to have soft serve frozen yogurt).  It was a very nice treat on such a hot day and a wonderful end to our three day weekend, I am sure it will be something that we don’t do just once…

Can I please have some, pretty please!! He has been reaching for the camera frequently when I photograph him so I have a few of these type of shots- good thing I think they are cute!