5 Month Pictures

Only a week late..... Sorry bud.










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Happy 6th Birthday Avery K!

How is it possible that you are 6 years old?  It sounds so cliche but it really does feel like yesterday that you were born.  Daddy said yesterday that he "can't remember what life was like without Avery.  It's just like she's always been with us."  I agree completely.

You are so special, my first born babe.  You are the sweetest, most honest, smartest, cutest little 6 year old that I know and each day I am in awe of the child you are growing in to.  At least once a day your Daddy and I say to each other "well I know we are doing something right because Avery is just such an amazing kid."  How did we get so lucky?

You are so amazing at school and it has been so fantastic to see you learn so much in your very first year.  You make friends easily and get along with everyone in your class.  You are growing into quite the little soccer player and watching you play your favorite sport is something we could never tire of.

You are an AMAZING big sister.  Better than we could have ever imagined.  You take such good care of your little brother and sister and are such a big help to Mommy and Daddy.  You really are so much fun to be around.  I cherish the moments I get to spend with just you because you are just excited about every little thing, and I love that about you.

Avery- you taught us how to be a Mommy and Daddy and we are so proud of you and the sweet girl you are growing in to.  We love you to the moon and back and feel blessed and honored every single day to call you our daughter.  We love you baby girl.  XOXO

Happy Birthday Avery!

Walker 5 Month Post

(I'm a few days late posting this but I am having a "too many pictures and not enough space on my hard-drive" situation happening around here so Iphone pics will have to suffice.  And no I haven't taken the pics with the month sticker yet......maybe I'll get to it before he turns 6 months old....maybe)

Happy FIVE months old Walker!

What You Did This Month- 5 months old

Weight: ???? probably around 16lb

Length/Height: ????? But I do know you are definitely growing taller because all your 3-6 month sleepers are wayyyy too short

Head Circumference: ???

Diaper Size: Size 3

Clothing Size: 3-6 is some stuff but since Walker is so tall he is pretty much in 6-9 month now

Sleeping Habits: You are a pretty good sleeper.  You are fighting sleeping in public areas because you would much rather watch all the commotion, so that makes it hard to get you the rest that I know you need during the day, but you make-up for it at bedtime.  You are pretty consistent about wanting to go to bed around 6:30 so I take you upstairs around then to nurse you one last time and you fall fast asleep until around 6:30 or 7 AM.  You are still having a hard time napping for longer than 45 minutes but its (inconsistently) getting better.  And we are getting better at reading your signals for when you are tired and really need to just go take a nap.  

Eating Habits: You started solids this past month! We started you on rice cereal and you take it pretty well.  You are starting to really watch us when we eat so I know that more solid foods are not too far away.  

Milestones: You are constantly smiling at everyone and happy to be around the excitement. You are such an easy go-with-the-flow baby. You are now rolling over from front to back and back to front. You are still learning the easiest way to roll from tummy to your back and aren't doing it all the time yet, but you can definitely do it.

Likes/Dislikes:

- You are honestly such a happy baby. You only cry when you are hungry or really tired and you are constantly smiling at Mommy, Daddy and Avery.

- You are drooling everywhere.  Constantly.  I am not sure if you are teething but that would explain all the drool.  

Cereal Eater

I have to be honest and say that when the pediatrician reminded me at Walker's 4 month appointment that he could start cereal I cringed. It sounded like one more thing I would have to find time for in our crazy schedule. So I didn't rush out and but cereal immediately like I did with the girls. I went ahead and bought some about two weeks later and waited until we were iced in to give it a try.










And I gotta say I forgot how much fun and how funny it is to feed a baby. The first go round Walker was obviously confused with what to do with this weird plastic thing coming at his mouth. He tolerated it ok but didn't seem too thrilled. And in full discretion I used water to mix the rice cereal instead if breast milk.

Day 2 we were both better prepared. I mixed the cereal with breastmilk, actually put Walker in his high chair, and waited until a better time of day. He gobbled it up. Although he still seemed a little weirded out about the new texture of food in his mouth, he handled the spoon much better and ate the whole bowl!

A Strange 24 Hours

It sure has been a strange 24 hours here in Texas. Friday and Saturday were completely gorgeous. I believe the high was 79 degrees and we soaked up all the outdoor beauty that we could.













And then we woke up Sunday to 20 degree temperatures and sleet!!! Only in Texas. So we have been busy trying to find indoor activities to occupy our time.














It's actually been nice because Matt has been home to wait out the snow day with us, when he is usually out of town. School was cancelled today but hopefully it's back on tomorrow because Matt can only play so much Wii Just Dance while carrying Gracyn on his back.

Won't Be The Last Time

Having two older sisters definitely has it's benefits......



And it's drawbacks. Poor guy. I'm sure it won't be the last time you get dressed up by them.