First Taste of Food

Today Lila had her first taste of cereal. For the record I am totally not into feeding 4 month olds (much less Lila, who has 10 more days until 4 months). I've done lots of research on feeding babies, and the plan was to wait until she was 6 months and then start with veggies and fruits, skipping cereal altogether. But, her reflux is just so bad and we have tried everything possible except a little rice cereal. In theory, the rice cereal will weight down the formula in her stomach and make her less likely to throw it back up. So today I decided to try it. She was awesome. She downed 2 bowls and would have eaten more if I would have let her. Then she ate her bottle and only spit up a tiny drop or two. It's too soon to know if it's coincidence or not, but I'm going to give it a couple of days. Part of me doesn't want it to work b/c I really don't like giving her cereal so young and it's a pain in the butt. But, the other part of me would do anything to help stop her reflux and make her feel better.


She took about 3 bites to warm up to it and then was opening her mouth like a little bird for more.

My sweet little baby is getting so big (as in old, not as in size, b/c we all know she is still an itty-bitty girl). It's hard to see her change and grow, but really exciting too. We just love our little Catey so much.

Gotta Love Uncle B.J.

So, my newest favorite website is Etsy. I'm sure lots of yall already know about it, but for those that don't you should check it out. Anyway, I was spending way too much time looking at baby girl stuff on there today and I came across this outfit:

It totally screamed Uncle B.J. to me (well, except the tutu part :) For those who don't know the infamous Uncle B.J. he is all things rock and roll. I thought this would be the perfect tribute to him. I knew Ryan wouldn't let me buy it, so I put in an email and a phone call . . . and Lila will be getting her rock and roll tutu soon, courtesy of Uncle B.J.

I think it will be awesome, and she'll probably wear it for Halloween too. I just have to add, that my brothers are the best Uncles in the world, and my kids love them to death. We especially can't wait for the next time we get to see B.J.

Sunday Morning

Ryan's Mom made the girls 4th of July dresses, and they wore them to church today. They were so adorable and got lots of compliments. I had about 5 minutes to take some pictures before church so I didn't get to take my time like I wanted, but I like how they turned out.

I think this is my favorite picture of all three of them that we have ever gotten. I'm pretty proud of it.

Sunny has white leggings and ruby slippers on with her dress.

I have about 10 pictures of this pose, and Lila looks like a spazz in all of them. This is the best one. What is it with weird baby faces???

I seriously thought Lila was going to end of on the ground, but she didn't. Sunny actually had a super tight grip on her -- as evidenced by Liley's face.

This was taken by Jackson, our resident photographer. He has suddenly developed an interest in taking pictures, and I think he has a real talent for it.

Sorry Ryan, I Couldn't Resist!

I think there are a lot of people out there who have just found our blog recently. That means you missed one of the best posts ever. Please look here. Sorry Ryan. Just a little FYI, I told him not to do it, and have since gotten rid or the pants!

Is This Even Possible?????

She's not even 3 1/2 months old yet and this is what she can do!! This morning the kids got out our box of baby toys (I know, it's bad, my kid is 3 months old and has never seen a toy) and we put Lila in the bobby pillow to play. I let go just to see what would happen, and she can sit. She can't balance very well at all, but her little muscles are so strong. I couldn't seem to get a good picture, but it was so amazing.

Disclaimer: Don't look at my house, it's a mess. We only clean at the end of the day, or else I'd spend my whole day following my kids around picking up after them.

She is such a strong little girl. I think it's b/c she is so small, so it's not hard to hold her body up, and I think it's b/c she loves spending time on the floor on her tummy. She is growing up way to fast. She's also starting to "army" crawl. She can only get a couple of inches, but she grabs on to her blanket or the carpet and then pushes with her feet. This is crazy. I want her to be my little newborn forever. I'm going to have to start holding her all the time so she doesn't get anymore practice.

My mom says that I did all this stuff super early too, but I don't think I really believed it was possible. My other kids sat at about 6 months and crawled at 7 and 8, so this is totally new to me.

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And, while I'm bragging about how wonderful my Lila is, I figure I might as well tell you this too. She slept from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (in her crib) woke up to eat, and then went to sleep again until 10:30. She's awesome, I know.

That Was Then...

First Bike, Christmas 2004 (20 months old) .

This is NOW!!!!

Showing off his new moves.

The Green Machine.

With his best friend, our neighbor Caden. Caden is 6 1/2 and going to be in the first grade. He is the real reason Jax learned to ride the bike. He wants to be just like Caden (and Caden's big brother who is 8 and equally adorable!) The boys spent a lot of time helping Jax and encouraging him. They are great boys, and we love living on the cul-de-sac with them.

He's actually been riding for about a month, but just this week has truly "gotten" it. He is so excited about his new big boy bike. Sunny also has her training wheels off, but is no where close to riding. She had just figured out how to do it with training wheels,but saw all the big kids and Jax w/out them, so she insisted we take them off.


Just wanted to mention, the ugly grass in that last picture is NOT our yard. It's across the street and no one is living there right now.

Fun on the Tramp

The kids have been outside almost all day today. It's totally past their bed time and this is what they are doing. I figure as long as they are outside and not bothering me they can stay up. Ryan went out and was using the hose to make it "rain" on them and they loved it.
Showing a "Super Jump"

Doing her best to keep up with brother.

They absolutely love the trampoline. Thanks Mok and Pok!