5 months

I honestly feel like I just posted about Emmory being 4 months old, I can't believe how fast this month went by! There have been a few exciting things happen recently, the first being the birth of Emmory's cousin, Rilynn Falefou Sene, and second we gave Emmory cereal for the first time today. He really didn't have a big reaction to it, and he seemed to like it. When we first gave it to him he held the spoon while it was in his mouth, and he would not let go of it, we had to pry it from his fingers. We'll probably just continue to give him a small amount once a day, until he really seems to take a big interest in wanting more. Emmory and Rilynn haven't been able to meet yet, because children aren't allowed in the hospital because of swine flu, but hopefully they'll be able to meet soon after they get home from the hospital, and I can post some pics.

I uploaded a video of Emmory "talking" this morning. Its from our cell phone b/c we can't upload videos from our camera on here for some reason. He starts talking more towards the end of the video.

Ready for food?

We think Emmory may have figured out what food is. It is true that he is very "grabby" in general, but whenever Mark and I are eating or drinking something, he is incredibly desperate to take what we have and try to eat it. Mark was drinking from an open bottle a week or so ago, and Emmory grabbed the bottle and started making sucking movements with his tongue, as if he knew what it was and was trying to drink it. And when Mark was giving him a bottle one night he went to get it out of the fridge and Mark said he immediately knew what it was and grabbed it out of his hands to try to eat it. Now it doesn't matter what it is we are eating or drinking, he decides that he must have it. The first pic is from when we met Mark for lunch one day, and he was trying to get his drink and hamburger the whole time. The second is when he was sitting on my lap trying to drink my drink. This Saturday he'll be five months old, and that is when the dr said we could give him solid food. I think this boy is going to be very happy once this happens. I can't wait to see what his reaction is.

4 months

The 4 month old

I know every parent says this when their kid has a birthday or reaches some sort of milestone, but I really can't believe my boy is four months old! Actually he has been four months for a couple weeks now, I meant to post sooner, but just didn't have the time. I really feel like Emmory has really made some huge changes over the past month; he is starting to show his little personality and moving around so much more and grabbing at anything he can. He's definitely becoming more of a "person" than a little helpless baby. We took E for his four month check-up the other week, and once again found out that he is growing like a weed. He was 17 lbs, 5ozs, which is in the 87th percentile for boys his age. His length was 26 1/2 inches, which is in the 91st percentile. I never would have thought that it would be that exciting to find out how much somebody weighs, and before having a baby I would have probably thought parents were wierd for making such a big deal about it, but that seriously is the highlight of every trip to the doctor; I can't wait to find out how much he has grown! He impressed Dr. Song with his progress; he really seems to like her he was putting on quite a show and trying to play with her the whole time she was examining him. We are so thankful for another good report from the dr about his health and progress! He even did really well for his shots, he cried for maybe 20 seconds and then he was fine. The dr told us we can start giving him some rice cereal when he is 5 months, so we shall see how that goes! So, about his progress, here are some pics to show some of the things he has been doing lately.

He loves his little seat...this was the first time I put him in it.

He also enjoys talking on the phone now! Actually, its more like he enjoys eating my phone, but he does grab it out of my hand whenever I am holding it.

He is loving his tummy time! And he rolled over from his tummy to his back. Didn't act surprised at all either, it's like he knew exactly what he was doing.

Tummy time is especially fun when we have toys to look at!

At first this seems like an ordinary picture, until you find out that this was when he woke up from his nap, after I put him down the opposite direction in his crib. Somehow he managed to move himself so that his head is where his feet were.

Snuggling in close to Daddy

We like to suck on our feet! Usually when we come in after he has woken up, he is playing with his feet...althought lately he is enjoying his bumper as well.

In his little seat doing his favorite thing, eating the toy

He still really likes his play gym. For a few days there he would get mad everytime we put him in it, because the toys wouldn't reach his mouth and he wanted to pull them down, but we have since solved that problem.

A new toy, a jumperoo! This thing is the greatest baby toy ever, it's like a johnny jump up and exersaucer combined, and it's freestanding. From the very first time we put him in it, he LOVED it. I knew he would, b/c he loves to move those legs of his. He just bounces away in the thing, and I haven't even put batteries in it yet so it makes noise.

This is the day he rolled over from back to front, only a day or two after he rolled over front to back.

Emmory,

Mommy can't believe you are four 1/2 months already! I remember on the way home from the hospital thinking that I never knew I could love somebody so much, and I still think that now all the time. You are an amazing, fun, happy little boy. Your smile lights up the world, and brings such overflowing joy to my heart. You have been really good to Mommy and Daddy so far, you have always slept so well at night, starting at 6 weeks where you started sleeping 6 straight hours, and you have continued to stretch it out, now sleeping 11 hours. You really don't cry much at all, you get fussy when you are bored, tired, or hungry; but pretty much if you are moving or have something/somebody to play with, you are happy. You are making some funny noises now, Daddy calls them your dolphin noises because they are such high pitched squeals. Sometimes when we are all riding in the car together, and you are making your little noises, your Daddy and I just look at eachother and smile, b/c it is the best sound in the world to listen to you and it makes us so happy. You are also laughing a lot now, and it is music to our ears. Right now your favorite toy is your fisher price rainforest jumperoo, you just love to bounce like crazy in that thing. It entertains you so much, and the noise part doesn't even work yet! You also love watching tv with your Daddy, especially sportscenter. You watched your first Clemson football game the other night, you loved laying on the floor, going in between playing with Mommy and turning to look at the tv, but there was a scary moment for you when Daddy yelled really loud because something exciting happened in the game. You didn't like it at all and started crying. That is another thing you are doing now, you get scared at loud noises and start to cry. You are really enjoying our daily walks, you just sit there perfectly still not making a sound; I think you are just looking around and taking everything in. You are such a joy to us Emmo; while things definitely aren't the same around here, and I have just accepted the fact that the house will never be as clean as it used to be, I am okay with that, because you are far more worth it, and I would so much rather spend time with you than have a spotless house. Your Daddy and I can't wait to see how you continue to grow and change, we are loving every minute of this roller-coaster ride of being your parents, and we only hope that we can take the time to savor every moment of it! I love you so, so much baby boy.

Love, Mommy