Happy 6 Months ... WHAT!?

I have no clue how 6 months has already flown by.  Yesterday was a big day for our sweet Cason.  He turned 6 months old, went to his first read aloud at the library, had lunch at Best Thai with Daddy, went shopping with mommy, and had his 6 month check up (along with 3 shots)!

He is usually pretty good with shots, but combine it with a tooth that's trying to make it's way through and you get one CrAzY night!  It took him about an hour and a half to give in to sleep last night. Then he woke up at 3 random times.  He already had Tylenol, before bedtime, so I just nursed him to sleep each time.  When he woke up at 5:00, he cried and cried so AJ went to get him and we just brought him to bed with us.  Once he was up for the day and I wasn't so groggy, I noticed he seemed a bit warm.  Sure enough he had a small fever (100.7).  Nothing that a little more Tylenol and TLC couldn't take care of.  He was still a little fussy through the day and only took 2 thirty minute naps ... UGH.  When I put him to bed tonight, he fought sleep a little bit but gave in pretty quickly!  This fighting sleep at bedtime is new and I really hope this doesn't last long.  I'm thinking it's due to his 2 busy and fussy days.

The tiny dark spot on his gums that looks like a bubble is where his tooth is coming in. 

His check up went great!  Dr. Terry, whom we LOVE, said Cason is growing and developing perfectly.  She said it's time to go ahead and lower the crib to the lowest setting, time to start child proofing, and that he can start drinking water and learning to use a sippy cup.  I was so excited to give him a sippy cup and see him learn something new.  Thankfully, my cousin, Stephanie, passed down lots of sippy cups to us.  Cason looks like such a big boy attempting to drink out of it.  He does a good job of holding it and sucking, but has yet to understand that it needs to be tilted up in order to get the water.

Here's a little recap of the past month.

We went to Huffman (Houston area) to visit my dad's side of the family.  It was SO FUN to have the whole family together.  This is a picture of Grandmommie and Pop's GREAT-grandkids!  They would be so proud and happy.  We sure do miss them.

Story time at the library with Riley.

In the past couple weeks, Cason has started sitting up all by himself for several minutes at a time.  This has given him a new way to play, which I love.  I still put the Boppy behind him because he's a bit wobbly when he gets excited about something.

Cason has become more aware of the dogs and has fallen in love with Kona.  She's typically more interested in and tolerant of him than Bruiser is.  He smiles and laughs when she gives him kisses.  He reaches out to hold her fur and then leans in to her to put it in his mouth.  I then quickly interfere with that though.  Just the other day, when he was holding her fur, he got excited and bounced his hands up and down and ended up pulling out a chunk of her hair! Kona could care less, but we will need to start teaching Cason how to treat dogs nicely. His love for Kona is precious though and melts my heart.

Cason LOVES his daddy!  When AJ gets home, Cason smiles the second he sees him.  He loves it when AJ holds up in the air and then pulls him into his face and growls.  Cason thinks it's hilarious and lets out cute giggles.  He has a wonderful daddy that loves him very much.  I love watching them together and look forward to all the special daddy/son outings they'll have together.

A great day

Photo from Super Bowl Sunday

Today was a great day!  It started with Cason sleeping until 8:30 and me getting to shower and get completely ready before he woke up.  That's a big deal in my book. :)

After his morning nap we headed out to Costco and Market Street.  We had lots of fruits and veggies to buy, as it's time to make another month's worth of food for our big boy.  I absolutely love making his food for him.  Then, we came home and during Cason's second nap, I prepared for my first reading session with a super sweet first grade boy.  I was on cloud nine going through my teaching stuff and getting the supplies gathered for a reading assessment.  It's been over 8 months since I have had the opportunity to teach, so it was really special to do that today.  I'm excited and thankful that I will now get to fill the void of teaching reading.

Fast forward to dinnertime.  Cason had squash for the first time.  He gobbled it right up ... so he either really liked it or he was really hungry.  He hasn't made an "I don't like it" face with any food he's had.  I kinda thought squash might be the cause of a cute/disgusted face, but I was wrong.  Apparently he has no issues with a food that both mommy and daddy don't care for. 

AJ and I ate dinner after Cason was asleep and then AJ went to Kroger to pick up some ice cream while I cleaned up the kitchen and caught up with my brother on the phone.  We have started watching a new TV show called "The Following."  It's great!  Half way through it (DVRed of course), we decided to head to bed and finish it.  AJ of course had to sneak into Cason's room to give him a kiss.  I have never seen a man so in love with a tiny little baby.  It melts my heart!  Most nights I smile and relish in how sweet it is.  Other nights I cringe and hope to God that he doesn't wake Cason up.  Sometimes Cason is a light sleeper, so if Daddy's kisses wake little man up, Mommy gives in and goes in to feed him just to get him to fall back asleep.  I can't let him cry it out if we were the cause of him waking up. :)

I'm thankful for such a wonderful day and continuously feel very blessed to be staying at home with my sweet sweet boy! 

Happy 5 Months

I am a little late, but better late than never right?

Happy 5 months to our sweet Cason!  You turned 5 months old on January 20, which was 1 year and 1 day since the first time we heard your heart beat!  I am continuously overwhelmed by how in love I am with you.  You are such a good baby and you are very easy going.  In fact, you're such a good baby that we were comfortable enough to take you to Three Forks with us for Mommy's birthday dinner.  We went really early though. :)

You are now reaching out to hold anything you can get your hands on. You've discovered your feet and think they're pretty fun too!

You can now sit in your stroller without the car seat attachment … only after mommy spent several minutes learning how to adjust the straps for you. 

You LOVE eating!  So far you’ve tried avocados, applesauce, sweet potatoes, bananas, and pears.  I think your favorite was the applesauce and pears.

Shortly before turning 5 months old, you attended your first wedding!  Mommy's best friend, Jessica, got married.  You slept through the whole ceremony, but we were thankful for that because you were quiet. 

Mommy and Daddy love you more than words can express.  We can't wait to see what you'll learn over the next month.