Happy Valentine's Day

Here are some buddies from his new playgroup. We found a group on meetup.com for babies born after June 2009. They are all around his age.

Isn't this the CUTEST thing you have ever seen?  I smile when I look at this picture.

(From left to right: Jack born Nov, Ella born Aug, Jace born July, Brooke born June, ART born Aug, Ethan born July)  

Brooke and Ethan are my small playgroup buddies.  Ethan loves posing for the camera.

Today we decorated sugar cookies for Dad.  We are taking a break here to feed Art lunch. He loves smashed bananas.

Training Day

Now that Art is able to roll over, we had to remove the swaddle blanket from his sleep routine.  He used to sleep like a mummy with his arms securely by his side.  Since he wouldn't be able to flip himself back over, we had to teach him how to sleep without one.  We had to begin sleep training all over again, but it only took one day.  He looks so cute asleep.  The pictures are dark, because I didn't want to wake him! 

Now that his arms are free, he tries to grab the mobile.  We'll have to take that apart soon. He also plays wiht the mirror in his crib.  I thought he could keep himself more occupied in the morning but that didn't work.  His new wake time is 7 AM. 

The new way he sleeps.  He flipped on his belly here.

Here's how he used to sleep.

Out-of-Towners

Milagros (one of my bridesmaids) came into town from Philly with her two little ones and we were able to get together.  Nicolas was born in October of last year so they are going to be good buddies once they can move around!  This was their first time back since before he was born so we met a new little one!

Sylvia is 2 1/2 and LOVES babies.  She was so cute with them.  She wore Art's sunglasses inside.  

Changes

It has been another wonderfully exciting week.  Art had his 6 month doctor visit (complete with 3 shots :( ).  He now weighs 15 lbs 12 ozs which is the 20th percentile and is 27 inches long which is the 75th percentile!  He's still long and skinny, but loves to eat.  The doctor gave us the go ahead on eating solids twice per day.  He now eats lunch and dinner from a spoon.  I also read that I no longer am his main food source.  

He has been TONS of fun.  We love hanging out and he is completely attached to me.  It is both flattering and frustrating.    

Solids at lunch.  He was laughing because I was reprimanding the dog. He sits well in his high chair now and doesn't lean forward quite as much.  No teeth yet!  

Born a Travelling Man

We just travelled to Tybee Island, GA last week to compete in a half marathon. We enjoyed the company, but there is nothing like being back at home. We were able to visit Savannah as well while we were down there. Here are a few pictures of Art on a private boat. It was a little tough to look around with the stroller on board so we pretty much just hung out.

It was chilly and Art was sleepy. The travelling sleep sheep is a new favorite of Art's!

Arthur Laughing

Here's a video for those days when you think things just aren't going your way...

The video is a little dark, but Art is laughing at one of Rowan's baby dolls.

Rock and Roll

Art now rolls over. He is such a busy body. He rolls from back to front and front to back. If you place something just out of his reach, he will roll toward it! I'll try to grab some video so you can see what he does.

Cousin Rowan came to visit and Art just woke up from his nap. Gigi is holding onto him, but soon he'll be able to do this on his own!

Rowan really wants to get in the crib.

He is so interested in food that I gave him one of those bitter biscuits to chew on. He loved it and cried when I took it away from him. yuck...

This is Art and his back-up steed. We were visiting some friends and they have a beautiful blue greyhound. He LOVES dogs!

We visited Nanny in Covington last week. This is Art and my Uncle Wayne.