Warming up to Cereal...

Belly Sleeper

In the last 2 days, Shuler has learned to roll to his belly. Up until now, this child hated being on his tummy. Yesterday morning, I heard him fussing and found him on his tummy. He spent the last 2 days rolling back and forth and last night he apparently decided he liked it. We kept going in and turning him back over, but he would roll right back. This must be very natural for him because he slept until 8:30! I have probably taken a million pictures of this new trick, so here are some of my favorites...

This is how I found him this morning

Storytime in the 21st Century

First Father's Day

Shuler & I tried to make today a great day for Jason & I think we were successful. We got him a brand new Nook & made him biscuits & gravy (his favorite) and Bloody Mary's for breakfast. Shuler also rewarded his Daddy by sleeping through the night (woohoo!!) & taking a 2 hour nap. We had a very relaxing day...a rare pleasure for us these days.

The Cereal Drama Continues...

Shuler has continued his battle of cereal, and what a battle it has been. For the past week, cereal has ended up everywhere but his belly and each feeding has ended in a scream-fest. Today, however, I found apple-rice cereal and it was a hit! We finally managed to get some down and stayed fairly happy. Unfortunately, I left the Bumbo at Mom's and have improvised with my old high chair this week, so that hasn't made things easier. Other than that, we have been trying to get back into the swing of things after the beach trip. Shuler is rolling around ALOT, but has yet to make it all the way over to the belly. The saga continues...

My New Friend

 

This is how we sleep now: on my side & somehow manages to wiggle all the way around the crib

4 Months

Shuler had his 4 month check-up today and he is in the 75th percentile in everything: 16.1lbs, 25 1/4 inches. A few things he is doing now: rolling alot (not quite to his belly yet), discovering his feet, grabbing faces, clothes, hair, anything that gets near him, stomps one foot when he's excited, teething (drool, chewing, drool, and more chewing), loves baths & being naked, leans toward things that interest him, recognizes & grabs at Koozie, smiles at everyone, is facinated by the TV, squeals, gurgles, loves his jumperoo and linking rings, tries to hold his bottle and spoon, started cereal tonight! Poor kid was feeling pretty rotten after his shots, so it didn't last long, but we got a few pictures first.

Edisto

Shuler had a marvelous time at the beach, although he is still a little afraid of the ocean itself. He thinks his Gaga & Big Daddy are hilarious and is now completely rotten :-)
A few firsts that happened this week: Shuler went out to eat with Mom, Aunt Kristen, and Mommy for his first time in a restaurant. He also has learned to bounce in his jumperoo, grabs anything within reach, and is getting a tooth. He slept through the night twice, which was great, but he has been restless the past few nights so we're not getting our hopes up yet. Big week for our little man.

In other great news, I got a job! I have accepted an offer to teach English at a new school in Anderson called Robert Anderson Middle School. I am so glad to finally see this journey bring me to this wonderful new chapter in my life filled with exciting new challenges and successes and, most importantly, a second income :-)

First Trip to Edisto

Shuler & I will be at Edisto for the rest of the week, but we are loving it and wanted to share a few photos from the week so far...

Parenthood

This was in my weekly BabyCenter Newsletter & I thought it was so true and a pretty funny snapshot of parenthood:
You didn't know becoming a parent meant...
• Eating dinner like you're trying to break a world record for the most pasta swallowed in the shortest amount of time. Standing up.
• Letting your partner choose between poop and laundry as a topic of conversation.
• Figuring out how to pee without putting the baby down.
• Wearing a bra that looks like something from a 1930s catalog.
• Spending three hours getting the baby to sleep and then waking her up two minutes later to make sure she's still breathing.
• Forgetting what you were...