7 Months

Samuel continued to grow and explore his world this month. His main mode of transportation was rolling. He made efforts at slithering, but didn't get too far. He can sit pretty well and enjoyed playing that way. He napped 2.5 times a day and ate 2 solids meals a day. He added barley, apples, mangoes, peaches (ok the ones i made were a bit tart), pears, prunes, green beans, and peas to his diet. He cut his first tooth on 8/11 and the 2nd one on 8/21. He is a pretty good teether so far. Mainly he gets a bad face rash and is a little fussier and much more "chompy."  He enjoyed playing with Grandma Van Dolson during her visit! He also experienced his first earthquake :)

kitchen fun

peek-a-boo!

why am i wearing legwarmers, mom?

exploring his room

ready to eat

dedication sabbath

playing with grandma v

new picture book

exploring grass

daddy makes me smile

toothy smile

chomp!

i like naps

elephant buns

playing with new wagon

6 months

This month Samuel:

-explored his screech, squeal and whine

-started sleeping on his tummy

-started scooting a little and spinning on his belly

-ate oatmeal, rice cereal, avocado, banana and sweet potato

-enjoyed visits from his Uncle Jonathan and friends Jaime and Joel

-grew out of some of his 3-6/6month clothes :(

-ate 4-5 times a day, napped 3 times a day and ate a little solids twice a day (sometimes)

-weighs close to 17lbs

5 months

Samuel wore his 'ie faitaga for the first time

We found Samuel's grumpy face!! :)

Father's day at Carter mountain

enjoyed his bassinet on his first family beach vacation

Practiced rolling

this look summarizes his swimming experience

He enjoyed seeing the sights with mommy and daddy

family photo attempt!

enjoying the sand

big footprint, little footprint

cold ocean water!

This month Samuel weighed in at 15lb 6.9oz and 25.25in at his 4 month (4.5month) appointment. He is in around the 50% for height, weight and head circumference. He was covered with a bad rash which the doctor said was a combination of eczema and yeast. We are treating it with lots of eucerin and lotrimin cream along with a head & shoulders scrub, which has pretty much done the trick. His umbilical hernia continues to improve. He has been practicing rolling a little, but doesn't seem to enjoy it too much yet. He found his toes and continued to develop his sense of humor. He naps usually about 3 times a day and eats 5 times a day. We'll be starting him on rice cereal this week to test his readiness for solids. 

We took him on his first long road trip to the beach and had a really nice time. Vacationing with a 5month old is a big change, but we had a lot of fun with him and got to go to bed early! I reached my pre-pregnancy weight (hurray!) and immediately gained back a few pounds. Ah well!