5 Months Old!

Can you believe that I am five months old today?!?
I sure do look happy about it in my picture. It's a pretty fun age because I am able to do more and more:
*I am still actively rolling over from my back to my stomach
*I still enjoy sitting in the bumbo (I now like to twist and turn in it)
*I'm trying new foods. So far I have had: Rice cereal (pretty tasty), carrots (eh! ok), peas (yucky!) and sweet potatoes (YUMMY!)
*I am making more and more sounds.
*I like to smile a lot!

Here I am....five months old today:
I can almost sit by myself now:

Check out that neck control. :-) :

Self portrait with Mommy. I sure do like to snuggle with her (and Daddy too!):

See me twisting in that bumbo? I'm saying "Sidney, get over here and play with me!":

Oh, sweet potatoes! You are so much more yummy than peas!:

Out for a walk with my "silly hat". It ties on top:

Here is a video from our walk the other day. I kept sticking my tongue out. He! He!:

Peas, Please!

Today I tried peas for the first time.



What is that green stuff?: Sure! I'll give it a try:

Eww. Not so tasty! I'll try turning my head so I don't have to eat any more or maybe try swatting the spoon away (that's why Mommy has a hold of my hand):

I think more ended up on my face than in my mouth:

Or maybe the bib got the most:

Peas, please. Maybe it should be "Peas, no thank you!" :-) We'll give it another try again. I've got a 50/50 chance of liking them because Mommy loves peas and Daddy can't stand them.

Toes Taste Yummy!

Toes taste yummy.....or at least they would if I could get them in my mouth. That's my latest thing to try to do while I get my diaper changed. :-)

I also have these cool dogs that go on my car seat. They are from Oma and Opa. I am getting so big now that I don't need the other extra padding so Mommy decided it was finally time to use these.

Enjoy the new pictures and video:

Great Visit

Get ready for pictures galore! :-)

Here are some more pictures of my "Great Visit" with my Great Aunts! On Saturday we went to Jetton Park and took a nice walk by the lake:
It was the perfect weather for sleeping:

Um...not so sure about waking up:

Mommy and me:

I had to show off my leg warmers while they were here. One of the parent's in Mommy's class made them for me. I think that they are super stylish! (I also love my Daddy!):

On Sundy we went to Concord Mills to do some shopping. My Great Aunts found some good deals. Shopping sure does make you hungry though so we took a little break in the food court:

Testing out some sunglasses. Don't I look cool?:

I found my thumb!:

Here I am in an outfit that my Great Aunt Petra's daughter, Leonie, wore when she was a baby:

And in another outfit from my Great Aunt Sabine:

One last photo before we went to the airport:

We took a coffee break before we had to say goodbye:

Can I try some too? Please?!?:

So sad to say goodbye!:

We had a great visit and I love and miss you lots!!!

Here is a video of me "talking" again. I've mastered some really squeaky sounds. :-) Great Aunt Sabine, Great Aunt Ulla, and Great Aunt Petra can always watch it if they miss me!

Learning German!

Here is a video of me learning German with my Great Aunt Ulla. She has been singing this song a lot and I LOVE it! Great Aunt Sabine loves it too (you see her in the background). :-) The song is about baking a cake. More pictures and videos to come soon. We've been having lots of fun with the three aunts these last couple of days.

Great Aunts Visit

On Wednesday, February 16th we went to the airport to pick up visitors from Germany again. Mommy's aunts, my great aunts, are visiting for a couple days. I didn't go to daycare the past two days but instead have enjoyed lots of snuggle time and hugs and kisses.
Here I am with my Great Aunt Petra (when I should have been in bed...I haven't been doing too well sleeping again, but I do have a cold...cough and all). Snuggling with Great Aunt Ulla:

Enjoying some sunshine with Great Aunt Petra, Great Aunt Sabine, and Great Aunt Ulla:

My three favorite Great Aunts from Germany. :-)

P.S. Happy Birthday Grammy!

Mmmm! Cereal!

Today I tried Rice Cereal for the first time:
*I kept trying to grab the spoon.
*I kept turning my head.
*Most of the cereal ended up on my bib. :-)

Overall, it went well though and I am looking forward to trying it again.

Let me grab that bowl and spoon and feed myself. ;-) Not so sure about the spoon: I think I like it:

Here is a video of me eating my very first spoonfuls of rice cereal: