Thursday, February 25

Rice Cereal!

At our 4 month well-baby visit, our doctor told us we could start trying some cereal. So we did...but we might as well have given him a spoon full of vinegar by the look on his face! I kept trying for about a week, but he still didn't have much interest in it--until today! I mixed it up and sat Landon in his Bumbo (I love that thing!) and tied a bib around his neck. I put a little in a spoon and shoved it in his mouth, fully expecting it to come right back out...but it didn't! He seemed to actually enjoy it! In a few short moments, he had eaten the entire bowl! Here's a little video and a smile at the end to prove it! :)

Sunday, February 21

Joy of the Jumperoo!!

Landon has been a strong baby from birth (the extra two weeks inside didn't hurt I guess). He has loved standing upright from about two months old and now enjoys stomping with one foot (we call this the "bull dance")and jumping up and down on our laps. He gets so excited and he stiffens his legs and then suddenly bends his knees and falls down! He just laughs and laughs! While this is highly entertaining for all involved, it's quite tiring as well. So, Josh and I decided that Landon needed a new way of entertaining himself...so I researched entertainers and bouncers and...voila! We drove over to Babies-R-Us and let Landon "try" a few out. I knew that I wanted something that would be stimulating and entertaining all at the same time, so we went with the Baby Einstein Jumper... At first, Landon didn't really know what to think of it...but now he loves it. He's just starting to get the hang of the bouncy thing. We have to keep a blanket in the seat behind him because he's still a little too skinny and unstable to sit by himself. Here's a little video of him playing...

Friday, February 12

Door Monogram

Here's my latest attempt at crafting...



I love the monogram look. I knew I wanted a cute monogram on either his wall or his door. I found the J at a consignment store back before we ever knew what his name would be...so since I knew his last name would definitely be Jones I decided to buy it. It was only a dollar (and the perfect shade of green)!

Once we named him, I kept on the look out for letters I liked that would be a bit smaller than the J. I finally found some this past weekend at Michael's. They were only a dollar each too! I did have to spray paint them black though-but fortunately we had a can in the garage! Hooray! The ribbon was on sale for 1.99, so my whole project ended up costing me 5 bucks!

Is it sad that I'm so proud of myself for this simple little project?
No.

Is it sad that that's the only thing I've had time to do in the last four months?
Um...Yes!

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We're the Jones family...est. 2005, Wilmington, NC...now living in St. Petersburg, FL. We just welcomed our first son, Landon into the family. Big brother Grant is very excited for the new "playmate".