He's Sitting

Blake is now sitting....most of the time. He still has to work on not falling over when he reaches for a toy.

I think Blake is a total daddy's boy. Aaron has been working a lot lately and tries really hard to be home in time for our walks, but sometimes he isn't able to make it. On those nights (and even on nights that Aaron is on the walks) Blake will not go to sleep until he plays with his dad for 10 minutes or so. Yesterday at church I was taking some of the young kids that I teach to the bathroom and we passed Aaron and Blake who were in the hall. Apparently Blake wasn't really enjoying the lesson and needed to go outside in the hall. Blake saw me and freaked out...started bouncing up and down in Aaron's arms and was smiling at me. I guess he likes me too.

A day at the park

Blake and I went to the park yesterday with some of Blake's cousins, Seth and Kaleb, and my brother, Dave. I don't know what it is about parks, but Blake loves parks. We also discovered that he likes the swing. Seth just loves baby Blake (that's what he calls Blake). Seth was able to get Blake to laugh a ton. It was really cute.

Awesome gift or totally awesome gift?

Our friends, Kelly and John, gave us a totally awesome present that is a little BYU t-shirt (12 month) with several autographs from current BYU players. Kelly's brother is Dennis Pitta so she had an in with the group. Aaron and I both agreed that there is no way Blake (aka Mr. I spit up on everything) will be wearing this shirt. We love the shirt!

6 Months Old

Blake is 6 months old today, which meant a trip to see the doctor to get a bunch of vaccinations. Aaron wasn't able to come with us, so I had to hold Blake while they poked the poor kid with multiple needles. One of us cried, can you guess who? Blake is developing and growing just fine. He is still a tall and skinny boy. The doctor was impressed that Blake could fit his whole hand in his mouth. I told the doctor that he is sure trying to get his whole foot in his mouth and will even take his socks off so that he can get his foot in easier. I'm thinking that he takes after me and just hates socks. I can't keep socks on him.

First Football Game

Our friends, Annette and Chris, invited us to go along with them to Vegas for the BYU vs. UNLV game this weekend. Blake loved the game and seeing all the action and people. He slept for the second half. By that time we were destroying UNLV and well, it was his bedtime anyway. It was a lot of fun.

Our Little Swimmer

We aren't sure if Blake will love swimming yet, but we do know that he doesn't like the water when it is too cold.

Blake gets some "real" food

So, the other week we decided that Blake was ready to try some real food. And by real food we mean formula diluted plain oatmeal. You tell us, did he like it? Will he come back for more?

We think so.