Ode to the Hair

It might be a little hard to see, but Kellen has the best head of baby hair.  His little top is so fluffy and soft, not at all like the other babies in his class who's hair is all flat and stuck to their heads.  I love to rub his head and so do his teachers.  He is like our little troll doll, it is so lucky to rub his head!  Right now he is getting over a cold, so that is why his face and nose is red and chapped.  Even through his sickness (which he has shared with Mom), he is a smiley little guy.

Kellen 6 months

Kellen turned 6 months old today.  He is happy and active all the time.  He is grabbing everything that you put in front of him and quickly gets it to his mouth.  He is starting to try new foods and even graduated out of his swaddle blanket for sleeping.  We like to do anything we can to make the little man smile.

Baby in Flight

Kellen took his first airplane ride to visit Grammy.  This is my third annual spring trip to Charleston.  Riley has been with me in years past, but this time it was Kellen's turn.  I was a little nervous taking him  because I wasn't sure how he would handle it.  Well?  He did great!!  On the way down, he slept some on both legs.  On the way home, he was awake most of the time but he enjoyed playing and entertaining the other passengers.  Everyone was charmed by his winning smile.  While we were in Charlotte for our long layover, we sat down on the floor to play and many people stopped to comment on the "cute" baby.  We also enjoyed our time in Charleston, Grammy was so excited to see our Bubba Boo.

Live Entertainment

Kellen is really starting to watch the world around him and one of his favorite subjects is Riley.  She provides endless hours of entertainment.  Over the weekend Riley was really cracking Kellen up - she was running around the room and he was following her every move.  Here is a little snippet of how cute they are together.

First Tooth

Kellen first tooth popped through the gum this morning. Our little guy is growing up.  It is his bottom left tooth and it looks like the other one is not far behind.  His gums are so swollen. Soon his gummy smile will be released with a toothy one!

Kellen is 5 months!

Little Kellen turned 5 months old today.  He tried cereal for the first time over the weekend, he wasn't a big fan - but we will work on it.  Kellen thinks his hands are much more tasty.  He has been working on rolling over and can do it from belly to back, but not the reverse.  He gets bigger every day....

Busy Saturday

Riley had a very busy Saturday, and I thought she would be worn out.  But as we speak, she is sitting up in her bed singing to herself.  She is going to be a bear later tonight!

We enrolled Riley in Saturday morning soccer, which as been great for her.  Today I got to go watch - she did great!

After soccer, she and I went downtown to see Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic! with our friends, Sophie and her mom.  The production was very good, but I think it may have been a little soon to take her to the show, there were some definite scary moments and she does not know all of the Disney movies that were referenced.  The best part is when Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy would take the stage.  Riley had more fun monkeying around with her friend in the hallway then she did actually watching the iceskating.  I'm not sure why when I say "smile" - she growls at me with an open mouth....