First Bowl of Cereal!

Hey everybody! As you can see from the title of this post, I had my first bowl of cereal tonight! If you know who my dad is, you may be wondering if it was a punch-bowl sized helping of Lucky Charms. It wasn't...it was just boring rice cereal, but I loved it. My mom was trying to wait as long as possible to let me eat it, but I was just eating all the time...6oz bottles/nursings every 1 and a half hours was a sign that I was ready! Mom also said that teeth coming in is a sign that I'm ready...Dad is arguing that teeth means I'm ready for steak, not cereal. Stay tuned for that video!



Other updates from this week: I had my 4 month appointment, and I'm weighing in at 16 pounds and I'm 24.75 inches tall! That means I gained 4 pounds and almost 3 inches in two months (not to mention how cute I've become since then). I got some more immunizations, which didn't make me very happy, but I got through it.

Happy Birthday Grandpa (Collier)! I'm glad we got to hang out for your birthday party. I love you so much!

Trying to crawl

Hello all...check out my most recent activity! I'm doing tummy time (again), and I'm mad (again). Mom got this unfortunate video...can you hear the fear in her voice? :)

Have a great day!

Valentine's Day Reunion

If you know my family, you know that we love to get together to eat, drink and hang out. We really enjoy each other! My Mom's cousin, Annie, and her family live in New York (a very glamorous life), so this was the first time I got to meet them. I love my cousins! Lars, Annie's husband is a little camera shy, but Mom got some shots with Annie and her kids, Law and Stevie.

Here I am with Annie:

Here's my Dad with Law and Stevie:


Here I am with Stevie:


Here I am with Law:
All 3 of us hanging out in the big red chair:




With Great-Grandma Robinson...doesn't she look smashing in her pearls?


My legs used to fit inside this blanket's pocket, but not anymore...

The beautiful Nadig ladies...and yes, they are wearing matching shirts:

With my Aunt Terry:


I really like to sit up now. The bumbo chair is perfect for me. This is what my Mom likes to call my "Snoop Duncan" pose. "Laid back...with my mind on my milk and my milk on my mind."


Here I am in my bouncy seat:


Here I am with my Dad:

Mom thinks that I look like my cousin-in-law, Joshua, in this photo...what do you think? (See my Aunt Robin's recent post for a comparison: Robin's Song: Joshua. Oh Joshua.)

So, remember back before I was born when my Mom and Dad couldn't agree on a name? My mom's friend, Shannon suggested that since my Dad is Irish and American Indian, my name should be "Stands with Fists O'Shaugnessy." Well, here I am.


My Mom has been wondering why I've been accidentally pushing away my milk supply while nursing...here's the answer. When Mom and I aren't together, I take a bottle filled with breastmilk, and now I've become determined to hold it myself. I'm trying to do the same thing while nursing, but it just doesn't work quite the same way. Mom has to swaddle me to keep my hands from messing up the eating process. I haven't quite figured out how to get my hands to do what I want them to do at all times....especially when I'm tired.

More updates...I continue to teethe, and Nonni says that she sees them trying to poke through on the bottom. Mom just thinks they look like gums. We'll see how long they take to make their appearance.

Mom continues to make me do 10 minutes of tummy time a day -- she's so mean. I used to roll over as soon as she put me there, so she started to put pillows on my sides. I mean it when I say that I don't like tummy time, so last week I figured out how to scoot backwards off of the tummy time mat. Take that, Mom. I'm going to get out of it one way or another. Here I am on said mat:



A few more pics that my Mom loves:

Snow Daze

With all the talk of the impending blizzard, my grandparents were worried they wouldn't see my sweet mug for ages; so they all made the trek over the mountain Thursday night to hang out. I was really putting on a show for them! Here I am with Nonni:

And here I am with Nana...I'm already half her height! :) Love you, Nana!

Here I am with Papa...this was my first time on his shoulders, and I'm clinging to what's left of his hair for dear life. Maybe next time I'll know how to handle it a little better.

I heard Mommy saying that some people are calling all this snow a Snowcalypse, and others Snowmageddon. At my house, we're in what I like to call a Snow Daze. My attitude this weekend has reflected said title, and I think I'm driving my family a bit crazy because of it. Mom tried to cheer me up by doing the funny/terrifying dinosaur face from Jurassic Park:

I didn't really find it all that funny. In fact, I was slightly scared and concerned for her sanity. Here's the face I was making back at her:

I may be in a bad mood because I'm teething. I had a pretty good time going to town on green plastic music note on my exersaucer. Sorry Aunt Katie, I hope this doesn't offend you or your profession in any way.

My Aunt Wubby is snowed in (Snow10, get it?) with us. She tried to cheer me up by putting me in the wrap, and within a couple of minutes, I was sleep. I think I heard everyone say, "Thank goodness," as I was dozing off. Look at how hard Aunt Wubby is working to keep me happy!

But it wasn't long before I was at it again...Mom calls this my "what are you looking at?" face. It could also be called my "I pity the fool" face.

Mom was looking through and editing some more pictures and came across these gems...

That's all for now! Stay warm and dry, my friends!