Rolled Over I Swear

On Monday afternoon I put Matthew in his crib on his tummy like I usually do (I know I know but this is the only way he will go to sleep, and I check on him very regularly and at night I roll him over on his back). He fussed for a few minutes then got really quiet. When I went in to check on him he was on his back!! All by himself and I missed it dammit!!

Later on that day, I put him on his tummy in the living room to see if he would do it again. Thinking it would take some time, I turned on the TV and while I was searching for a program to watch out of the corner of my eye I saw him flip over. I put him back on his tummy and reached for the camera but before I could get it turned on and focused he had flipped again. So back on the tummy one more time. What you see above is all I managed get and then I freaked out just a teeny bit, I was so excited.

He has yet to repeat this magnificent performance so if it weren't for this video it could all have been a dream! I love technology!!

First Attempt at Solid Food

Ok so the books say that at 4 months you can start your baby on solid foods (if you consider seriously watered down rice cereal solid food) and since Matthew was insatiable today, I figured we'd give it a try. Well as you can see at least as much came out as went in so maybe we'll wait a couple weeks to try it again!

Comparisons

The first time Nana and Papa came to visit.

The second time Nana and Papa came to visit.

The first time Nana and Papa came to visit.

The second time Nana and Papa came to visit.

Papa and Matthew

Papa and Matthew spent a lot of time together on this visit. Matthew would lay on the couch and Dad would make funny noises and tickle him and talk to him. They seemed to have a great connection. When Mum and I were busy and Matthew was fussy, Papa would come along and take him for a walk.

Showing Matthew that he is big enough to reach the frog on his chair and make it sing its song.

Having an early morning chat.

Taking in the neighbourhood together. This is one of my favorite pictures.

Nana and Matthew

On July 3rd Nana and Papa came back for another visit. This time they only stayed for 10 days which was both too long and not long enough. Mum and I decided that we want to see each other every day but she doesn't want to live here and I don't want to live in Roblin so we'll have to settle for Skype. It was so great to have another hand or three to help out. We got a bunch more yard work done, more meals put in the freezer and I had my very own laundry folder! They stayed an extra weekend to babysit Matthew while Aaron worked his 6th ten hour day in a row and I did a big marketing event. They were such a huge help and they got to bond with Matthew a little more.

Nana did her best to destroy our nap schedule and our rules for sleeping in the crib. But she's Nana and how can one refuse this kind of love.

Snuggles with Nana. There was a lot of this kind of thing going on while they were visiting.

Thank god I have these fingers to shove in my mouth!

Zzerberts from Nana.

Yeah, do it again!!

Oooh yeah, that's the ticket!!!

Sitting with Nana in the morning.

Mmmm, even Nana has good fingers!

More Tummy Time

When Nana and Papa were here Matthew did some tummy time and we got to see how much stronger he has gotten and that he may roll over some day soon.

Bumbo

Wow this thing is pretty cool.

Now that Matthew is able to hold up his own head fairly well he is able to use one of his bumbo chairs. He can only handle it for about 10 minutes and then his head just gets too heavy and he starts staring at the floor.

A pensive moment.

Teething?

A few weekends ago Matthew started to drool and didn't want to do anything besides chew on Aaron's thumb. We can't see any teeth yet but he is still drooling and shoving things in his mouth.

Newest Achievement

On Wednesday (July 15) Matthew learned how to squeal or at least how to do it at will. It takes him a few minutes after waking up to get his vocal cords all warmed up then it is just a matter of increasing the volume. It goes on all day and we never get bored of it.