Solid Food (okay, so it's really semi-solid)

We started Calan on rice cereal tonight and he did much better than expected! His first reaction is priceless, but after he got the hang of it, he actually wanted to keep eating it! I feel like he's growing WAY too fast now!!!! I really don't want to leave tomorrow for my first business trip.

Five Months Old

Calan turned 5 months old today!!! Here is his "official" 5 month picture and stats.

Weight: 17 lbs 11 oz
Height: 28 inches

We are going to start feeding him rice cereal tonight I think, as he is showing more and more interest in our food. We'll see how it goes!

Little Sitter

We had a wonderful trip to Texas and I will upload some pics from our trip shortly. We got to see my Nana and Papa and that was so fun! Papa really loves babies, so he had a good time holding Calan and telling him stories. Nana made a BIG Texas sized lunch for us and it was delicious. I miss them so much. :( We also drove down to Austin to see Shannon, Matt and little Miss Abby. They are doing a great job as parents and Abby is so cute and squirmy....she may be even a squirmier worm that Calan! The rest of our trip was spent hanging out w/my dad and Dale and it was very nice.

Since we have been back, things have gotten pretty busy. I have a lot of work to do, so our nanny, Cora, came over 3 days this week while I worked from home. Erin also came over for a couple of hours on Thursday. I left the house for 1 hour and Calan really put her to the test. First he had a major poop diaper and when she was changing it he put his feet in the poop and spread it all around! Then while she was trying to get him cleaned off, he peed all over both of them. She decided he was due for a bath and after he was done, she changed him and then he spit up all over her!! Afterwards he took a nap and slept for a full 2 hours (long for him)...he must have been pooped out! (pun intended) :)

He has been learning and doing so many new things now. The coolest of which is how he can sit without support for a few minutes at a time!! He's growing too fast!! I tell him every day "stay a baby", but clearly he wants to grow up quickly.

Marion's Dad

Please say a prayer for my friend Marion's dad, Kinney Swain. He went in for a heart check up yesterday and they found that they needed to do an emergency triple bypass today. He is in surgery until 5 pm EST, so please say a prayer for him and their family.