Six Months - Happy Half Birthday!!!

I am a few days behind, but happy half birthday Rhett! Six months old! I can't even believe it! I feel like I say this too often, but time is going by way too fast! That being said, I am thoroughly enjoying the moments now, where Bryan and I can actually play with Rhett and he can respond to us and our actions.

6 months - 15 pounds, 13 ounces

As always, this was a busy month with a lot of milestones. I'm thinking that every month for the first year will be fairly similar. Before we dive into Rhett's six month though, I am going to quickly share some photo evidence of those two little chompers that made their appearance last month. Luckily I have escaped being bitten by those suckers so far. And let me just say, I absolutely love the toothless grin that babies have. But I almost love Rhett's little 2-tooth grin even more. It is just sOoOoOo adorable!!! (I think I am probably a little biased as well).

We also spent a lot of time with family and friends this month, visiting, playing games, doing fun activities and just enjoying each others company. We went swimming at the beginning of February with my mom and my sister and her kids. Mandi sat on the side with little Maea but the rest of us got in and had a blast! Rhett continues to enjoy the pool and Alyssa, Abbott and Aedan had a blast with Grandma Marie and Uncle Bryan. We had so much fun swimming that 2 weeks later, we all went to the skating rink for another fun family activity. Rhett slept in his car seat for most of it but we brought him out and pulled him around with Aedan on the sled for a few minutes at the end. We were also lucky enough to be able to coordinate two games nights with our really close friends. They live out of town so we don't see them as often as we like. We took turns driving to each others house and had supper and games and got to play with the babes before they went to sleep for the night (they have a little girl, Brooklyn, who is just 4 months older than Rhett).

Five Months!!!

And finally, to catch us up to the present, a post on my little man's fifth month. And what a month it was!

5 months - 14 pounds, 11 ounces

The first thing we did was to celebrate Rhett's first Christmas. It was so much fun to dress him up in cute outfits and buy him presents and stocking stuffers (which was obviously more for our enjoyment than his). And boy oh boy! Who knew a baby could be so spoiled!! I guess that is what happens when he is so loved by friends and family! How blessed we truly are.

We also had the opportunity to spend a day with close friends of ours. We had so much fun skating, stuffing our faces with Chinese food, watching the kids play and interact and then playing Pictionary together once the babies had gone to bed. Christmas is good for that. It gives you a reason/excuse to spend time with those you love, stay up late, have too much fun (if there is such a thing), and eat more than you know you should.

Four Months

As promised, here is a summary of Rhett's fourth month, to help get me caught up to where we are now!

4 months - 13 pounds, 8 ounces

I think month four was probably one of the busiest months we've had! It sure felt like it at least. Shopping, visits from friends and family and road trips to Grandma and Grandpa Bullocks for Christmas!

It started off with a new addition to the family...my older sister had just given birth to her fourth child, a darling little girl named Maea! I was so excited back in the spring when my sister announced that she was expecting. I had always thought that it would be so fun to have babies close together, but was never certain that it would actually happen! It is going to be so fun to watch Rhett and Maea grow up together, hopefully as good friends! When my sister went home from the hospital, her husband was unable to get off work so I packed up Rhett and we went to help my sister out for the first few days. I truly cherish the time I was able to spend helping out my sister and getting to know my new little niece!

Moving along...as we were in the middle of the Christmas season, I of course was busy decorating my house, listening to Christmas music and subtly trying to pass on my love for Christmas to my 4 month old baby! :)

The First 3 Months

Wow! It is amazing how fast time can pass. Tomorrow, my sweet baby boy will be 5 months old! WHAT?!?!?! What the heck happened to my tiny newborn baby??? Well, I guess there is no time like the present to write a little something about the first 3 months (I figure I'll tackle months 4 and 5 another day).

From day one, Rhett was very alert. He always had wide open eyes, taking in everything around him. One of the comments that we heard many times from people was how little he resembled a newborn, that he just looked like a little boy. Another popular comment was how expressive his face was! I would have to agree.

He was, and still is a very happy, calm baby. We have been so lucky to be blessed with such a good little boy. I can probably only count on one hand the number of times that he has cried for more than a few minutes and for no apparent reason. I learned quickly, that if he was crying or fussy, he was letting me know that he was hungry, tired, bored or gassy.