Enjoying Spring!

We've stayed pretty busy in April and have just been enjoying the beautiful weather! Landon turned 5 months old on April 11 and continues to be a happy little guy! He laughs and smiles all the time, which is so much fun! We started him on rice cereal over Easter (since the doctor suggested we start him early since he's a big guy), but he just never seemed interested. In fact, he would laugh and smile with his mouth closed on purpose so we couldn't put food in. We even tried bananas, and then carrots, to see if it was just the cereal he didn't like, but he wasn't too interested in those either, so we ultimately decided to stop for a little while and try again soon. (We actually tried rice cereal again today, and he seems much more into it, so maybe he just needed a little more time!) Other than starting to eat solids, Landon is very active! He rolls everywhere and can even make it clear across the floor (by rolling, squirming, etc.). We're pretty sure crawling isn't far off... He also "talks" a lot now and grabs absolutely everything (which of course immediately goes right into his mouth).

Landon also loves his exersaucer now.... Actually, we think Grady enjoys it more than Landon! Everytime Landon is in it, Grady turns the music on and dances for Landon, which is quite funny. He really does provide a lot of entertainment for Landon!

Here are a few pictures from Landon's first experience with carrots! We didn't manage to get very much in his mouth, but somehow it was all over him. We learned with Grady that the best way to feed a baby is to strip him down to his diaper - carrots don't exactly come out of clothes easily! (He pretty much spent the entire time eating his bib, grabbing the spoon, kicking the bowl, arching his back to get out of the bumbo seat, etc....We started wondering if they make straight jackets for infants! he he...only kidding!)

Just for fun, I went and dug up a picture of Grady when he first started solids. This is a picture of Grady right around the same age as Landon when he had carrots for the first time!

Here is another picture of Grady when he was Landon's age (about 5 1/2 months).... I think they look a lot alike! :)

My cousin Michelle came over for a visit last week... She is graduating from UNC next weekend (Pharmacy School) and was in town for a night. Grady was of course super excited and loved spending time with her! She was nice enough to read several bedtime stories with him! :)

My roommates from college (UNC) - Jean, Deborah and Jerri - and I were able to get together one weekend in April, which was so much fun! It is rare that we are all together these days, so it was great to have some time to catch up and hang out in Chapel Hill. We actually graduated 10 years ago this May (aaahhh!)., and we realized our conversations had shifted a bit. We found ourselves talking about kids, cleaning and wrinkle cream (and I'm not kidding!)! he he...

The boys loved hanging out with them!