Carrots

This past Thursday we had our first successful day on solids! We have been trying rice for a while and he pretty much hates it! A couple of weekends ago we tried carrots for the first time. He would take a few bites and then he would be over it!

Thursday was a change! I gave him some carrots at lunch and it was like a light switch had been turned on! He doesn't have it totally figured out yet...when you bring the spoon to his mouth he sticks his tounge out and opens his mouth. Seriously the cutest thing!

I absolutely love this kid! It's crazy the things that make you happy once you have a little one!

A picture to capture the big man chowing down!!!

4 months!

4 months already?! I am starting to realize that time really does fly when babies are young! Believe me I am taking it all in. I absolutely have the best job in the world! Who could ask for more than to stay at home and play with your child ALL day?!! I am so blessed and thankful. (love you babe!)

The new year has been pretty relaxed around our house! My mom stayed with us for about 2 weeks. We loved having her around and Rhys adores her! After she left I felt like I had to re-introduce myself to him!

Aunt Mo got Rhys a hat for Christmas! Brett and I refer to it as the "grandpa hat". Before he was born, she was in Europe for the summer. She hooked him up with all kinds of H&M gear and one thing was a sweater that Brett and I refer to as...you guessed it the "grandpa sweater"! I swear she is trying to dress him like a 75 year old man! To make matters worse, he is balding pretty bad! (Seriously, the hat and the sweater are both precious!) When she was visiting last week she had to have a picture with him and his hat!

He sure does love her and she is pretty smitten with him I do believe! Morg, I know you are reading this! Please don't ever leave us! You wouldn't get to see this beautiful face anytime you wanted to!

At 4 months... we are not sitting or rolling over consistently...but boy are we trying! He has rolled over from stomach to back several times but, I think they were all by accident..He will get it when it's time!

He laughs so much. This makes Brett and I cry everytime! Will that ever change?!

We have started teething:( Poor guy just wants you to sit down and rub his gums! Also, bc of the teething his clothes stay soaked because he is a drool machine!

We had to go to the doctor on Saturday bc he has a little head congestion. He weighed it at 18.8 lbs! and 28 in long! Geez Louise!

He got a Baby Einstein play station for Christmas and has just fallen in love with it this week! I sit beside it the whole time he plays. ( I feel bad if I don't give him all of my attention...this will probably bite me in the butt soon!)

He likes playing in the walker if someone pushes him around! Kinda defeats the purpose of a walker huh? He's only 4 months old I have to keep telling myself!

Tummy time has become his favorite position! We stay on our stomach so much during the day. Max like to join us for these times!

That's all I can think of for now! I will leave you with some precious-ness:)

First Christmas!

We had Christmas at our house this year! Christmas Eve we had Brett's family down for dinner and gifts. Rhys was awake for the entire thing, dinner and gifts!

After dinner Gran got some love time with Rhys! He was eating it up and so was she!

Notice Rhys has clothes on in the earlier pictures...you will see this change! I swear he is the most hot natured baby! He loves to be naked!

Here he is sitting on top of his mound of gifts!

Opening his first gift! BOOKS! Can never have enough of these!

Now, we had to shed some clothes! He got hot and when he gets hot he is NOT happy! After the clothes came off he was a different child! He was ready to stand up and open gifts!

So precious!

Some time with Max and Dad!

With Brett's precious grandparents! They are in love!

Christmas morning we had our Christmas with Rhys before my dad came over to make omlets:) Seriously, one of our favorite parts of Christmas day!

Rhys got a frog pillow mat and he absolutely loves it! He will lay on it for so long looking at his light up toy or the fan!

He was pretty excited about this!

Digging down deep in his stocking:)

My family came over for lunch Christmas Day.

This is what Rhys did the entire time we were opening gifts! Poor guy was worn out!

Still sleeping...

Not waking up anytime soon!

Rhys' first Christmas was a success and a super fun time for Brett and I! New Year's was pretty simple this year! We stayed in and watched the weather! Life has changed, but definately for the better! Rhys has made us doubt any year can be better than 2010, but we know the years to come will be so fun! So thankful for everything God has blessed us with this past year especially our precious boy! He is the light of my life for sure!

Happy 2011 everyone!