Since Brett has been twice we really like to watch the Kentucky Derby. Plus it is an event that in my mind always means were are closer to summer. We had big plans to dress Sean up in a cute outfit and take some pictures but he napped for an extra long time that day and got up with just enough time to race outside and get some pictures before the race started, so no cute outfits this year. Brett posed with one of the glasses he got when he attended. This is by far my favorite from our photo shoot and plan to print a few copies to frame at home and at work.
Sean has recently started to really reach for things that he wants. Before he would stare at an object and if it got close enough he would try and grab for it but now if he sees something that he wants he will try and grab for it even if he is not really that close to it. Brett spent a lot of this photoshoot keeping the drink away from Sean as shown below.
Sean loves his toys but it is becoming evident that now he likes to drop them and see what we will do. When he is playing in his exersaucer, if he is given a toy that is not attached it will be on the floor in a matter of 60 seconds or so. He drops it and then stares at it on the floor, then looks at us with these big, "are you going to get that for me" eyes, then back to the object on the floor. Brett and I will indulge him a few times but after the 3rd of 4th drop we just leave it there since if he is in the exersaucer it usually means we are trying to get a chore done. Here is a pic of him staring at something he just dropped on the floor. It is adorable and mildly annoying all at the same time.
No crawling yet but he seems so close. We have been putting his toys just out of reach and he gets into position to crawl and will try and reach for the toy but usually just ends of rolling over then he rolls over again and again until he is on the other side of the room just by rolling, usually picking up a toy in the process. He has also started turning himself around in circles while in the crawling position. We are pretty sure that once he figures it out he will not stop so we need to get moving on figuring out the baby gate situation. Here is a little video that combines the rolling and the circle turning.
We recently decided that Sean is getting a little too big and heavy for his baby carrier. We have not switched yet but I think we will in the next couple weeks. I am going to miss getting him settled and ready in the carrier before we leave the house but I am not going to miss carrying him around in it! I decided I wanted to try the stroller with him in the actual seat versus attaching his baby carrier. He seemed pretty comfy.
We recently decided that Sean is getting a little too big and heavy for his baby carrier. We have not switched yet but I think we will in the next couple weeks. I am going to miss getting him settled and ready in the carrier before we leave the house but I am not going to miss carrying him around in it! I decided I wanted to try the stroller with him in the actual seat versus attaching his baby carrier. He seemed pretty comfy.
However, I need to find a better way to shield his face from the sun since in the baby carrier we can just pull the sun shade from the carseat together with the one from the stroller completely blocking him from the sun. The sun shade on the stroller does not cover his face enough in certain directions. Instead this is how he solved the problem. In this picture he is not actually asleep as I had originally thought!
This past weekend was my first Mother's Day and the following day was my birthday. Brett and Sean got me flowers (yay) and a new pair of shoes that I had wanted for a while. Sean has great taste! I got a fitbit for my birthday from Gemma which I have also wanted for a while. Opening cards and gifts was really fun because Sean is getting to an age where he finds this interesting. Sean seemed especially interested in playing with the boxes.
Who needs toys when we can play with an empty box and wrapping paper!
We moved Sean to the big boy tub this week. He is way too big for the baby tub but the big tub is a little big for him. We have to keep a close eye on him and always keep a hand on him so he does not pitch forward and go under. This almost happened the first time he was in the tub when he lunged for a toy but we caught him just in time. He seems to love being in the big tub, playing with his toys and splashing away.
One last thing that Sean has started to do recently is throw little baby temper tantrums. He does not do them often but they happen at a few key times. The changing table is one of them. This used to be one of his favorite places, in fact at one point a few months ago we used to put him on the changing table when he was crying and he would usually calm down. He is especially unhappy when we are getting him ready for bed. These tantrums also happen when we he wants more food. Last night Brett and I switched who was feeding him halfway through a jar of mixed veggies and Sean's face melted into tears when I stood up and Brett sat down. He cried until the spoon was literally in his mouth then he was happy. We think he is going through a growth spurt right now because when he finished that jar of food he started crying again and was not content until he ate another entire jar of apples. Here is poor starving Sean when we scrambled to open a new jar of food last night.
We don't have any pictures of this, but Sean is working on 2 teeth on the top now (the 2 on the bottom are up. Watch out if he grabs your finger and puts it in his mouth (which he does very quickly) because it hurts now when he bites down!
I am headed to Wake Forest this weekend for my baby sister's college graduation (WOW!). Brett is staying home with Sean and Gemma is coming to visit!
I think that gets us all caught up from the last couple weeks. Hopefully we can get back to updating this a little more regularly. I am signing off with a few additional recent cute pictures of Sean.
This past weekend was my first Mother's Day and the following day was my birthday. Brett and Sean got me flowers (yay) and a new pair of shoes that I had wanted for a while. Sean has great taste! I got a fitbit for my birthday from Gemma which I have also wanted for a while. Opening cards and gifts was really fun because Sean is getting to an age where he finds this interesting. Sean seemed especially interested in playing with the boxes.
Who needs toys when we can play with an empty box and wrapping paper!
We moved Sean to the big boy tub this week. He is way too big for the baby tub but the big tub is a little big for him. We have to keep a close eye on him and always keep a hand on him so he does not pitch forward and go under. This almost happened the first time he was in the tub when he lunged for a toy but we caught him just in time. He seems to love being in the big tub, playing with his toys and splashing away.
One last thing that Sean has started to do recently is throw little baby temper tantrums. He does not do them often but they happen at a few key times. The changing table is one of them. This used to be one of his favorite places, in fact at one point a few months ago we used to put him on the changing table when he was crying and he would usually calm down. He is especially unhappy when we are getting him ready for bed. These tantrums also happen when we he wants more food. Last night Brett and I switched who was feeding him halfway through a jar of mixed veggies and Sean's face melted into tears when I stood up and Brett sat down. He cried until the spoon was literally in his mouth then he was happy. We think he is going through a growth spurt right now because when he finished that jar of food he started crying again and was not content until he ate another entire jar of apples. Here is poor starving Sean when we scrambled to open a new jar of food last night.
We don't have any pictures of this, but Sean is working on 2 teeth on the top now (the 2 on the bottom are up. Watch out if he grabs your finger and puts it in his mouth (which he does very quickly) because it hurts now when he bites down!
I am headed to Wake Forest this weekend for my baby sister's college graduation (WOW!). Brett is staying home with Sean and Gemma is coming to visit!
I think that gets us all caught up from the last couple weeks. Hopefully we can get back to updating this a little more regularly. I am signing off with a few additional recent cute pictures of Sean.
