weekend at Mammie's

With Brian out of town the past few days on a business trip, Kyle and I made the drive to Mammie's house for a couple of days of fun in the sun. Kyle's cousins, Harlow & Jacob, were staying with Mammie for the weekend so it was the perfect opportunity to hang with fam!

My mom's neighborhood has the most awesome water park for the kids. Harlow & Jacob loved it and we stayed in for hours while Mammie hung out with Kyle in the shade :)

that's little Jacob sitting in the water looking at us.

We also ate McDonalds, which I was a little too excited about, and spent a lot of time in the pool, where Harlow learned to swim! She started the day with floaties and ended it an olympic swimmer ;)

Oh, and since Kyle can sit up now no problem, he got his first sink bath. He loved it!

children's museum

Today Kyle and I met some friends at the La Habra Children's Museum, where Kyle did his first arts & crafts project, was unfazed by a life-size lion and rode shot gun with a bunch of chicks:

5 months

Kyle, you are 5 months old today! Here are a few things about you at 5 months that I want to remember forever:

• You are getting really good at sitting up. You still crash & burn sometimes, but you can hold yourself up and play with toys for at least a few minutes!
• Some days you'll roll over from tummy to back over and over like it's no big deal, and other days you just lay there like you have no idea what you're supposed to do and fuss until I roll you over myself :)
• In the morning, you love to sit in your Baby Einstein saucer and watch a Baby Einstein video, or sit in your bouncy seat and watch me clean the kitchen.
• You're all over the board with sleep. You're still in our room and usually wake up 1-2 times in 10-12 hours. Some nights you'll wake up at 2:30 and then 6:30, and other nights you sleep until 5 am and then don't wake up till 8. Those are my favorite nights :) We'll probably have to move you to your crib for good soon, so I'm savoring these last weeks with you sleeping so near to me. It's comforting to be able to peek over and see you sleeping soundly, and fall asleep to the sound of your breath (or snores!).
• You grab onto EVERYTHING! Your favorite things to grab are my hair (& pull), our lips, the remote control, Penny, your burp cloths and #1: my iPhone.
• It is so easy for me to make you laugh. All I have to do is open my eyes or mouth wide or say "boo!" and you start to giggle. Pretty much every time I look in your direction you smile at me, and it makes my heart explode every single time.
• This month we've gone on lots of adventures - to the OC Fair, playdates at the park, your first Angel game, your first time in the pool... it's so fun to show you the world!
• You're wearing size 3 diapers and size 6 months clothes.
• You don't need a paci to go to sleep at night, but you like to have one for naptime, in the car or when you're being mellow.
• You stay with dad 2 times a week while I go to work, and with grandma Suzie once a week. Grandma Suzie took you to music class the last 3 weeks and you absolutely loved it!

Cannot believe next month you will be 6 months old! How in the world did that happen?! I can't express how much we love you. Every day when I see your sweet smile I feel so grateful that you're my son and I get to be your mommy. It's been so much fun becoming a family together. I'm so happy!

cheese!

Kyle seemed extra happy last night after his bath so I wanted to capture his huge smiles and cute PJs! His non-stop toothless grin kills me!

fair play

Today was Kyle's first trip to the Orange County Fair with friends. He loved the zipper, corn on the cob and all the fried food! Oh wait, maybe next year ;) For now, he loved laying in his stroller and taking naps while mommy talked with her friends, sweat like crazy & got sunburned on her neck.

OC Fair tip - park across the street at Orange Coast College! You just need to buy a day permit for $1 and make the short walk across Fairview. Beats the $10 parking fee!