Four to Six Months

Four Months

 Ike enjoyed to sit up. All the time. The bumbo chair came in handy a lot so I didn't have to hold him upright myself all the time. A friend of mine lent me a couple of her Baby Einstein DVDs and he loved them! They sure reminded me of toys from when I was growing up...

During this time we also discovered that Ike had a love of the television. He was glued to it! When I would go have lunch at Ison's work, there was a TV there and guess what Ike was straining to look at the whole time...the TV. Especially the end credits and the Phineas and Ferb theme song from Disney. If he was cranky and we played that theme song, he would stop crying and stare at the TV.

Ike no longer was eating every 3 hours, but was going for 5-6 hour stretches at least once a night. I was thrilled to be able to start sleeping for longer stretches!

Five Months

Five months old brought better balance and less use of the bumbo and other cushioning for Ike to sit. He still was falling over regularly, but he was getting strong enough to just roll over and deal with it. As you can see, he was still glued to the TV...luckily he is not near as interested now as he used to be.

For Halloween I found a cute orange shirt for Ike that said, "This is my costume..." I thought it was adorable...and it helped that it was 99 cents at Other Mothers. My cat costume I have had for years, so it was nothing really special. Unfortunately Ison could not go to the ward party because he was sick, but he was going to be Superman bursting out of street clothes.

 We started feeding Ike solids this month! After a couple of soupy, not so sure he likes it spoonfuls, the food was thickened up and he ate a lot of it! And he hasn't stopped since! First it was just rice cereal, but we have since given him several other cereals and lots of fruits and vegetables. I was pumping breastmilk for him to have with his cereal, but I got tired of that really fast since he has cereal 2-3 times a day, so now we mix formula in instead. I don't even think he noticed a difference. He is also feeding himself puffs and sometimes cut up bananas.

 This boy is such a joy! He makes me so happy and blessed. Heavenly Father has blessed us so much! I still am amazed that this little boy is ours.

By this month Ike started to sleep through the night! No more night time feedings! Hooray! It sure was strange to suddenly sleep through the night...but I am not complaining in the least.

These smiles are a very often occurrence now every day and it is so much fun to try to make him smile and laugh...he is ticklish just like his daddy!

Six Months

For Thanksgiving my sister came down from Utah and enjoy cute little Ike. And, as you can see, she contributed to trying to make Ike smile for a picture...he just looked at us like we were crazy.

I stopped using the carseat that we first used with Ike because it was just getting too heavy! We were able to get a different carseat that stays in the car all the time now and I like it much more. Here is Ike ready to go somewhere with us in his cute little jacket with his elephant blanket in hand.

Ison really loves Ike. He enjoys being able to chill out with him and play with him...he also enjoys watching TV with him and Duke, our dog. This shot of the three of them was just to cute not to take a picture of. I love my boys so much!

A whole new world of playing has happened for Ike. So many toys to play with! And always looking for mommy if I happen to walk by. He has become a pro at going in circles, but that's it. Nothing forward...he is just taking his time.

Ike loves his Grandpa. He loves Grandma, too, but it sure is cute to watch Ike and Grandpa. We had lunch with him one day and he was so thrilled to see that we were having lunch with Grandpa! And Grandpa was very pleased to see Ike recognized him. I will have to get a shot of Ike with Grandma at a lunch here soon. Grandma...I did give you lunch with grandson coupons...you can start redeeming them anytime...same for Grandpa...*hint*

This boy has the most beautiful smile with that adorable dimple! I was pretty excited when we realized he had one after he was born...I had always wanted a dimple, but I am fine with my son having one.