5 months old

Hello happy monday! and Happy 5 month birthday little/big Hurlee. I just put the little guy to bed and Shawn is out with the guys, so it's me time! lol

All in all the Joneses are doing very well. We're happy and healthy.

Most people hate Mondays, but I on the other hand LOVE THEM. Monday is my favorite day of the entire week. Shawn doesn't work on Mondays and onl

y has class from 4:30 to 6:50. Even if we just go to Costco (like we did today) or lounge around, it is always such a fun day.

I can't believe it's already been 5 months since Hurlee was born! He has already changed so much, in size and personality. Him and I are becoming best buds more and more everyday. It's so fun seeing his personality develop! He is becoming such a happy laughy baby. It makes my heart skip a beat when I walk in the room and he grins with excitement. AH, I LOVE HIM!

No new tricks this week for Hurlee. He has picked up a bad habit... boycotting naps. BOYCOTTING NAPS?!?! Why would someone do that? I love naps (though scarce). He used to nap four wonderful times a day. Now he takes like two really short cat naps and one 1-2 hour nap. What does this mean for his mama... a more exhausting day and a crankier baby (oof). Normally during his naps I clean, eat, pump, do homework etc. But I guess I shouldn't really complain, he is still sleeping really well at night, which after a couple sleepless months I really appreciate. He normally gets his last feeding between 8-8:30 and goes down between 8:30-9. We then "dreamfeed" him at 11 or so and he sleeps until 8 or 8:30. It's wonderful!

Hurlee's most recent obsession: grabbing faces. Sorry if your face has already been grabbed by his cute slimy hands, he just wants to get to know you better :)

So many people have been asking me about starting solid foods. My family, friends and even the sandwich artist at Subway is grilling me about solids. Hurlee still has no interest in eating with a spoon, sorry folks, solids are going to have to wait a bit longer! I've been trying rice milk but it just ends up all over him. I think once he's six months I'll more aggressively try solids, but until then all he eats is breastmilk. As you can see we're practicing though!

I love zesting lemons.

MmmMmm, nothing like Buttery Lemon cookies to end the day. So easy and delicious.

Easter

Well it was a long day (but great) for the Jones Fam. Hurlee had his very first Easter and was especially well behaved all day. Shawn left for Church bright and early while Hurlee and I ate breakfast and got ready. He has been spending service in the nursery these last few weeks and doesn't seem to mind too much, and Easter Sunday was no different. I like to take him out during the music though, he seems to really enjoy it. After church we made the rounds to our families. First to my parents house then to Shawn's grandparent's house. It was so sweet, his grandma had a cute little Easter bib for Hurlee along with an Easter egg filled with quarters (and we will get good use of those quarters thanks to all the laundry our little love muffin produces). While we were over at Dorothy and Carter's house, Shawn introduced Hurlee to the piano which he had a fun time with. All that practicing pinching us has given him great finger strength. All in all a great day.

Laughing and Drooling

Oh how I love hearing Hurlee giggle :] He is becoming super alert and so fun to play with.

ALSO the eagle has landed!

TaaaaahhhDAAAAHHHH!!! Hurlee rolled over from his back to his belly today. Doesn't he look proud?? *sigh* They grow up so fast

Four Month Checkup

Well as you can see from the first picture, Hurlee is in full blown teething, chewing on everything. And as for the second.... he was just too cute in his parka not to share. Our apartment was smelling pretty funky on a chilly day so we bundled him up and opened all the windows. He's even waving (well kinda).

Today was Hurlee's four month checkup and he is

27 1/2 inches long (in the 95th percentile) and 17 pounds even (the 90th percentile) and Dr.

Nunez said his head was perfectly proportionate (50th percentile). All looked well and he was impressed with how active our little man was is. He prescribed something for his ecsema and recommended a prescription for his reflux. I passed on the reflux prescription because the drug

doesn't help with the reflux just eases the pain. I went with another route he recommended, introducing rice cereal into his diet so hopefully that helps. So on the way home I picked some Happy Bellies organic brown rice cereal

up and mixed it with some breast milk. Hmm... judging by the pictures he still needs to work on eating by spoon. He kept pushing out most of it, so hopefully tomorrow it goes better :]

exersaucer

Well Hurlee and I have had a fun morning and afternoon. During his nap I took the plunge and assembled his Baby Einstein exersaucer. He is still a little too small for it, but he looks adorable in it. He can reach the bottom with his tippy toes and loves trying to eat the orange sun/flower thing. He hasn't quite figured out how to play with anything on it yet, but I can tell he likes the change of scenery. After his "morning workout" we went to lunch with his Grandpa and had a great time. Although teething, he's been a sweetheart. Can't wait for Shawn to come home and admire my handywork on the exersaucer.

My little man is also so incredibly close to rolling over!! He can comfortably roll over onto his

side. It's just a matter of time til he is a fully executing rolling machine. Aside from that, no real new tricks. He is giggling like a mad man lately which is ADDDDOOORRABBLLEE. I like to tickle his little chest and he thinks it's hilarious.

The Jones apartment is also looking a little different these days, aside from the abundance of baby things, we have a couple new additions - a coffee table, entertainment center and two end tables (all matching!). Since Shawn and I first got married he's been wanting a coffee table but either our apartment or bank account was too small but we finally did it. HURRAY! Pictures to come :)