Week 19

(5/19 – 5/25)

Last week when we took Pierson to the doctor we asked him about when to start Pierson on rice cereal (since Pierson is 4 months and a lot of the books say you can start foods at 4 months). The doctor told us that Pierson would let us know when he was ready… he would start not being fully satisfied with just the milk. Well the Sunday night before Pierson drank 9 oz (for those of you who don’t know that A LOT!!! And he normally has 6 oz when he has a bottle!). I thought it might just be a one time thing… maybe he was growing or just needed a little more. Well Monday the daycare called and said he’d been crying for a while and they couldn’t calm him down so I went to see him and got him calmed down and decided maybe this was him letting me know he was ready to try rice cereal. So Drew went to the store and bought 3 different kinds of rice cereal… we hadn’t researched the best kind so he bought all 3 brands that were at the store and decided we could test them out (he’s such a good dad!!). Monday night he ended up falling asleep pretty early and then when he woke up again we figured it was too late to try cereal for the first time so we waited until Tuesday. The first time didn’t go so well… He took maybe 2 spoons and screamed… and screamed. He was not having it. We decided to try again the next day… same thing. And the next day… same thing. And every day since we try each evening and he’s just not digging the whole rice cereal thing. We’ve tried making it with more liquid, making it thicker, making it with water, making it with breastmilk, etc… Anyway we make it doesn’t seem to matter. We go back to the doctor on the 29th so we’re just going to see what the doctor says. I think he’s ready for something more… but he’s just not liking the rice cereal… we shall see :-)

Well Friday night Drew, Pierson, and I went out to dinner… Pierson slept the whole time and Drew and I had a great time chatting :-) Saturday I got a call from my sister and she and her friend Heidi decided to come to town to visit so we got to see them! It’s always so fun when Aunt Christi comes to visit… and now we get her 2 weekends in a row! Yeah!! Sunday afternoon one of my best friends, Britney, who owns THREE dance studios had her recital for her studio here in town. I took pictures and helped video tape the show and her girls did awesome… she’s such a talented teacher!!! And one of my other best friends, Hollye, came to town for the recital so we got to see her, too. I love it when the girls come to town!!! Sunday afternoon Drew, Pierson, and I went out to my parents for a cookout with my family and Drew’s. It was lots of fun… Pierson always has so much fun hanging out with our families!!

Trying rice cereal... this picture is deceiving... right afterwards he screamed :-)

They painted with their hands and feet at daycare this week... Drew picked him up that day and when I got home from work it was already on the fridge :-) His very first piece of artwork for the fridge!!!

Pierson sitting up on the couch... holding his teddy bear! (this is one of the only ones the he wasn't eating his teddy bear!)

We set up a new toy for Pierson... he sits in one part and can stand and walk around a little table that has all sorts of things to play with. His feet just BARELY touch the floor so he can't quite walk around in it yet... but he's so close! This was one of the first times in it... but now he gets really excited and pushes all the buttons!

This is an activity mat that we just got out... he LOVES it! It has all sorts of toys that hang down for him to grab... he's really learning his hand/eye coordination and it's so fun to watch him try to grab at things and bring them to his mouth!

Pierson hanging out with Aunt Christi!

Me and my precious little man!

I bought him this hat so we could take him outside over Memorial weekend... it's just too cute on him! And of course it's cammo!

Aunt Christi flipped up the sides of the hat and it was cracking us up!