First Day of Spring?

This weekend marked the first day of Spring, but it felt like the middle of winter. We woke up to an inch of snow this morning and temperatures in the 30s all weekend. Needless to say, we spent the day playing inside. Yesterday we took at trip to the mall and tried out Mateo’s big boy stroller. He is just not comfortable riding in his carseat stroller anymore so we upgraded this week. Then we went out to eat with Lady and PawPaw, and Juan decided to let Mateo try a pickle. I think it brought back memories of all the pickles I ate while I was pregnant, because he loved it and wasn’t a happy camper when we had to leave it behind. Since my last post we had Mateo’s 6 month checkup. He weighed 19 pounds 2 ounces and was 27 inches long – 75th percentile on height and weight. He is still in the 25th percentile on his head circumference – courtesy of Daddy and Lady. He has slept through the night for 2 weeks straight, even with a cough, congestion, and tummy problems. He’s enjoying eating his veggies and starting to practice using a sippy cup. Although you can see from the picture below that eating solids can be a little messy from time to time. The incident below occurred when Mateo knocked the spoon while it was in Juan’s hands. The last video below was a cute moment we caught with Mateo talking to and petting Sophie and making some funny noises. Enjoy!

Are those carrots on your forehead?

New big-boy stroller Enjoying a day at the mall

6 months...

It’s been almost a month since our last post, so we have a lot to share. Mateo is almost 6 months old now, and growing like a weed. We think he weighs about 20 pounds, but will confirm that next Friday at our 6 month doctor’s appointment. He is still eating solids like a champ, with sweet potatoes being the most recent introduction. He’s doing great at school. The weather has been nice recently, so they are able to go out to the playground and take strolls in their large backyard. They have a huge backyard and then a smaller sectioned off area where they can keep the infants separate from the older kids. We had our first birthday party to go to on Saturday for one of his classmates, Mia. They went all out with a petting zoo and pony rides. Mateo is really intrigued by animals right now, so he really enjoyed the party. Mateo has also started rolling over from back to belly. Now that he figured out how to do it, he can’t stop. He’s doing really well sitting up on his own too.

Mateo and his "girlfriend" Lexi at school

Playing at school on the playground

Mateo and Mia