I Love Bread--Yum!!!

I went to Panera Bread today to catch up with some of my favorite gals from Dr. Goebel's office! I gave Anthony his first piece of bread to try since he was eyeing Staci's bagel. He went to town on the bread! I'm going to have to start that kid on some solid food!!! He was like a bread maniac, pulling Carly's arm closer toward his face so he could get more in his mouth!!! It was a soggy mess at the end, but he loved it! He even started fussing when Jenn accidently dropped the bread on the floor--Haha! Here's a play by play of the bread tasting...

mmm...bread...yummy!!!

I can't quite get it in far enough.

There! Thanks, Ms. Carly! That's much better! Mangi, mangi!

Thanks for a great lunch date, girls! We should've gotten a pic of the four of us together!!! We were too enthralled with Anthony's bread-munching...Maybe next time!

Exersaucer

For those of you who haven't seen Anthony playing in his exersaucer...here he is!!!

Anthony Sitting on the Couch

Here are a couple of pictures of Anthony "sitting" on the couch! He still just stares at the camera!!! Haha! I tried to get him to smile, so we got a half smile in the top picture. The bottom pic looks like he's posing or just chilling out! So cute! We have to find ways to entertain ourselves while Daddy's gone and while it's too hot to go outside!!!

Bamboccio

Here's our "bamboccio" as Mario calls him ("chubby baby" in Italian). Sorry the picture is dark...this was when our power went out earlier today. We were playing on the floor, and I just couldn't resist a snapshot...he is so cute! Every time he sees that camera coming, he stops smiling and just stares!!! Tomorrow will be 5 months since he entered this world...he is growing up too fast!!!

4 Month Checkup

I can't believe our baby boy is four months already!!! It seems like just a few short weeks ago I was pregnant (i guess 18 weeks ago isn't that far back)!!! We went to see Dr. Goebel for a checkup this Monday. Here are his stats...Weight 13 lbs 1 oz (more than double his birth weight!) which puts him in the 50th percentile; Length 25 inches, 50th percentile; and Head Circumference 39 1/4, which only puts him in the 5th percentile, but it'll catch up with the rest of him soon. He got a couple of vaccines again and did really well. His developmental range is between 4 1/2 and 6 1/2 months...He's so smart!!! His newest trick is that he has found his feet! Mario has even caught him putting his toes in his mouth! He "talks" all the time now; He loves to hear himself. And he is just so happy all the time. This is what I get to see every time he wakes up in the morning....

Anthony Goes Swimming

Here's Anthony's first time in a swimming pool!!! He wouldn't look at the camera!!! He was too preoccupied with all the new sights, feelings and sounds. We went over to the Brower's home....Sarah B. is kindly sharing her swimming pool every Tuesday in the late morning, so we'll probably be visiting quite often! You can't really tell, but Anthony's little swim trunks have sharks and manta rays on them--so cute!!! What a big boy he is now!!! I tried to get a picture of him floating on a lily pad raft, but my camera died...I'll try again next week!!!

4th of July Buddies

We had alot of fun on the fourth! Our community group had a get together at the Kims' house, and boy was it huge!!! Tons of people were there. Many in our group invited extra people, so we were busting at the seams! We grilled out, and there were water games for the bigger kids in the backyard. Mario and I even stunted as the day wound down (just to see if we still could do it)...too bad we didn't get a picture of that--we did really good! Actually, Mario and I didn't get any pics of us together! :(

Here is Anthony with his buddy Brody (Jenn's little boy). Anthony is only 10 days older than Brody, and yes, that's drool all over his shirt! Both kiddos were showing their patriotic sides in red, white, and blue!

In this picture, we have Evan (Carly's little boy) "holding" Anthony and Brody. Evan is 2. Carly is one of the nurses I work with at the doctor's office. Doesn't everyone look cozy and comfy!!! Haha!

Here's a cute pic of me and Jenn. Jenn also works at the office...she's a medical assistant, but one day she may go back to school for her nursing license.