Nice try, mom...

But you can't fool me! She tried giving me some nasty new food again... this time it was orange. Who in their right mind eats orange foods!?! I could sense the faint taste of some trusty breastmilk mixed in, but it wasn't enough to make me commit and swallow. Most of it ended up on me or the Bumbo. Surely mom will tire of cleaning up the messes that result in this new venture...

Solids = Change = NO

Well, since she got the green light from my doctor (now that I'm officially 6 months old!), Mommy decided to feed me cereal tonight. Between the 82 vaccinations I got in my legs today, exhaustion, and the fact that the rice mush tasted like something I'd deposit in my diaper, I was NOT havin' it. Mom will just have to try again when I'm in a better mood! :)

Hallelujah!

Yesterday I was baptised at Highland Park United Methodist Church. It was a great time... lots of friends & family were there to see the special event. I wore the gown that mommy wore when she was baptised... made by my great-great-grandmother! And Grammy got some water from the River of Jordan (the same river used to baptise Jesus!) during her Holy Land trip this year which was put in the water used to baptise me. Wow! Some bald guy in a robe held me and said a lot that I'll understand the meaning of when I'm older. One thing I did know was that there was a lot of love surrounding me... and mommy and daddy were beaming with joy. Uncle Bob took some video of the occasion... which is a little bit "Blair Ellory Project". :) But that's OK. At least we got some footage for memory's sake!

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Daddy's Executive Assistant

It's fun watching Daddy work... although I can be a bit of a distraction. :)

Potential Overstimulation?

My dear friend, Ryan Fogel, lent me her exersaucer! Isn't it cool? Now that I can sit up on my own (sorta), it's the perfect entertainer... with LOADS of stimulation. You can tell by my face that I'm not quite sure where to start...

Flower Girl

daddy gave me a tour of the front yard... and then stuck a flower in my 'hair'.

Which one is a morning creature???

I am, obviously... just like my Daddy! Big bro Hank looks like he could use some more Z's. Mommy prefers to sleep in and have a slow start to her mornings --- without too much human interaction before caffeine consumption.

bathing beauty

I LOVE the water... what can I say? I'm a Pisces! The sunglasses, however, I could do without.

this is bigger than my bathtub...

Mom & Dad took me to the country club today so I could have my first official swimming pool experience! This wasn't anything like the inflatable jobbies I've been in! I was skeptical at first... but I think I liked it.

Fun-bo in the Bumbo

Mom just got me a Bumbo... my first big girl chair! My face in this picture doesn't accurately illustrate how much I really do enjoy it; but I DO!

My first vacay!

The Mycoskie fam went to the lake house up at Lake Texoma in July. Mom kept me out of the sun and I didn't get one mosquito bite! I finally got to meet my Uncle Kevin & Uncle Craig and soon-to-be Aunt Amy. They were awesome!

The best part of the trip was getting to wear my new mermaid swimsuit. :)

What in the world are these?

I don't know, but I like to play with them a lot! Pretty cool discovery... I wonder how long they've been down there? Huh. Mom got really excited when I grabbed them and rolled around... so I guess I'll continue until I figure out what purpose they serve.

4 month appointment

Well, good news: I survived!!! Like the 2 month appointment, I got one oral vaccination and two shots. I screamed bloody murder for about 30 seconds (mom said it felt like 30 hours), and then I realized the pain was gone. After that, they slapped some pretty cool band-aids on the wound sites. :)

4 month stats:

weight: 12.8 lbs. (mom & dad think the scale was broken)
height: 24.5 inches (long & lean!)

The doc wrote "perfect" on the piece of paper she gave to my mom, but since my weight is only in the 30th percentile, we're gonna try to plump me up a bit. Cue formula supplementation... which is SO NOT BREASTMILK.

Happy 4th of July!

My mommy looks for any excuse to shop for me... so when holidays come around, I must be adorned in the appropriate attire! Daddy pointed out that I have a whole closet full of clothes already, but Mommy had a great point that none are red, white and blue. So today I am showing my patriotic pride!
It was too hot for me to be outside and watch fireworks... so I wore them on my dress instead. :)

father-daughter movie time

I actually think we were watching tennis when Mommy took these pictures. I really like that sport... and Mommy says that with my grip, I'll be a great player!