6 Months Old - I'm Terrible

I'm terrible! MVP will be seven months old on Saturday and I have yet to post pictures of him 'celebrating' his first half birthday. It seems like lately EVERYTHING MVP sees needs to go right into his mouth. It's as if he sees the world as one giant buffet line. Little did I know that he would be getting his first tooth on August first. He now has two lower front teeth. The whole teething process hasn't been too bad. There were a couple nights where he would randomly wake up screaming, but I found that holding him and a little pain killer would do the trick and he would go right back to sleep. He hasn't been overly cranky otherwise.
Again with being obsessed with putting things in his mouth...

This is just a cute picture of him looking as if he's been posing for pictures for years.

So here's the real reason why I'm terrible. On the day of his half birthday, I had the camera out and would take a few pictures here and there. While he was eating, I happened to film the following video.

Then one day while I was working, MVP was sitting next to me and he suddenly had the urge to, uh, fill up his diaper. I decided to whip out my camera phone so I could capture this moment.

This is now my camera's background picture. I'm terrible.

Summer

We've been trying to go to the beach at least once a week this summer. Today we thought we'd beat the crowds and we got to the beach by 10am. We quickly learned that 10am is not early enough. We were fortunate to find parking along a side street. MVP really has a lot of fun digging around in the sand and he keeps us on our toes trying to keep him from eating the sand. Now that he can sit up fairly well, he is easily entertained when we bury his feet in the sand so he can find them. We also discovered that the pier provides ample shade and is a great place to relax and not have to worry if everyone has enough sunscreen on. Here are a couple pictures of MVP having a wonderful time. As if the pictures weren't enough, here's a video.

Happy Birthday Papa Jon!!

As a Birthday tribute, this blog post is for Papa Jon. Happy Birthday!

Last week, MVP started sucking on his toes. I really don't think there is a cuter thing that babies do, is there??

We bought MVP a "jump-a-roo" (or whatever they're called) and he really likes it. I fear for our door frame. He loves jumping in that thing and is really starting to get good at it. He's a little partial to his left foot and will often keep one hand down at his side--which makes him look a little strange, but it seems to make sense to him. Sometimes he will sing and jump and it's a lot of fun to just watch him.




The other day, a lady at church was holding MVP and she was watching his expressions and how he would look at his hands. She started to scold me for not having my camera with me to capture these precious moments. Well, lady, I could wear out a camera or two on this kid. You just can't capture ALL of his innate cuteness!

The Perfect Storm

Yesterday, we had a church activity that simply culminated in the perfect storm. It was a 4th of July BBQ and they had various activities for the kids--sack races, fishing poles and face painting. I guess mom wanted to be entertained too. Unfortunately for him, MVP was wearing his 'patriotic' muscle shirt and, quite simply, this is what happens when mom puts two and two together. I give you....the perfect storm.

Avocados

On June 14, when MVP was 5 months old, we tried feeding him avocados for the first time. To see his reaction, check out the video below. Or if it doesn't work, click on this link to watch it.

Although his initial reaction was quite positive, upon further analysis, MVP ultimately decided he doesn't like avocados nearly as much as he likes bananas and sweet potatoes. This is very unfortunate because as with most baby foods, once you've mashed them up, they become disgusting. For example, if I take a perfectly ripe, appetizing banana and mash it up, it suddenly becomes very unappealing (pun intended). Not so with an avocado. Mashed up avocados become delicious guacamole--so it's really too bad that the kid doesn't like avocados because I'd have no problem eating his leftovers. So there goes my excuse to buy lots of avocados this summer.

Father's Day

Andy had a nice, relaxing Father's Day weekend. We went to lunch on Saturday and, for the most part, stayed at home for the rest of the weekend. Andy spoke in sacrament meeting and did a wonderful job.

Here are a couple of pictures of my boys. The first one was taken right after church on Sunday and the second one is of them wearing their Redskins shorts that Auntie Melanie made for them.

Pass the popcorn!

This kid is ready for Game 4!

Don't tell Grandpa Jon, but I think I'd rather see the Celtics win. :-)

Catching Rays

We took MVP to the beach for the first time on Saturday. After several thunderstorms earlier in the week, I was grateful to have a beautiful, sunny day and we took advantage of it by going to the beach. MVP loved it. He was fascinated by the waves, the sand and all the people. He had no problems sticking his toes in the water. The water here is a lot warmer than it is in California!! At one point, Andy put him in a carrier and they went for a long walk. MVP fell asleep--what a great way to spend a Saturday!

You make bath time lots of fun!

It's official. He's the MVP of bath time. Just click on this link and you'll see what I mean.

Redneck Fishing

We went on a little adventure yesterday to Southport, NC. I mostly wanted to get out of the house. I will probably post more about our adventure later, but I wanted to post this for your viewing pleasure.

We happened upon a guy who was fishing from a pier with, of course, a compound bow. I must say that it was quite ingenious because he said that the fish in that area don't bite very often because they've wised up to the normal means of getting caught via fishing line and bait. I was sad that we didn't see him actually "catch" anything, but somehow, this was the highlight of my adventure. Moby Dick better watch his back!