Sitting Pretty

Micah is doing well with sitting up by himself, but still having trouble balancing himself (we blame it on the fact that he has a flat bottom). So, we decided it was again time to take out the Bumbo seat. We don't know Micah's exact weight, but I am guessing it's somewhere around 20 to 22 pounds. Even though he's right behind what Benjamin weighed at his age, he does not have the huge monster thighs as Benjamin did. Therefore, it's easier to get Micah in and out of the Bumbo seat (aka Micah doesn't get stuck).

Cleaning and Baking

Benjamin has been a big help to me this last week. He helped me Swiffer the house one afternoon. I took a short video of him helping me clean.


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Then the next morning, he helped me make pancakes. I love how happy and proud he looks in this picture! While making pancakes, he helped me count to four (which is as many pancakes as I can fit on my griddle pan at one time). He skips over numbers one and two and participates in saying numbers three and four. They don't always come out perfect, but at least he's trying. What a big helper! Mommy is proud of you Benjamin!

New Wagon!

A congregation member donated this wagon to us. Benjamin promptly went outside and began pulling the wagon around. Interestingly enough, we couldn't convince him to take a ride the first day...he just wanted to pull the wagon. However, when he took it out yesterday, he pulled the wagon and took a wagon ride too. A couple of the pictures are blurry, but it gives you a good idea of the fun he's having.

It's Cereal Time!

At 5 1/2 months, we discovered that it's time for Micah to start eating some cereal. He did quite well for his first sitting. It always takes a little bit of time to get used to changes. He's only been eating cereal for 3 days now, but he's already starting to open his mouth for the spoon and demanding that Mommy feed him faster. He's quite the eater.

Before

This seems okay.

I'm not sure about this anymore.

No more! I'm done.

Tuckered Out

Have I told you that Micah LOVES to jump in his jumper? One evening, we had him in the jumper while I was busy in the kitchen making dinner. He was jumping, jumping, jumping, and more jumping. I briefly stepped into the living room to sit and when I returned, this is what I found:


I guess he had so much fun jumping that he wore himself out. What a cutie!

The MegaSaucer is a Hit!

Check out this wonderful smile Micah gave me. He LOVES to jump and this MegaSaucer lets him jump around as much or as little as he wishes.

I also took a video of Micah in action. Benjamin is also in the background and makes a brief appearance at the end of the video. He is very busy doing his letters and their sounds. More on that in a minute.


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This next video features Benjamin. As always, he's doing his letters. He goes through letters A, K, A, M (which he says is an "E"), F (with "uh-oh" inserted before the letter sound), J, C, Y, and P. Micah is continuing to busily enjoy his MegaSaucer. Happy viewing!


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Micah Can Roll Over!

Last Monday, Micah rolled over for the first time. In the morning, he rolled over from his tummy to his back. I thought his new challenge had been met and he was done for the day. But little did I know there was more to accomplish before the day was out. Micah proved me wrong that afternoon when he rolled over from his back to his tummy. What an active little boy! I fear the easy days with Micah are now over. Oh well. Onward and upward we go!

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