Flash back!

Daniel and I attended an 80's Prom fund raiser for Leap Frog last night and had a great time! Corinne organized the event, and it was super fun! They had Airships DJ'ing, corsages and boutonnieres for sale, and even a photographer taking prom pics! They took all the photos to 1 hour photo development, so had them ready for us before we left for the evening! Corinne won prom queen by getting the most donations! She looked awesome as you can see below! I managed to squeeze myself into my Mom's 'Peggy Sue' dress that she wore in the 80's. I remember being IN LOVE with this dress growing up! I also recall seeing photos of Mom dancing barefoot on stage with the Cracker Jacks' at Charity Ball in this dress. I'm going to blame that on the dress since I ended up dancing barefoot for about 2 hours straight last night! Can't beat some great 80's tunes! Although I was in bed by 11, I still feel pretty worn out today. Work has been sucking it up lately! I've been going in early, working through lunch, and coming home late. I'll need to work this weekend some too, but I'm looking forward to spending some down time with Sullivan and Daniel! I'm also including below some photos from this year's Double Decker. Sherri and the girls were supposed to come up to attend, but with the crazy bad weather and DD getting postponed until that Sunday, only Mom was able to come up! It was nice to have her here though!




Double Decker:



**Sullivan updates: rolling from tummy to back frequently, almost rolling from back to tummy, but that arm usually stops him. he's successfully eaten peas, green beans, carrots and sweet potatoes. tomorrow we'll introduce apple sauce or bananas! yummy! sleep is improving, although, i've just totally jinxed it by typing that. he is getting sooooo big! i'm anxious to hear his 6 month stats at his next dr. appointment. we are still completely smitten! what did we do before we had him?

4 years of wedded bliss!

Where does the time go? Daniel and I are celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary today. I can't believe it's been 4 years, and I can't believe how much things have changed in the last year! I can honestly say, I've grown to love Daniel even more since Sullivan's birth. His capacity for loving and caring is amazing! I'm so glad I have him to share the adventures of life with! I suppose we will continue our tradition of watching our wedding videos tonight and will have a nice dinner at home! Sounds like a fantastic evening to me! I love you Daniel!

More videos for the grandmas!

These videos aren't the greatest, but considering how I have to sneak and hide to get much of anything on camera....!!!

Oh, we tried carrots yesterday and he really liked them! I'm going to have to just start stripping him down to his diaper before feeding time though. Man, it's messy! Added a few more that Daniel took.

Sweet Peas for my Sweet Pea

Sullivan has ventured into the messy world of baby food! Under the advisement of our Pediatrician, we started him with a nice green veggie instead of a lovely fruit. Although he would make a face when we switched from cereal to peas, he really didn't seem to mind it much that first day. By the third day, he actually seemed to prefer the spoonful of peas over cereal?! Daniel did the feeding for this first time, hence the no bib and gigantic mess. Sullivan also wants to stick his hand in his mouth every time the spoon is coming. We should have no problems when it's time for him to start picking up foods to eat. He knows hand to mouth = food!

He's had a bit of a stuffy nose this week, so might not have been the best time to determine how he likes peas, but no hives or noticeable adverse reactions! I think I will switch to something nice like carrots or sweet potatoes for our second veggie. Doesn't seem fair to stick him with two green veggies in a row! As recommended, we are doing 3-4 days of a single veggie (or fruit) to make sure there are no allergies, etc. Going to take us a while to get through all the different kinds of fruits and veggies we bought, but is all for the best. I've got to get MY veggies in the ground this weekend, so I can start making some homemade baby food! I'm really going to try and get some new video this weekend if I can figure out how to hide to catch him performing!



P.S. to any of you that haven't received a thank you note from me, I apologize. I just re-remembered a stack of thank you notes I wrote and never mailed while I was on maternity leave because I needed addresses! So if you get one and it talks about Sullivan from like 3 months ago, I'm super sorry! Better late than never, right? Happy Friday!

5 months

This is crazy! My baby is almost half a year old! Where is the slow down button! On that subject, Daniel and I decided we better get some pictures of Sullivan in his Christening gown before he outgrows it! We ended up taking lots of pics over the last few days, but below are a few of my favorites!

this one just makes me think of a glamour shot or olan mills or something the way his hands are held and his head is turned just so. We didn't pose him though! He's a natural!


I believe this is his 'WTHM' face. (what the heck Mom) This was one of the first pics in his gown, so he hadn't quite figured it out yet.


"a dress and a lacy bonnet?! i draw the line here mom!"


My boy loves his bath! And I love his smile!



I don't know what it is about this one, but it makes me laugh. I think he really looks like a little boy in this one! Thank goodness his head wasn't that big on November 8, 2009! Of course, it takes a large head to hold his super smart brain!


Easter Sunday in his finery! Thanks to Corinne for this special outfit! What I wouldn't give to have his skin! Love my beautiful boy!


I'll be tackling some new milestones today and this weekend! Tonight we are having our first non-immediate family babysitter keep Sullivan while we attend an Engagement Party/dinner. Saturday night, I will be spending the night out at a bachelorette party! I'm more than a little nervous about a whole night away! I know it will be fine, but it's a big deal!

Sullivan is still eating cereal with breastmilk, although, I plan to try a veggie this weekend! He is great at eating and if I give him his own spoon to hold while I'm feeding him, he'll stick it in his mouth at the same time I stick my spoon with cereal in there! If it weren't for his tendency to put the spoon a little too far in his mouth, this boy could feed himself! He's still regularly holding his bottle, but wasn't crazy about our first attempt at a sippy cup. He drank for a few seconds before he realized it wasn't a bottle and then kept making faces when he would feel the hard cup instead of a soft nipple. He is still getting up twice a night, but I've really come to love our time together. I know before long the breastfeeding will be over, and I'll actually miss it! NEVER thought I would say that! Not after the struggles of the first two months, but we've got the hang of it now and it's our special time together. Where is that pause button again?

I got mad skillz

Sullivan is getting so much better at holding up his big ole head! Daniel caught these many and varied facial expressions yesterday afternoon.



Raising one eyebrow just like Mommy does! Only he does the left and I do the right!




Our after work routine consists of playing until about 6:30, eating cereal, bath time, reading books, and then bedtime. Daniel and I take turns doing the bath and bedtime routine, and I have to say, Sullivan really seems to enjoy reading books with Daniel. (please ignore all the laundry and any other messes captured in my photos)




I really have to take a moment to praise Daniel. He is the best daddy ever! He is so involved and loves every minute of it! I can't imagine doing this without him!