We're trying cereal!!

The 4 month mark has been made, and last night, we decided to give the rice cereal a go. We got to use some cool baby spoons that turn a different color when the food is too hot. I've always liked color changing things. I am praying that they will bring back the color changing sun glasses that were the bees knees in middle school. (Rhonda, did this bring a flashback to our 8th grade Washington trip??) Anyways, we got him all set in his pea pod chair on the floor. He is not sitting up by himself yet so the highchair was out. I started feeding him and things weren't going well because he kept looking down at the spoon. So, he sat in my lap and C feed him some but K kept crying because we weren't fast enough. He did take it in well but, evidently, we're no match for the bottle. He took in most of it but was crying real tears by the end (No! Not real tears!) so we switched to the bottle. He was so relieved! The good news is that he did not get it all over him. We know that will be somewhere down the road and will have the camera at the ready.

Later that night, as we were getting ready for bed, I did some reading up on rice cereal. They suggested dipping your finger in the formula/cereal mix instead of using a spoon. Ooops! Oh well, I don't think he is too emotionally scarred from it but we want him to get used to a spoon before we get to veggies and fruits. They also suggested feeding bottle first and then the cereal. That makes sense.

Such a boy...

So, K wakes up this morning and it is time for the usual morning diaper change. As I am placing him on the changing table, he starts farting. Loudly. All I can think of is that nothing but air better come out of that region while I am changing his diaper. Luckily, nothing did. Chris then comes in and goes to the closet to find an outfit for K to wear today. K lets another one fly and Chris turns around and looks at me. I tell him that it was not me but HIS son. That gives us a laugh. Evidently, K thought it was pretty funny too because every time (and, yes, there were many) he let one go, he would just scream and laugh. Of course, this made his Daddy laugh so K kept on doing it!! Such a boy! We will start feeding him rice cereal this weekend. Looking forward to it since he LOVES to put his hands in his mouth. We are already planning to have water waiting to wash him off since, being an overachiever, we know he find unique places to store the cereal for later.

FYI, had bells last night and it went much better. Still had mistakes but didn't feel like crying when I left.

You may have seen the news story about The UNT student who was killed. She was a good friend of our new youth pastor and of a few of our youth who attend UNT. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers since, like Dexter said, "It has been a hard day."

It's only Tuesday??

This week is dragging by. Granted, yesterday was hard since K got his 4 month shots. I did not know that his face could turn such a lovely shade of sunset - so many colors at once! Looked like a Galveston sunset. He did super though and was done crying by the time we left the room. And he was great for the rest of the night. He was running a low fever his morning but, thank goodness, it is under Miss Becky's fever limit.



Chris and I were talking the other night about how much fun we are having with him. Everyday is such a joy. Last night, he started to mimic my mom when she would blow raspberries. It was so cute! We were all laughing, including K! His joy truly is a gift from God because it makes us all instantly feel better.

I am helping plan a women's retreat for our church. I know a lot of people would think that it would be such a pain and, honestly, I started with the philosophy that everyone has to do their part at least once. But I have enjoyed it all so much! I cannot wait for the last weekend in October because we have such awesome things planned for the women of our church. I was a bit down about the number we have coming since it is half of what we were expecting. I realized though that the people who needed to be there were coming and that was the most important thing. One thing I learned from Mary Kay is that God puts specific people in front of you on a daily basis and you need to realize why he chose you to be the one for them. So look forward to the retreat report in a future blog!



Oh and I have started handbells at my church. So far, it is very frustrating for me since I have NO CLUE on how to read music. But I'm not giving up yet! Since I can't sing, I figured this could be my joyful noise to make.