Sweet Home Alabama

My mom, Justus and I just spent a week in Troy, Alabama visiting Leah and Kiley (and baby girl Hawarah due July 5). Even though Justus was outnumbered by girls 5 to 1, he still seemed to enjoy himself! It was really fun to see the cousins together. Kiley was super cute with him and she is going to make a great big sis. And in true vacation style, we slept a lot, watched a lot of t.v., and ate A LOT!! We ate an embarrassing amount of food actually. I will not list it all here, but I will say two words: homemade donuts. Let's just leave it at that. :)

"My favorite animal is poopies"

This is the actual progression of events: 1. I laid Justus down in his room... 2. The dogs came in... 3. Scout laid down next to Justus... 4. They both relaxed and shared a moment holding hands/paws. They seriously love each other.

CREDITS: Blog Title Quote attributed to Sister Encarnacion (Nacho Libre, Paramount Pictures 2006). No animals were harmed in the posting of this blog. Yes, I do realize I am a dork for doing this.

Relaxin'

I just love how Justus crosses his feet now when he's sitting or laying down. It's all these new little tricks that keep our days interesting!!

Kung Fu Fighting

Justus got the movie "Kung Fu Panda" for Christmas and we finally got around to watching it this weekend. After it was over, Travis decided that it was time to impart his extensive Kung Fu wisdom to his son. The student has become the master...

(And yes, Trav is in his robe AGAIN! but more appropriately this time as he is participating in the practice of martial arts.)

Mmm...Mmm...Good

Justus started his first "solid" food (rice cereal) this weekend! Of course, whatever I spoon in there just comes right back out, but overall he seems to like it :)

For those of you who really care (probably just the grandmas), we do have his first feeding on video. Please don't be concerned about the lack of parenting knowledge displayed by both Travis and myself, or about the fact that Travis is in a robe (and yes, we do have our friends Seth and Krista over at the time)!!

5 months

Justus will be 5 months old on Sunday... he went to the doctor today and he's in the 75th percentile for height (26.5") and weight (17 lbs, 11 oz). He is doing great. He is such a happy baby and I hope he always stays that way :) Someone asked me the other day how old he is, and I said "almost 5 months" and started to cry! Pathetic, I know, but he is just growing up so fast!!

His latest obsession: the dogs. He loves to look at them, get kisses from them, pet them, and just be around them. If he is crying, he immediately stops if the dogs come up to him. Apparently they are his new best friends (and mine too since they stop the tears!).

Staring Contest

A cute moment between Justus and Kay Kay... gotta love it!