sweet potato didn't go so well. it reminded me of carrots. i think i'll try some green beans today after my nap. we'll see how that goes. i'm going to take a nap now...
here's a video of my cousin audrey and me. she's helping me out with the swing. when i start to get upset, she put her finger in my mouth like a pacifer. i miss playing with her. can't wait to see uncle danny, auntie fely, and audrey again.
so it was a growth spurt i was going through. i'm not eating as much anymore, but i am eating more than before. speaking of eating, mommy order my highchair. it'll get here on wednesday since it's a 4 day weekend over here in the uk. i'm not 6 months yet, but mommy is going to start me out on some baby rice next thursday. i'll be 5 months and 2 weeks corrected then. i wonder how it's going to go.
what am i doing these days... i like to grab both my feet at the same time and make a v with my legs. i can rotate 360 degrees on my mat... not all at once of course. it takes me a little bit. daddy turned around for a second and i moved myself off my mat and onto the carpet. what's strange about that to him is the fact that i moved down towards where my feet was, and my feet were still facing the same direction. i can hold my own bottle for a little while, but really... why would i want to when someone does it for me.
i'm trying really hard to move around. all i seem to be able to do is arch my back and wiggle around. mommy is concerned because i'm doing this in bed. daddy and mommy said that they were going to stop swaddling me when we got home from the states. they postponed that because i was sick. they didn't want to introduced something new to me until i got better. i guess i will be sleeping unswaddled soon.
here's some more pictures from texas...
[caption id="attachment_392" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="hanging out with richie, ana and miles"]
[caption id="attachment_393" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="new friends!"]
while we were in the states i got to see my great-grandparents. aunt amber and my cousin riley took us over to their house one of the first days we were there. they have a dog that doesn't like children. something about being traumatized by aunt emily when she was younger. riley insisted on getting near the dog many, many times. i wonder what the dogs will think of me when i get older. i miss my great-grandparents. i wonder when they're going to come to scotland to visit me.
i'm still have a bit of a stuffy nose. it's not fun. makes it hard to sleep and eat sometimes. i have to turn my head to one side to sleep, and i can't sleep with my pacifier in my mouth. this makes me wake up crying more often at night. it's also affecting my naps. i take more naps, but they're shorter. hopefully my stuff nose will go away. mommy and daddy are losing sleep taking care of me.
[caption id="attachment_388" align="aligncenter" width="270" caption="great-grandma and me!"]
[caption id="attachment_389" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="great-grandpa and me!"]
it's been a while. daddy, mommy, and i took a vacation to the states for 2 weeks. i met everyone from great-grandparents to 2nd cousins. it was great except for the stomach bug, the cold, and time difference when we got back home. on the trip home, i couldn't keep any food down. i threw up once after the first flight as we were walking off the plane. amazingly daddy and mommy were able to catch it all. the flight attendant behind us asked us to hurry up and deplane so the crew can clean up. she didn't care at all about me. the 2nd time was on the 2nd flight. mommy caught it all on her shirt. good thing she was smart enought to pack extra clothes for herself and me. why me? because just a little later, i pooped and it leaked everywhere!
oh yea, we had a little issue with uk boarder patrol. they said i was basically born an illegal alien here in scotland. they said i needed a visa just like daddy and mommy's. daddy and mommy has 2 months to this, or i will have to leave.
when i got back, i didn't feel much like myself. i wasn't eating as much. i couldn't figure out when was night time. i kept waking up but couldn't decide if i wanted to go back to sleep or stay awake. daddy and mommy tried helping me out by cuddling me to sleep, but as soon as they put me down, i would whine for more cuddles. i just needed extra attention. my bath is what helps me through it all. it clears my sinuses and makes me all relaxed. i'm just now getting back into the groove of things. hopefully, i'll sleep better tonight.
[caption id="attachment_374" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="my cousin audrey and i in matching outfits"]
[caption id="attachment_375" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="i look pretty white next to audrey"]
