I Love My Jump-A-Roo!

Another item came out of the closet and into our living room that has been taken over by Cannon's baby toys! It's okay....one look at that smile and he can have all he wants!!

First Food Tasting!

Well....we have arrived at yet another BIG change in Cannon's life.......FOOD!!!!

When we were at his 4 month check-up, the doctor said that babies start eating between the ages of four months to six months. I had so much anxiety over starting food that I waiting until he was 6 months and 1 day old. I would read article after article and book after book to help relief my fear but even after a week, I am still freaked out about this new, yet exciting change in all our lives.

Stay tuned.....we start vegetables soon!

READY!!!

SET!!!

YUCK!!!

Okay....maybe not so bad!

Better yet....give me that mommy...I'm DONE!

Growing Up!

Cannon is 6 months old!!

Another month has flown by and our baby boy is a month older. What started out as a tradition to get his picture taken on the soft & fuzzy blanket that his Auntie M gave him is turning into a game of "how long will Cannon stay in that position for me to get a picture"?

This little boy is all over the place! He doesn't like to sit still and has earned the nickname Wiggle Worm at daycare....and with us too.

We go this week for his 6 month doctor's appointment so we will get to find out just how much he has grown over the last couple of months. If you look at his Daddy, it's not hard to tell that this little boy won't stay little for too much longer.

Pic-A-Boo....We See You!

Good job doing a push up!

Okay...maybe not as strong as he thought....

That's okay....He ended up looking cute anyway!

Still lying there letting us adore him!

Almost!

It won't be too much longer before Cannon is crawling everywhere. He is almost there but still has just a little more learning to do. Grandma helped the cause by sending Cannon this fun toy. Thank you Grandma!!!

Cannon meets Nanny, Cousin Angela & Cousin Aiden

Since Aaron and I live away from our family, it will take a while for Cannon to meet everyone but we can now check off a couple more on the list. My mom flew to Florida to stay with my sister and they drove up to spend the weekend with me and Cannon while Aaron was in Atlanta having a boys weekend. Cannon got to meet his Nanny (my mom), his cousin Angela (my niece), his cousin Aiden (my niece's son) and see my sister Anne again. Anne had came up to visit when Cannon was just a couple months old and still in the "fussy" stage of life.....thanks for not letting that keep you from coming back sis!! :)

Aiden is about 6 weeks older than Cannon so we let the boys hang out together and get to know each other. Cannon is still a little unstable when sitting up so when he would lose his balance when sitting on the floor with Aiden, he would grab Aiden and they would go down like domino's. It was so much fun to see them interact.

It was so bittersweet having my mom meet Cannon for the first time. I miss being in Texas with my family so much and now having my own child deepens that hurt even more. I know in my heart that all the miles between us will never lessen the love of our family. Now we just need to get to Texas (scheduled for October) to have Cannon meet the rest of his grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and lots more cousins!!!

Love Thy Neighbor!

When we were building our home, we couldn't wait to meet our neighbors around us and start those friendships that last forever. We hit the jackpot with Laura & Alexa!!! They watched as Aaron and I got married, pregnant and gave birth to Cannon. We watched as Alexa grew up, graduated from high school and now will be off to college in a couple of weeks. Sadie Mae (our dog) played with Max (their dog) and we babysat their cat, Zoe. They watched over our house and got our mail when we were away and then they would leave town and we always returned the favor. Christmas time was about sharing and watching the decorations go up....then down. They are just good 'ol people who we are blessed to have in our lives!!!

And He's OUT!!

Even Dallas the Duck looks exhausted!

Family Dinner Out

Kobe is a Japanese Steakhouse and for the last couple of months we have enjoyed it as take-out but Aaron and I decided to let the dishes stay clean for a night and go enjoy dinner out with Cannon! He started out as if he was going to stay in his baby seat and watch the activities around him but as you can see....that didn't last long.

And of course we had to drive-thru for daddy's favorite desert! Mommy got a treat too but we won't show the evidence!!

Look Ma!

It wasn't very long ago I could remember having to hold my baby boy's head in the palm of my hands because he had no control, then I remember how he would hold his head up for a brief moment to look at me with those big blue eyes..........and now, my sweet Cannon is sitting up tall all by himself!

And sometimes he takes a fall....but never loses that beautiful smile God has blessed us with seeing everyday!!

This was like he planned to fall so he quickly recovered by acting like he wanted to play with his toys! Too funny!

1 week = 2 teeth

First, I apologize to Cannon for taking advantage of him during his mad moment at mommy for taking his bottle away then capturing a good picture of his very first tooth.

On August 1st appeared his first tooth and by August 7th........

Tooth #2 has broken the surface for it's arrival!

Got Tylenol?

Having Fun!

Random....

Nothing too exciting this week for us so enjoy some random, cute, sweet and fun pictures of our precious baby boy!