Daylen's New Tricks

Daylen is 6 months old and has reached many milestones. Daylen has started eating rice cereal with his formula and has started eating carrots, green beans, applesauce, bananas, apples, and sweet potatoes. He has learned to roll over from back to tummy and vice versa. If you put him down on the floor, he will roll over and over and over. He is acting like he wants to walk before he crawls. He is doing the "army crawl" when he is placed on his tummy. He prefers to stand up and see the world. When he is standing up he is able to pick his feet up on his own. He is able to recognize my voice and face as well as Darren's. There is nothing better than walking into a room and seeing Daylen's face light up when he sees you. He is cooing more than ever. He has learned to squeal in a very high pitched voice. Right now I am trying to get him to say, "mama" or "tha tha" (for dada). He has started using his tongue to make sounds which makes me think he is getting ready to say either word. His hand and eye coordination is doing well. He can grab whatever catches his eye whether it is eyeglasses, necklaces, earrings, or hair. He has also started reaching up for me when he wants me to pick him up out of his bouncy car.

Being a mother is the best feeling in the world. I never knew so much love, so much joy, and so much excitement over anything. It's true what people say, you never understand the bond a mother and child have until you become one. I am so blessed that the Lord allowed me to experience motherhood and raise one of His children!

Easter 2010

Daylen celebrated his first Easter by going to church and then spending time with the family at Granny Dianne's house. He went fishing, hunted eggs, and played with his cousins. Here are some pictures from that day:

Daylen's 4 Month Photos

Daylen's Big Week

This week Darren and I took our first big road trip with Daylen. We went to Springfield, MO for the National Home school Tournament. I was on Spring Break, so I was able to make the trip. Thank goodness I was on spring break this week because I got to see big milestones in Daylen's life that I would have otherwise missed. First of all, Daylen began laughing out loud! He was sitting on my stomach and I started laughing when he followed my lead. He laughed when I laughed and smiled when I smiled. Secondly, he began holding up his own bottle. We have been propping his bottle up with blanket the past couple of weeks and now he is able to hold it up all by himself. Another milestone he reached was cutting his teeth. We noticed that he kept getting fussy after eating 8 oz. of formula. I noticed while he was crying that he had two white buds showing through on his bottom gum. We started giving him teething tablets which seemed to work well for him. Daylen also has been able to stand up when we pull him by his fingers. He stands straight up and looks around with a big smile on his face. My favorite milestone is that he is now able to recognize me! When I peeked out of the hotel bathroom to watch him, he would see me and give me the biggest smile. It was so sweet. I can't believe my baby boy is growing up so quickly!

Daylen's 3 Month Pictures

When Darren and I were ready to take Daylen for his 3 month pictures, we sadly found out that Kiddie Kandids had ceased all operations. The manager at Babies R Us informed me that they received an E-mail from Kiddie Kandids and said that they are no longer an establishment and that all their employees were no longer employed with them. I was shocked to find out. We had ordered pictures from them and were waiting for a 16 x 20 to be sent to the store of Daylen's 2 month pictures. The store manager couldn't find my picture, so to make me a happy customer, he refunded me ALL the monies I spent on the package. So Daylen's 2 month pictures were practically free!! So Babies R Us in Mesquite scored BIG brownie points with me!

Darren and I decided to try out somewhere new for his 3 month pictures. So we went to JCPenney's. We wanted a picture of him in his Wrangler jeans and pearl snap buttoned onesie that Dianne bought him for Christmas. We were really pleased with the way the pictures turned out. Of course we had to wait 2 weeks for them rather than have them the same day as Kiddie Kandids did. We can't believe our little boy is growing up so quickly.

Daylen's First Series of Shots

Today Darren and I took Daylen for his 2 month check up. A teacher friend of mine was kind enough to cover my classes, so I could be there for his first shots. At 2 months he weighs 13 lbs. and is 24 inches long. Of course, Darren had to be the one who held him for his shot. I just can't handle seeing my baby boy get his shots. He cried and cried after receiving his 3 shots, but eventually he was able to calm down. He won't have to get anymore shots until his 4 month check up. While Darren was holding him for his shots, I snapped a couple of pictures. I had to take pictures of this major milestone in his life. =)

Daylen's 2 Month Photo Shoot

Darren and I took Daylen to Babies R Us again for his 2 month pictures. He is quite the poser. He would lay whichever way the photographer wanted him to and he kept his eyes open without crying. He is so photogenic.

This picture took forever since he was amused by the brightly colored scarfs and hats on the wall. Darren and I had to block the wall so he would look at the photographer.