Love Shutterfly

I have been thinking a lot of the upcoming holidays and all the fun things that I am going to do now that we are blessed with our little boy.  This is going to be the first year that I will be sending out Christmas cards because Reid is just too cute to not share with everyone.  I have been exploring different sites and the best one that I have found is Shutterfly.  They are such a great, user friendly site with so many great options to choose from. 

These are just two of my favorites and they have so many more to choose from.  They really are the best place for Christmas cards , Invitations, ornaments and so much more.  I also love the photo albums  because they make the perfect gift for loved ones, especially those that live far away.  They are so convenient and easy to use.  I highly recommend to go and visit their website and become as big of a fan as I have become!

http://www.Shutterfly.com

First Taste of Rice Cereal

So I have been wrestling with whether or not to start Reid on solids and give him some rice cereal.  He has been eating so much lately that I haven't been able to keep up with him.  Thank goodness I had a large supply of milk built up in the freezer because he has been going through it so fast.  After eating about 12 ounces at one feeding I decided that it was time.  I really wanted to wait until he was 6 months old but he was ready so I had to give in a little.  Well, he loved it! He scarfed down everything that I had prepared for him and was looking for more.  He did great with the spoon for the first time and has gotten better everyday.  I am so proud of my little boy but it did make me a little sad because I can't believe how fast he is growing.  Well, OK i'll admit it, I totally cried after he ate and freaked out a little bit.  After getting my mind back I realized that it was definitely the best decision.  I never thought that I would stress this much over rice cereal but here I am.  I just love him so much and want to do everything perfect.  He is just such an amazing little boy and I'm excited for what comes next!

first bite

hmmm...not so sure yet

Still thinking....

Love it!

Reid is 5 Months!

Reid is 5 months!! He has been doing so good and developing so well.  He still has not managed to master the rolling over yet but I expect he will soon enough.  He looks like he is going to roll over but he can't manage to get his little bum around.  I'm sure he will do it when he is good and ready.  He is getting so much better with using his hands.  He can reach out and grab things now and shove them in his mouth.  The drool has not stopped and I don't know how one baby can have so much spit! He has spiked a little bit of a fever a few times due to his teething.  I know that it is pretty normal but it still makes me sad when he is in so much pain.  The doctor told me to use the Hyland's teething tablets and they work great but sometimes I have to give him some Tylenol when he's in a lot of pain.  His new favorite thing is sucking on the bottom of his lip.  It is so cute and he gives his little Cabbage Patch face as my sister likes to call it!  Everyday is something new and exciting!

The Cabbage Patch face

Shakira Shakira

A couple of weeks ago we were lucky enough to get free tickets to the Shakira concert at the Staples Center.  My sister and brother-in-law were in Hawaii for a conference and they were offered tickets by one of his clients.  They obviously couldn't go so they called us and offered them up.  We gladly jumped at the chance to get out of the house for a little bit especially with just the two of us.  We left Reid with Wes' parents and headed out for the night.  We had such a great time and she was so fun to see in concert.  Wes loved all the songs in Spanish but he didn't like me bugging him to get him to translate everything that she said!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween this year especially since it was Reid's first one. My sister found an adorable pumpkin costume and we decided that he would make the cutest pumpkin ever! We had a very busy Halloween that started on Friday with trunk or treat at our ward. It was so fun and I loved showing Reid off to everyone. Then on Saturday we went to my sister's ward. It was fun celebrating with them at their party and Bridget and Ethan love when their Baby Reid is around. On actual Halloween my brother-in-law got all the tickets to a suite at the Staples Center to see the Clippers play so the whole family (not including Wes who had to work) went to the game. It was so fun especially since we had the whole suite to ourselves. We finished off the weekend by doing some trick-or-treating around my parents house. It was so fun and I look forward to next year!

Watching the Clippers play

He loves trunk or treating

With his cousins, Ethan and Bridget