Sickie

Rhonen has been sick all week with a cold. On top of the cold, he has been teething like crazy which makes my life all the more interesting. Trying to remedy his cold is almost worse than having him sick in the first place. He hates anything that has to do with getting snot out of his nose and he's pretty good at avoiding it. He hates the little nose drops and also hates eating...because he can't breath through his nose! If only he knew the snot sucker would help. Then he wants to bite into everything as hard as he can, which he is finding sometimes hurts.

He seemed a little better today so I took him on a walk in the park. Now Dustin is sick and hopefully I'm not next. We are planning to have a fun little Halloween at treat street, but we'll see how everyone is feeling. Rhonen is going to be a Lion, sick or not :=)

Sweet Boy

Hike in the park

We took Rho on a hike and picnic in Upper Park last weekend. We found this nice spot by the water to have lunch. Quite a nice Sunday!

Oma and Opa

Rhonen's Oma and Opa (German for grandma and grandpa) drove all the way from Utah for a visit. It was so nice to have them in town and Rhonen had a blast with them. Of course he got spoiled the entire time they were here...tons of attention, lots of play time, new toys and clothes! What a life :)

Cloth Diapers

I finally took the plunge and bought some cloth diapers. I love all the fun colors and I feel so much better about using them over disposables. I bought fuzzi bunz diapers, which are pocket diapers and they seem really well made. I also bought some biodegradable rice paper liners which make the messy diapers a lot easier to clean up. Trying to be as green as we can ;~)

5 Months Old

Today Rhonen is 5 months old! Currently we are getting him used to the new high chair, which he seems to like. Different perspective I guess. His mobility is increasing daily and he now moves along quite well on his stomach. Oh and the rolling...I had to break out the play pen because he was rolling around the house ending up in some strange places, next to some not-so-baby-friendly items. You know the usual...power cords, printers, metal furniture, etc. We haven't baby proofed yet but I think it's next on my project list. He is doing a lot of babbling, most recently he is saying B's and V's. I think he will have a lot to say so I remind myself to enjoy the baby talk as long as I can. I am still trying to decide on a Halloween costume, but as soon as I do it will be pictures galore! I love babies in costume.

Growing Like a Weed!!

When I saw this picture I couldn't believe how big he looked in his car seat. Then the other day we were at the gym and he was next to another baby who was the same age...and he was much, much bigger! It's amazing how quickly they grow in just one month. Oh well...at least my arms will be in shape :~)