5 Months Old

We've entered a really fun stage with a lot of little milestones!  Summer is in full swing and we have been trying to enjoy ourselves despite the heat.  We celebrated Peter's first Father's Day-the boys got him a book about daddies and a very cool (manly) bracelet with a special inscription just for him.  We also celebrated our first Fourth of July with the boys by going to Nana and Pappy's house.  A few days before the fourth the we went to the Balloon Glow at Coney Island with Grammy.  It was really cool and we'll definitely go back again!
The biggest milestone this month is that the boys started eating their first solid, rice cereal.  It was really a very awful experience for all of us.  It was like feeding breastmilk on a spoon because it was so thin.  To add to that, the boys hated the spoons.  But, we'll just have to keep practicing and hopefully it won't always be this frustrating.
Here are the other updates for this month: Both boys reached for each others toy while in the Bumbo seat for the first time on 6/22.   Both boys are also laughing a lot, which is such a wonderful sound, possibly the best sound in the world!  Both boys also found their feet this week-big exciting find, where were they for the four months prior?!  It has always amazed me how babies can get their feet into their mouth so easily! It's hours of entertainment-and free!  The Five Little Ducks and The Five Green Speckled Frogs are two of the boys' absolute favorite songs and they really clam down Grant when he's upset.  Grant rolled over from his back to his belly for the "first" time since 5/12.  He seems to have figured out how to master this because he does it easily.  Grant isn't the only one learning new things, JT has now figured out how to make raspberry sounds and it is hilarious!

 The feeling about the rice cereal is mutual!

 Balloon Glow at Coney Island with Grammy

 First time at Newport Aquarium

 They loved watching the colorful fish

 First time in the Jumperoo (minus any actual jumping)

 We're 5 months old!