2.26.12 Life in Texas

Life in Texas may not sound too exciting, but our little family is very happy with the day to day life.

I tried the faux hawk look on Ezra and it was more funny than anything else.  Marc was definitely not a fan.  His hair is getting some wave to it so if I don't comb it straight right after his bath it won't go straight, so the faux hawk stayed around until the next day.

Ezra can now sit up just with the support of his boppy pillow...

He kind of prefers sitting in his bumbo chair, though...it's less work.

And we started solid foods...Ezra wasn't too into the rice cereal alone, but he loves sweet potatoes.

We had really nice weather today, so we went for a walk in a nearby park after church.

And here is a little video of Ezra's day on Friday.  Nothing too exciting, but I thought you would like to see how much he is growing and learning.

Ezra grew so much between Christmas and the middle of January.  He's started plumping up--he's got a double chin and his skinny little chicken legs are no more.  Here are a few photos of his growth between that time.

December 24

December 26

...please try to ignore my Relief Society arm

December 30

...still our skinny little Ezra

And at 4 months...
14 lbs 9 oz. (43rd percentile), 26 inches long (85th percentile)

January 24
...on the farm with Grandpa

January 26

...hanging out with Greta

I haven't been very good about taking photos since we've been in Texas, but here are a few...
...this was last week, getting ready to take a walk in beautiful 70 degree weather

Side note: this little outfit was originally my niece Scout's who is turning 15 this month.  I think Ezra is probably the 6th baby to wear it.  It's still in great condition, which is saying something about buying quality baby clothes















Ezra didn't seem to enjoy the good weather so much...

And don't be too jealous of the good weather...it's back down to 40 degrees today.

So our little Ezra is nearly 5 months old now and is so much fun!

He is practicing sitting up and loves to bounce in his doorway jumper.

He's started eating rice cereal.  We tried a week ago and he was very uninterested.  This week he's eaten it, but still seems suspicious of it.

He's always babbling.

He still loves "How Much is that Doggie in the Window," but "The Wheels on the Bus" has become a close second.

We're working on having him sleep without swaddling.  He sleeps fine without it, but he doesn't fall asleep without his pacifier, and if his hands are free he will take his pacifier out and then gets mad when he can't get it back in his mouth.

And he is so much fun to watch in the bath.  He kicks and kicks his legs as fast as he can.


And this was yesterday.  Just a little hello from Ezra...