Crawling! Sort of ...

The only things he tries to get is the things he shouldn't.

Now I know my ABC's

What I learned on my half birthday

Happy Half-Birthday, Reed! Today Reed is six months old. He has grown so much! He's almost crawling, sitting up easily, eating solids, and gaining so much personality. He's also learning cause and effect. You know, throws things on the ground to watch Mommy and Daddy pick it up. Again. And again. And again.

Today he learned a new trick. He was playing in the crib while I was putting his clothes up and I heard him giggling. So I took a peek, and this is what I found:

And as soon as I saw him, he laughed again as if to say, "Ha ha, look what I did." I went and got Michael and showed him, and again Reed started giggling. He was so proud of himself for taking his diaper off! And the kicker, he had just pooped. Not so funny for Mommy.

Here's a little video of him playing with his new toy. It's a 'crawl ball' that we confiscated from his Gramma's house. He's starting to crawl after it a little. Didn't manage to catch a video of that though.

I think he likes it!

Reed got a surprise in the mail today! His very own Ivey Handcrafted security blanket! See for yourself, but I'm pretty sure he already loves it! His mommy does, too! We learned about Tobi at Ivey Handcrafted through Ada, and then Anna Kate. Anna Kate got a blanket first, and Reed told me he wanted one just like it!

Thanks, Tobi, for the adorable blanket! It made my day to get it in the mail today =)


He's holding it up so you can see it =)

sunny days

Reed really enjoys being outside like the rest of our family! Can't wait for boat weather! We went for a long walk today and Reed sported his new uv-protective hat and glasses. And I may be biased, but he looked so cute! See for yourself.

He also is really on the verge of crawling. Any day now, as soon as he realizes he has to move his arms.


And then tonight him and his Daddy played in the floor. Aren't they adorable?

Reed's Christening

Yesterday was a very special day. We had Reed christened at church, and a lot of our family was able to be there to share this time with us. We did miss having the rest of our family there, but we've got plenty of pictures to share.

Reed was a perfect angel and looked beautiful in his gown that his Granna made for him. It's going to be an heirloom gown and all the boys in Michael and my family will wear it for their christening. It's got Reed's name embroidered with the date of his christening, and with each child that wears it, we'll add a name and date.

Check out the album to the right for more photos of the christening plus a few others.

Who needs toys?

Who needs toys when you have a water faucet and a laundry basket?



Laundry is much more fun when Reed helps!