Trying out my new toothbrush

He may not have any teeth yet, but we’re learning how to take care of our gums!

Pears!

He likes them!

Memorial Day Weekend at the Lakehouse

For Memorial Day, we loaded up the car (which becomes packed to the brim when traveling with a young baby!) and headed to the Lowry’s lakehouse for several days of relaxation. 

Knox loves his Aunt Lacie!
Love this picture of Lacie, Knox and Logan.
Logan loves eating green onions raw and thought Knox would like to play with one.  At one point he tried to taste it and quickly decided it wasn’t his flavor.  :)

Knox and LaLa

Knox and Pops The Lowrys have a lot of family that live near the lake, so it’s always a lot of fun to visit with them too.  They all love passing Knox around – and he sure doesn’t mind being the center of attention.  :)  In this picture, Sam is holding him.
With Bradleigh.
Layton had never held a baby before, and like all guys, he was afraid he was going to break him.  I loved this candid picture of Bradleigh helping Layton and Knox get comfortable. 
Getting to know each other…
Knox and Layton
Knox and Laine.  (Love that goofy grin!)
Relaxing on the porch swing.
This was our view at sunset.
The next morning, Lacie was trying to teach Knox to say “Mama”.  (We’re still working on that!)

Pops got lots of one on one time with Knox too!

Time to move to your big boy crib, Knox…

Knox and I have always taken his first nap together.  (I’m not a morning person anyway, but 6 months of getting up in the middle of the night to feed a baby and then starting the day at 6 a.m. every morning means I’m pretty much always tired, and am happy to nap with him!)  Anyway, in the middle of our nap on May 21, 2012, Knox rolled around all over the place until he finally got comfortable on his tummy.  Not gonna lie – I was pretty nervous about it.  They really drill it into your head that “Back is Best”, and that you should always put your baby to sleep on their backs.  But apparently once they are strong enough to position themselves the way they are most comfortable, you can let them sleep however they want.  Here he is during that nap, sleeping on his tummy for the first time.  So, since he wanted to sleep on his tummy, we knew it was time to officially move him out of our bedroom and into his real crib in his own room.  I know what you’re thinking.  “Your baby is 6 months old and still sleeping in your room??”  My plan from the beginning had always been to move him up to his room once he started sleeping through the night.  For what seemed like an eternity, he was nursing every 2 to 3 hours (if we were lucky to get that long of a stretch), and I was exhausted.  I didn’t want to have to walk all the way upstairs and across the house several times each night to feed him.  It just made more sense to leave him in his bassinet next to our bed.  Even though he’s sleeping for much longer stretches at night now, it still doesn’t really look like he’s going to be sleeping completely through any time soon, and now that he’s wanting to sleep on his tummy, I’d feel safer with him doing that on the super firm crib mattress we bought.  So, on May 22, 2012, we moved Knox up to his room!  Fortunately it’s gone well so far, and he hasn’t put up a fight about it.  He’s still waking up the same number of times to eat at night, and he still goes back to sleep easily once he’s finished eating.  I do miss having him right next to me, but it’s actually been nice to be able to watch TV in bed at night again.  Plus we’ve got the video baby monitor so I can still see him.  Anyway, I realized I’d never posted finished pictures of his nursery, so here they are.

View as you enter his room.
Dresser/changing table.
His name letters.
His crib.  (My mom sewed the bedding, which I LOVE!  She did such a great job.)
Knox’s view from the crib.

We’ve rocked miles and miles in that chair.  And I love it.  :)

Happy Birthday, Jessica!

Last weekend our family got together at the Creel’s pool to celebrate Jessica’s 27th birthday!  Knox came downstairs to wake me up that morning.  :)
 
Hanging out with Aunt Jess.
I love swimming in my boat!
Lots of people stopped by to wish Jessica a Happy Birthday.
Preston is Ross and Jessica’s bulldog puppy.  So cute!
Preston giving Ellie sweet puppy kisses.  :)
Knox playing with Daddy.
He’s got it rough. 
Teaching Knox the art of the self portrait.  :) Nonnie and Knox!
Sunday afternoon naps are the best.
Knox may look like his Daddy, but it takes him a while to really wake up like his Mommy.  :)
Hi Mom!
Practicing walking with Ron Ron.
The hubs and me.  Professional self portrait takers.  :)
We had a great time hanging out with family.  Happy Birthday, Jessica!