Cheerios

We decided to add finger foods to the menu so we introduced Reece to Cheerios. Here's his first Cheerios snack!

Over and Under

Oh, and I checked on Reece yesterday when it was just way to quiet for anything good and he was on his third stair!

Roadblocks

Reece is having no problems getting to where he wants to go. Here's a video of Reece getting over Mommy pretty easily.

Building the shed...

So Tyler decided that he wanted to build a shed. So, we decided that he would! So far, two weekends into the project we have a nice, level floor structure. I even helped with that part. We both got to get a little stress out with plenty of hammering. I even got a little blister from my manual labor. So, here are a few pictures of our progress.

The posts were done the first weekend and Tyler and I did the frame last weekend.

The man and his work...

Everything is level and secure

I think Tyler enjoyed lopping off the top of the posts with the Sawzall the most so far.

Camping and Daycare

The view from our campsite

The family!

This was about an hour before sunset

Just being silly

The Morse family took a little trip this weekend. We met friends for a little overnight camping trip up in the mountains. It was Reece's first camping trip! Everything went well for most of trip. Unfortunately we under-dressed him when we initially put him to bed for the night so he woke up screaming! Once we were finally able to calm him down, we added one more layer and put him to sleep buckled in his infant seat which also allowed us keep him covered with his blanket. He went back to sleep and slept until 5:30. He seemed to enjoy being able to crawl around in the dirt despite my best efforts to keep him on the blanket. Except the one stressful hour, we enjoyed ourselves and had a great time.

Reece also had another first this week. Daycare! We found a wonderful lady just a few blocks from our house who has an in-home daycare. She's been doing home daycare for around 30 years and was currently watching a 3-year old whose father she had in her daycare when he was young.
His first day was really rough, I think he cried most of the day. His second day was a little better and I think his third day was much better. He seems to be adapting quickly and I hope it continues. Currently he's the youngest child right now, so I think he'll enjoy trying to keep up with the older kids.

Mobility!

Reece creating his very first masterpiece!
(Thank you Valerie!)

I think this was a carrot disaster.

Reece's other new skill!

Yes, he can stand, and this makes Mommy and Daddy very nervous.

Enjoying some delicious watermelon!

Reece is definitely a crawler! This is definitely his latest and greatest skill. He is all over the place! He chases me around the stairs, he chases the dog and he finds anything that he can use to pull up to standing. He's got a few new toys that he can stand to play at and he uses some of his old toys (as well as the couch, walls, our legs, the dishwasher, etc.) to stand and play also.
So far, we haven't found any food that Reece is allergic to or doesn't like. His diet now includes plenty of veggies as well as watermelon, peaches, apples and cantaloupe. We've also successfully added chicken, which took a few tries. He has a mesh thing that he can "eat" fresh fruit from that he loves. Since I make Reece's food, I've been making it a little more chunky and he seems to be adjusting to it. He does make some pretty funny faces at first. He seems to be eating pretty well as we are unfortunately phasing out mommy's milk and transitioning to formula. And he seems to continue to grow Reece-style, tall and skinny.
We are enjoying our last week of having our in-house daycare. Valerie will be starting school next week and Reece will be starting daycare. Tyler and I found a wonderful woman in our neighborhood who has a daycare in her home. She's had her daycare for around 30 years now and she seems wonderful. I'm sure Reece will be fine, but it's sure going to be hard to leave my baby with a stranger for the first time!

7 Months

Reece and Great-Grandma Lupe

Reece and Daddy in the pool

Reece and Maw Maw

Makayla, Russ and Reece

It's been quite a while. Reece turned 7 months old on July 29th. At7 months Reece was just beginning to crawl. Of course, as soon as he figured out how to crawl he immediately made his way to ANYTHING he could possibly pull himself up to standing.
We took our first long long trip to Louisiana to visit my family and Reece was wonderful. He behaved very well during the entire trip, and of course my family loved meeting him. He got to meet 2 of his three great-grandmas! Reece also got to meet 4 great-aunts and several cousins. We spent most of our time relaxing in Maw Maw's pool. Reece really seemed to enjoy the water. He did get dunked a few times and by the end of the trip, he wasn't too bothered by having his face in water. We also introduced Reece to watermelon and he loves it!
It was a great visit and it really made Tyler and I more confident for our next trip! We'll be going to VT at the end of September! We're looking forward to introducing Reece to Daddy's family and his third great-grandma!