My first 6 months!

I CANNOT believe that Richie was 6 months old on May 15th!  Time is flying!  Richie had his 6 month check up a couple weeks ago.  He weighed in at 15 lbs. 3 oz. and was 26 inches long.  He now eats 3 meals a day along with 4 bottles.  Some of his favorites are squash, sweet potatoes, pears, apples, and peaches.  He is rolling all over the place and is making a lot of attempts at crawling.  We seriously need to babyproof soon!  He sits up with a little bit of help.  He enjoys being in the water and splashing around.  He got his first tooth and the second is currently making it's way through but he doesn't seem to be bothered by it. He smiles ALL the time and we he just lights up our world every day!  Here are some pictures since Richie turned 6 months....hope you like! :)   

Richie at his buddy Braedon's 1st birthday party at the Little Gym :) 

 Richie and Caroline having fun at Braedon's birthday party. 

 Richie's 6 month pictures with Mr. Bear....it's unbelieveable seeing how big he is getting each month next to Mr. Bear. 

 Richie loves being free without clothes on!

 "Let me feel your fur, Mr. Bear!"

 "This is your face and this is my face."

 Richie having a business meeting with Daddy.

 I love this picture of Richie and his gorgeous baby blues! 

 All ready to go to the YMCA pool! 

 We put Richie in his crib to fall asleep for a nap and this is how he fell asleep.  I thought it was so cute I just had to sneak in and take some pictures!  Note the arm behing his head and his legs are crossed....too cute! 

 Richie enjoying a swim in the pool our neighbors gave us :) 

 Richie rolled his way over to the command center and was determined to get some of the hanging toys down. 

 "I will get this monkey down!" 

 How cute is this face?!?!

 Exploring his head/hair!

 Rolling, rolling, rolling! 

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was such a fun day.  My boys made me a wonderful breakfast and then we went for a nice visit to Mimi's and Granny and Pop's. 

 Richie had just mastered rolling over a few days before so he had to show off at Mimi's house.

Richie and Daddy at the end of a long day!

5-6 Months

April was quite a busy month for us!  Here are some pictures of the things we have been doing! 

Richie in his Easter outfit

 We went with some friends to the Sixers playoff game against the Miami Heat...the Sixers lost but Richie won by getting this adorable little Sixers hat from our friend Brian and Heather. 

 Richie and Daddy outside on Easter

 Our family on Easter

 Richie in Aunt Andrea's garden on Easter

 Granny, Amy, and Richie on Easter

 Richie's first attempts at drinking from a sippy cup

 Richie has a new buddy, Isaac.  Isaac is now 8 months and Richie just loves to play with him! 

 Sharing toys with Isaac

 Our cousin, Madeline, received her 1st Holy Communion on April 30th and we had so much fun celebrating the day with her!

 Our good friends, Jim and Christine, had a beautiful baby girl Katie in April.  Richie and I went over to visit and Richie had a great time seeing Katie and playing with their other 2 kids, Maddie and Jimmy.  Here is Richie with Maddie aka Richie's girlfriend.

 Richie checking out his buddy Jimmy.

 Katie, Maddie, Jimmy, and Richie

 Richie always has and still loves his bathtime! 

Happy Easter from our little Bunny

Happy Easter everyone!  We just had to sit down for a little photo shoot :) 

 "WHAT?!  Did you say the Easter Bunny is coming?!?!  No way!!"

 "Hmmmm, I wonder if this green stuff is edible?  I did start eating solids recently...this looks solid to me."

 Posing in his big boy Easter outfit...smiles can be difficult to get at times since his newfound love is playing with his feet and he won't always look up at mommy for a picture! 

 We think he may possibly be teething as he has been making this face with his lips a lot lately! 

Rubber Ducky....you're not the one....yet!

I have been looking around for a couple of weeks now for a new tub for Richie.  The tub we have now is an infant/toddler tub; however, Richie doesn't really fit into either category when it comes to taking a bath in this tub.  In the infant side, he is slipping all over the place while kicking in the water (mommy is breaking her back to keep Richie from going under the water) and on the toddler side he is all hunched over and the bath would be uncomforable for him.  So I went off of a recommendation from my friend Heather and bought Richie the inflatable ducky tub which her son loves (he is 13 months now)....oh the things we purchase for our children, ha!  I spent a good 15 mins blowing the thing up tonight and then put Richie in it to check out his 'posture'.  As you can see below, his posture is perfect....for watching tv on the family room floor that is! Looks like Richie's ducky friend will be going back in the closet until further notice.  In the ducky's defense, the box does say 6-12 months....Mommy was just hoping the back of the tub might support Richie enough to keep him upright!  Oh well, mommy's back will just have to deal with it until then!  :) 



"Ahh, this is the life...perfect view of the Phils game!"

 "I'm watching you, Mr. Duck"

Our little Eddie Bauer Model

We dressed Richie for church this past weekend in this adorable outfit given by the Dore family.  We of course had to do another photo shoot....and yes, it is in the same chair in Richie's room.  Please forgive my lack of creativity in seating Richie in different spots....but he sits up and smiles so well in this chair that it's our 'go to' spot for pictures! 

Our little prep!

 Richie with his Daddy

 Richie with Mommy

Baby Blue Eyes

Rich and I both have blue eyes so it's only natural for Richie to have blue eyes; however, Richie has the MOST beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen (I may be a bit biased).  They stand out so much, especially when he wears blue.  A few weeks ago, I took Richie to have his picture taken when he was 4 months old.  I scanned the picture into the computer so it's not as good as the hard copy but this is probably one of my favorite pictures of him to date.....I just had to share! 

 Here is our little guy at 3 months...it also shows his baby blues!  He also has the biggest smile ever which just melts your heart! 

 Sorry this pic got a little cut off at the bottom...the whole thing didn't fit in the scanner!