Abe's First Father's Day, Rice Cereal, and Mommy Daycare :)

So many topics to cover--so little time! First, Abe celebrated his first Father's Day yesterday! It was a lot of fun. My family came down Saturday afternoon and stayed until Sunday morning, so it was a lot of fun to see them. And the news is in on my brother--as of right now, he WILL be in the wedding! Yay! He got fitted for a tux on Saturday so now he has to be! LOL. That's what I told him at least. He doesn't often listen to his big sister, so we'll see! I gave Abe his present Sunday morning--a Wii track jacket and a necklace from Alex. We had to go search for something else, as usual ,Sunday afternoon. Abe likes to "see what else is out there" before he decides to keep gifts. Verdict--he decided to keep it! He's lucky I put up with him! LOL. Sunday afternoon, we went down to Dundalk to visit with Abe's family. The boys played in his mom's pool, which we've yet to let Alex venture in--soon though. I forgot to bring his swimmers and his trunks, so that was really the only reason we didn't put him in. We'll probably give him his first taste of the pool next week or so. Mary is getting big--in about 1 more month we'll be meeting baby Dove! Can't wait! In the magical world of Alexander, he's growing more and more everyday. He's a about 3 and half months now, and he weighs around 14 lbs. Mommy daycare is officially in session now, since I am a teacher and I am off of school for the summer. Abe and I decided that I would stay home in the summer and not work, because I saved enough throughout the year for the summer. It's a blessing to be able to be home with Alex! He's eating a little bit of rice cereal in the morning now. I give him about a tablespoon, and he started out spitting it all out, but now I've been feeding him his bottle first and then the rice cereal and he's keeping a couple bites in and even swallowing them! Oh and also, let me tell you what baby product Abe and I are LOVING! It's called a bumbo seat and it's just a little seat designed specifically to prop babies into a sitting position. It's great for feeding him his cereal and I feel like it really is strengthening his back. He's starting to pull himself into a sitting position when he's on our laps and he can sit up for about 30 seconds on his own! He's trying so hard to roll from front to back too, just hasn't been able to do that yet. He'll get up on his side and then go back to his back. He'll get it soon though!! I attached some pics below from this past week!

Alex having his first taste of rice cereal!

Alex smiling with his Nana

Uncle Brandon holding Alex

Alex Chillin' in his Bumbo seat

Alex celebrating Father's Day with his Daddy

Alex looking like a cool kid in his visor

Abe modeling his new track jacket in his Nintendo boxers

And the view from the back...