5 Month Picture Slide Show

Here is a little montage of Levi during his 5th month. I don't have all my pictures uploaded yet and we have 6 month pictures now which I'll have to do when Levi and I get back from "Jake Lake" or as I call it "the Lanka Womens' Retreat." We'll be there Thursday through Monday and I am very excited to go to Oklahoma on the lake for it. THANKS, MARLA!

CHOMPERS!

My baby is now a little boy. We have two teeth! He got his first toothbrush from cousin Emanuell for Easter and he was so excited he pushed up two bottom teeth!

Happy Easter!

Here's Mr. Levi posing for his Easter pictures! He is 5 months old now and getting bigger everyday. He is starting to sit by himself now, and almost every time we lay him on his back on the floor he rolls over onto his tummy, but even though he does pushups he can't figure out how to roll from his tummy to his back and gets very upset if you don't come to his rescue. Sleeping is still a big issue with him and I am looking over some other ways to get him to sleep because he still sleeps like a newborn and I am sooooo exhausted!

Grandma and Grandpa Weber are coming to see us for a long weekend over Easter and we are really looking forward to seeing them this week!

"Hi" from Levi

Levi says "Hi"!

Levi went to the doctor last week and weighed in at 17lbs, 7 1/2oz. He's 26 inches tall. :) He has grown out of every last 6 month sized outfit and into his 9 month stuff only now.

He's still not sleeping well but he's a lot more fun during the day and will even entertain himself for a few minutes more. Today he let me put him in his swing! Granted, he was pretty much still sleeping, but at least he stayed in there while I made supper! He is also having some fun in his exersaucer.

Here are more pictures of him:

At his 1st basketball game @ UNR. He lasted about 5 minutes. It was soooooo LOUD! :

On his first hikes while Grandma Lanka came to visit:

Standing in front of an old mine:

We made it back up to the top!
Posing in his camo:

Levi is 4 months old!

Here's the big guy at four months! Last weekend (on Feb 2nd) Levi rolled over! He went from back to front and I was so excited and proud of him I cried! What am I going to do when he goes to Kindergarten?!? He is also talking a lot more now and getting a pretty good chuckle going when you tickle his belly. He's putting everything he can into his mouth and he's got a death-grip especially when it comes to pulling my hair. He also loves to grab his toes and play with his feet but he isn't pulling his toes into his mouth yet. He thinks it's pretty funny when I shove his toes the rest of the way to his mouth though! I take him to the gym a few days a week and that was his first time being watched by strangers. I had a MUCH harder time with that than he did of course. He usually will fall asleep for her, but of course not for mom! He's still a terrible sleeper, but fortunately he's quite a good little boy considering how little good sleep he gets. He's such a light sleeper!

This week we're getting ready for Grandma Lanka to come out for a nice long weekend!

What's new with Levi:

Time keeps flying as usual and I haven't taken many pictures since coming back from vacation in Nebraska. Mr. Levi is getting along well and growing so fast! He is already starting to outgrow his 6 month outfits and I can't believe it! Our friends have an 8 month old who is so petite she's still in her 3 month stuff, and meanwhile Levi is 3 months and wearing 6-9 month stuff!

Lately he has been practicing rolling over (with my help) and he's getting better at it everyday. He doesn't care to be on his tummy much. He wants to be held and shown new things all the time. He loves to watch football (or at least the flashing lights of the TV) and today he grabbed onto his toes for the first time instead of just staring at them moving. His favorite toys are still the cow that hangs from his car seat and the lion that hangs from his bouncy chair. He will stare and laugh at them long enough for me to eat anyway. He's also grabbing the toys that hang from his activity gym mat and loves to hear them crunch and crackle with the matierial they're made of. He still won't let me set him in the swing though. Too boring for this little Einstein.

He is still eating all the time. It's about every 2 to 2 1/2 hours, but as long as he's healthy I don't mind feeding that often. Sleeping is still an issue as he can't sleep alone more than 25 minutes or so unless he's in the car or the stroller. He does well sleeping at night as long as he's in my bed, but if he doesn't have a warm body to bury his face into he can't stay asleep very long. Sometimes it is frustrating and exhausting but I try to remind myself to count my blessings and remember that he's only little for a short time.

I'll try to get some new pictures up by the next post.

What's new with me is not a whole lot other than loving being a mom. I went to a new mommies group last week and that was okay. It's nice to hear others are going through sleep issues. We had some weekend company all weekend and this weekend we're going to have a BBQ for our old Bible study group so that should be fun.

For now I'm off to bed!

Levi's Baptism and some Christmas pics

We had lots of fun at home. These are just a few pictures from my mom's camera. Levi is turning into the best little boy! He has really improved in his temperament and he is such a joy! Not to mention he is THE CUTEST!

Life of the party on New Year's:

Here is a picture from the baptism:


Cousin Emanuell and Levi at Christmas


Levi's already standing! ;)


Me and my little niece Mani:


Levi got a pony for Christmas:


Aaron and I show off Levi's camo hat: