Solids

Yay, Farley is old enough to start cereal! She had her first bites on Saturday and although it took her a few days, she's finally warmed up to this "food not from the bottle" stuff. Seriously, at first, she was so disgusted with the rice cereal. She gagged and clamped down and wasn't having it. But, then, after some patient persistence from her mom, she figured out that she could chew on that spoon thing I had and it was on like a chicken bone! I think the cereal actually getting in her mouth and swallowed is just a by-product of the spoon chewing, but I'll take it! Here she is on her first try:

Farley's next favorite thing to eat is her feet! I get so tickled... as soon as her pants come off when we get home (I guess she can't get all contorted in her clothes), that foot goes straight into her mouth. I've always thought it was so cute when babies did that, so I was thrilled when she learned that trick. When she does it, I start quoting my version of Pink Floyd... "how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your feet?" I'm such a nerd.

5 Months

I am a posting maniac tonight. While I'm on a roll...

Today is Farley's 5-month birthday and I guess it's time for my monthly "what I want to remember about this age" post:

• Grabby grabby touchy touchy- Farley wants to grab and touch everything. I mean everything! It's so fun to walk around and watch her feel things for the first time.
• Sleeping- Barring anything crazy (I'm looking at you, time change), Farley is doing a great job sleeping now. She typically sleeps anywhere from 9 to 10 hours a night and really doesn't wake up in the night very often. Mainly, she'll wake up and might fuss for a minute, but generally falls right back to sleep. I know that this sweet sweet much-needed rest (for me and Jason) won't last forever (hello six month growth spurt, teething, etc), so I am enjoying while I can.
• Creeping- Well, I don't really know if it's creeping, really, but Farley can move a teeny amount when she's on her belly now. I think it is mainly through sheer will to reach the toy in front of her, cause goodness knows the only thing touching the floor is her belly. Her arms and legs are both extended and waving wildly. She looks like she's swimming through air and it's hysterical.
• Easygoing- Farley is really (I hate to say this again because it sounds so braggy) an easy baby. She is content to hang out or play with you as long as you want (until naptime) as long as you pay her attention (which she doesn't find too hard to come by). Everyday when I pick her up from daycare they tell me how good she is.
• Pushups- She (in preparation for this crawling mess that I fear will come too soon for my taste) does pushups. The funniest thing is that she'll do them over and over and then just lay her head down for a second and then pop right back up. You know, a girl's gotta take a break every now and then!
  

Here she is today practicing her pushups.

Mumbo Jumbo

So, what do you do when you have a few random pictures to post that are all unrelated? You just throw 'em out there all mumbo jumbo style! These aren't really individual-post worthy, so here we go...

Farley loves to ride on Jason's shoulders. She thinks it is so fun despite the fact he's got a gorilla grip on her. But, she also has quite a grip on his hair, too. (It's okay, he's got plenty)

I told Farley we really needed her to help pull Alabama through the big LSU game, so she got all suited up in her Bama gear. It worked! Seriously, though... that face! How could I not be totally in love?

Here we are getting ready to root for the Tide. Yes, I have broken down and bought a headsquisher. I thought I was anti-headsquisher, but it is so cute and she doesn't have any hair to put bows in!

Celebrating Jason's birthday. Happy 31st! Sorry you didn't rate a whole post to yourself, but we all know who the superstar is now in the house!

Jason's cake. See how magnanimous his wife can be? Yep, it's Auburn colors and I have to admit it still tasted AUsome (see, I can totally go there)! It is from Who Doesn't Like Cake and it was absolutely wonderful. I would definitely recommend them. Everything they do is custom designed (no pre-done cakes there) and it was sooooo yummy and surprisingly affordable.

Halloween

Yes, I realize it's almost been two weeks since Halloween and I am loathe to admit that I have, indeed been a blog slacker. But, it's never too late to celebrate! Whee! I have to say that I really struggled with buying Farley a Halloween costume, especially since this first one would only be enjoyed by her parents. But, Jason talked me into it (and I found one on sale), and I'm so glad! We went to the trunk or treat at our church briefly and then a quick trip up the street to visit a neighbor, and Farley was done for the night. Seriously, though.... cutest. kittycat. ever. That is all I have to say about that-- see for yourself:

This costume was way too big... I think she'll be able to be a cat again next year!

Kitty on the prowl

With Daddy and his awesome "Goodnight Moon"-inspired pumpkin

In her "seasonally-appropriate" outfit headed to daycare the day before Halloween. Can you tell her grandmom is a retired teacher? (thanks Cooie for the onsie!)

A Physical Specimen

I hate to brag (ha-- obviously, right?), but I think we may have a child prodigy on our hands here. Farley, at 4 1/2 months, is already sitting with the assistance of the Boppy. I mean, we're not just Bumbo-ing here! Boppy only! And reaching for things while she's sitting. Now, don't anyone ruin it for me and tell me all babies are doing this by this age...just let me bask in the glow! Proof:

Booyah, talk to the hand, she says!

On another note, I've figured out something new to be stressed about... the time change this weekend. I just remembered this is going to happen (just like every year- shocker!) and now I'm worried about what this is going to do with our schedule. Farley is going to want to go to bed an hour earlier (not bad) and wake up an hour earlier (do I even need to specify this is bad?). As if her wanting to get up at 5-6 isn't bad enough, let's kick it up a notch with some 4-5 a.m. waking. Ugh. Do. Not. Want. Not that we're getting restful nights anyway right now. We had two glorious weeks of sleeping all through the night until our latest illness, (daycare, I shake my fist at you!) croup. Or is it "the croup"? Is that like saying "the WalMart"? Not sure. Either way, I can count on everytime we get sick, reverting back to multiple night wakings. Whee. Anywho... I have got to start working on slowly working her back into the hours we're used to. I remember when the time change was easy... an extra hour to sleep in the fall. Now, as with all things, it's a tad more complicated with a little one. All worth it, though... all totally worth it!

Pumpkin Patch

It's taken me almost two weeks, but here's the pictures from our visit to the Pumpkin Patch in Hayden. It was the coldest day when we went (much colder than I expected) and we gave it a try, but it was not a successful trip to say the least. Farley, being a June baby, had never felt cold like that before and she let us know with a quickness that she was not pleased with the situation. So, our visit was brief. Brief may be an understatement! We got a few pictures and hung out in the barn for a few minutes to warm up, but we didn't take the hay ride out to get a pumpkin. Yes, we are seriously the people who left the Pumpkin Patch without a pumpkin. I highly doubt Farley is going to be disappointed with the Publix pumpkin I picked up later that weekend...

What a cute, albeit freezing, family!

Farley finally got settled after some rocking with Cooie, but we got out while the getting was good.

Gratuitous Picture Post

Nope, nothing to say, really, since I just posted. I just downloaded some pics from my camera and thought everyone needed to see them, so here's the good stuff (the only reason that anyone with any sense would navigate to this page)... Farley!!!

Super Baby! Farley loves to "fly"

The first cool day and we bundled Farley up for daycare. Do you think we may have gone a bit overboard?

What a sweet face.

Since she has Alabama Gameday gear, this proves I can do equal opportunity dressing! So, I got her an Auburn outfit, too, to keep Daddy happy!

Just hanging out with Daddy on Saturday morning.

Catching a nap earlier tonight. I realized I never take pictures of her sleeping, so I got one to prove that she does that too (and it's awesome when she does!).