New Stroller

So, it was a lot of work to get this cool new stroller! We decided that we needed a jogging stoller to use when we take Ivan for walks around the neighborhood. The sidewalks are very uneven and we were afaid that they were going to ruin his every day stroller, which we hope to use with the next baby as well. So, we decided to go to Babies R Us and look at the jogging stollers there. We picked out a stroller that was not too expensive and then realized that it was not in stock. This seems to happen with every big item that we try to purchase there! We asked when it would be in stock and the of course informed us that they were not sure when they would be getting it in, but that they did know it would be a while. Not really knowing how to take that answer, I decided to look online. I did find the same stroller at a lower price and free shipping, so of course I ordered it. The stoller arrived 2 days later and much to my surprise, it was not the obnoxious yellow color that it has showed online. Instead it was this wonderful blue. I would say we came out ahead on this one! Mike loves this stroller because it has an MP3 player hook up, so he thinks we need to listen to music everytime we go for a walk. I guess I am not that fun to talk to ;)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Mike's birthday, so I decided to choose a couple of my favorite pictures that he took recently of Ivan. Mike really enjoys taking pictures of Ivan and has done a great job of documenting his life so far. I wish I had a picture of Mike and Ivan enjoying their favorite activity together-sitting on the front porch watching cars go by. It really is cute, Mike will tell Ivan every make and color of the car as it goes by and Ivan will follow every car until it goes out of sight. Once the car is out of sight, he turns his head to look all the way to the other end of the street and starts over. I think these two have found a very strong common bond!

Happy Birthday Mike!

JUMP!

This is Ivan's new jumper. He absolutely loves this thing and we crack up every time we put him in the jumper. When we put him in this fun contraption, he will usually just stare at us until we say JUMP. When he hears this magic word, he will jump in a complete circle-laughing the whole time and then stop and wait for us to tell him to JUMP again. He is a riot!!!

Yummy!

Ivan sure is enjoying cereal, but he is a messy eater!

So, I am sure you have all noticed by now that Ivan has a bib on in almost every picture. Well, the reason for this is because our little guy has reflux. We discovered he had reflux when he was about 4 weeks old. He would cry and just look like he was in pain during and after feedings. I started noticing this when he would arch his back and just scream during his feedings. He was also spitting up a lot and he was not what you would consider a "happy spitter" So, I started reading up on his symptoms and made a dr. apt. The dr. confirmed that he had reflux and put him on some medication. The first medication did not work so well, but the second round has done the trick so far. He still has bad days with spitting up a lot, but he does not seem to be in pain. We are happy to keep a bib on him to catch the spit up as long as our little man is not in pain. It really was so awful to see him in pain! We are hoping that he will start to out grow this problem soon so that we can take him off of medication.

Tax Time

Today it was Daddy's turn to dress Ivan. This day has been planned out pretty much since Ivan was born. Mike was very excited to have a little boy, but he was also very excited to be able to recevie a tax deduction for a having Ivan. So, way before Ivan was born Uncle Marc and Aunt Kristen bought Mike this shirt and he has been planning on Ivan wearing it on April 15th for quit some time.

Exersauser

We have been putting Ivan in his exersauser for short periods of time for several weeks now. He is just now starting to really play with the items on this fancy toy and has decided he can sit in it while we eat dinner. It is so much fun to watch him play while we eat dinner.

Cereal!

This is Ivan eating cereal for the very first time. He actually did a pretty good jo! I was very impressed with how well he did taking a spoon for the first time. I think he is going to love solids!