Enough of this crawling!

Dominic was happy with crawling for about...5 minutes. Ever since then he's been trying to stand up and walk!

Update Part 2

Wow, I'm far behind! Time to catch up.

Anyways, Dominic had his apointment with the ultrasound for his kidneys. Everything looked fine which we thought it would. The ultrasound tech was crazy if she thought he would sit still for 45 minutes though!!!! Absolutely insane!

Dominic Update

On the May 18th, Dominic had his 6 month check-up, ok yup, it was scheduled about 3 weeks late but that's ok. He weighed in at 18 pounds 10 ounces and measured 28.5 inches long. He was off the charts for height and in the 70th percentile for weight. The doctor was very impressed with all of the things he can do like crawling, passing things from one hand to the other, pulling himself to standing etc. So Dominic is doing fantastic!

The doc did want to check out his kidneys though. There is no indication that there is a problem but Dominic has a hypospadias and that combined with a few bumps on one of his ears made the doctor want to do an ultrasound on his kidneys since all 3 form at the same time in utero. So his appointment is Thursday and I'm sure it will be fine.

Dominic is biting on everything so of course we think teeth are coming (of course we've been thinking that for a while.) Dominic just had his first cold. It was so sad. He was stuffy and coughing with a fever and our normally happy boy would cry and cry at night. He seems to be feeling better now though, thankfully!

It's a whole other ballgame now that Dominic is mobile, you can't leave him alone for a second or you'll find him climbing on something! Still not sleeping through the night but he does very well when he's in bed with us.

What's out there?

Dominic was fascinated with what was going on outside the plane before take off!

Ok, ready to Go!

Dominic with his wings! Gotta love Jetblue.

Dinner at the Beach

Here's my handsome boy out to dinner by the beach.

Nan & Pop!

Dominic had lots of fun with Nan & Pop, especially one-upping Poppy in a shreiking contest. (You had to be there.)

Florida

Dominic LOVED Aunt Kim's pool! He had a blast splashing around. I hope we have a nice summer so he can enjoy our pool.

Now, the ocean was a whole other story! He hated everything about it. Guess we'll have to try again when he gets older.

Florida

Over Mother's day weekend we took a trip down to Florida to visit Nan, Pop, Aunt Kim, Uncle Michael and Chelsea and Bailey. Dominic again travelled great!

Crawling!!!

As of May 8th we have crawling at 6 months, 2 weeks old! It was shaky but definitely forward. Once he figured that out he almost immediately started pulling himself up on us to standing. Needless to say the crib had to be dropped down!!

Feeding Himself...Sort of

Dominic kept grabbing for his bowl during dinner so I finally gave in and let him have it. He got cereal everywhere and had lots of fun with his spoon. Needless to stay he went right into the shower after.

This was also the day that he literally fell asleep on the couch. It was so adorable! Unfortunately I can't get it to post here so if you didn't get it in email, let me know and I'll send it to you.

Rough 'n Tumble

Daddy has a lot of fun now that Dominic likes to flip around.

Sweeping the floor

Yup, we work 'em early at the Miller house...

Splash Splash!

Pictures don't do it justice, but he was splashing the water on his tray pretty good!

Mmm. This is Good!

This can get very messy when he has food all over his face!

Why isn't this working??

Where's the water?

Interesting...

Is this something I want in my mouth?

Really Solid Food

So, I decided to offer Dominic something a little more solid than the baby food he's been getting. Apparently he is fascinated by the cheerios his daycare playmate gets to have. I wasn't sure he was quite ready for cheerios so I picked up some Gerber Fruit puffs. They're little cereal pieces with a little more air in them so they dissolve pretty quick. It kept Dominic busy for quite a while and after he figured out that it was food he seemed to like them.

6 Months Old!!!

Happy Half-Birthday Dominic!!!

I can't beleive how fast time goes by. He's sitting and playing by himself, drinking from his sippy cup, getting onto his knees, scooting backwards on the floor and so wants to get up and go! He's recently started rocking while he's on his knees so forward should be coming soon. Loves playing peek-a-boo with Daddy and the Peanut-butter Jelly Song! (look it up on Family Guy) He charms everyone and is in general a very happy baby. Still not sleeping through the night in his crib, he's a cuddler and mom's a softie but I can live with that.

Sitting on the Floor

Here's my cutie pie!

Hmmm.

Got mom's ID!

...this looks nothing like you mom...

Yup...

This pretty much says it all...

Kitty by the Tail!!

Toy has been so good with him. She just walks away when she get sick of being yanked on.

Easter

I love this picture. It's so hard to get pictures of him where he's not staring at the light on the camera.

Easter

Family pic on Easter!
What a day! Breakfast at our house, church and then dinner at Grammy & Papa's.

Easter

What's in there?

GQ!

Strike a Pose!

Trampoline Again!

This makes a great play area!

Funny Face!

I'm not sure what got into him but he had all sorts of faces going!

Handsome Boy

There's my Handsome Boy!

On the trampoline!

Bouncing (gently) on the trampoline with Daddy.

Little Oasis!

Dominic's little Oasis while Daddy did yard work.

Spring Has Sprung!!!

Since Dominic was born in October he really hasn't had that much experience with the outside world yet. Now that it's getting warmer Dominic is discovering all sorts of new things!

Teething???

Ok, the endless question of is he getting teeth or not? Well, on Saturday he started a new thing where he rubs his gums with whatever toy he has (or his hand). It's actually pretty funny since he accomplishes this by not only moving the toy but moving his whole head as well!! We'll keep you updated!

Up Down, Up Down!

All the way up! All the way down!

Push-ups like Daddy!

Trying to crawl

He's been pushing himself backwards for a week or so. Poor guy, he just sees his toys getting further and further away! Yesterday though he started getting his knees up underneath him. He's getting close! Time to start baby proofing!

Standing

No he didn't get there by himself but he was able to hold himself up. (sigh) He's getting to be so big!

Sitting by himself!

Unbeleivable! Last weekend he was still wobbly, then on Tuesday I put him down and it was like "No problem, mom. I got this!" (5 months 2 weeks)