June 2011 Pics

Please click on the link to see an extensive collection of our pics from June 2011: June 2011 Pics of Talley & Maverick

- Talley & Maverick

Paging Mommy

Please click on the link to hear me paging Mommy from my crib:
Mommmmmmmmy!! I'm poopy!

- Talley

Little Mommy

Here's a pic of me nursing my baby doll before singing to her and putting her down for a nap.  Aren't I a good little mommy?  Not to mention the youngest member of La Leche League.

- Talley

Maverick and Goose

"That's right! Ice... man. I am dangerous."

I can't promise this is the last homage to Top Gun you'll see on this blog. 

If you can't appreciate it, I'd suspect you've lost that lovin' feeling.

- Maverick

P.S.  Without some, this photo shoot would not have been possible.  I'd like to thank Miss Jaclyn in the wardrobe department for making the "I feel the need...the need for speed" onesie.  I'd also like to thank Grandma Linda for the goose prop. 

Mav's First Solid Meal

Here is a link to a video of my first solid meal, which consisted of soupy textured rice cereal mixed with breast milk: Maverick's First Meal 

As evidenced by my squeals, I thought the act of trying to eat was pretty entertaining.  However, the taste of the food definitely left something to be desired.  I had to endure a full week of just the rice cereal stuff.  The only way I got through was by blowing raspberries to spray blast out each spoonful.  Everyone within a three foot radius needs a bib when it's meal time for me. 

I have also tried avocados and bananas since that first meal.  Avocados don't really do it for me, but bananas are kinda yummy.  I like to eat the latter by myself using a mesh baby feeder.  I've seen Daddy and Mommy eating more appetizing things, though, and I can't wait to try them out!  From here on out, I get to sample one new food a week.  Next up is sweet potatoes.  Wish me luck!

- Maverick

Maverick is 6 Months Old!

Now that I'm half a year old and I've mastered the art of lying down looking cute, I am challenging myself to move.  I can roll around a room with ease and I can get on all fours and rock.  I can even scoot a little using my knees and belly, albeit only backwards.  Sometimes I back myself into a spot where I can't get out and that makes me a little bit grunty and frustrated.  I'm not going to have to put up with that sort of frustration very long, though; I can feel that I'm getting so close to crawling. 

I can also sort of sit up on my side using one arm as a kickstand.  It tickles me to giggles when I'm upright on my own.  It doesn't take much to move me to giggles, actually.  I've got a pretty good sense of humor and I'm ticklish all over my body.  

Please click this link to see a video of Daddy making me giggle: Mav Giggling with Daddy  

Here's one more link to a video of me cracking up during a Peekaboo game with Mommy: Peekaboo Maverick!

Another exciting thing about being six months old is that I get to start solid food now!  Breast milk will still be my main fare for a while, but it will be cool to mix it up a bit.  Please stay tuned for a video of my first meal!

Of course, Daddy and Mommy have their own opinion on what's best about me being six months old.  They love the big open-mouth kisses/love bites that I give and that I'm sleeping through the night now.  They hired the same sleep consultant lady they used with my big sister, Talley, and she delivered the same magic.  I didn't like the idea of giving up my night time milk snacks at first, but I'm cool with it now.  Daddy and Mommy are more fun to play with now that they are better rested and happier.  I'm always so excited to see them and Talley when I wake up. 

My six month check up at the pediatrician's office went well.  The doctor said I look great!  I weigh 16 pounds and 15 ounces and I measure 26 and a half inches long from head to toe.  That puts me in the 50th percentile, making me a perfectly medium baby. 

Well, I think you've got all the critical 6-month updates now.  I'm off to work on my crawling now!

- Maverick

P.S.  Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma - that's my favorite sound to make right now.

Happy Father's Day!

Hi Daddy!

We couldn't give you the hugs and kisses you deserve on actual Father's Day because we were in Belize. However, we plan on making it up to you ten fold now that we're back.  We love you and we missed you so much!  You're the best!

Love,
Talley & Maverick

P.S.  Happy Father's Day to all the other wonderful and loving daddys and grandpas we know too!  You are important and appreciated!