Already?

Today Marshall had to move from his infant car seat to a convertable car seat. It just seems like it has all happened so fast. At 22lbs & 28 inches he is squished into his infant seat; his shoulders have no room at all and his feet touch the seat that he faces.



When we bought the infant seat we were attracted to this particular one because it states that it can hold an infant up to 30lbs and 30 inches...you tell me if you think that Marshall could still be in that seat for another 8lbs and 2 inches. I don't think so. He just looks so uncomfortable. We loved our Peg Perego seat, but it is now time to make the move to something a little more comfortable.

The new seat will hold an infant rear facing up to 35lbs and forward facing up to 65lbs. It apparently has multiple settings to accomodate the varying weights. Any who. I thought it was cute and now we should be set. I just can't believe that my little guy is already in a new car seat. They really do grow so fast, don't they?

So cute... Enjoy!

Lots of New Photos For Your Viewing Pleasure

Growing So Fast

On February 21 Marshall turned six months old. So hard to believe. We went to the doctor's and here's how everything measured out:

Weight: 21 lbs (92 percentile)
Length: 27 3/4 in (90 percentile)
Head: 17 3/8 in (54 percentile)

He is a great big kid; so funny and smiley all the time. We are just having a ball. He doesn't crawl yet, but is quite good at rolling from toy to toy.

He eats like a pig and wants to try everything that you are eating. I went to Sam's Club the other day and bought a hot dog for lunch. I covered it with mustard (the only way I like them) and sat down in the dining area. Marshall was sitting in the shopping cart, he rides like a big kid in the carts, and when he saw my hot dog he nearly fell out of the cart trying to grab it, got a hand FULL of mustard and thankfully I was able to grab his chubby little hand before mustard got onto everything. I let him have a few bites of my dog without mustard, and he loved it. Now that he is allowed to eat "real" food (in small samplings, of course) the grandparents on both sides are having a field day feeding him off of their plates. It's pretty cute.

He is taking after his cousin Bailey; he thinks it is great fun to take a big bite of food and then spit & splatter it out of his mouth and all over me. And he doesn't take me very seriously. I will lower my tone and furrow my brow and say "NO" very sternly and he just laughs! It's very frustrating, but very cute.

It's Official

Just a quick note: I wanted all of you to know that I passed my state board of nursing exam and that I am now a registered nurse!

Just Some Cuteness

I thought these photos were adorable. Enjoy!
P.S. The caterpillar is Clarence, Marshall's favorite toy.

Experimenting...

So, until yesterday, Marshall did not have a highchair. We would feed him in his bouncy chair on the floor, which is not a smart idea. He would rather play with the toys on the bouncy chair than eat, and when he would eat, it would always get on the seat. That poor chair was always covered with squash, carrots, apples, bananas...I tried to keep it clean but it was not working.

About a week ago, I was sitting on the floor feeding Marshall and watched in what seemed like slow motion, as Marshall's hand whacked the container of peaches I was holding and they flew across the room. Super. I said to Kreat, "Tomorrow I am buying a highchair."

I shopped online and found a great deal on Amazon (no tax and free shipping!) on the chair that I wanted. It arrived yesterday.

Of course, I had to try it out. Marshall loves Biter Biscuits from Gerber. I gave him one to make his first highchair experience pleasant. Then I thought to myself, "I wonder if he can hold a sippy cup?" Now, I know, he's not 6 months old yet, but I only let him have it for about 10 minutes with some water in it. No harm, no foul.

Enjoy the photos!