And He's Off....

Late last week, I decided it was time to army crawl so I could get around better! I was at my Grandma Saviano's house when I first took off after some stacking cups that rolled away from me!

Here is a video of me in action! My mommy asked that you ignore her finger and annoying mom voice!

Hope you enjoy! Can you believe tomorrow I will be 7-months old??

4 & 5-Month Milestones

It’s been awhile since I have blogged!  I will try to be better about updating this site-I am just so busy learning new things and enjoying lots of activities! Here is a list of things I have recently accomplished:

On December 5^th, I had my 4-month appointment with my pediatrician. I weighed 13lbs, 4 oz and was 24.5 inches tall. I have come a long way since I was born! My next appointment is at the end of this month and I am anxious to see how much weight I have gained!

                                   

I can turn over from my tummy to my back. I am still working on rolling over from my back to my tummy-I am so close!! I am really more interested in standing, though! I love to stand! Here is a fun picture of me! My parents think I might just skip crawling and just start walking one day!

In mid-December, I started to eat solid foods. I started out with oatmeal-- I have to admit, I was not a big fan! We decided to give up on the cereals and go straight to the purees once I turned 5-months. My mommy has been making my food and so far I have tried bananas, apples and pears! It’s going okay so far, I am still a little skeptical about this solid food, I really like milk the best. But I am getting the hang of the spoon and eating. One problem is, I don’t really like to sit still for very long so it’s hard for me to sit in my high chair and be content!

One of the most exciting things for me was finding my feet!! I discovered they were there over the holidays and I am still fascinated by them! I can grab them and put them in my mouth!

Speaking of my mouth, I love to make raspberry sounds and I recently learned how to yell! It’s fun! And I love to laugh, especially when I play peek-a-boo, that is one fun game!!!

 

Other than that, I love playing in my excersaucer, Johnny Jump Up and all my toys,

that is how I spend most of my days!

So as you can tell, I have been learning lots of new things! I am also so close to being able to sit up on my own, but am not quite there yet! It will be fun to play with all my toys by myself once I am able! I better get back to practicing! Talk to you soon!

3 (.5) Month Pictures

My mommy and daddy took me to get pictures taken a few weeks ago. They were supposed to take me when I turned 3 months old, but they like to procastinate so it was more like 3 and a half months! Still, I  really enjoyed the photo shoot-my parents said I am a ham like my brother, Guinness! I thought I would share some of the best pictures with all of you!

And this one is my mommy's favorite!

My Christening

 

My Baptism was on October 30^th, 2011 and it was a very special day for me! I was baptized at St Marys Church in Huntley and there were three other babies there-one of them was even named Mason too!! Many of my family and friends came to church to witness the big event. I was excited to see them, but with all the excitement of the day, I was asleep most of the time!

My outfit was special as it has been worn by many of my Saviano cousins! My cousins that have worn it were: Dan, Tony, Joe, Uncle Ricky, Nick, Mike, Jayden and Noah! Also, the afghan that I used that day was from my mommy's Baptism Day! Great-Grandma Wenderski made it! Unfortunately, we forgot to take a picture of me with the afghan, though!

My godparents are my Uncle Ricky and Aunt Marcy-they were a good choice!

After church, we went to celebrate at Lou Malnati’s Pizza! We had salad, pasta and stuffed pizza-it was so good! My mommy had to search high and low for just the right cake for me but she finally found it and it was so nice and yummy too! 

There were over 70 people at my party!  I love them all and they all love me! I am a very fortunate baby!  

Here are some more pictures from the big day!

After this party for me was such a success, I can’t wait for my first birthday! My parents are planning on finishing our basement to prepare for it!

My First Halloween!

I had a great first Halloween! My mommy picked out two costumes for me-a frog and a festive sleeper. I enjoyed wearing both costumes! 

I wore my frog costume to my Thursday New Mommy group where we had a Halloween party. Here I am with all my friends:

On Halloween,  I visited my Grandma at work and we went to lunch. I got to meet her co-workers and they thought I was a cute frog! I also went to visit my Aunt Karen at her office. I had fun there too!

That night, my parents and I greeted trick-or-treaters at our house and that’s when I was wearing my Halloween sleeper, letting everyone know it was my first Halloween!

And here is my pumpkin! My parents traced my hands (I did not make it easy for them!) and those were the pumpkin’s eyes! We plan to do this every year as my hands keep growing!

I had so much fun this year-I am already looking forward to trick-or-treating next year!

Fall Fun!

Since I have last blogged, I have really been enjoying the fall season! I've watched lots of football and am anxiously awaiting my first Halloween! My parents took me to the pumpkin patch to get into the spirit!

We were also spectators at the Marathon and volunteered for the the MMRF on behalf of my late Grandma Goldermann:

Then last week, my mom and I went to the city to meet up with her friend, Elisa, who she used to work with at her old job. Elisa lives in Lakeview so I got to pass by Wrigley Field! It was raining, otherwise my mom would have taken me for a walk around the park! We had a very nice time with Elisa--here we are together!

Another fun thing I got to do was visit my Uncle Ron at the Rolling Meadows Fire Department where he is the Fire Chief! They had an open house for Fire Prevention week so we were able to see the firehouse and go into the trucks!  My Aunt Marcy, Uncle Al, Evalina and Grandpa Ron went too! We all had a great time!

In the Fire Station

Here's me sitting in the fire truck!

 

Aunt Marcy, Evalina, Uncle Ron and my mommy and me

Later that night, my daddy went to the city for the weekend for a work conference. This was the first time it was just me and my mommy alone for a couple of days! My Grandma Saviano came over on Sunday to keep us company. We went to church and I loved it, I did not want to leave-I loved all the lights! After church, we went to lunch and for a walk with my brother, Guinness. Grandma even read us both a story!

 

As you can see, my first fall has been really fun, so far! I am looking forward to many more activities! Especially since my mommy is now going to stay at home with me full-time. She has left her job in order to spend more time with me! That means we are both free during the day so if you would like us to meet you for lunch, just let us know!

Two-month Updates!

Hello! A lot has happened since I have last blogged! Mainly, I turned two-months old! My parents said they can't believe how fast the time has gone!

Last Thursday, I went to the pediatrician for my two-month checkup. I like the pediatrician ok- they are very nice but sometimes they make me do stuff that I do not want to do. I don't like when they take off all my clothes so I can get weighed and measured. But, my mommy tells me that it's very important. I weighed 10lbs, 14 oz and am 21.5 inches tall! I have come along way from when I was first born and only weighed 5lbs, 15 oz and was 18 inches long! I also got some shots while I was there; I did not enjoy those at all!! Though, one shot I got to swallow and it tasted really good so I stopped crying when they gave me that! The next day after the shots, I was still very crabby! But I am better now and back to my old self!

I have been more awake and alert lately and been doing some new things. I found what my mommy told me are my hands a couple weeks ago. Now I put them in my mouth all the time!

I also realized that my mommy and daddy are funny people! They make me smile a lot and sometimes even squeal in delight when we are playing!

I like to play on my activity mat, my boppy, and dance with my mommy when we listen to music on the Comcast music channels! My favorite station is Pop Hits! That's when I smile the most! Here is me doing some tummy time with my parents-I am hard at work!

There are toys on my carseat and I just noticed those as well! I like to stare at them when I am going for rides! I also like to stare at my mobile in my crib and watch it go round and round! The mobile is all elephants and it makes me smile too!

So as you can see, I have been very busy with these new milestones! I also have been busy going places again. Last weekend, was also my cousin Evalina's Baptism and here I am with my mommy at church!

My own Baptism is coming up. My mommy sings church songs to me to get me ready. She said the church songs are the only ones she remembers all the words too! I especially like "Eye Has Not Seen" and "Celtic Alleluia". She said they play those at St John Brebeuf all the time, but we go to St Mary's now so we have to learn new church music.

Well, I should get going. We are going to go for a walk since the weather is so nice! I will write more soon!