five months old

November 18, 2013

Reed Stephen is FIVE months old today! It is just incredible how fast these months have gone by. He is back to sleeping like a champ- went down at 7 last night and didn't wake up until 7:15 this morning!! Brian had the pleasure of helping with this "photo shoot" and what a memorable time that was for all of us ;) I think we were both sweating by the end of it... Too much fun was had here at the Pearson Place last night! Hope everyone has a Happy Monday :)

 

reed: week 20

20 weeks has flown by, can't believe next week our little boy will be 5 months old! This past week has been great. Reed started sleeping through the night again, goes down around 7pm and usually wakes to eat around 4am and then back down for a few more hours...so that is very nice! We introduced another food to him this past week- the sweet potato- and he loved it! He can sit up pretty good now, although he gets tired and crashes hard so we still have to watch him closely. He is still so happy and every giggle melts our hearts. We love our little Reed!

 

Favorites from the past week...

 

model in the works

thanks uncle james



bib licking good

yummy






first bite of the sweet potato

 

sit up champ

loves his slippers



reed: week 19

Week 19 was another great week here at the Pearson place :) Reed is just fantastic and so much fun. Fall is in full swing and he loves the trees and the falling leaves. He is getting so close to rolling over and sitting up! He has been shoving everything in his mouth, including both fists and his favorite is his bath time ducky! He enjoyed another holiday this past week- Halloween! He didn't really enjoy his Duck costume and was much happier playing with and talking to it once it was off of him, but it did make for a few fun photos! We have continued to feed him one meal a day- this week we experimented with avocado. Unlike his Mom and Dad, he wasn't a fan! I think it was the texture, the sliminess made it hard to swallow. I actually thought he was choking at one point so I ripped him out of his Bumpo chair and started whacking him on the back (like I learned in CPR!)... Might have overreacted just a tad! Needless to say, we are going to pass on the avocado until he likes his Mexican food :)

 

Favorites from the past week...

Happy with the Duck Feet only!

one happy kido

 

Halloween favorites

loves "flyyyyiiiinngg"

mini brian




not a fan

blue eyed boy




my lil ham








reed: week 18

Week 18 with our boy was an other grand adventure!! We kicked the week off with a very memorable Monday, visited the pediatrician on Friday and then had a fun filled weekend of firsts :) Monday our boy was not a happy camper. He blew out 2 diapers, spit up everything and fussed the entire day. Let me say, it made me appreciate how good he is every other day! Tuesday came and he was back to his normal happy self so we aren't too sure what happened with Monday! Friday we had his 4 month checkup with the pediatrician. He took this round of shots pretty well, just a bit more crying than the 2 month ones. The Grandparents, Brian and I always guess his weight and we were all shocked to see that everyone was high- our big boy only weighed 16.8 pounds- which is definitely a good weight but we all felt that he looked and felt heavier than that. He grew 2 inches and another inch to his dome. He is in the 36% for height, 69% for weight and 99% for that head! We got the go ahead to start solids, so we have decided to start a new food item once a week. The first week was oatmeal, which he didn't love but also didn't hate. Exciting times for little Reed :)

 

Favorites from this past week...

 

happy again!

first shopping cart ride



memorable monday ;)

obsessed with trees

first food- oatmeal

cold walk with mom and patron



4 month stats

watch out road

world series- STL versus Boston



 

 

 



reed: week 17

Week 17, Reed  turned 4 months old! It was a good week considering our weather here made a turn for the worse...

Not too many updates. Reed is a happy dude. Loves to smile. Loves to giggle. Loves to stick anything and everything in his mouth. He is watching Brian and I eat and looks really interested. We touch some of our food to his lips and enjoy all the funny faces he makes. We go to our 4 month pediatrician visit this Friday so we are curious to see how he stands with his weight, height, head circumference and everything else. He is still in his sleep regression and waking up 2 times in the night. Looking forward to the day he goes back to his awesome sleeping through the night routine :) Other than that, he is perfect.

 

Favorites from the past week...

big mizzou win this weekend

cutest dudes at the westside market

 



loves his jumper



they boo'ed the uncles

morning smiles

serious reed



cardinals vs red sox in the WS!

huge ucf win on friday







 



four months old

 

Reed turned four months on Friday, October 18! We can't believe how fast the time is flying by. He has been giggling here and there but on Friday when Brian got home from work, he got Reed to laugh so hard for minutes on end! It was the cutest thing ever. We visit the pediatrician this Friday for his 4 month check up and can't wait to see how much weight he has gained and overall progress made. Not looking forward to the round of shots he is supposed to get and hope he handles it like a champ again! We are so in love with our little boy. He is so happy and healthy and we are so lucky.

 

 



reed: week 16

Our little boy is a few days short of 4 months. This past week has been great, even though he is still waking up 1-3 times a night. He just loves life and is always so happy and chatty, which makes for a fun day, everyday! This weekend we bought him a jumper because he loves to stand on us, so we thought it was time! The toy has so much to look at and play with and he is for sure overwhelmed but he just sits and talks to everything. Every now and then he tries to lick things- a habit we hope he grows out of :)  He hasn't quite gotten the jumping down but we know it won't be long until he is a mad man in it! We had one last beautiful weekend in the 70's this past weekend so we took advantage and played at the beach. Reed is doing better with tummy time and lifting that head up. He is chewing on his hands and learning to stick both fists in at the same time and is still drooling like crazy. He has found his laugh and it melts our hearts every time we hear it. He is just precious and we are obsessed with our happy little man!

 

 

Favorites from the past week...

 



found his feet

love bug

last beach day of 2013



mommy and me giggles

peek a boooooo



licking his new jumper



sucking on my hands

tongue time

mr happy



tummy time with mr head

do chick dig dudes that drool?