Rash Quiz

So, RJ broke out in a rash on his stomach Saturday afternoon. It spread to his arms and legs on Sunday and has now spread to his face, hands, feet, etc.

This rash was caused by...
a) a reaction to the vaccines he received last Wednesday.
b) a reaction to rice cereal he ate on Saturday/Sunday.
c) a viral infection.
d) choice a and b are ir"rash"ional. It must be c. (And you thought only Gramma Diane used her blog as a medium for bad jokes.)

New Skills

RJ has quickly learned to move forward kicking his arms and legs. He hasn't quite figured out how to coordinate all these movements to actually crawl. The carrot here is Doug's shiny watch, which he loves!

So happy to be up and moving!

Ladies Faith Share

We managed to get almost the whole group together!

Back Row: Kate, Lori, Brigid & Ellie, Julie & Maggie
Front Row: Brandie, Sara, Silvia, Jen, Jaimie & Luca, Katelyn, Maura

Food!

RJ has probably been ready for food for awhile...Here's his first feeding.
Looking pretty tiny in his chair

He seems to be more interested in the orange bowl and chewing the tray than eating.

Good job, Doug! This picture pretty much captures the experience!

I guess he just wanted to hold the spoon and do it himself.

He was much happier after the third feeding the following day.

Grandparents Visit

We went to visit RJ's grandparents in Baltimore.Here's Grandmother Chris with RJ.

and Granddad Johnson.

Four Generations

More Fun at Sitoo's

I told Sitoo both of our babies were sleeping in the backseat. If you look closely, you can see she did not wait for me to help her out of the car.

RJ in the Big Red Chair

Sara and RJ in the Big Red Chair

Fun with Sitoo

Sitoo was thrilled to see RJ. She played with him during every waking moment!

Cleveland

RJ experienced his first road trip. Thanks to Cousin Marissa, I was able to manage. Thanks for driving with us and cuddling (with RJ that is)! Somehow, I did not get a picture of the two of them together?!?
Macie pushing RJ in his stroller

RJ with Cousin Joe

RJ with Cousins Sarah and Maddie

RJ with Cousin Rabby

RJ meeting Cousin Hanna...After pushing her around, she pushed back and then he tried to hold her hand.

RJ with Cousin Mary Anne

Six Months Old!

RJ is so happy to be 6 months old today!

He can now get his legs under him and rock,

sit up by himself

and sleep like this.

Co-workers Visit

My co-workers and their children came to visit. Here's Dee Dee, Donna with Alex and Casey with RJ.

Casey gives RJ a bottle...

and he passes out because he is sooooo happy. Come back any time!

Eet Smakelijk

Great use of my wagon...One of us was a little more excited about picking the garden than the other one.

It's not too often we get to 1) Sit down and have dinner together or 2) Enjoy a meal other than burgers, sausage and chicken. So, I had to capture our "fancy" meal. Eet Smakelijk (enjoy your meal)!

Play Date

Zach's one man band

Maggie taking it all in

Ray building...Do we have a future engineer here?

RJ watching Alec and Ellie checking out each other.

The whole crew: Susan with Alec, Ellie, RJ, Maggie; In back: Zach and Ray