this is a teamatchley.blogspot.com revolution....

okay, so i just got a new ipod (my original ipod was stolen, the thief has since been busted, jailed and my ipod has been returned but that's another story) and it has a video camera!!  it is SO easy to sync up to my computer!  i shot a test video to see if this would really be so simple...i was PLEASANTLY surprised!  needless to say this is going to make this blog so much better for sharing firsts...rolling over, crawling, words, steps etc.  this video is just 30 seconds long, but it's one of my favorite things to do with keller, make him laugh :)  enjoy!

first tooth!

keller is starting to get his first tooth!  he's been showing the signs of teething for a month and half (lots and LOTS of drool, chewing on anything he can get in his mouth, sucking on his hands/fingers, running a low grade fever off and on etc) so i've been checking his gums regularly to see if any little teeth were showing up and last week i finally saw one!  right in the front you can just barely see it...if you put your finger on his gums you can feel it pushing against his gums (poor little guy) but it's still not quite through the surface yet.  this is a sad stage for me because i just LOVE his gummy little smile, have i said that before?  it melts my heart and makes me fall in love with our little man everytime he flashes it at me!  i know we are still pretty far away from a mouth full of big boy teeth, but this is just one more step closer :(   on the flip side, i'm a very proud mom that he is growing up and turning into a big boy!  everyone tells you that it flies by, but you just can't believe it until it's your turn, i'm trying to enjoy every second that i can!

you have to look close through all the drool...

it hasn't broken the surface yet....

right above his lip line...

arrows to help...i was taking these pictures alone AND trying to hold his mouth open and keep his hand out of it, so needless to say, not the greatest but you can see pretty well

butternut squash

this past sunday keller started a new chapter in his life...vegetables!!  now for most people eating veggies just isn't that fun, exciting or something that needs to be documented via photographs...but i have a sickness :)  when i was at my local grocer last week i remembered that special k would be eating his first veggies on sunday so i went to check out what options i had to give him.  i didn't want to do sweet potatoes or anything else that would make other vegetables seem yucky after the fact, so i was going to do green beans, well they were all out, so it came down to carrots and butternut squash, and the butternut squash won.  dr cox told us to try only 1 vegetable at a time and give each a few days to make sure he's not allergic to it.  so far so good with the b.s. (for lack of a better abbreviation).  he really likes them and is enjoying getting fatter by the minute!  mommy and daddy are enjoying it too :)

grandma jana administering the first bite!

(please disregard the black socks and no pants)

not sure what to think, but still going in for a 2nd bite...

yum yum, i love this stuff!  way better than plain rice cereal!!

halfway through!!

45 days down....45 days to go!  as you have probably figured out i'm referring to p90x...today is day 45 and chris and i both could not be happier!  well unless it was day 90 i guess :)  we are both feeling really great still and feeling more and more motivated everyday, although not getting to enjoy all the yummy things that our friends and family are enjoying is still pretty killer.  chris is down a total of 21 lbs and i am down 12 lbs.  yes that's only 1 more than i was at 30 days, but that is what happens to me, the actual weight loss slows way down due to that fact that i'm building muscle.  i am still encouraged though because my clothes are continuing to "grow".  i won't lie, i feel like my stomach will not be the same by the time we finish merely because of the stretching process involved in having a baby.  that being said i'm just trying to keep my eyes on day 90 (may 8th, mother's day weekend, how appropriate) and i am just continuing pushing play!!  can't wait to be finished and enjoy some yummy chips and salsa!!  but for now, bring it!

5 months old!

we made it another month!  :)  this month was a pretty big one for keller, he seemed to hit several milestones all at once...i'm not ready for this growing up stuff!  he started eating rice cereal, moved to a 4 hour schedule (which means sleeping 7p-7a), lost his swaddle, started reaching for everything and we can see his 1st tooth right below the surface!  he is still such a great baby for us.  he sleeps so well and is soooo happy when he's awake.  he is a big time smiler and a ham for strangers :)  anytime someone sees him in the grocery store and talks to him he flashes his big gummy smile at them and it cracks them up, i can see he's going to be like daddy  :)  he laughs all the time and thinks that chris and i are both pretty hilarious (i am really playing this up while i can, i know it won't last forever)  he has the first 2 fingers of his left hand in his mouth pretty much constantly, but our pediatrician says it's okay, so i let him suck away.  he is the best little man that we could have ever asked for and we are excited for this next month's firsts!!  starting with vegetables tonight, i'll post pics after :)

sitting with my monster, i'm really outgrowing this short little thing

he wanted to play with him, not take a picture :)

2 fingers from left hand in my mouth....check

ornery little guy  :)

the many faces of keller...the last sweet smile is my favorite :)

happy st. patty's day!!

so cute in my green :)

chewing on his 2 fingers is his new favorite thing

here comes the sun!

so the sun is finally showing it's face around here!  and we have a fun swingset in the backyard to play on!!  so keller and i got our shades on and headed out to play for a while this afternoon!  he loves his swing and had so much fun playing outside with momma!  i'm excited for it to get warmer and warmer so we can lose the beanie hat.  the swing almost puts the little guy to sleep so we have to shake things up and go down the slide too...he lol's at that :)  can't wait to spend lots of hours out there!  stay around sunshine!!!!

hurry momma, let's go outside!!

chillin' in his swing

swinging in mom's lap, i love that little guy