From Old West to Mountain West: April 2015

We had a wonderfully blessed Easter holiday yesterday celebrating with family & friends. Grandma & Grandpa Davenport came over along with our neighbor Gary Wells and we all enjoyed delicious food, fun cards, and watching Kroy take it all in (of course!). Kroy got lots of wonderful things from the Easter Bunny. He received an Easter basket full of eggs and a new toy duckie that will swim in the bathtub and teach him his ABC's. He also received some socks, lots & lots of books, and his first "smart pad" from Grandma & Grandpa, and he got some blocks and a new toy walker from his Mimi & Pops! He was a very spoiled little boy but that's ok with us. He enjoyed every minute of his new toys and books and we are so thankful our little one is so loved by all of his grandparents!

Speaking of our little one, he turned 5 months old yesterday! His personality is really starting to shine through and we are loving every minute of being his parents. At 5 months old, Kroy still has 2 bottom teeth, can roll from his back to his tummy and tummy to his back, and is starting to get up on all four's and scoot around the house! Sometimes he scoots backwards, but that's ok! At least he's moving! He goes to bed around 8:00 p.m. and will wake around 6:00-6:30 to take a bottle. Then he will normally sleep until 7:30 or so before waking up for the day. He is a really good sleeper these days! For a few weeks he would wake himself up when he rolled onto his tummy during the middle of the night and get really upset because he couldn't figure out how to roll back over, but he as totally mastered that now! He really likes to sleep on his side.

Kroy is the happiest, kindest little baby. When feeding his bottles he loves to touch my face and look at me while he's eating. He will rub my cheek or grab my arm & hold on tight. It is little moments like that which I will cherish forever. I know he won't always "need" me, so for the time being I take everything in and don't ever rush anything away. Kroy also loves his exersaucer. He gets in there and loves bouncing around and playing with all the different toy stations on it. He is still eating baby food and is now eating twice a day. He has a fruit at lunch and a vegetable with cereal in the evening. He is getting better at taking naps during the day, so long as it is quiet in the house. He is such a nosey little thing that he doesn't want to miss anything...especially if his Daddy comes home! But on a normal day he will take about a 1-2 hour nap in the mornings, and a 2 hour nap in the afternoons. During this time I try to get things picked up around the house, and make some of his food. However sometimes it doesn't happen because he will wake up if he hears me! Oh well...I know that it is only a temporary thing and I don't mind sitting and watching him nap. He's the most peaceful little being to watch.

Kroy has the longest eyelashes. He is also getting a little more hair on his head each day that goes by. While it is still blonde and hard to see in pictures, it does exist! His toys have completely taken over our living room, and we wouldn't have it any other way. He loves reading books and will normally sit for 2-3 books in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. He loves looking at the pages and turning and touching them. When the weather cooperates we go outside and throw the ball to the dogs, or take walks at the ranch. He loves being outside. He even got to pet the horses a few weekends ago and he thought that was pretty cool!

He is such a joy to our lives and we thank God every day for choosing us to be Kroy's parents. We love him more than he will ever know!!

Here are a few pictures from this past weekend of Kroy: