Five months!

I am so slow at updating my blog! Baby Stephen turned 5 mo on October 8 th! He has become much more active this month. And can now roll over both ways. He will see a toy he wants and try to roll over or kick his legs to move himself to get it.

His favorite toys are things that are not really toys at all such as remote controls, DVD cases, plastic cups, and my iPhone. He is a very curious baby and loves going to new places and seeing new things.

He started eating solids this month and so far he likes carrots, peaches, pests, sweet potatoes. But he does not like zucchini!

He loves going on walks and watching kids play in the park. He doesn't really like his stroller. He prefers being held.

He loves it when we sing to him and especially loves animal sounds. They get his attention right away and make him stop crying. I can't believe how fast time has passed. It has been a great 5 months.

Visitors

We love having visitors! We have had people visit us almost every month since we moved to California. Over the weekend Stephen's brother Justin and his wife traci came to town. Since Stephen's birthday was earlier this week they brought him an awesome birthday present and took us out to dinner. In addition to a Justin bieber card, they got Stephen an external hard drive with tons of movies on it and a thing to play the movies on our tv with. I can't wait to start watching them!

The first day they came in I had work. But Stephen went with them to a giants game. The next day I also had work. But after work we met up with them in San Francisco and walked around haight ashbury which is where all the hippies use to hang out back in the day. We saw some pretty interesting things there.

For dinner we went to Tony's pizza in the north beach neighborhood. It took so long to find a parking spot. Once we got to the restaurant there was a nearly two hour wait. The longest I have ever waited at a restaurant. But we wanted to try it because it was supposed to have the best pizza in the country. It was pretty good. We shared a huge pizza with three sections. It was supposed to be like a three course meal.

The next day we went to breakfast at Bette's ocean view diner on fourth street in Berkeley. It was featured on diners drive ins an dives. Stephen got a banana run souffle pancake and scrapple. I had fish tacos. After breakfast we drove down highway one and stopped at a pretty beach called gray whale cove. We had to walk down a bunch of steps because the beach was surrounded by cliffs. It was really pretty. We even saw a naked guy. But we weren't close enough to make out any body parts.

We finished the day off by walking around union square and looking at some shops. It was fun to have Justin and traci in town. I was sad to see them go. Here are some pics

Four months

Baby Stephen is now four months old! He gained a lot of weight since his last well-baby checkup and now weighs 17 lbs 12 ounces and is 26.5 inches long! He is such a chubster!

He learned how to roll over this month and also knows how to put himself I sleep at night! He doesn't nap well during the day but can sleep up to 12 and a half ours straight at night!

I returned to work this past month. It has been hard to leave baby Stephen. But I'm glad that Stephen is able to stay at home with him while I am at work.

Baby Stephen loves reading stories with his dad and often tries to turn the pages of his board books by himself. Baby Stephen loves being forward-facing in his baby carrier especially when we are out and about at the grocery store or at target.

We sure do love our little guy!

Three months!

Baby Stephen turned three months old on August eighth. And boy, has time flied! He became much more social this past month. He loves it when you sing songs to him or talk to him. And he usually tries to sing and talk back. His favorite songs include you are my sunshine, popcorn popping on an apricot tree, and three little ducks.

This month he learned to start grabbing stuff. He loves to grab our fingers, clothes, his toys, blankets, and pretty much everything in reach.

Here are some pictures.

Trip to Utah

During our trip to Utah we spent most if our time with family, friends, and enjoying food. Although we live in an area known for great restaurants, we have a few favorites in Utah that we need to visit every time. They include pizzeria 712, Gloria's, communal, cafe rio, kneaders, and zupas. There are also several others in salt lake that we didn't make it to.

It was so nice to see our family and friends. My family is pretty small; only my dad, brother in law, and sister in law live in Utah. But Stephen is one of 6 kids who are all married with kids so there was no shortage of people to see.

We were fortunate to do everything we wanted to during our trip. Here are some pictures.

Baby blessing

This summer has been a busy one for us. In addition to having a new baby, Stephen had an internship this summer in silicon valley (about an hr away) and a job at uc Berkeley. We have also been busy with lots of visitors.

Since Stephens internship ended mid-July we decided to go to Utah to visit family and bless the baby. It was great to see our family and friends and introduce our baby to them. Stephen gave the baby a wonderful blessing. I cried. Here are some pictures from his special day.