Things are HEATING up in JULY

June was a busy month for Dominic.  June 3-11^th we were visited by Grandma which was such a treat.  Donna and John went to Yellow Stone and Grandma was able to come and PLAY.  This time was filled with one on one time with her 1^st grand baby. During this visit they did a LOT of belly time and reading.  Dominic loved to help turn the pages and gab. Unfortunately, this was also the week mommy and Dominic got sick.  Temperature with the runny nose and lots of cuddling which I LOVED but I have never seen such a ‘happy sick” baby before Dominic.

 
 

Dominic has really been such a curious little boy and wanting to touch everything.  I am trying not to say “N-O” so much since it’s my natural instinct but it’s hard.  The good thing that has come with the eagerness of grabbing things on his belly, is that the wheels have started and we might have a crawler soon.  One of his new fascinations is Peppers tail as she wags it back and forth.  One afternoon pepper was on the bed and Dominic had just been feed and his diaper changed AKA really happy boy.  Then he sees Pepper’s tail and rolls over and starts to attempt to crawl and do his little head and belly move which looks like the “caterpillar dance” move.

 

 

 

We did have our 1^st road trip to visit Auntie Anne & Uncle Tom.  We ended up splitting the trip for Dominic and he did a great job.  The ride was filled with Daddy singing, reading, peek-a-boo and playing with his toys.  The 1^st night we crashed in Meriden CT and celebrated our 3 year anniversary with presents and Dominic and I surprised Mark with cupcakes we made the night before.  When we were getting ready for bed and it was Dominic’s 1^st time sleeping in the pack-N-play, things seemed great until Dominic continued to wake during the night.  Dominic likes to have something touching the top of his head and we learned our lesson NOT to leave the extra blanket in the car. 

 

                                                     

 

The next day we rose and finished out road trip to Philly and see Auntie Anne & Uncle Tom along with Vietri and Mocha (their long hair Chihuahua. While we were in Philly we spent some quality time with family and did lots of exploring.  We went to Downtown Philly and saw Benjamin Franklin’s Printing Press, Constitution Hall, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross’s house and the oldest “unchanged” street in America.  The next day we went to the Philadelphia Zoo and saw so many animals and little kiddies running around.  Dominic LOVED watching the monkeys and gorillas (just like his daddy) play around.  During this visit we introduced the “Sippy cup”.  Dominic still is still working on the holding with both hands but he is getting the hang of it. He can grab it with both hands and then LOVES to bang it and make noise when he is done sipping water.


 

 

July 3^rd Dominic turned 6 months old and he had a wonderful checkup at 23” long and 16.4lbs.  He is rolling over really well and hand eye coordination is great.  We are working on introducing rice cereal and Dominic is still getting used to it.  We will keep at it the next few days and see if it gets any better.  I am letting him play with the spoon and he is trying to feed himself.