Red, White, & Blue

Happy 4th of July!! We celebrated Independence Day at my sister's house on Whidbey Island, WA. Here's Toby enjoying the Oak Harbor 4th of July Parade and representing the Red, White, & Blue! I tried keeping Toby up for the fireworks, but he was asleep by 9:30p and slept through the entire show! Maybe next year...

Six Months

Toby is now six months old and is changing so much! He has mastered the art of rolling over in any direction he wants, and is working on sitting up by himself. About a week ago we set him on a blanket in the living room and a couple minutes later discovered him in the dining room! We gotta keep an eye on this boy! Toby is such a joy--we are having too much fun!

Cousin Taylor

Toby got to meet his newest cousin yesterday! Andrew's sister, Amy, and her husband, Brett, welcomed their first baby and daughter, Taylor Mae on June 4th. We went to visit them in the hospital yesterday. She is so adorable and little!! It's hard to remember Toby as a newborn--he has grown so fast--he looks like a giant next to her! In the video, Toby gives Taylor a little poke...he's 6 months old...so he's into touching and grabbing everything. Taylor, before you know it you can poke him back! :-)

Binky Snatcher

Babies everywhere....beware of Toby, the binky snatcher.

Daddy's Sun Hat

Toby wore his daddy's sun hat today from when he was a little boy. He looks as cute as a button and it shaded his eyes nicely during our walk. As you can see in the picture Toby's favorite built-in-toy is his feet. He really noticed them a couple weeks ago and can't keep his hands off of them. He's even gotten his big toe in his mouth on more than one occasion.

Five Months and Jumping!

Our latest baby purchase was this rain forest Jumparoo. For those of you who have had the pleasure of holding Toby, you know that he doesn't sit still--he stands and jumps! We joke around that he's spring loaded, because whenever we try to get him to sit--he immediately pops himself up into the standing position.
Toby is five months old now and is a happy and healthy baby boy. He tried his first baby rice cereal about a week ago--he wasn't really thrilled. I think I'll wait another week or two and try again. I've been back at work (two days a week), for about a month, and we all seem to be adjusting well. I know the Grandma's love their time with Mr. T.

Here's a video of Toby doing his favorite thing...you guessed it...jumping. :-)

Shades

Toby received his first set of shades courtesy of Aunt Karen from California. I admit he probably enjoyed chewing on them the most. They're just in time for summer!