Rice Cereal, not so yummy!

Reuben's pediatrician said that he was about the right age to start trying rice cereal. So, we tried


And, um, yeah, he isn't quite ready....

Second Outing for Reuben's Mom and Dad

It has been brought to momma's attention that she talks about Reuben a lot. Dad has kept data and the interval between comments about Reuben, for momma, is less than 3 minutes (on average). So, we needed an intervention!

Thankfully, Reuben's Auntie Leanne was willing to babysit (or as us Utahn's like to say tend him). While on the adult's only date, Momma was able to go 7 whole minutes on average between comments about Reuben... Progress is progress.

As you can see, Reuben was 100% spoiled by Leanne... never leaving her arms!

Reuben came home with cute presents--night out plus loot for the boy, double bonus!

Too bad Reuben inherited from his parents a HUGE CLOWNISH CRANIUM--this cute hat would have probably fit a normal baby's head perfectly! It will be modified by Christmas.

Thanks Leanne, we appreciate and adore you! We also think you have excellent taste!

5 months old today!

We can hardly believe it, Reub is 5 months old today!

Still a thumb sucker...

During the past month, Reuben has:
1). Started a new baby school, this one is fondly called BABY YALE... No expense spared for the boy...
2). Gone on a road trip and celebrated Thanksgiving
3). Spent his first night away from mom (while mom was out of town for work, dad took full responsibility and did a FANTASTIC job with this daunting task).
4). Moved from indiscriminant hand sucking to "thumbs up" style
5). Starting cutting his first tooth (we can see it and expect it will peek out any day)

Roadtrip!

The Reubster traveled to Nana and Poppy Bus' in Boise for the Thanksgiving holiday. This means he did 2, 5 hour road trips. He was a great traveler, thankfully! Let's hope this excellent car behavior continues for our upcoming Oregon trip to visit Grandma Sharon and Poppa Wilson...

Reuben's First UTAH vs. BYU!

Reuben is a Ute fan!


Tailgating on game day (thanks SERIOUSLY and co.)

Why he will always be BABY REUBEN... even when he is 30!

Fishing on the Middle Provo River

Reuben is an outdoorsy guy!

Here She Is!

Reuben's newest cousin:

Jillian Lynnette Pettersson

Happy 4 Month Birthday!

Each month Reuben has learned new things and so have we! Here's the highlights from mom's perspective:
1). Reuben has learned to look for mirrors because he loves to look at himself. When he finds himself he smiles a big gummy grin and is so excited that we have started calling mirror gazing "doing a little baby crack"--we aren't sure if it is legal, but everyone at our house is addicted.
2). Reuben has learned to grab toys and other objects, including hair and eyeglasses. The first time he did it, he was confused and quite frankly, a little scared--but he has stuck with it and now loves to hold his toys (Jaque the Peacock is a favorite).
3). Reuben has discovered the dogs. Bartlet and Kitty will never have the leisurely life they once enjoyed! Its just a matter of time before Reuben is mobile and then... watch out puppies!
4). Reuben's momma and dad started calling him the BLACK-HOLE OF CUTENESS this month because he sucks us into his orbit and we loose minutes, hours and well, you get the picture...

The third month was by far our most fun and we cannot wait to see what month four brings!

Welcome to the World Baby Girl

Reuben spent the afternoon at the hospital and has a brand spankin' new baby cousin, YAY!

Here's the specifics for the beautiful baby girl

Name (to be determined... stay tuned)
Weight 7 lbs 9 oz
Height 18 inches
Born Sunday, November 2nd at 5:23 PM

Congratulations, Aunt Hayley, Uncle Adam and Cousin Lacey

Pictures to follow... soon!