Happy Halloween!

Sweet!

This past weekend, Roman moved on to sweet potatoes. He was a little surprised at first but then decided he could get with this new food.

He loved them! After reading more information on introducing solids, we have realized that we might be underfeeding Roman. The fact that he was waking up at 5 am ravenous instead of his usual 6:30/7ish wake up call should of been a clue. I bet we are not the first parents that wished babies came with a manual.

Give me some cereal!

For the past month, Roman has been eating rice cereal. He is still nursing, but we have begun the process to introduce solid foods. Apparently rice cereal is a good first food because it’s easy to digest and is the least type of food to cause allergies. Check out his picture in his high chair.

We are not sure if he likes the cereal or if he just wants to eat the bowl and spoon. Before we got the high chair, he was eating from his bumbo seat. For you non-parents, the bumbo seat is this awesome sturdy foam seat that babies can be sitted in w/ support starting at 3 months old.

The doctor told us at his fourth month check up that he could start eating cereal. But of course, I was not ready to admit that our baby was ready for solids. The picture on the left was one of the first attempts at giving him cereal. You can tell he is not sure what to do with this new substance.


Its also great that Eric can feed Roman. Up until 5 months, his only source of nutrition came from mami.

Kids Are First - Halloween Festival

Roman's childcare halloween festival was this past Saturday- October 21, 2006. We dressed him up as a skunk! He was such a trooper. I think he sensed how much his mommy loves to dress up for Halloween. Since Eric doesn't like to wear matching costumes with me, I am so excited to now have a partner to share in the spirit! Fun was had by all. Ok so Roman was too little to participate in the pinata, decorating his own cookie, or pick a floating pumpkin. It got late and we missed entering the "not so" haunted house. It was a great festival !

Big Boy!

Mommy picked up Roman yesterday at Kids Are First (his childcare program) and got some amazing news. The teacher explained that Roman held his bottle and drank it all on his own. She said he has a strong grip. Our baby is growing so fast. Of course, Mommy got on the phone with Roman's tia Laura and cried. This just confirms that time is flying by.

Stay Tuned!

Rather than trying fill in the past 5
months on this blog (an overwhelming task that would of prevented any postings), we are starting with our birth story and fast forwarding to 6 months.

Please check out http://www.romannapoleon.shutterfly.com/ for pictures of Roman from birth to 5 months. You don't have to sign in to view pics. Plus, you should view them as a slide show to see comments.

May 7, 2006
Our first week with Roman was a big adjustment for mom and dad. Everybody knows how the Hernandez like their naps!

Roman had to eat every 2.0-2.5 hours this first week. Of course, being first-time parents we had no idea what were in for.

Here is a picture of Karen and Eloy at one week. They were one of the first visitors (excludes Roman's grandmother who stayed with us to help us for two weeks & Roman's grandpa AKA Pop stayed for a couple of days).