Thanksgiving Trip

We went down to the valley for the Thanksgiving holiday. We left Wednesday at 7 pm, so Roman could sleep. It was a success, not only did Roman sleep the entire car ride to the valley, but Eric made it down in 4 1/2 hours, non-stop, no traffic. Talk about express service. Thanks papá! You are the best!

We stayed at my parent's house with my sister Patty and my sister Laura and her family. Roman got to spend some time with his cousin Amanda. She lives in Michigan and is about 17 months old. She is super cute! My sister and her husband Fernando gave Roman a Detroit Tigers cap that is way cool. Apparently, Amanda has the same cap, she was like hey is that mine? We got exciting news from them. They are expecting! Due date is May 15th. Congrats!
We had Thanksgiving dinner at around 8 pm, which is a major improvement to our previous years (10 pm or later).... Our new brother-in-law James fried two turkeys, and we had all the traditional sides, including sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, collard greens, and cornbread dressing. In addition, we have some favorites such as Patty's delicious shrimp appetizer and greek salad. Roman tried really hard to hang with us, but he fell asleep in his aunt Lucy's arms shortly after the start of dinner.

This is Roman and his aunt Patty. She read him his bedtime story "Pat the bunny". I am not actually sure its his favorite but he always seems to reach for it to put it in his mouth.

We wanted Eric and Roman to dress up as turkeys, but I didn't have time to make/buy costumes. So we don't have a funny picture to celebrate Thanksgiving. But here is a picture of his two aunts in their junior high pep squad pictures. I think its great! I am sure they are going to kill me for posting it!

Roman went to his first high school football game on Saturday night. His older cousin's football team was in an area playoff game. Unfortunately, Georgie's team lost. same as the Longhorns. My whole family was upset about this. Of course, Eric was very excited and was rubbing it in....

We came back Sunday morning, and Roman did really well during the car ride back to Austin. Of course, we had to make a couple of pit stops. Due to his introduction to solids, Roman's poopy diapers must be removed immediately (especially in a car)!

King of the World!

We went to the San Antonio Museum of Art today. It was a great day trip. Roman slept most of the way there. Although, we did have to stop at Target to feed him. He ate sweet peas for the first time! He liked them.

Roman was very impressed with the artwork at the museum. He kept telling us with squeals and laughter. I think his favorite exhibit was the modern art. I think he liked the geometric shapes. On our way out, Roman decided he wanted to try sit up in his stroller. Up until today, he always had a bit of incline in his stroller. But today, he was so excited to have no hands on the stroller. It reminded us of the Titanic movie scene!

Rough week for Roman

We haven't posted in about a week. Roman hasn't been feeling well. He had some congestion, and then he got an ear infection. But he is such a trooper, eating and sleeping ok.

He is just not his usual giggling, cheerful, talkative self (well, he thinks he is talking...)

We are posting a picture of Roman in bed. A couple of nights he slept with us because he wasn't feeling better. But he is getting better, so its off to his own crib! tough love...

Sitting Up!

This past weekend Roman was able to sit up for more than 10 seconds! He is starting to get the hang of sitting up.

He also is starting to flip over more often. He flipped over from back to front for the first time on October 5th, but was really not into it until this past weekend. It was really funny, I put him in his crib for naps, and I would find him minutes later turned over, entertaining himself by talking and looking around his room.

6 month anniversary!

yesterday was the 6 month anniversary of Roman's birth! hard to believe our baby boy is halfway to his 1st Birthday. He had his 6 month check up yesterday. Here are his stats:
Weight 20 lbs
length 27 inches
head circumference we can't remember the actual measurement but its in the 95% percentile. yikes!