5-Month Birthday

Today is Hampton's 5-month birthday!
He is getting more and more active & fun each day, and we couldn't imagine life without him.
Here's what he's up to now....

Current Likes
his toes
faces
playing with pieces of paper
"talking" and squealing constantly
sitting up

Current Dislikes
johnny jump-up (even though we try almost daily!)
not eating what we're eating
wearing the same size for any length of time
not getting to sit outside all day
laying down for too long....he wants to see what's going on!

Pj Day

Today the weather was yucky & rainy here, so it was declared a pj day! Hampton & Tanner spent the day in their jammies napping, playing, and catching up on a few favorite shows while it poured. Once the rain ended, Hamp still got to play, but it was back to chores for Tanner!

Tummy Time

We're still working on tummy time around here, especially since Hampton can now roll completely over. Our pediatrician said that time on the stomach isn't important, but we want him to enjoy playing on his belly when he flips himself over. Therefore, we put him down for a few minutes each day to build up his tolerance! He can completely push up with his arms, and he even tries to scoot. We may have a little mover before we know it!

We Heart Our Exersaucer!

Hampton is loving his exersaucer! We had put him in it several times before, but he just didn't seem that into it. Until recently, that is! He loves playing with all the fun things to do, and it's so funny to hear him babble to the different objects. His favorite "toy" is the little fish that spins and rattles, below. He LOVES that noise! Now if we could just get him to like the johnny jump up......

Weekend Update

This weekend we were quite busy! First thing Saturday, we had our annual homeowners' association meeting. We wanted to go because we really hadn't met a ton of people in our neighborhood, and we also wanted to make sure we knew all the rules & regulations of our subdivision. It was a very interesting meeting, and we left with several new friends as well as positions on the HOA board! That's right...Bo is the new Vice President, and Tanner is the new Sunshine Committee person. Who says we don't have community spirit? :)

After our meeting, we headed to Fairhope for the 58th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival. This event draws hundreds of thousands of visitors, and it is a juried festival, so the crafts are outstanding. We enjoyed walking around and looking at the booths as well as the people! Afterward, we headed to our favorite BBQ joint for dinner.

On Sunday, the weather was quite chilly, so we ran some errands before coming home and working in the garage. Not very exciting, but it was great to get some of the stuff organized that we hadn't had a chance to do yet!

the popular painted wall in downtown Fairhope

just some of the booths and people at the Arts & Crafts festival

Busy at The Monogrammed Monkey

The Monogrammed Monkey has been quite busy lately! Here are just a few of our newest items. Check out our other blog for more photos.

Enjoying The View

The weather has started to be very nice here, and we decided that Hampton could use a change of scenery. We planted him in his new bouncy chair (thanks Nachod family!) on our covered porch and let him watch the world go by. Hampton loved being outside, and he gave Tanner something fun to watch while she ironed! He never made a peep, and he might still be out there if it weren't for the fact that the sun shifted and we didn't want him to get sunburned!