Rainy Days (and a lot of rambling)

I absolutely love rainy days and nights, almost as much and sometimes more then sunny days. Yesterday afternoon when the storm started Preston helped me make chicken enchiladas and homemade Spanish rice (which is Chip's favorite meal I make). When dinner was in the oven Preston indulged in what I think is his new favorite food, banana & pumpkin. He always loves to eat and I have never given him him anything that he hasn't liked yet, but I could not put this combo in his mouth fast enough. It is so much fun watching him try new foods, and especially him loving it all. His typical day he will eat a fruit, oatmeal, and yogurt combo in the mornings; rice and a veggie for lunch, and a veggie and fruit for dinner. He is eating a bottle in between each meal so about 6 bottles in a 24 hour time frame. We have been having him eat in his Bumbo chair (which is the best invention ever and I really wish I would have thought of it) but it is getting to the time that we will have to switch to a highchair. I am pretty excited about that because I found one that matches our kitchen perfectly :). Preston is also talking non stop. He has always been a talker, but now he will talk back and forth with us. He will say (scream). something and then stop and wait for you to respond. Very very fun. Anyways, back to rainy nights! By 7 pm he was ready for bed. Chip got off early because of the rain and I was trying to keep Preston up until 7:30 when Chip got home but that just didn't happen. I hope Im not jinxing myself, but Preston sleeps so well when it is raining. He slept until 10 this morning!

Today we are going to do a lot of exercising. Crawling is just around the corner, I can just feel it. He has figured out his legs and has figured out his arms, but just needs to put the two together and he will be off. His physical therapist is trying to get him to crawl ad sit up on his own ASAP with the hope that once he is mobile he will feel comfortable sleeping on his stomach which would be SO great for his Plagio. But the time will come. I personally am in no rush at all for this milestone, but I do know it will be better for Preston in the end.

Tomorrow I am going to do a "day in the life of Preston" post and later today I am going to do post tons of pictures. The piles of dirty laundry are calling my name right now though!