New bath toy!

Thought you might enjoy this new video of Shaun in the bathtub. He got an Easter basket from his Grandma and this fun fountain toy was inside. Tonight was the first bath using it and he smiled and played the whole time! Good buy Mom!!!! Thanks!
Shaun is doing great! Hard to believe he will be 7 months next week! As you can tell from the pictures and videos he is loving sitting up. We can put him on the floor with a couple of toys and he will entertain himself which has been great! We have been trying to encourage crawling but he has never been a big fan of tummy time so it isn't looking like we will have a mover anytime soon. Which is fine with us! We are dreading having to baby proof this house!!!
Shaun has also become quite the eater! If you couldn't tell from the oatmeal video, he is quite a fan of food!!! I am still making my own baby food. Mike and I take a few hours every Sunday and spend it in the kitchen peeling and chopping as we prepare his food for the week. So far he has tried apples, pears, bananas, plums, carrots, peas, butternut squash and sweet potato. Just this week we introduced him to chicken. Used a recipe out of a baby puree book. Sauteed it with some sweet potato, apple, onion and spices. The consistency of chicken when put in a food processor is a little disturbing but no surprise...Shaun LOVED it!!! The ladies at his daycare say that he "has quite the appetite for a boy his age." And don't I know it! Most nights he cries after dinner wanting us to make more!
We are looking forward to dressing him up in his shirt and tie for Easter this weekend. Pictures to come!!!!

Fun in the sun!

Shaun's first birthday party!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We spent our Saturday at a friends house celebrating their daughter's first birthday party. Hard to believe we will be throwing one of our own in just 5 months! Shaun definitely had his pick of the ladies. Out of 7 babies, Shaun was one of only two boys! Four of us all had babies within one month of each other!!!
Wanted to include some pics of Shaun's big day. We were told to bring his bathing suit because they had a couple of baby pools and water toys set up. As you can see below, Shaun was a big fan! We are actually heading out this afternoon to buy one of these for our own house. Seems like the perfect place for him to play on these hot Florida summer days!!! Sorry for all the pics but there are just too many cute ones!!!!

So many babies!!!

I think this one may be one of my favorites!

Having so much fun!

Mom can we get one of these???

Getting a little crazy!

So sweet!

Classic face

My sweet little man

He could have stayed here all day...loved it!

Hi Mom!!!

Another personal fave!

I  think I'm starting to get tired...

Shaun transitions into the big boy tub!

Thought you might enjoy some pictures of Shaun's first adventure in the big boy tub. As you can see...he thoroughly enjoyed himself!!!

Could this picture be any funnier?!?!

Big smiles!

Guess who loves the big boy tub!

Are you really taking pictures of me in the tub mom?!?!

Playing in the water

A great weekend in Jax!

I'm so sad it's Monday. We had such a nice weekend. Friday night we had our neighbors over for an Italian potluck dinner at our house. Everyone brought an Italian dish and a bottle of wine. This was our second time doing this and just like last time...we had SO MUCH FOOD!!! Definitely plenty of leftovers which is one of the best parts!!!
Saturday we decided to take Shaun to his first Gator game. The Gators have a scrimmage game every spring called the Orange and Blue game. So we drove to Gainesville and exposed Shaun to the madness that is Gainesville on game day. It was a little warmer than we anticipated so we had to seek out shade but as you can see in the pictures below, Shaun didn't seem to mind. He fell asleep within the first ten minutes of walking into the stadium.
Saturday night Mike and I got a sitter and went out on a much needed date. We ate a fabulous meal and just enjoyed having a night to ourselves. We spent the rest of the weekend relaxing. It was wonderful!

First game as a family. Go Gators!

Tailgating with Dad

So much fun!

Is it game time yet Mom???

He's getting excited!

All the excitement knocked him out cold.

Still sleeping.

Big day for Shaun!

What a beautiful day here in Jacksonville! And an exciting day for Shaun! Mike and I wanted to spend some time outside today so we took a walk to a local park and decided to give Shaun his first experience in the swing. He LOVED it!!! I have included a video below. He is too cute. Couldn't stop smiling and laughing. We will definitely be going back there soon. Just a warning...if you get motion sick, the video may bother you. I think I was a little too close to the swing :)
I have also included some pics and a video of Shaun's other milestone for the day...his first big boy snack! We have him a Gerber Wagon Wheel. So funny to watch him feed himself. He did such a good job! Watching this video makes me a little sad. I no longer see a baby but am starting to see a little boy instead. Wish I could press pause for a little while. It's all going too fast. But I am loving every minute of it!

Testing out the Wagon Wheel snack

Hmmmm...do I like the taste of this???

Let me try it again!

Yep...I think I'll keep eating. YUMMY!

6 months old!!!

Love this video. Watch him after I mention teething...I swear he nods. And is he waving at the end??? Such a smart boy!!!

I know I am long overdue for an update! It has been a crazy couple of weeks in the Scaglione household. Shaun has been sick with RSV/bronchiolitis for almost two and a half weeks. He started with a dry cough which later turned into a couple days of high fever, followed by wheezing, a runny nose and an awful cough. My heart just broke for him. He was miserable. He has been on nebulizer treatments three times a day and that definitely seems to help.
Last weekend was Shaun's baptism. We had 17 family members in town so as you can guess, it was quite an event! The ceremony was precious. I couldn't help but tear up when our pastor walked Shaunie up and down the aisle as the congregation sang Jesus Loves Me. I am attaching some pictures of the weekend for you to enjoy.
Finally, Mike and I left Shaun with Grandma and Grandpa for five days while we went to Aspen for a little winter vacation. We had a great time but missed Shaun more than we anticipated. On Thursday night we missed our connecting flight in Houston due to weather and I sat in the airport and cried because I couldn't stand to wait one more day to see my sweet boy.
He has really changed a lot in the last few weeks. He started sitting up on his own as you probably saw in the video. It is the cutest thing EVER! You just put a couple of toys in front of him and he can occupy himself for a good 30 minutes, if not more. He has also been quite the hungry boy! We've tried carrots, sweet potato, pears, apples and bananas. Always accompanied with a little cereal. Most days I have to rush to make more food because he is still hungry and will start to cry! Guess that explains his weight gain these past 6 weeks. Came in today at almost 16.5 pounds!!! Getting to be such a big boy. We go in for his six month appt next week so we will see what percentile he is in then.
So that's the latest around here! Hope you enjoy the video and pics!!!

First time at the beach...not a big fan

Shaun's 6 month picture with his elephant

Why is my mom jumping up and down like a lunatic?

Oh yeah...so I'll smile so sweet. How can anyone resist this face?!?!

Loves watching his dad play guitar

Kisses from Grandma

Uncle Brian and Aunt Michele come visit

Baptism day with Mom

A picture with family in front of the church