Jumpin' Jumpin'

Silas loves to jump! Here is some footage:

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He is always chewing on something

He has started blowing raspberries

Silas has started to be able to sit with some help from his Boppy

Isn't he cute!

Rice Cereal

Here are some cute pictures of one of Silas' first tastes of Rice Cereal:

We gave him his own spoon to hold on to:

Four Months!

Silas is already Four Months Old! He went in for his four month appointment yesterday. His doctor said he is doing really well and is even advanced in his physical development. His prediction is that Silas will be sitting up in less than a month and crawling by the time he is 6 months... we'll have to see if he is right.

The doctor gave us the okay to start rice cereal. Today was our first attempt. Silas wasn't the biggest fan, so we will keep on trying!

We couldn't believe how much Silas has grown since his last (2 month) appointment. He grew 4 inches in 2 months! His doctor was so amazed he wanted to double check the measurements! He has definantly caught up.

Here are his new stats:

Height: 25 1/2 inches (75%)
Weight: 13 lbs 9 oz (30%)
Head: 17 inches (77%)

So he is long and skinny with a big head!

And here are some cute pictures of the kiddo:

Silas' First Christmas

Here are some pictures from our family Christmas celebration. It was a lot of fun to have Silas there, although he won't remember this year.

Daddy and Silas

Silas helping Mommy read the story of Jesus' birth

Silas loves his new jumper from Grandma Sara

And he especially loves the piano and the lights on his LeapFrog table from Uncle John and Aunt Erica

Merry Christmas!

Our Christmas Vacation

Over Christmas and New Years we were able to come back to the Midwest to visit family and a few friends! We were back for 10 busy days filled with lots of travel and new faces for Silas. Silas did better than we had even expected! Here are some pictures:

Our first stop was at Grandma Sara's house in Minneapolis, where we saw Aunt Erica and Uncle John

Next we went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bratsch. While we were their we saw Uncle Joel, Uncle Phil, Jenna, and Toby, the biggest dog ever, who liked to play with Silas' toys. While we were there we also went to meet Great Grandma Jenneke and lots of Great Uncles and Aunts and other relatives (we forgot our camera)

Our fourth stop was in Rubicon, WI where we visited Great-Great Grandma Budhan, Great Grandpa and Grandma Siegmann along with many Great Uncles and Aunts and lots of other relatives.

Here is a Five Generation Picture:
Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma Siegmann with Silas
All the new Moms and Babies

(Ashley and Suzannah, Jessica and Emily , Me and Silas, and Kelly and Lily)

Our fifth stop was at Grandpa Dan's house, Silas loved all the red balls on the tree!

While we were there Great-Grandma Brady and lots of Great Uncles and Aunts and other relatives came to visit. Here is a four generation picture with Great-Grandma Brady!
Our last leg was in LaCrosse where we had a short visit with a couple friends. Here is a picture of Jed and Silas (they were talking to eachother and being so cute) just after I took this picture Silas started screaming, apparently Jed said something he didn't like.

And that wraps up our tour of the midwest. The visit was fun but it was also too short. Sorry if we missed anyone, we will try to get back sometime again soon. (Also, if you have any pictures from places where we forgot our camera, please e-mail them to us! Thanks!)