four month milestones

oh sweet one you are officially 4m/o, wow that happened in the blink of an eye!
as i type this i am watching you sleep in a swing that you are all too quickly outgrowing! what will i do? that.is.the.nap.spot!
oh naps... they rarely happen for long lengths but i'll take it cause you are a night time sleeper, going down for the night around 8pm
& not getting up until between 6am & 8am. let's make this a forever thing, okay?

that.sweet.face.

but my how you have begun to giggle & giggle, oh your sweet sweet giggle! you smile like it's going out of style, though if provoked you can turn on the tears.

my silly sweets!

you have begun to notice that if you whine long enough someone will come to your rescue...
whether it's mommy/daddy to pick you up or one of the boys making silly sounds & faces. there is always someone there to your rescue.
one of the perks to being the baby, enjoy sweet one :)

you & that thumb... i sometimes wonder if you are going to win the game & succeed in stealing your thumb from your hand,
but alas the hand wins out every.single.time. :P



know this shot is out of focus but your smile is just so delicious! and this IS the smile you happily wear 99% of the time :)

love those chocolate colored eyes

i think you will be a {thrill seeker}

early on this month you began rolling onto your right side but would get caught up on your arm.
well by the end of the month you have started rolling over & over & over... our little rollie pollie baby!

oh those eyes... swoon!

tummy time can be a bit frustrating for you. it's as though your mind & body are in constant battle with one another.
you wanting to touch, taste & grab at every thing in sight but the connections between your mind & body are not quite all there yet...
i'm sorry for this sweet one but you'll get there i promise.


oh my how your big brother Ethan just loves to love on you. the newest is helping daddy feed you your bottle.
and when you are fussy he delights in making you smile & laugh, very very proud of himself if he accomplishes this task :) he loves to hear you giggle!

you love to put just about anything in your mouth... yikes! this makes for a more watchful mama, especially now that you are rolling around.
the floors are usually covered in about 9,945 lego pieces, just waiting for a small mouth to be put into... very.watchful.eye.

you get about three 6oz. bottles a day, i call'em your Big Gulp & oh how you LOVE those :)
but you still need mama for most of your feedings throughout the day, we call this {mommy time} & you do get quite grouchy without.
you have had rice cereal once now & my that was a fun & messy experience, but you seemed to enjoy it.

you also got your first little cold this month & survived. you have experienced the bumbo, though your enthusiasm was lacking, we'll work on that.
you love looking at books, magazines & pictures... my how you LOVE pictures! especially ones of those that you love, you just start smiling away, it's so cute.
speaking of smiles, you love those too... you just delight in being smiled at & cooed over!

another new experience was the jumper, which took about two weeks of putting you in it a few minutes a day to get you used to &
even then you still kind of hate it. though i have recently learned that if i take you socks off it will buy me about ten minutes more use, crazy i know!

oh!those!eyes! you look just.like.your.daddy! well minus the drool :P everyone says it :) I must tell your daddy this five times a day...
he says he doesn't see it!!! boy I do & I love you all the more for it, a little mini daddy, so cute.

you love to look at yourself in the mirror... it is very interesting to watch you gaze at yourself.
you will flash a little smile & in response you will smile even bigger, you.big.flirt!

love the look you get when i sing to you, it is truly priceless & heart.melting!
daddy & i both discovered that you have a birthmark on your lower abdomen area... precious!
keep growing sweet baby, we love you!

oh how you have stolen our hearts ♥
happy four months sweet baby!

♥ sweet cheeks ♥

happy day of love everyone! now... go love the one you're with :)

three month milestones {super hero style}

oh sweet baby of mine, oh how you have grown this month! your third month of being, ninety days as part of our sweet family. and my how you have grown us as a family in that short time... your beautiful lifetime. we all love you to the moon & back sweet one! you're just as cute as can be & showing more of your personality by the day.


every super hero needs a cape, right? :)

early on this month you began to bat & swing your arms wildly at toys without much control,
but now you have much more control over your movements & can grasp onto a toy for quite some time.

though your favorite is to have mommy lean in real close & let you grab at my face & hair. oh how you delight in this & i do too :)



you love faces & smiles. you're oohing & cooing ever so much more. you have got to be the.most.chatty.baby.ever!
& i love it! you babble & gurgle on all day long. you still love your hands, as of late especially your thumb.


you've pretty much outgrown the swaddle & enjoy a bit of thumb sucking to soothe yourself.
 

one thing i truly love the most lately is your sweet giggle that you seem to scare yourself with :)
you will giggle a bit & then make a distressed face followed by a little whine... way.too.cute!


you loathe the bird on your activity mat. the frustration in your tone is quite evident. it seems you think he is mocking you by the sheer fact that you can't yet get your hands to grasp around his body. each time you almost succeed but then at the last moment he always seems to get away... that rascally bird :P
{some cute lil' outakes}

you've begun sleeping through the night 8+hours... oh.the.bliss. :)

mommy & daddy now have their room back, ahem, i mean you're now sharing a room with your big bro Ethan. who just adores you so,
he loves to make you laugh & smile by saying your name... Aaaaaaiiidennnnn, it's so sweet to watch.

he tries his best to soothe you with the paci, but most of the time you protest. to which he huffs, walks off & says, "he won't take the paci mommy can you feed him?"

or my favorite is... you'll be crying, mommy's momentarily busy making dinner or helping someone with something (mind i can hear you crying) he will come to me & say "mommy the baby is crying." in a tone that indicts i might not hear you crying so he better let me know just in case
& keep making those spit bubbles cause he loves that too.

and Orion, oh i think Orion just loves you so much he.could.burst! you two have quite the connection. he's very protective & attentive of you. always making sure little feet don't topple over you. he would gurgle at you all day, just for that sweet smile :)

his favorite... staring contest. yep that's right & guess what you win quite a bit of the time! he discovered that babies don't blink anywhere near as much as kids or adults, very interesting & it definitely makes for interesting staring contests :P

your daddy, well he too is quite in love with you. watching the two of you stare & smile at each other is magical, just magical... sigh.

you are going to be his musical baby, daddy just loves listening to records with you. and insists that you just love it too & i quite agree with him :) ninety percent of the time lately daddy has been giving you your bottle & sending you off with sweet dreams. he is still the ultimate bebe whisperer, love. him. so. much. for .it!

as for me... i swoon over you, my sweet little baby! from your tini toes to your plump little fingers & all the bits in between, i.love.you!


some of the sweet moments i enjoy are when you're nursing & i notice you've stopped, when i look down you are just smiling away at me, melts my heart!

watching you explore, discover, & learn is such a blessing. watching a baby learn never gets old, does it?

i am completely captivated when you start babbling & gurgling away at me. my heart swells because your beautiful brown eyes know me as your mother, your excited kicks over my presence & your sweet nursing snuggles are so joyful to experience.

sweet baby boy you are precious to each & every one of our hearts.
we truly do love you to the moon & back again!
happy three months!!!