He's Growing....

one month

two months

three months

four months

rain ` rain ` rain ` ` `

And really, splashing and stomping 

IS what it's all about!

Scriptures & Faith

http://faithbaby.com

 Seriously, SO CUTE!  Little onesies and even toddler tees.... Go Look!

Have A Blessed Weekend!

matching

phone pic

My Matching Boys!

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HAPPY 4 MONTHS OLD

Happy 4 Month Birthday Pumpkin

March 9, 2010 

We LOVE You!

Highlights of Month 3
- you are so good and so content
- we tell everyone you are an easy baby because you are
- More Snow!!
- everyone says you look like your Mama
- wt 18lbs
- got a little mild ear infection, but no fever & you were fine
- still nursing and sleeping great
- you can fall asleep on your own and sleep on your belly
- you ROLLED OVER once
- you hold your head up great and even try to sit up
- you love to be held so you can "stand up" and you smile about it
- you are super ticklish and you laugh and laugh
- you have the best laugh
- you went with Mama and Daddy on our late Valentines date to see AVATAR with earplugs in your ears (you ate and then slept.... such a great baby boy to have in a packed out movie)
- you went with us to church network connect conference this past weekend and did great
- Daddy started his new job!
- Mama and Daddy are taking a parenting class with some friends call LOVING YOUR KIDS ON PURPOSE
- Today, your 4 month birthday, is also your Gran Gran and Kiki's 36th Wedding Anniversary

Learning a New Sport

 

He knew he needed shoes to go outside so he went and got his SNOW BOOTS!! and a hat and he was READY to play outside!

  

He's Ready for the BALL

  

Ready...

Watch out for the Dog...

 

And SWING that yellow bat!!

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in the past few days....

- My toddler woke me up one morning begging to eat a pickle!  Yes, a giant pickle for Breakfast.  Ok?!! 

- My little baby had a major diaper malfunction / complete blow-out of epic measure.  We threw away the onesie.... as it was a casualty of the nastiness and not worth salvaging.

- Watched part of the movie "Up" with my son and realized I still have yet to watch that movie all the way through in one sitting.  It's sad and kind of slow, but there is a great pay off and a great moment of FREEDOM where I could sense God was speaking to me in that.

- We are doing a new schedule with bed time these days... on going into my third week and still have not gotten it down to an art.  But I am forging a head and seeing that when things settle in, there will be a great reward in the way our evenings / nights are spent in the future.

- Attended a great CONNECT Conference with our church and network of churches over the weekend!  It was great and God is doing a lot in us still.  ALSO... my once super attached first born son now loves playing in the nursery area and begs to "play with friends" as soon as we get in the parking lot!!  He enjoys being there!

- Following a great blog: www.tomroansblog.blogspot.com 
And learning from Tom's stories!!

a lot of Fun

Batman

 and Robin

 

  

  

  

 

SMILES are a Blessing

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

looking fwd to SPRING

THANK YOU Kiki for our CUTIE 

matching outfits!  Love 'em!!

Tuesday SNOW DAY

Global Warming Strikes Again!   ; )

 

  

^ < < - - - Our Foot Prints In The SNOW!

Melt-My-Heart Moment

 

  

  

The Sweet Toddler reached over and HELD THE BABY's HAND while they watched BLUESCLUES... and my heart just melted.  I love that they love each other!!

No More Night Nursing

Last night (being Saturday night we got in late)  I put the baby down about 11PM and he did not want to nurse again until like 9something this morning.  I offered and he just wanted to sleep!  I am having mixed emotions... happy to sleep through the night w/o needing to nurse because SLEEP IS GOOD, but I am a little sad that he's basically weened himself of all night feedings before 4 months.  My toddler nursed for 19 months!  I literally stopped on the day he turned 20 months.  (my husband said he might never have stopped if we had not gotten pregnant again.... cause that boy could eat/nurse!)  When I weened my toddler, I did the opposite of what most books tell you to do.  That is, I began by cutting out a day feeding and I would keep that cut out for a few days (usually at least 3 or 4 days) and then I would move to another feeding and cut it out.  I took 9 full weeks to gradually ween and I ended with night feedings.  I was also co-sleeping/bed-sharing so that is just what worked for me.  With my toddler (my first child) he directly associated nursing with going to sleep -- either for naps or for night sleep.  That was HARD to break.  I thought it would be nearly impossible.  But like everything in life, we just gradually moved into a new season where I could read a book and sing to him and that became a new way to bring comfort and SLEEP.  Fast forward to my second son..... we does not associate nursing with sleeping.  He does occasionally fall asleep nursing, but he does not have to nurse in order to fall asleep.  This is a huge difference.  This child can be nursed, burp, changed into a dry diaper and if I know it's sleepy time, he will be perfectly content to be placed in his crib STILL AWAKE and he will go to sleep!!  God bless him.  He is so easy.  No crying.  Sound asleep and sleeps well (not continually popping up).  This is another huge difference.  I don't know that one is all-the-way better than the other as far as nursing and sleeping go....  just different.  The bonding will be and has been different too.  With my second son, being that he's not even 4 months old yet, I feel that I am still learning him.  And that's exciting.  I am not pushing any certain Mommy agenda.  I am learning what works best for him.  And it IS going to be different from big brother.  They are going to eat, sleep, and need me in different ways.  But that's so cool to me because I can see how God made them.  They are each their own little person.  And I LOVE THAT!  I LOVE MY BOYS!!!