4.5 months



Some new pictures of life lately! He is a happy, growing boy! He gets more and more curious about his surroundings everyday, and more and more verbal! Steve and I just laugh at him most of the time, he talks and sighs to himself constantly and makes the funniest faces. He is definitely teething...gross. Its very messy, lots of drool. No bumps have appeared yet on his gums, but I know it can take months.

His new favorite toy...just like daddy!



His favorite...chewing on toys while watching tv upside down. What could be better?

He loves to roll, but he can really only go from back to front. He played this way for awhile, until he realized that his arm was stuck! I also promise that my kid does wear clothes pretty much all the time...except for right before bed. Before I put jammies on he plays in just his diaper for a little bit, and he loves it! He cries when I put jammies on. :( I think he will like the summertime as much as I do!

I got him from his crib this morning and found him like this. Ha!

Once he woke up a little bit, he was happy to see me

New milestone...rice cereal!

It feels that everyday we are learning new things...and finally baby cereal! I had been on the fence since it's still early, but he hasn't been sleeping at night as well as he usually does, and we thought adding rice cereal onto his diet would maybe help him sleep longer. We will see if this works...but for now, we are just trying to focus on getting him to actually swallow the cereal. Ha, it's so funny. He seems to like it, he just isn't sure what to do with it yet.

Happy, happy

So happy all the time! Oh, he has his moments (usually when we are trying to eat dinner) but for the most part, he is happy as can be. It's so fun to watch him learning and growing everyday!

You caught me...I love blanket.

Hanging with daddy after a long day

Good morning!

Just love it when they poop out of their outfits within 5 minutes of just being changed! Well, he doesn't seem to care.

4 months and growing

I already feel like I need to have another baby, because the one I have is growing way too fast. We had his 4 month peds appt the other day, and here are our new stats: 16 lbs. 9 oz and 26.5 in long. Ridiculous! I can't believe how huge he is! The doctor said we could start cereal if we want....I am just on the fence about starting so early, although admittedly, I think he would really like food.

He is loving his hands right now, always putting them in his mouth. Some other newbies include rolling over (back to front) a few times and laughing. I can't get enough of his laugh, it is just too cute! Rolling over was caught on video randomly by my husband, thank goodness, because I was at work and missed it:( I hate missing things when I work! It does make me appreciate being home with him during the week so much more though.

MMM....this bib tastes good!

Mom, I'm napping. Leave me alone!

Loving the bumbo and burp cloth equally!

Ha, this was a panda from my grandmother....he is undecided if he likes it yet.

Don't worry, I think our days in the swing are over. This is how he insists upon sitting in the swing anymore...if his head is not literally hanging out the side of it, he's not having any fun.

Christmas continued

The Christmas celebrations continued the week following Christmas with my family in Lancaster. We got to spend time with everyone in the few days we were there, which was so much fun, yet exhausting. Unfortunately, Steve and I were sick most of the time (Steve is still not feeling well) but thank God Steven never got it! We have been so blessed with a healthy child! (knock on wood)

We were thankful we could go and spend time with everyone. Here are some pics of us with the fam in Lancaster!

Aunt Christine

Aunt Jenna teaching Steven how to play with the toy she bought him. It will conviently never need its batteries replaced.

Aunt Jenna and Aunt Christine being silly

Steven was grinning ear to ear sitting with his Grandad!

Hey, you, with the camera! I'm busy here!

Steven and Grandma

Hey, thanks for all the presents!

Steven and his Great-Grandma

Ha, all the ladies trying to get Steven to smile for a picture. Poor kid. I'd feel sorry for him, but he seems to love all the attention. I don't know where he gets it.

Great Aunt Karen and Steven bonding

Mom and Dave with Steven

Best pic we could get of us...mom and dad were sick and tired!

Christmas 2010

First year with the addition of a new stocking!

He was a wonderful addition to Christmas this year, making it more fun to celebrate! It was awesome to buy gifts for him and be able to have new family traditions for our own little family. We are so excited for the years to come when he will actually know that it is Christmas! Sidenote: I do think he knew it was Christmas and was excited, because he woke up with a smile at 4 AM on Christmas morning, which he has never done!

I had to work Christmas and the day after, so we did presents with the baby on Christmas Eve. He is just like his father, we had to turn off the tv so that he would even pay attention to us at all! He seemed to like his presents....

And like most things....right into the mouth! Yum!

And the tradition continues...his first year in Christmas jammies from Grammy and Grandpa!!!







117 pictures later...

What a crazy photo shoot! I had to put him in the Santa suit in the morning, then he took a nap, then I could attempt to take some pictures of him by the tree that I wanted to take. So it was an all day process, of course. 117 pictures taken, I did manage to get a few shots that turned out pretty well! Near the end he was loving the tree, and kept grabbing the branches and trying to eat them. I was nervous he would get upset that the tree was prickly, but I don't think he even noticed. Also, when I went to give him a bath last night, a pine needle showed up in the bathtub....where from??? I changed his clothes and diapers several times before the bath....weird. Here are a few favorites!

Side note on the Santa suit...I bought this in April (before I even knew what I was having) in Atlanta when I was visiting our friends, and I got it on clearance for $1.50!! I can't believe how perfectly it fits him, too!

 Ha, this is what I think the first 60 pictures look like...not a happy camper! But I love this suit!

 Oooh, look how shiny, mom!

 He loved those branches!