Three Months

This post is just to prove that I'm not not taking any pictures of baby #4...as parents everywhere document every moment they can get with baby #1, that if there are more babies, often time the novelty has worn off.  And maybe in some ways it does. However, I am doing my best to make sure that when he is grown he can't say, "the only pictures you have of my life are one from the hospital, one when I was three, and the ones I took of myself in high school".

And it happens to be, the little baby is now three months old!  I find that just unbelievable, except, the way he is loved on, it's as if he's been here the whole time, and he is fiercely protected by each and every older sibling.  Watch out!

 Happy baby all the time!

 Eager to get her turn to hold him, look how big he's gotten!

 Lots to say, when he can get a word in edge wise.

 Maybe not always happy.

 Really? Can he really be 3 months old already?

 Bunny ears and photo bombing, that's how we roll.

See just smiles ALL THE TIME!

Joy and contentment

 Hanging out together, both very content!

Just call me the prince and this is my throne.

Not surprising, he loves to sit in his high chair, in the kitchen where all the action is taking place. He even helped me stamp cards the other night, but I plead the fifth on where the glitter on his head came from.

The other day I heard  Doodle moving around and singing in his bed. So I grabbed the camera to get it on tape.  Of course the moment he saw me he stopped and stared. He did start to dance again, but it took a little bit of coaxing to get him to talk, sing or even smile.  CJ had him in fits of giggles and I tried to catch that as well. But you can see a yawn, so he was done by the time I had the camera ready.

 

As we near 3 months, I am so happy that everyone has completely embraced Doodle as an important part of our family.  They can't keep their hands off him, literally.  He has a hard time getting good naps because everyone is always checking on him.

E-I-G-H-T

8!

We now have an eight year old in the house. I tried to stop it. I told her she had to be able to spell it first. Eight is tricky! But she got it! One smart cookie she is!  Celebrations actually began while we were in IA. On the big day, we took fruit kabobs to her class.

 

 After school we had lefsa as her birthday treat instead of cake.

Then on Saturday, we headed to the U of A first home meet with a couple of her friends.

They even got their picture with Wilma!

 After the meet, each girl got a poster of the team and each lady autographed it for them!

 Sweetness had fun at the meet and getting her own poster.

A fantastic time was had by all!

The one request she had for a gift, was season tickets to the gymnastics meets. It was an easy one to fill and she was thrilled to open the tickets! All but one home meet this year is on Saturday afternoons, which works out really well with her own gymnastics practice schedule.

 

Good Morning!

Good Morning!

This morning I sat in my high chair for the first time. I had to wait for Mommy to put it together. Sweetness did a good job holding me while Mommy put it together and made eggs and toast for everyone ELSE to eat.  It seemed to take a really long time.  But  I like it!

These crazy kids couldn't leave me alone. It was as if they had never seen a baby in a high chair before.  I know I was really lucky and got a new high chair all for myself, but Mommy said they had a high chair too, only they had broken it.

After I sat in the high chair a while, I got to take a shower with Mommy. Another first!  It was okay. I liked it better than bath time, but I think I need to learn to close my mouth and it was really cold when I got out. That was NOT fun.

Yesterday I snoozed all day on the living room floor. I even missed lunch!  But I made up for it once I woke up and ate until I went to bed for the night.  I did take a break in eating to take a walk with everyone. I love my stroller and going for walks.

That's all for now. I'm ready for a nap.

See ya later!

4!

We had a fun birthday party with his cousin who is also turning four. How lucky the boys were this year!

 Me and Little Man. He is always cheesy, full of energy and lots of fun. He got his birthday wish, a big fire truck and a cake with 4 candles on it.