4 months old!!

We just got back from Grant's 4 month check-up...First of all neither of us cried near as much for the shots this time. I can't believe he is 4 months old (sniff)!! He is such a fun baby. His personality is starting to shine. He loves to be around his siblings. He always has to know what they are doing and he loves to smile and giggle while watching them play. He can roll from his tummy to his back. He LOVES his hands (see picture below). He is so fascinated by them and could stare at them and eat them for hours. He is a great eater. The doctor gave us the go ahead for rice cereal today...so that will be a fun new adventure. He is sleeping wonderfully!! He takes good, long naps (yep that's napS...plural) during the day and he sleeps through the night...just waking once around 3:00 for a feeding!! We are so lucky!! We are pretty sure he is about to cut a tooth...chewing on everything and slobbering like crazy. He loves to talk and is very animated when he does. His little eyebrows and hands get into the stories he tells.

4 month old stats

Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz (75%...he has more than doubled his birth weight!!)

Length: 25 an 3/4 inches (75%)

Head: 42cm (50%)

THESE ARE JUST SOME RANDOM PICS FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS

Scary Easter Bunny

This post is a little over due...but it was too funny not to share...
Just a little background: This year on Christmas Eve we told Nina that Santa was coming...she was beyond excited!! Christmas morning she came out of her room and was super disappointed that Santa wasn't at our house. She thought he would be there to play with her...So the day before Easter...being the "wonderful" mom that I am...I thought I would avoid the upset by telling her that the Easter Bunny would come while she was asleep and leave candy for her. I was totally surprised by her reaction...She cried and said "Easter Bunny Scary!!" She kept saying it over and over again...along with "Easter Bunny no come!!" She was basically hysterical about it and wouldn't go to bed...she was so scared. We finally had to have her watch us lock the front door and we let her lock her bedroom door so she would go to bed. I guess if you stand back and think about it a strange creature sneaking into your house at night hopping around and leaving things is kind of scary. The next morning she was mortified to find baskets of candy at our house. Granted...she had no problem eating the candy, but she still thinks the Easter Bunny is scary and should not be allowed in our house.

"Weird Smell"

Yesterday after Nina got on the bus to go to preschool Christian and I were walking back into the house when the following conversation happened...

Christian: "I can't wait until I go back to school so I can ride the bus again..." (He rode the bus with Nina last year)

Me: "Yeah...the bus is fun isn't it..."

Christian: "The bus has a weird smell....I REALLY LIKE that weird smell..."

If you're happy and you know it...than your face will surely show it...

Tiny Miracle...baby {L}

I had so much fun with this little guy...he was actually born 2 days after Grant...but he was born 6 weeks early. He may be tiny, but his little personality is huge. Thanks for letting me capture all his sweetness!!I just love how he closes his little eye whenever he smiles or yawns...too cute!!

Happy Happy Birthday Matthew Dear....

I can't believe I have a 9-year-old!! Matthew turned 9 on the 25th of March. He is an amazing boy and we are so happy that he is part of our family. He is a wonderful big brother...always willing to help with anything. He plays so well with his younger bro and sis even when they are not always the funnest to play with. He is very responsible and mature beyond his years, but he is still definetaly a 9-year-old boy. He says the most random things sometimes...we always say he must be in Matthew World. He does so well in sports, school, and scouts. He gets his bear award tomorrow night!!

My baby loves American Idol!

First of all...Hope no one minds that this is becoming a family blog along with my photography blog...

Secondly Grant turned 3 months on Sunday...I can't believe how fast he is growing...no longer a newborn...He is really starting to show some personality. We can't get enough of his smiles...unfortunatly I have no photographic proof of his adorable giggles...the second I bring out the camera he turns into Mr. Serious... I think his siblings have clued him into the secrets of getting mom to stop taking your picture...little do they know that it is a lost cause...I can't help myself...they are all to stinking cute...serious or smiling!!

Now for the title of my post...This morning as I was feeding Grant I decided to cue up the DVR so I could fast forward through American Idol from last night (I can't handle watching it live, because I HAVE to fast forward through the annoying parts...you know what I am talking about right?)...Anyways...As we were listening to the first few songs Grant became so excited he couldn't eat...he actually turned his head and became mezmorized by the lights, sound, and movement on the TV....it gets better...he then started kicking his feet and waving his arms and "singing" right along with all his cute baby noises...It was so hilarious!! After a few songs he became disinterested...or maybe its because he is not a fan of Scott Macentire (I have to agree with him there...)