4 Month Update

Christian is already 4 months old! He has his doctor visit and is now 12 lb. 15 oz. He is very long (75th percentile) and lean (10th percentile!) He is now reaching for objects and loves putting anything he can into his mouth. He rolls over, mostly from his belly to his back but has also rolled a few times from back to belly. He is very alert and observant and likes to quietly check out the room and his surroundings. His favorite hobby is watching his big brother's every move. Nicholas can get the most smiles out of him already!

I thought this picture was cute that I took on his actual 4th month birthday, but my computer is not cooperating and I cannot rotate it at the moment. Hopefully, I can repost soon.

Nicholas is an amazing big brother, and loves his little brother to death! Every morning he wants Christian to lay in his crib with him before he starts his day. He gives him hugs and kisses all day long and if Christian gets fussy Nicholas loves to sing to him. Right now my only struggle is that Nicholas likes to tickle him in the face and I am trying to teach him that the face is off limits. Ultimately, I have nothing to complain about! I have so many new pictures and videos of Nicholas that I hope to post in the next couple of days, he is getting to be such a big boy!

Happy Father's Day!!!

For those of you who know Chris know that it is no exageration when I say Chris is the best father EVER!!! And those of you who know Nicholas know that he is a daddy's boy, I am chopped liver when Chris is around! How did I get so lucky to find a man like him with such a big heart?? Nicholas and Christian are so blessed to have a father who loves them so unconditonally and who is clearly devoted to all aspects of their lives. Do you know what Chris did today on Father's Day? He took Nicholas fishing (in the rain), something he had been waiting to do since the day Nicholas was born. They both had such a good time! I can't imagine being a parent without Chris, he is my partner and I love him!

To Pop-Pop, Pop, Grandpop and all of the other positive male figures in our life--thank you! I know it will make such a big difference in Nicholas' and Chrisitan's life, just as it did in ours!

Daddy loves to read with the boys!

Daddy will spend hours rocking, singing and cuddling!

Daddy and Nicholas at swim class on Saturday mornings.

Look at the love and trust in Nicholas' eyes.

Of course, Nicholas want to be just like Daddy. Nicholas learning about the salmon run in the Puget Sound. He is going to be a fisherman just like Daddy one day.

Nicholas loves wearing Daddy's hat, he will spend countless hours talking about Daddy's truck and will now pick out a Toyota Tacoma on the street and tell me it's like Daddy's truck. He tells me "Daddy is the strongest and the best." (He gets that from Thomas the Train; Gordon is the strongest and the best.) He tell me his favorite color is red just like Daddy (even though it is not, everything has to be "just like Daddy"). He loves wearing Chris' work badge and saying, "I'm a working man!" I can go on forever!

Daddy's boy in training!

Three Months Later...

Just a quick update with a few new pictures...Christian is now 3 months old, wow! I also wanted to let everyone know Christian had his first real chuckle, a deep down belly laughing giggle. It was so cute! Of course, we tried to get it on video after but he wouldn't give it to us again. Chris actually got it out of him by bouncing him up and down. I must say, I'm a bit jealous that it wasn't me who got him to laugh :) Happy times here!

Weeks 5 - 11

I know that I'm slacking on the blog lately... or in my own defense, maybe just SUPER busy! But now that I am feeling more rested and getting more sleep I intend on updating more often. Especially because we are now so far away from everyone again, I don't want anyone to miss out on Nicholas and the newest little cutie pie of the family!! Christian is now 11 weeks old, WOW! It's really going by so quickly, he went from being a new born to an interactive infant in no time! It's hard to believe when we look at Nicholas, that in just a little over two years Christian will be that big too; a real BOY! We don't want to rush that though and we are all really cherishing every moment and each new day!

Christian is now sleeping in his own room, YAY for mom and dad; we have our room back all to ourselves! I am the first to admit that I do not sleep good if Nicholas or Christian are in the same room. We ended up giving into technology this time around and I got a video monitor, how did I manage without it for Nicholas?!!! Chris thinks I can be obsessive looking at the monitor, but I LOVE it! I think eventually when Christian starts sleeping through the night and Nicholas gets into a big boy bed, I'll switch it to Nicholas' room so that I can keep an eye on him! The best part is that I can control the angle and zoom in, super cool! Here is a picture of our angel boy sleeping through the monitor...LOVE, love, love it!

Here are a few pictures week to week, so you can get an idea of how he changes each week! At Christian's 2 month appointment (now a few weeks passed) he weighed 11 pounds and a half ounce (50th percentile) and he was 24 1/2 inches (90th percentile.) I'm not the best at always whipping out the camera and getting shots, I often forget, but I'm trying to remember to catch as much as possible!

Week 5

My baby acne week.

Week 6

My cute rolly legs!

Week 7

I'm a lean and mean, talking, drooling machine!

Week 8

Week 9

love those crying shots, they look so cute!

brother love

As you can see, Nicholas loves testing the limits!

Week 10

Week 11

Tubby Time!!!

Here are a few pictures from our new tubby time! We started to give them a bath together and it is so much fun! They both love each other so much, and are now really starting to interact with each other. Nicholas loves making Christian smile, it has almost become a game to him. Christian's smiles, and now laughs, bring us all so much joy!!!

P.S. I "edited" their penis parts to spare them embarrassment later in life. I'm not even sure if I am allowed to post otherwise harmless, but never the less, naked pictures???

Nicholas has not mastered "cheese" without closing his eyes, maybe he needs some mirror practice!

They both are so enamored by Daddy. What's not to love, he is simply the best!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

This year is a very special Mother's Day for me, I feel so complete with my two children! I wanted to wish all of the special mother's in my life a happy Mother's Day. I am so fortunate to have two grandmothers, a mother, mother-in-law, aunts, cousins and friends to help guide me and shape who I am as a mother. Thanks and love to all!

Here are a few pictures with me and my two boys, as you can see getting a good shot of all three of us can be quite challenging at this time! I will have more updates of Christian and Nicholas later in the week.

Christian is 1 Month Old!!!

Time flies when you are too busy to think about it! It feels like Christian's 1 month appointment came with the blink of an eye! He is doing great. He now weighs 9 pounds and 6 ounces (50th percentile), and is 23 1/4 inches (97th percentile). The doctor said he is as tall as most three month olds, definitely doesn't get that from my side! We think he may have my blue eyes though! We can tell he is super strong already just by the way he can hold his head up, and he always scooches himself to the corner of the cradle. This week he just started some social smiling, so cute!!! It is such a great feeling to smile and have him look up and smile back! He has become so much more alert in the past week and you can start to hear a little bit of cooing. I love when they become more than just cute little blobs!!!! He is mellow and chillaxed! His hair on top has fallen out, so he is a real baldy now. We are so truly blessed for our two healthy, handsome boys!

And oh yes, he has a set of lungs too!