4 months Week 2

Wow! It's been quite awhile since I last posted on our family site. Let me see if I can catch up...Justin is growing like a weed! He is off the Height/Weight charts and is always in the 90+ percentile. He LOVES to eat! It's almost time for him to start trying out rice cereal and fruits/veggies, but I'm going to wait a bit longer...at least until he has his first teeth come in!

His first tooth is SOOO close! You can see it under the gum and he's a drooling machine! Seth's first tooth came in a day after he turned 4 months and then 2 days later got tooth #2, so Justin is later than Seth already, but can you even imagine how cute my little Chubbycakes is going to be once it shows up??

We had to pack away all his clothing that was under 6 months. He's actually a mix of 6-12 months with his bullfrog belly! His legs finally caught up and he wears the same size in pants as in onesies. His little feet are just as thick as they are wide, so he has to wear size 2 or 3 in shoes just to get them on his foot! So cute!

We made the transition tonight of moving him into his crib in the office. He's been in his cradle since we brought him home...but he's getting more restless in it...I'm guessing because he's always crammed against the rails unless we keep it from rocking. I will miss his little noises though...like his random farts in the middle of the night. :) (giggle) but mostly his early morning coos and chatter. It amazes me that Seth was in his own room and crib by the time he was 8 weeks old! I'm all paranoid I'll sleep through Justin's fusses...but know that's not true as I have the mommy intuition of when my babies need me. We don't have a baby monitor because the boys rooms are just across the living room...and leaving the doors open allows me to hear them.

Seth was really sweet. He told me that, "if Bubby wakes up, I'll go in and tell him it'll be okay." Awh...he's so precious and loves his brother so much!

Justin is loving his walker. He's *bored* with his bouncer because he wants to be up and standing and he's already figured out how to push himself backwards in it! He *plays* with his little trucks, ring links and rattles having a great time.

He's known how to roll over for awhile, but he's this close to rolling from back to front. He gets up on his side and with one leg kick could go over...but he hasn't figure it out yet. He will soon.

And last nigth we thought he was going to army crawl to me! He got his knee up where it needed to be and his arms ready and then pushed...but with his arms instead of his legs and went backwards! LOL! His belly sort of gets in the way right now...but it won't be long.

As for talking, he's starting to say "muh" so I knows he's SUPER close to saying "Muhmuhmuhmuhmuh" which will be music to my ears!

Okay, so that about wraps it up! He is a healthy little bugger and such a joy...my heart just overflows with love for my boys!

2 Months: Week #3

Well, little chubby monkey just keeps getting bigger and bigger! I think he's on a mission to grow up as fast as he possibly can! He's got not one...but TWO teeth coming in! He rolls over like a pro, holds his head up like a champ and loves to talk! I even got my first big round of belly laughs from him this week! I feel like every day is an adventure when you have a baby--cause you never know what they are going to do next!

One of the sweetest things is when Seth gets on the floor next to Justin to play. Justin just lifts his head up to watch and watch and will reach for the toys now too. He will even fuss unless Seth gets right next to him! Big Brother Adoration!

He loves to talk to all his hanging toys on his bouncer and carseat and it just cracks me up sometimes to listen to him.

I thank God for this precious little boy that we prayed sooo hard for!

2 Months Week #2

It's been awhile since I last posted, but we've been busy travelling to PA for the feast and then coming home and getting back in schedule. During that time, Justin has just been growing like a weed and getting so big! Can you believe he's already had his first haircut? Yep! He's also already rolled over from tummy to back! And he can do it to the left or right! He's a pro at doing baby pushups and holding his head up. He's really a strong little fella!

Today was his 2 month checkup and boy, he grew! in the last 6 weeks he's gained nearly 4lbs and grew 3"! He's a whopping 16 lbs 4.5 oz and 25" long! Basically the size of a 6 or 7 month old! He's just so cute and chubby and such a happy baby! I love that he's a minimal fuss baby. He really only cries if he's hungry, dirty, sleepy...or hurt! Today he cried and cried and cried because he got two shots--one in each thigh! That made him very sore tonight, but I finally got him down for bed and hope for a good 7 hour stretch....

oh yeah, did I mention he started sleeping through the night the first night we were in PA? Yes, he did! A 7 hour night! followed by 3 more hours! And he's done that every night since! It's WONDERFUL!!!

One of my favorite things is that he's such a talker. Tonight he was just talking up a storm and we got it on video! So I'm going to upload it to Youtube and then post it for everyone to enjoy because it's just too cute!