Nathan: Four Months

Dearest Honey Bee,

Today, you are four months old! I feel like you have always been here and yet you are growing up TOO fast! I returned to work on the 7th of this month, and the last three weeks have been such an adjustment period for us all. I hate that I am missing out on what you are doing during the day, especially the special time we spend nursing. :( Thankfully, Grandma brings you and Katie to see me at work on the weekends, and I have a few days off a week so I am able to get in lots of snuggles with you.

Katie and Nathan at Aunt Nomi's House

Sleeping at Danica's First Birthday Party, March 3rd

You are getting more and more handsome with each passing day! You are so alert, and you LOVE to look around and see what is happening. You don't want to miss anything! You are always so happy when you wake up in the mornings, too. You tend to wake up around 6:30-7:30 in the morning, and even though you will go back to sleep for mommy and Aunt NoNee, you are pretty happy being awake. I think you are going to be a morning person like your daddy is. I love your beautiful smile and you are working really hard at laughing this month. You shriek and shrill with happiness and delight. Katie always is able to get a few smiles from you, even if she is all up in your face bothering you. I love seeing the two of you develop such a special bond.

First St. Patrick's Day!, March 17th

You are working really hard at rolling over, too, but you are not quite there. You get over to your side and then stop. Such a teaser! (I have to edit this, you just rolled over at 6:45 this evening from your back to your tummy!) You are doing better and better with tummy time. You will usually play for 5-10 minutes before crying or falling asleep. You are also doing a lot better in the Bumbo. You are able to sit up for longer periods of time in it before you slouch over and get upset. This past week, you have become really interested in your toys! You swat at them very well, and you are able to pick up your rattles and put them in your mouth. I don't know if you are teething, per say, but you are mouthing everything! Your toys, your hands, my arms, any and everything you can get close to your mouth. You are also learning more about your feet. You do the cutest thing where you bend your knees with the bottom of your feet touching each other; I absolutely love it! I have to get a picture of it soon.

Playing with his gym, March 28th

Easter Pictures, March 11th

You had a couple of firsts this month: your first road trip and your first time staying the night away from mommy and daddy. Katie, mommy and you took a road trip to Portland to visit Aunt Tara and Uncle Kevin while Aunt Tara was on Spring Break, March 15th. You did really well on the trip! We left pretty early in the morning, and you slept almost the whole way there! As we were pulling in the driveway, you were waking up and wanting to eat. You also slept the whole way home. :) What a good baby you are! You and Katie stayed at Mamaw and Papaw's house this month, too, on the 10th, while mom and daddy went out to dinner and celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. Grandma said you were a really good boy for her! It was also your first St. Patrick's Day, your first Leap Year, and your first time celebrating daddy's birthday! He is 32 today. :o)

Ready for the Shamu Show, "One Ocean", March 23rd

Katie, Nathan and Isabella

Places we have visited/things we have done this month:
Mamaw and Papaw's house
Aunt NoNee's House
Danica's 1st Birthday Party
Swim Classes for Katie
Portland, Texas to visit Aunt Tara and Uncle Kevin
Mommy's work
Took Easter Pictures with Gwen and Rob
Duck Pond
SeaWorld
Dr. H's office
Restaurants
Shopping

Duck Pond, Heritage Park

Future W&L Graduate, maybe???

Your Clothing/Eating and Sleeping Habits:
Clothing: 3-6 months
Diapers: size 2 disposables and "small" cloth diapers
Sleeping: from 8:30pm to 7:30am, three naps or so a day (morning/lunchtime/evening) for 1-2 hours
Eating: 6-8 times/day, 5 - 4oz bottles at Aunt NoNees and nursing in the morning and at night
Weight: You have an appointment this week!
Height: Have to wait till Friday!

Tummy Time!!

First Time in the Door Jumper at Grandma's House

Milestones:
-You love to smile and "shriek"
-Bears weight on legs (you love standing up and sitting up)
-Cooing when we talk to you (you also love to talk to yourself and your toys, I don't remember Katie talking this much)
-Grasping your toys
-Playing with your hands and feet, bringing both of them together
-"Mouths" objects
-Blows bubbles
-Recognizes faces and voices
-Rolled from back to front!!!, March 28th

Playing with his feet, and Bella, at Aunt Tara's house, March 15th

Eating lunch with Mommy and Uncle Jon at Joseph's Bakery, March 28th

You are such a wonderful baby, Nathan! We are so in love with you and we are so grateful that Jesus has blessed our family with you. Always know that your family loves you and is very proud of you.

Love,
Mommy