4 months old

So I tried to tell myself that b/c February doesn't have 30 days you aren't turning 4months this month:) That I have an extra month before I have to admit it to myself, but it didn't work. Despite my sadness that my baby is growing so quickly, you keep growing! And growing and growing! This month has brought a lot of changes for you!
At 4 months-
-you weighed 16 pounds, 8 ounces at 3.5 months!
-had to go to the doctor for the first time because of an illness, you caught a bad cold from Kayden and mommy, but you didn't need any medicine, just lots of breastmilk, a humidifier and saline drops were the doctor's orders!
-you are now interested in toys, you hold thema nd turn them around and put them in your mouth
-love love love to just watch your big brother and when he comes to give you some attention you smile instantly and I love seeing your face light up!
-are just so stinkin happy all the time! Your days are full of smiles and laughter and the O-N-L-Y time you cry is when you are really hungry or really tired.
-Coo and goo and squeel alot during the day
-Have rolls on top of rolls that mommy has to clean between (bet you'll loving knowing that in 30 years!)
-Have only had breastmilk to eat and drink (mommy must make super milk b/c you doubled your weight by 3.5 months!) you nurse on demand every 3 or so hours. During the night you usually sleep thru the night but right now your going thru your 4 month growth spurt (can you really be getting bigger??!!) and your nursing alot during the night and day
-sleep in bed with mommy at night/in your crib for naps
-have a secret hold you like for falling asleep in, you tuck your head in b/t my arm and chest, face down and you go to sleep right away that way!
-love doing finger plays w/ me! Patty-cake, itsy bitsy spider, wheels on the bus, this little piggy. You anticipate your favorite parts and start to smile and then break into a laugh when you know that the best part is coming up. Patty Cake-you love it when we "throw it in the pan", Itsy Bitsy-you love it when we "wash it all away" and "when the sun comes out", little piggy-you love it when the piggy runs up your body and I tickle you, wheels on the bus you like each of the motions, bus wheels rolling, wipers swishing, ppl going up and down, etc.
-like playing peek-a-boo w/ me, I'm the only one playing really but you like when I surprise you and my head pops over the blanket, you start to laugh.
-weighed you yesterday and your now 18 pounds!!?!
-wear size 9 months in Carters, 6-12 months in other clothes
-in size 3 pampers diapers!
-love to roll over. Go from back to tummy as soon as I lay you on your back.

Breck I love you more and more each day. You are my baby boy and I can't get enough of you, when I'm away from you for even an hour I miss you and can't wait to get home to see you. It has been a great 4 months having you apart of our family! You are such a special little gift from God!

Lucky or Blessed....it must be both

Sometimes when I look at my 2 healthy, adorable, loving little boys I wonder if I'm Lucky or Blessed and then I remember it must be both. They are my sunshine and bring me smiles even on the most stressful of days. All I have to do is have Kayden look at me a certain way or catch a fleeting smile or a whole face laugh from Breck and I know all is well in my world, that everything will be okay. I'm just so very thankful to be blessed with such amazing little boys. I am a very lucky, blessed mama for sure and I try to never take these moments or blessings for granted!

"I can reach further now!"

So I'm getting my payback. I was a picky eater and never really wanted to eat much and now I have a picky eater who doesn't want to eat much. Why does it work out that way? I now see why my parents were so frustrated when I'd do that. It creates a not very fun mealtime. On the days when he does eat well we tell him he is helping himself grow. And of course like all little kids he loves the idea of getting bigger. So now after a meal well ate he jumps down from the table and goes over and measures himself at the island. I first noticed it before saying anything, we'd be eating and he'd jump down go over and reach as high as he could, then he'd have a satisfied look on his face. One day I said, Kayden what are you doing? He told me, "I ate so much now I can reach further, I'm getting bigger now!" Of course this made me smile, I just love those moments when I get an insight into what his little mind is thinking!

BIG

So it has began, once again Kayden said something that mortified me. He was outside playing and yells into me "Mommy look at that guys BIG belly, it is SO big!" I felt so badly for the man walking by, imagine being insulted by a 2 year old! I'm sure there will be many more mortifying moments with my very verbal 2 year old in the days, weeks, months to come and I'm going to have to learn to grin and bear it!

These make me smile:)

The other day we had a lunch playdate at Christa's. The kiddos played and the mommies chatted about celebrities, diets and all that fun mommy stuff. Then we looked over and saw Kayden and Tula rolling around in the trampoline together. The mommies started laughing. No one was crying, they were just having a friendly "wrestle". At one point Tula had her hand on his back giving him hug taps. I love that they have each other to wrestle and hug and learn about being a friend to someone with. They have their good days and their bad days with eachother like everyone else, but at the end of the day Kayden always Thanks Jesus for Tula and tells me he loves her:) And then of course he Thanks Jesus for John too b/c he thinks John is the coolest after the whole towel slapping incident, now everytime he goes to Tula's he asks if John will be there!!

Zoo with 2!

Last Thursday I took both kiddos to the zoo for the first time. We met Christa and her crew and Brenda and her crew there........so 6 kiddos and 3 mommies treked it through the zoo. Brenda said soon we'll need a group discount, which is so true. I don't remember doing many outings like that with my mom and her friends and all their kids. And now I might know why:) Going to one of our houses and letting the kiddos play while we chat is much easier now that we all have more than 1. When we each had one it was so easy to pack up and run around to all these fun, new places. And of course I still want my kiddos to experience all that stuff and I'm not going to just sit at home all the time. But I do see why it is less frequent once you start adding to your troop! It seemed like we were always stopping to give someone a snack, a drink, nurse a baby, run after a baby that was falling behind, chase after a toddler that was running ahead:) We were our own little zoo! But the kiddos had fun and that is all that matters. Kayden was super excited to tell daddy about all the animals he saw, so it was worth the chaos for sure!

Brecken is 3 months old!

I really believe a baby has a "4th Trimester" where they are too big to be inside of you but still just need to be right by their mommy, nursing, sleeping and cuddled up on you. I love that 4th Trimester so much, I love those tiny, cuddly baby days more than anyone can probably imagine. I can't believe it's already over and now your going into the bigger baby stage already! I can already see it happening, in these past few weeks you have changed alot and you are much more interactive and "awake", not the lazy, sleepy new baby days anymore. I'm excited to get to know you more and more each day but I do miss that little ball snuggled up on my chest! Aww baby boy, I just wish I could bottle you up and save you the way you are right at this moment. You have such a sweet disposition and are so happy all the time (well sometimes you do let me have it if you are starving!). I seriously am in awe sometimes at how happy you are. You rarely cry. You don't even care if I have to put saline drops in your nose and then use the aspirator! You just sit there and smile at me while I do it!?!? At that moment I knew I was a very lucky mama b/c even easy babies usually freak at that!
At 3 months....
-you weight 15 pounds, 4 ounces
-you nurse on demand, not sure how many times a day
-only like to nurse when your hungry, not much of a "comfort nurser", if your tired you want to sleep, not really nurse to sleep, you just want to go to bed
-have had 2 colds already but they don't make you cranky or anything, you just have a little trouble sleeping at night bc of the drainage so mommy slept with you on the recliner a couple nights so you could sleep more upright
-you sleep all snuggled up next to mommy at night on your side
-nap 3 or so times a day in your crib
-like to be swaddled to sleep for your naps but at night you are just swaddled from the waist down to keep you warm
-like your paci sometimes but not really dependent on it or even that into it
-like tummy time! You love to stretch out and play and kick your legs and move your arms around
-like reading books with very simple pictures on them and like touch and feel books
-are in size 2 diapers already and they are even seeming small!
-wear some 3-6 month clothes and 6-12 month clothes, depends on the brand
-love to sleep in the Ergo on our daily walk
-coo and goo alot and do little squeals and make lots of other great baby sounds
-love a warm bath
-roll from tummy to back, sometimes when we do tummy time you just constantly roll from tummy to back so much we can't even keep you on your tummy!
-you like to watch your big brother play

You are a little Angel baby boy! I am so smitten by you and so incredibly in love with you! Each day you wrap me around your finger a little more and I am already very worried about how bad I will spoil you bc you are just too sweet for words! I love to cuddle with you so much and some of the best parts of my day are sitting and staring at you and looking into your sweet baby eyes! Happy 3 months baby boy!