4 Months Old!

Hello everyone!

On the 16th of this month, Mr. T turned 4 months old.....time is passing by rather swiftly! He is starting to do so many new things all the time. He LOVES turning himself over from his back to his stomach. He hasn't quite mastered from his stomach to his back yet, but he's working on it! 

He also laughs and smiles all the time! If someone smiles at him, there is a good chance he will smile back. He is also making the cutest little laughs, especially if you talk in a funny voice to him. He loves it. I know I sound like a total dork when I talk to him, but I guess babies just love it! He holds his head up so well now, and can put all his weight on his legs. He basically stands up on his own, we just hold him for balance. He can't sit upright quite yet, but I can tell that is going to be happening pretty fast!

He is wearing 6-9 month clothing and size 3 diapers!

We had his 4 month doctor appointment on the 22nd and he had to get his second round of shots :( He cried a lot harder this time than last, but he only cried for about five minutes. It was heartbreaking though! But surprisingly not as hard as I thought it would be. The doctor said everything looked good with him and that is he an "awesome baby". Thanks Dr. Eastham! (We love this doctor a so much!) 

We have gotten into a fairly "normal" routine I think. Our normal right now is a lot different than the typical family I think just because Brandon works night shifts like 6 or 7 nights a week and I work 2 different part time jobs at different hours everyday. Hello craziness! But most of the time it works out well since our babysitter, Ms. Shannon, lives super close to my park in Murfreesboro. Here is a picture she sent me the other day of Tate man holding his own bottle :(

So far he is doing really great with our babysitter and we feel super lucky to have her! She is an amazing mom to her own two children and really does treat Tate like one of her own kids. You can tell she is a natural "mother" and caretaker which makes me feel so much better about taking my baby boy to her :) She also breastfed both her kids so she is familiar with using breast milk in a bottle. I pump at work everyday and then give it to her to use. We have a good supply going in case I ever get sick or drink the occasional beer (or 4) so it's been working out well!

Another cool thing Tate is starting to do is make a lot of different noises. He whimpers, whines, screams, and "talks" It is SO cute. I try to get a video but as soon as I start it he notices the damn shiny apple on the back of my phone and is like mesmerized. He is super observant and really seems to notice everything around him.  It's the cutest thing ever when he turns his head at whoever is talking. I love it!

 

So as much as our lives have changed and things are totally different than they used to be, Brandon and I are so happy to be parents to our little baby Tate. I know it sounds corny but he has made our lives complete! :) 

Thanks for reading and until next post, take it easy friends. 

Milestones

Happy Sunday friends!

A lot has been going on in our lives! We made it through my first day back to work, gotten into a routine (sort of), celebrated our birthdays, and have been traveling back and forth to Franklin Co. A LOT lately!

Tate has been SUPER smiley all of a sudden, especially in the mornings. It seems like he is a morning person. We wake up somewhere between 6:30 and 7:30, it just depends on when I have to be at work. We are normally in bed by 9 or 9:30. He still wakes up either once or twice to eat, but is normally back to sleep within 15 or 20 minutes. I really don't mind it honestly, especially since going back to work. It's a good way to spend time with him :) He is still breastfeeding and I'm so happy to say he hasn't had to have any formula yet since I've been able to pump at work. We had a couple of canisters of formula sent in the mail to us even before Tate was born. I guess it is the good kind too, Gerbers and Enfamil I believe. I'm not sure how great it is though to be sending future moms formula even before their baby is born. I know some women aren't able to breastfeed for medical reasons however, it just seems like it's sending the wrong message, like "oh don't worry about breastfeeding, formula is so much easier and just as good for you baby" Ummm, kay. Whatevs. I won't go into detail about how I feel about all of that but when I looked at the ingredients on the back label, I was really surprised, and not in a good way! It's pretty crazy. I'm just glad Tate is getting the best stuff their is, and sometimes in public places, oh my! ;) ANYways, I can't believe we are introducing solids in 2 months! Whack.

So besides smiling, laughing out loud, clasping his hands at mid line, and tracking objects, his biggest milestone (to date) happened on the 2nd of July. He rolled over! I laid him down on his tummy time mat on his back and went into the office for about 10 minutes. When I came back he was on his stomach, looking up at me.....I confused myself because I thought maybe I HAD left him on his stomach, so I turned him back over on his back, and he preceded to turn right over again to his stomach! It was so exciting to watch. It seems that he likes to be on stomach. It's almost like he is ready to start crawling. He moves his legs around and when Brandon braces his back feet, he inches forward just a bit. It's crazy how fast babies start to develop. You go from a warm bodied little lump of a baby to a squirmy, talkative little child!

He is now 3 and half months old. He will be 4 months old on the 16th of this month! It is crazy! I don't know his weight or length though since he didn't go to the doctor in his 3rd month. Our next appointment is on the 22nd so I am really looking forward to seeing how much he has grown. He is really such a sweet baby and I just love him so much! 

 Brandon is a bit smitten by him as well :)

 You can't really tell from this pictures, but he does have hazel eyes. Same exact color as Brandon's.

Brandon and I had the idea to have a fish fry to celebrate our birthdays this year. He went deep sea fishing again with his friends from work and seemed to just love it. He brought back a shit ton of Red Snapper, so we had some people over and fried and grilled it. IT WAS SOOOO DELICIOUS! I was so proud of Brandon; although he doesn't spend much time in the kitchen, he really does know his way around a grill and a deep fryer :) Everything turned out so yummy. We had such a great time celebrating with our family and friends. A couple of people mentioned that it was the calmest party we've ever had, haahah. Guess life changes a bit when you have kids! (Although Brandon still insisted on getting a keg for the kegerator) So the beer was good, and I was happy because I had a bunch of pumped milk for Tate-man ;)

Uncle Doug came in for the 4th of July and Tate finally got to meet him. He got him some adorable new clothing that Tate thought was SO cute.

It was so great to see my friend, even if it was just for an hour or so. I miss him so much and can't wait till we can take Tate to visit KCMO!

Lastly, I will finish with a few more random shots of our spoiled rotten child. Although I know I am new and still learning how to be a mom, I think it is turning out to be one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I love him so much! 

Thanks for reading and I hope everyone has a great week! 

Tate says "TA-TA for now!"