Dear Nolan - 4 Months

Dear Nolan,

You are now 4 months old. Now would be a good time for you
to start sleeping for more than 90 minutes at a time. You love to talk, and you
have the cutest little coos and gaahs. Lately they’ve been accompanied by a
string of drool. You have found your hands, and love to chew on them.

You are a big eater. You eat at least every 2-3 hours. You
get very upset if you’re hungry and someone is not immediately there to feed
you. You are a chunky, smelly, baby with a little bald spot in the back.
Somehow, the camera never picks that up. You can be crying and screaming and
have just spit up everywhere, and I’ll take out my camera, and you immediately
stop and give me a grin. It’s actually kind of amazing how well you photograph.

Daddy has been staying home with you and Audrey on Fridays.
I asked him how you two were doing on a Friday morning, and he said “, Pretty
good. Audrey fell asleep this morning cuddling Nolan, but I had to break them
up because he kept trying to eat her head.”

You are truly a mama’s boy. Secretly, I’m kind of enjoying
it. It often causes me to walk around work like a zombie due to the lack of
sleep. But your cuddles and giggles make it all worth it. You are the happiest
baby ever (as long as you’re being held with a full tummy). I love you so much.

I’ll always love you anyway,

Your mama

Dear Audrey - 4 Months

Dear Audrey,

Wow. You are already 4 months old. You are still an over achiever and continue to sleep through the night. You try to make things as easy on your mama and daddy as possible. Sometimes you’ll be upset, and if we can’t get to you right away, you’ll just fall asleep. At your 4 month checkup we asked the doctor if there is a point that a baby could sleep too much.
Luckily, no; God must’ve just wanted to give us an easy baby.

You are rolling over and passing every milestone. You love
to suck on your fingers and haven’t used your paci for over a month. You have the most beautiful brown eyes and you like to watch your brother and sister. Lucy loves to share her blocks (legos) with you. Usually she gives you all the
people and she keeps all of the animals. You don’t seem to mind.

You enjoy taking warm baths and being outside. I love just
holding you on my side, as you hold your head up so well. Often times, you’ll
“help” me unload the dishwasher, change over the laundry or vacuum. You are
already becoming my little helper. You are very special to me and I love you
very much.

I’ll always love you anyway,

Your mama

Happy Birthday Nana!

After spending thurs/fri with her Nana each week, I ask Lucy if she's "nana's little buddy". Her response is "Nini (Lucy) Nana Yil ('lil) Buddy".

Lucy has been practicing her "happy birthday nana" song for about a month and we finally get to sing it! (She ran a test run last week for auntie T's bday).

So Happy Birthday Nana! You are very loved.

Love, Mama, Dada, No-no, Audrey, and your Yil' Buddy

Lucy's Busy Day at the Zoo

This afternoon we loaded up (which takes us a while) and went to the zoo.  Lucy had so much fun.  She kept running around saying, "Ni-ni (Lucy) more animals."  She let us know the names of all the animals and what letter each animal's name starts with.  Today's favorites included the penguins, polar bear, monkeys, elephants, and rhino.

The highlights were getting to feed a carrot to a giraffe and seeing a tiger way up close!

As you can imagine, it wore her out!  (Not pictured, Nolan and Audrey enjoyed sleeping in the stroller.)