Our day-to-day is pretty boring... Ben and I snuggle... A LOT
This cute munchkin is figuring out how to wiggle out of his swing! He is always moving! One morning, he was sitting in his swing while I worked out and I had to lunge forward to grab him before he hit the floor! He has to get strapped in now but luckily still likes his swing.
He is soooo big! I remember putting him in the swing when he was tiny!
Ben and I tried the tub again. He is too wiggly in the shower! Good news! He liked it! He figured out how to splash and loves it! He also likes to sit by himself. I think that's one of the reasons he didn't like it at first, he was basically just floating and didn't like that!
Ben has figured out how to look at the phone and TV. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Okay, I hate it. But at least he's usually looking when I take a picture!
Ben's schedule is changing. He is eating less often during the day and napping less. He's usually fairly cranky in the evening because he doesn't nap anymore before bed. It makes it hard to come home and make dinner when you have to hold him, but it also makes the snuggles that much sweeter.
Ben needed a little Halloween outfit! This also reminds me that he has started drooling like crazy! His shirts are always soaked in drool. It doesn't help that his hands are always in his mouth making it like 10 times worse!
Ben has continued to put on weight and grow taller! I can't wait for his 4 month appointment to find out how much he really has grown! Baby fat is the cutest!
Ben still loves his blanket and binkie when he's tired. I always lay the blanket next to his face and down across his tummy so he can grab onto it. He will only take his binkie if he is tired, and then he pushes it out within seconds of calming down. I think it is just a comfort object now, which will hopefully make it easier to wean him when it's time.
Ben and I both have been sick- and now Matt is getting it too. Ben started with pink eye and then a nasty cold. He shared his pink eye and cold with my mom and Alex, and Matt and I have both picked up his cold. It is so weird to be sick. I can't remember the last time I took a real sick day, and this week I had to take two.
Hands in the mouth! Always!
Mornings are the best time of day. Ben is soooo happy in the morning. He has a huge smile on his face when I get him out of his crib (yes the crib is done!) and just smiles at me all through my workout, shower, etc. Jenny watched Ben one day and Randy was late for work because they had so much fun playing with Ben!
My cute neighbor Lacey Abbott has been sharing some of her boy clothes with us. Her baby boy isn't coming until the end of November so there's a lot that is the wrong size for her little one that will fit Ben. She brought over these snowman pajamas the other day and said, "Maybe they'll fit him around Christmas." Well Matt grabbed them from the jammie basket and I didn't think they'd fit (9 month size!) and they totally did! My baby is growing way too fast.
Poor baby. I can't control myself. I'm always kissing on him. He's already used to it, which is good because it probably is never going to stop!
Ben is really getting more involved with toys. He really likes his hanging toys now- he is sometimes entertained by this for an hour or more- and is getting better at grabbing things and holding onto them. We bought him a little ball that he can hold on to, and he loves it. This week I learned that he is starting to like toys that light up and make noise. I had to put batteries in the toys on his bouncer and he loves them. Guess what he's getting for Christmas?
More snuggles from the sick baby. Considering that he doesn't feel good, he has been a really good baby. His sleep schedule is screwed up (he wakes himself up when he starts coughing) and this was the only position that he would calm down and sleep. I definitely love the snuggles.
We have such a beautiful, simple life. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
