Liam: 4 months old

Liam is chunking out nicely. ;) He feels so heavy to me now. About a month ago now he weighed 13 lb 14 oz so he has to be around 15 lbs by now. He actually has rolls which Jude didn't have at this age. He has some long curly hair too which cracks me up. His eyes are still blue and I am kind of wanting them to stay that way. I think he looks a lot like me as a baby but there's been a large majority of people that say he looks like Jude and Jeremy. He is such a happy baby, always smiling and observing. He has found his hands and fist and he will suck on those to soothe himself. He rarely ever cries. He will be starting at Ms. Donna's (the day care) tomorrow morning. I am sad because I haven't been away from him yet. I know that he is in good hands though and he gets to spend time with his big brother so that's good. I will be starting my psychiatry rotation tomorrow. I will be able to go feed Liam during my lunch break every day for atleast the first 3 weeks so that is awesome. He still won't take a bottle and I am not real sure that he ever will. He ate his first solids (rice cereal) on May 24th. He is now eating rice cereal, bananas, apples and carrots now though so I think he will be ok until I can get there at 12 to feed him. He has brought so much joy to our lives...it is amazing how things work out. Such a good, happy baby. He is still getting up 1-2 times a night to eat but it really hasn't seemed to bother me. I know with Jude I had a hard time since I didn't really have the stay-at-home recovery time but this time seems much easier. Enjoy the pics of my little Li-Li Bug!!

Jude will be 20 months old tomorrow!!

My oldest baby is getting so big! Jude has an extensive vocabulary...he is saying new words everyday. He is really good at repeating what we say too which is fun. I could never list everything he says but some of them are "all gone, thank you, help, movie, dog, bird, cow, moo, chicken, tiger, animals, eat, night night, nice and yuck." Right now he is taking either 1 or 2 naps a day depending on what time he wakes up in the morning. He loves to give kisses and is figuring out how to blow kisses now. We have told him to be nice to Eli and Liam so many times that he says nice every time he touches Jeremy or I. It is really funny. He still has a pacifier for naps but no other time usually. There have been a few times now that he has told us he pooped his diaper but it has not been consistent so we are definitely not potty training yet. ;) He is starting to run from us and hide when we tell him it is time to get dressed or take a bath. Before he used to run to his room or to the bathroom to get dressed or take a bath but now it is a game and we have to come find him. He has a definite need for routine sleep...you can tell when he needs a nap for sure. He is still going to bed at 7:30 and waking up around 7 or 7:30 the next morning. He is finally over an 8 day upper respiratory infection that he so generously passed on to Liam, Jeremy, and I. Jude is running around everywhere. He is still afraid of steps though and whenever we go to Titusville to see my parents, he is forever asking for help on the steps. He loves to play in his frog pool so I thought I would share a couple pics of that. He is also feeding himself with a spoon sometimes so I thought I would share some of those pics as well. He is getting so big...I can't believe my baby is going to be 2 soon!