More from April

His default expression... GLEE!

I have this same pose picture of Mason somewhere.

Aunt Mamie... remember that once when you watched Eli over night and he did NOT sleep through the night like I bragged he would and you were up every two hours?

Eli likes to be all wrapped up and cozy to sleep but not swaddled tight.

This is one of the many times I step out of the room and when I come back things are NOT as I left them. In this case Eli was NOT on the floor when I left. He doesn't fuss when Mason man-handles him. I couldn't bring myself to fix Mason's redeyes. It's just too fitting.

4 months

I live for this kid.
You would think I would post about him more often.
He keeps my hands full, my life full, my heart full.
One of the things that makes me most happy is checking on the boys at night. I love having two. I love they share a room. I love how they slumber quietly next to each other and sleep through each others' disturbances.

Here Eli is at 4 months.

what the heck?

Eli rolled over yesterday. I missed it but the look on his face said it all. It was a "what the heck just happened?" expression.

In other news he's still sleeping 10-12 hours a night. Straight. Around 9 I put him in his bed and say good night. He wiggles around for a while and then falls asleep. He sleeps through all of Mason's noise (and trust me, Mason makes a lot of noise). In the morning he gets up around 8, and sometimes sleeps in until around 9:30 when his diaper can hold no more and his PJs get wet. Every morning I laugh and say "What the heck? What baby does this?"

Eli is also a mouth baby. He chews the heck out of everything, especially his arm, shirt, and blanket. I never understood why people put bibs on babies who were too little to eat. Now I know why. He chews and slobbers until he's soaked.

And speaking of mouths, I'm pretty sure he has the cutest smile. Part of the cuteness is the frequency in which he displays it. He is a smiley kid and it covers most of his face it's so big. He laughs more than ever, especially when he hears some one else laughing. It sets him off. We love the heck out of him.

bear boy

This is Mason's old airplane hat. He'd wear it every time he flew. He still tries to wear it even though it doesn't fit anymore. I will get Mason a new airplane hat if he'll pass this one down to Eli.