your quilt is done!

well, maybe. i might quilt some little flowers on there, but otherwise, it's totally finished! the binding took a good while, but i knocked out most of it at your grandma and papa's house. for some reason i can't get anything done at our house.

the exciting thing is that you seem to LOVE it. i think you really like the colors and textures. the back is made out of seersucker material, so you like to touch it.

i have lots of leftover material and quilt squares to decorate your room when we move, and that is pretty exciting.

i wrapped you up in the blanket and put you on the couch for a minute, while i uploaded pictures. when i came back , you had fallen asleep. you practically never fall asleep outside of your sleep positioner thing in bed, so that's a big deal!

thanks to your adopted grammy misty for helping me with my first quilt ever - all for you!

love, mom

you are eighteen weeks old!

and fun and funny.

this week you didn't get to pose in your usual spot, because we were at grandma and papa's house. you batted your eyelashes at grandma when she batted hers at you, and you copied some of her hand movements when she was talking with her hands.

some of your hair is getting long in the back, but the rest of the hair hasn't caught up. we probably will trim it a little, so you don't get a baby mullet!

amber took this picture of you. she says it looks like you are pondering life and stuff. i agree!

love, mom

Happy Four Months Birthday!

wow, four whole months ago, you were born! it doesn't seem like that long, but on the other hand, it's hard to remember you not being here.

this past month it seems like you changed so fast and so much! you plumped up a whole lot and have big chunky cute legs to match your cheeks! and you are getting so strong with your legs and your back and all. we haven't been great about tummy time, so you're not rolling over or anything, but i think it won't be too long before you're sitting up.

you don't go to the doctor again until the 13th of april, unless we can call and get you in sooner. so lucky you, no shots for a couple weeks! but we can't find out how big you are until then, so that's a little disappointing. that's okay, though, because you're healthy and everything is great!

here's a picture of you at the park. we went there with bella and britney. we were too afraid of anger and hungriness to try and get you girls to pose together, but we will soon!

love, mom

you are seventeen weeks old!

i think daddy was right about you getting bigger while he was gone! you loved all the attention you got on your first big road trip, but i think you are glad to be back home in your own bed and your routine and with your whole family all together.

and here you are posed in your old spot on the couch!

love, mom

you had your first spring break!

while daddy was gone to do hurricane relief in mississippi, you and your brother and i took a road trip.
we went to see your grandpa, where you took your very first boat ride, on beautiful lake ouachita! you licked the life jacket, just like sam licked it when he wore that one a few years back. it was a little large on you, but you were safe and bouyant. i think. i mean, we didn't test your bouyancy, but we assumed you were.

then we went to the fords' house, where misty helped me/taught me how to make a quilt for you. it's not quite finished, but i think it's going to be fantastic. then, we went to see your grandma and pappy and nany, and then we went to see your cousins! boy, everyone sure loves your big cheeks!

you had a hard time adjusting to all the traveling. on the way from hot springs to bartlesville, you cried about an hour and a half! that wasn't real fun for anyone, but you wore yourself out and finally fell asleep. here's a picture of you sleeping in until about 10am the next morning.

daddy said you got bigger while he was gone.

love, mom

you are sixteen weeks old!

this post is a few days late, because you and sam and mommy have been traveling all over the place while daddy was away for spring break.

on monday, you were 16 weeks old! here's a picture of you looking fabulous at family park, in Hot Springs. that's where we were, so you didn't get your usual pose on the couch at home.

more on your week later! we are all exhausted.

love, mom

you are fifteen weeks old!

and so happy! we can barely remember the nights you'd cry and cry and cry for hours. hopefully you can't remember them either. you have a smile for pretty much everyone who makes eye contact with you, and i think you were trying to kiss me today!!

you love to chew on your hands, as you can see here, and you drool a whole lot! we're still checking for teeth on a regular basis but not finding any yet.

you've been having fun going on walks with your friends and enjoying the warm, pretty weather! you really like the wind on your toes. i think you got that from me!!

love, mom