Hungry Baby

Such a big boy!

Mom came to Jonesboro today and went with me to do a little xmas shopping. I thought I might need some extra help with Stratton, but he did great. He was asleep for most of our outing. We had to take a break at the food court at the mall to give him a bottle and after that he went back to sleep! My dad joined us later and we went to eat at O'Charley's. Stratton was a big boy and tried to sit in the seat. He's almost able to sit by himself, it won't be long.

[yeah, he's not spoiled, at all. . . ]

[happy boy, after his bath]

Sunday with the fam

We went to Hickory Ridge this morning and spent the day. We went to morning services at HR then had lunch with my grandparents and had a good afternoon with my parents (well, Stratton & Jarrod did, I took a nap!). Then after church tonight we had a family birthday dinner for my dad. As you can imagine Stratton was the center of attention!

[My two good looking guys]

 

[Stratton helping Pops blow out his candles]

 

Rolling around

Stratton has learned to roll. . .and roll. . .and roll. He rolls until he gets "hung up" on a piece of furniture or some other impassible obstacle. It's amazing how he went from slowly rolling over to now flipping over really fast! He starts out on his back on the play mat and ends up.  . . well a lot of different places. We have noticed that he only rolls to his left?

And if you look close you can see the bump on his right leg where he got two of the shots. He did pretty good today, he didn't seem like he was having any side effects from the shots, but he slept quite a bit, then again we all did! The three of us stayed in our pj's all day! It was nice to have a relaxing day at home, I don't think we have had one in, um, about 5 months or longer! ha!

4 mo. check -up & shots

Stratton "officially" weighs in at 17.3 lbs (90%) and is a little over 27 inches long (97%). We had a pretty uneventful visit to the doctor's office. He was happy and smiled and talked to the doctor and cried just for a minute after getting his shots. He didn't run fever and seemed to feel ok, he slept a lot. But then, we did give him tylenol before he got his shots and then gave him some more later tonight. We went out to eat lunch and ran some errands before having dinner with Amber & John and their boys.

4 Months Old!

Really? I keep asking myself how it could be possible!!

We think he weighs between 16-17 lbs. He is taking about 6 bottles a day, around 6 ounces each time. He sure can "talk" when he is in the mood!  He gets tickled and smiles and laughs a lot!

He had found his thumb (actually his entire fist) and likes to suck on it. He is happy most of the time, especially after eating and napping. He can sit really good if you are holding him or if he is sitting with some back support. He can roll over and is doing this more frequently lately. He does "stomach crunches" when he is laying in the floor he tries to sit up and it looks like he is doing crunches. He also tries to sit up in the car seat or if your holding him in a reclined position. He also found his feet. He isn't trying to eat them yet, but he does stare at them a lot and gets excited when they move, don't know that he has put together that HE is the one moving them yet either. . .

 

He enjoys evenings with his daddy, watching the news. . .

and he is the sweetest after he has had his last bottle and a bath. . . 

What's funny is that this time last year Jarrod and I were in Florida with some friends and Kristen and Kate met us in Pensacola and spent the night there with us. I remember Kristen and I sitting on the balcony after everyone had gone to bed and talking about me thinking about maybe getting pregnant and she and Brett thinking about having another baby. . . .and look at us a year later! We both have babies! It's amazing the changes that can happen in just one year!

Another busy weekend

Friday afternoon we had pictures taken at Harding. . .

 

Then went and ate at KJ's in Judsonia with Terry, Margie, Jennifer & Daniel, who by the way are expecting!! She is due June 12th! If their baby is born on that day he/she will only be 11 months younger than Stratton! I can't wait to be an aunt! They are going to be great parents, they are so good with Stratton. I am also convinced that they will have a girl. Daniel already has two nephews on his side and then we have Stratton, so I am just sure they will have a girl!  But we will see. . . .

Saturday morning mom and I went to a shower for my friend Kelly, I didn't get pictures at the shower, but Stratton was a big hit and Kelly of course looked awesome for someone who is carrying twins and running around keeping up with a one and a half year old. It was fun catching up with some friends I haven't seen in a while. I found this outfit at Dillards, I love that it has a tractor and pumpkins, perfect for fall!  . . .

Saturday Jarrod worked on the farm and Stratton and I hung out at mom and dad's house. Then Saturday night we had a family birthday party for my Papa.  Sunday we went to church and did a little bday/Christmas shopping, you know Christmas is just a little over a month away! Crazy!!