When I in awesome wonder consider all...

Monday, November 28, 2011

6 Months

Age: 6 Months

Stats: Weight: 15 lbs, Height: 26 in., Head Cir.: 17 in.

Mickey-

6 months is truly a delightful age. You are a very curious, happy, vocal, little boy! I can already tell you have a sense of humor. You sure love the bathtub, a couple times a day sometimes! You will smile back at anyone who smiles at you, much to the delight of all the little old ladies at church and the grocery store.

I chuckle as your two little legs kick as fast as they can when you're excited about something, and when you grab your toes while lying on a blanket and roll from side to side. You will roll from your tummy to your back, but only if you are in a good mood. If you are not in a tummy mood, you plant your face in the blanket and scream like the world is coming to an end. You are so dramatic-learned it from Isabel, I suppose. I smile as you stick your tongue out while you try to eat your rice cereal, and as you stare at me with your huge blue eyes while you nurse, and how how you smile at me every time I come into a room but then cry if I accidentally wait too long before picking you up, and how you practically leap out of my arms when your sister and brothers come home from school.

We love celebrating the holidays with you: Halloween was so much fun, you were adorable. We're so excited to have a baby in the house for Christmas. You are already mesmerized by the Christmas tree and all the twinkling lights all over the house. And I can't wait to see how you react to the Christmas morning chaos. My guess is that you are going to be just as hyper and spazzy as the other kids.

I love you and marvel everyday at the kind of little person you are becoming.

-Mama

Sunday, August 28, 2011

New School Year!

First day of school we took our traditional pictures on the front porch. I must say that I'm quite pleased with myself this year. There were not any tears on my part this year, and only a very small amount of sadness.

Of course I'm sad to see them go back to school. I really enjoy having them home. But how can I be sad when they are so HAPPY? They've been so excited about their teachers and seeing their friends.

Joey woke up at 7:00 and got dressed and ran downstairs, excited as could be.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Getting ready for Mickey's special day!

Friday, May 27, 2011

2 weeks

Michael Edward--Two Weeks Old

Michael is one wiggly baby. He doesn't seem to ever lay still. He even wiggles and kicks in his sleep.

He loves to suck on his fingers.

He is really alert and awake a lot, as of a couple of days ago. The first 2 weeks we had to wake him up every 3 hours to eat, but those days are pretty much gone already.

He likes to be awake at night. I wish I could mind, but he's so adorable and sweet that I really don't care. He's not crying, he's just interested in looking around and especially staring hard at me with his eyes. I know he's trying to tell me how much he loves me.

He is a strong little baby. He started trying to lift his head when he was only a week old. He still tries all the time. It scares the bajeezies out of me. I'll be holding him up against my chest, walking around the house and all of a sudden he'll lift his head up and about go flying backwards out of my arms. It scares me to death.

I tell him repeatedly, "You're not even supposed to be born for another week still, so just lay down and be still," but he doesn't want to listen.

He poops a lot. Like sometimes 4 times in an hour. If we can't pay our mortgage next month it's because it all went to diapers and wipes.

I've been wanting a baby for six years, and it really is just as wonderful and special as I thought it would be.