Jay's 4 Month Update

My oh my. This sweet little chunker is now 4 months old!
 It seems like the more active he gets, the faster my days go.
 I want to take a second to say how blessed we feel to have such
 a healthy little boy. So many parents have scares with their little
 ones and I feel so thankful that we haven't had to deal with that yet. 

Jay is becoming very active and his wake times are getting
 longer and longer (a little over 2hrs at a time). He loves to
sit up on your lap and stand and stomp his feet (with help). He smiles
 and squeals all the time and is quite the flirt with the ladies ;).
 I've heard him giggle a few times now, but I can't wait until he starts doing
 that regularly too. He loves to look at books and grab at pictures.

As wonderful and happy as Jay is during the day, he does
 struggle with the naps. I've tried everythinggggggg
 (blackout curtains, white noise, swaddle, no swaddle, lights on, tv on... Etc)
 and I finally decided that it is what it is and he will get over
this stage soon (maybe?). We now have him napping in the
stroller and it is working better than anything else basically
 because when he does wake up after a few mins into his nap
 I can just rock the stroller a few times and he drifts back
 to sleep.. Most of the time. If any mommas out there have any
 other tips for me I am open to pretty much anything =).

We took Jay in the ocean for the first time this month
 and he loved it... He is such a little beach baby! 

We took him for his 4 month checkup and he is 15lbs and 24in.
Which evidently is quite short for a 4 month old.
 Shows what I know.. I was walking around talking
 about what a big baby he is!

After Jay was born I knew my daily life changed but I didn't realize
 how much it changed me as a person until last week.
 I was driving on the interstate stuck in traffic because of an accident.
When I finally was able to see the crash, there was a helicopter
 taking a motorcyclist who evidently was in an awful accident
 with another vehicle. Before I think my response would have
 been "danggggg, they had to bring a helicopter in.. That's crazy!
 Hope he's okay." And that would have been the end of it.
 Now, as I passed all I could think about what this man's family..
 Did he have kids? What about his wife? Or parents?
 I prayed and prayed for all of them. I was so selfish
before I had Jay... I still am, but I think that trait is
 slowly starting to fade away. I'm so thankful for my baby
 not only because he brings so much joy to my life
but because he is making me a better person.

Happy 4 month Birthday, Buddy!!

Jay's Three Month Update (Quarter of a year... Wuuuuut!?)

Yowza. Our baby boy is already Three months old!

 This month has been so much fun. Jay is really

 starting to become his own little person that is mesmerizing

 to be around. He is such a sweet little boy

 that is always happy (unless he's hungry or tired... 

The boy has his priorities in order, people).

 Sometimes it seems like overnight he grows and becomes like

 that Kanye West song.. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

 We have set more of a schedule with him for his feeds

 and naps and his little body usually sticks to the same routine everyday. 

He is getting to like tummy time (finally!).

 I like to split it up so that he leans over his Boppy pillow

 and watches some cartoons for about 10 minutes at a time

 and then legit tummy time so that he can work on doing those baby

 push ups. He's getting RIPPED... J/k, but he is getting really good at it. 

This month he figured out his hands and feet

 and LOVES to grab at his toys with both his hands and

 his feet (he's got monkey toes that can grab items like his mom.

 It sounds weird, but comes in handy in random situations).

 Jay loves to observe.

 I can sit him in his high hair or his Rock & Play and

 he will just sit and watch me do dishes, get ready, clean up, etc.

 it's the greatest thing ever!!

 He still loves the outdoors. Weather permitting, I try to take

 him outside to lay under a tree in our backyard for about

 thirty minutes each day. He soaks up the sun and we chat

 about Obamacare.. Kidding, more like the colors of the grass and sky,

 but we will get to Obamacare and Global Warming issues later in life.

 I also switched him to a big boy stroller so that he can see

 out more and he really loves getting to see everything around

 our neighborhood My mom got the coolest raft for little

 babies (it says for ages 6-12 months but Jay mushed that requirement in the face)

 and we tried it out while at AMI. He was lounging and loving life.

 I also held him in the pool and he was kicking away.

 He is definitely a Florida boy!

 We went to the beach a few more times this month

 and he loved it as usual. Jay spent his first Fourth of July at Little Gasparilla Island.

 I am so happy he will be able to grow up vacationing there. 

He actually sleeps longer than normal when we are at the beach.

 He must just be extra relaxed =)

 Speaking of sleeping at night, he has gotten on a great sleep

 schedule going down at 9pm and not waking up until about 4-5am

 and then back down until about 7 or 8am. 

That makes me a happy mommy!

I have seen so much growth this month and I know that each month

 he will start to do more fun things and I can't wait to see them.

 However, I do find myself wanting to freeze time and have him

 stay this little forever... Alas, that is the struggle for all moms, I guess.

 This little girl knows my pain...

Nevertheless, I am having the best time watching him

 grow and learn every day =)

Happy three months to our little buddy. We love you!!!

Jay's 2 Month Update... They see me rollin'

Forgive me, I'm going to sound like a broken record a lot on

 these updates because every month that passes I am

 amazed at how fast the time goes. Our (not so) little

 man is TWO months old today!

This month has given me some extra freedom as I have started

 pumping (yay!) and have the ability to leave Jay with his 

grandparents if I need to. I can't remember if I mentioned it 

in my last post, but it has been such a blessing to live in the same

 town as both my parents and Scottie's. Not only is it

 helpful for us to have two sets of loving babysitters 

right around the corner, but I'm so excited for Jay to

 have both sets of grandparents be so present in his life.

Jay got his first set of shots at the doctors, and I think it was harder 

for me than him. Don't get me wrong, the boy screamed, but within

 a minute he was asleep in his car seat. Tough little guy =)

It is so much fun watching him develop. Every day he gets bigger

 and does new things. Mornings are the best with him. 

After a nice meal and clean diaper this baby is SO happy and talkative.

 I want to just squeeze him in the mornings, but instead of risking 

his safety I just take a bunch of pictures. 

We work a lot on "tummy time"

 throughout the day because after about 5 minutes of

 it he is SO over it.

 Yesterday we were doing tummy time on the floor 

and OH MY GOSH, y'all.. He ROLLED OVER!!!

 I seriously was in such shock that I kept saying "you're not going to roll over are you?

 Are you rolling over right now?!" I wish I would have 

grabbed my phone and gotten it on video but, like I said, I was freaking out at the time.

Jay has started to give me some time to sleep at night 

which makes me

 like him a lot more, ha ha. 

We have a nightly routine of bath, lotion, 

diaper change, and then I nurse him to sleep and it has 

worked wonderfully! 

He sleeps from about 9pm to 2-3am. 

Hallelujah!

I'm really looking forward to the next few months when

 his head control

 gets a little better and I can 

just prop him on my hip and get movin' around town.

Happy two month birthday my little chunk!