My How Time Flies!

As of Friday, Ian is four months old. WOW! I can hardly believe it. I am guesstimating that he is around 17 or 18 pounds and 26 or 27 inches long. We will find out for sure when he has his next checkup on the 31st. That is also another vaccination visit. Woohoo.

Our big news is that he has cut his first tooth! We were playing this morning, and as usual the first place that anything goes is in his mouth. Well in goes my finger after he grabbed it and surprise! It has not fully crowned yet, but it has partially cut through the gums.

I will update with four month photos soon. :)

For Gran

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For Grandma

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Love you!

From left: Jake, Catherine, Shelby, and Ian

Clockwise from top left: Catherine, Jake, Shelby, Ian, and Juliet

Is June Over Yet?

Holy crap, Batman!

This has been one crazy month! We have finally moved into our new home. We still have a few boxes left to unpack in the office, but the rest of the house is set up and ready for life. Mark purchased a little red 1985 Ford Ranger from a friend's brother's inlaws (did you get that?) for the super price of $500. He was determined not to rent a Uhaul or Budget truck for this move. If you can, imagine moving a fully furnished 3 bedroom house with a pick up. We moved boxes over everyday for 2 weeks. The new house is only 2 roads over from the old house. Then one Saturday, he had his friends come over and load up the truck with all the big furniture. We started that morning about 11am and didn't finish up until well past 9pm that night. Needless to say, he did it. All accomplished with his little pickup. He is quite a happy camper with that purchase.

As for my little man, he is just growing so fast that he amazes me everyday. He is now 3 months and two weeks old. I have registered him in daycare starting July 30th. That is the week before I go back to work. I am sure he will adjust fine. It is me that I am worried about. Even though I have confirmed that I was not meant to be a stay at home mom, it will still be hard to leave him with someone other than Mark. Little man can now roll over from tummy to back, sit up for a very short while unattended, laugh, and coo like he is talking to you. He also coos when I sing to him, like he is singing with me.

His progression - I tried to stick with the crying theme. He really doesn't hate the boppy, just when I am trying to take pictures.

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

Here are his latest pics.

A random grin in the carseat.

A giggle for Mommy in her new bedroom!

Grinning after an evening bottle.

I now love my musical bouncy seats Aunt Lisa and Aunt Sue gave me! Mommy keeps one upstairs and one downstairs.

Please do not fuss at Mommy for putting me on my tummy to sleep. She knows I like sleeping much better this way.

I also love to suck my fingers and my thumb.

My philosophical look. Thanks Daddy, I still have milk on my face!

This one is for my Grandma and Gran. I just want to be your teddy bear!

Mommy makes me smile all the time!

Highlights and only 12 weeks

How did we end up with a child who has blond highlights?

Updates on Tax Deductions 1 and 2

Well, school is out and I am now back home with my little man. It has been fun getting back into a routine. He has grown so much since I was home all day with him. Thursday, we went for his 2 month checkup and vaccinations. Now I know why children hate doctors. The needles on the syringes for the FIVE shots, yes, 5, he needed were longer than the needles I use for injecting insulin. It seemed like the needles would hit bone. All I was good for was wiping his tears and saying I was sorry.

This is a video Mark made of him and Ian one day while I was at work.


A friend of ours recommended what is called a "Bumbo" seat for Ian. It is the most expensive piece of foam rubber ever made. Here he is playing king of the world.

We closed on our house Tuesday. We will be moving all this month. I cannot believe the amount of "stuff" we have accumulated. I came up with the plan to pack one room a day. Hah! That is a joke. It is going to take me 2 weeks just to pack the office. I did clean out my closet. I filled 4 large, 40 gallon contractor garbage bags full of clothes and took them to the Goodwill.

The house is HUGE! It is about 3900 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, eat in kitchen, living room, formal dining, den, a finished basement, and a screened in back deck. It was built in '76 and still has the original wall double oven, and the den has the dark brown paneling as wainscoting. It has been empty for the last year and is in need of some love in the form of paint and elbow grease. We got a deal on it, with it appraising at almost $25,000 more than what we are paying. It is nice going into a mortgage with equity already in it.

2 Months Old!

It is hard to believe it has been 2 months since we brought Ian into this world. He continuously changes. I can't blink without worrying if I have missed something. His 2 months checkup is coming up. He will be getting his first round of vaccinations. Now that will be a large amount of fun!

Here are a couple of pictures for comparison. The first is at one month, the second at two months. He is not too fond of the boppy.

The last 2 weeks have been interesting for us. I went back to work May 7th, and Mark has been home with Ian. We are also preparing to close on a house May 29th. Needless to say, life has been quite busy. Mark has been a charm with Ian. Having this time together, Mark can read the baby's cues as well, if not better than I can. I will be back on daytime duty after this Friday, my last day of work for the school year.

The exciting news at the moment, is that Ian has slept through the night the last 3 nights! Thursday night he slept 8 hours (10:30pm - 6:30am), Friday night 6 hours (12:00am-6:00am), and Saturday night 9 hours (10:00pm-7am)!!! I hope it is not a fluke.

Below are the latest pictures of our little man. Enjoy!

These first two pictures are of him finally noticing a bear that a coworker gave to him. When you press the bears paw he lights up and turns different colors.
These bath time pictures are fantastic!! Only because he hates bath time. There has NEVER been a bath time without screaming and tears.

Another picture we are grateful for. He has always fussed in the swing and bouncy chair.

Note the laundry in the background I am still having a hard time with!