Sunday, April 27, 2008

Happy 4 Months Hatcher!

Our little guy is 4 months old!! (i will try to refrain from saying how cute he is because it is just blatantly obvious in this picture...) :) I think everytime I post I say how much fun he is...but really, he keeps getting more and more fun! Hearing him laugh is the sweetest thing ever! He is such a precious gift from the Lord! He is getting good at sitting up. If he is sitting where there is something behind his back to support him he can usually sit for a little while before he starts leaning one way or the other. He does try to correct himself when he starts leaning, but sometimes he just goes too far and topples over (we catch him most times!) :) He has also started to notice his little feet and he likes to grab them. He can't quite get them to his mouth yet, but I'm sure in the coming months they will be a favorite chew toy!
His little teeth are making more of an appearance. Here is a picture...
Our Sunday school class had a homemade ice cream social on saturday. it was fun seeing everyone's little ones, and hatcher had a good time watching all the little munchkins from his spot in the snugli. he still loves to ride in it and I get more done around the house with him in the snugli. I'll be sad when he gets too heavy for it. Maybe by then he will be moving around some on his own though.
he has the sweetest smile and the brightest little eyes...
On his 4 month birthday we decided to try to feed him some rice cereal since he has met all the developmental milestones that lead up to feeding him solids. It was quite a fun experience, though it didn't last long. I think he got a little bit in him, but most of it was pushed back out. He did really good for his first feeding from a spoon!

He is still really exercising his arm muscles when he is on his tummy. We walk in his room to get him from his crib and sometimes he just has his head up and is looking around. It is pretty funny!
He has lost most of his dark hair that he was born with, but his new hair is coming in pretty good. I still can't tell if it is brown or blonde. Sometimes it looks lighter than other times. We'll just have to wait and see. He is definitely not as bald as he appears in this picture...
and he LOVES when daddy comes home from work and plays with him...
he just smiles and laughs so much!
BEWARE...naked baby picture below. Just a cute one to end on...

Thanks for stopping by! Have a good one!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

cuttin' teeth and rollin' over

hatcher is full of fun little antics and new discoveries...you can almost see his mind at work when he is looking at things and playing...it is so cool!!
Hatcher sleeps on his little tummy, so he gets lots of tummy time practice before he falls asleep and when he wakes up. Here he is showing off his muscles...
This morning when I went in to get him from his crib, he was on his back! He flipped himself over sometime during the morning hours and he gave me this sweet grin...
(I think he was proud of himself!) In other "firsts" news, hatcher has cut two little bottom teeth! Here is a picture showing his little pearly whites...one from a little over a week ago when the first tooth had just barely popped through and one from this morning...
and by the way, it is quite a challenge to get a picture of his little toothies...this is the best I could get! :) I have also been trying to get a picture of him with his little lip poking out when he gets upset. It is so cute but i never have my camera near when he does it. This is the best shot I've been able to get so far...
He is such a happy baby most of the time and we love him so much! He loves pretty much anything his daddy does to him (and daddy plays MUCH rougher than mommy!) He just squeals with delight when his daddy is playing with him! I love to watch it! Thanks for stopping by! Here is a cute picture to end on...
have a good one!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Hatcher cut his first tooth today!

hatcher is 3.5 months old today and he cut his first tooth today! He chews on my fingers alot and when he was doing it today, I felt something sharp. I checked it out and his tiny little tooth had just broken the surface of his little gums. Here is a picture of him taken this afternoon...so cute!
he has been drooling and chewing alot recently. He has also just started to get the hang of grabbing a toy and getting it near (sometimes in) his mouth. Here he is with his bumblebee...
Sometimes he gets the toy in his mouth, but most times he ends up with his hand or as many fingers as he can fit in his mouth...
He is such a happy, fun baby! I love being his mommy! It is a good bit of work, but nothing compares to it! He goes to sleep at 7pm and is up a few times in the night still and then he is ready to play at 5am. it does help that he is predictable, though. :)
Here are some random pictures of everyday life with hatcher...
asleep on daddy...
happy in the snugli with mommy...
asleep in his swing...
just happy-go-lucky...
hanging out with papa...
daddy is on duty (notice the video game controller in his hands)...
being sweet for mommy...
asleep on daddy again...
he wakes up so happy most of the time...
I also had a little photo shoot of the hatcher a few days ago. Here are a few cute pics...
and finally, here are a few pictures from Easter...
hope you enjoyed all the pictures! thanks for stopping by!

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