4mo and 3 weeks old

grumpy boy

giving grumpy baby a toy to cheer him up= fail!

He's a happy boy in his pj's

Thanksgiving10'

MJ had a great time with his dad's side of the family. We ate a ton and had some yummy desserts....and MJ had some green beans. He's getting pretty good with the eating thing.

I dont have any pics from thanksgiving until I get them from Matt's sister so until then, here are some of MJ with the card from Gramma Dar in the mail.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 25 things I'm thankful for this year :)

1. My beautiful healthy son. He's makes life worth living. The fall leaves seem more vibrant, the gray sunless days dont seem so gloomy, and he makes regular everyday things exciting again.

2. My wonderful fiance. He took such great care of me when I was pregnant, he was so comforting when I was going through a little health scare, and he's been such a great hands on father to our lil chunker. I'm a lucky girl to have such a great partner in life.

3. My family. My family has been so supportive and helpful with my son and with our big move back to the Midwest. MJ is lucky to have such great grandparents, Aunt, great Aunt, Great gramma, and cousins.

4. My health. I will never take this for granted again.

5. My sister for being understanding when I was(is?) a hormonal crazy mess after having the baby and continues to be my best friend through it all. She is one of a kind.

6. Matt's family. They have been incredibly helpful in our move, with getting cars from here to there, finding a house, staying at their house, flying with our dog, helping with the baby, giving the baby all kinds of clothes  and gifts. Phew!!! Thank you.

7. Bella: My Florida puppy dog. She loves the cold as much as she loved the sun. She drives me nuts sometimes but she's still my baby.

8. Charley: I love that she still thinks that she is MJ's mom.

9. The opportunity to stay home w the baby for the first year of his life.

10. My amazing  Chicago friends: Jenna, Heather, Marcy, JoAnn, Miller.

11. Seeing MJ eat his first bit if baby food. Hilarious.

12. Playing Fetch w the dogs in our new big yard.

13. Florida friends: mubs, adam, liz, drew, dolan, liz j, marianne, dani, caitlin, tara, amg

14. decorating our new place

15. Free babysitters (Gramma Dar and Peaches)

16. Seeing the fall leaves in person this year

17. Hardees burgers

18. Introducing MJ to friends and family

19. Visiting w outta town friends

20. A good cup of coffee after a long night w the baby

21. When matt lets me sleep in and does all the night and early morning feedings

22. planning an easier trip from the QC to see family for the holidays.

23. Spending time watching "its always sunny" and "the league" w matt after successfully getting the baby to bed....with a glass of wine

24. seeing 2 deer eat out of my neighbors bird feeder every night after dark

25. Hearing MJ's laugh

MJ this week in pics

Kinda dark but cute, napping w mama

first taste of green beans

"not so bad?"

pretty gross, I guess

mj's cool one-sie!

hammin it up for the camera

ahhhh!

I'd rather be naked...

Although our lil sunshine has left the warmth behind, he still likes to be sans clothes. Its cute until you get pee'd on, so here are some pics of MJ with just his diaper on. He such a cute lil chunker.

Fall Day!

Matt usually spends a few hours every weekend on yardwork now that we have a house and not a condo. We had some fun with a pile of leaves. All MJ wanted to do was put them in his mouth. Figures.

First time eating cereal!

MJ cannot last 2 hours between feedings anymore, this means we can start our bouncing baby boy on cereal. Here are some pics from his first tasted of anything besides breastmilk. 2 of the 3 nights that we have given him cereal in his bottle before bed, he has slept the whole night! YESSSSSSSSSS! From 830pm until 6am (roughly). I forgot what it was like to not wake up at 3am and like a zombie walk to the baby's room, feed him, burp him, and get him back to sleep.

MJ's 4mo checkup

MJ has his first check up with his new Iowa Doctor. Everything went great. We got the "go ahead" to start MJ on cereal and then slowly baby food. I cant believe how time flies. My baby is already going to start eating baby food!!! This should be fun! I plan on making my own baby food at home. I know this sounds awful "hippie mom" of me so feel free to poke fun :)
MJ weighed in at 17lbs 6oz and 24 & 3/4 inches!!!! MJ is still in the 75th percentile for head size, weight, and height. The Dr. commented that it is clear that MJ is NOT missing any meals. HA!

3 months old!