If anything could be called constant in our lives, it would have to be…change.  I was just looking through pictures of our little man this evening, unbelieving at the changes in the past few months.  This last week, little man’s first tooth started popping through, poor guy.  His dad had teeth early; looks like little man is taking after his dad in more than just looks!  Unfortunately, I think little man also got my pain tolerance.  Thankfully, we’re learning the sound and associated moves with the, “OW! MY GUMS!” cry and can quickly get some teething stuff on his gums to help him out.  

I can’t believe we’ve gone from first tubby time in the sink to splashing around with kicks, grins, garbles, and laughter during tubby time in the tub.  From little cries to big cries.  From living life in 4-hour blocks, where sleep came for 3 hours and eating took the fourth hour to sleeping most of the night and taking 30 minutes to eat, change a diaper, and get back to sleep.  From eyes just roaming to focused, intent tracking!  And another this last week…learning he has hands!  He was sitting with Grandpa, staring at grandpa’s pens in his shirt pocket last night.  Grandpa got a pen out, got little man to hold it.  We watched as little man then stared at the pen in his hand and slowly started bringing it up to his mouth.  He had too much of the pen sticking above his hand the first few tries (pen hit the ear, then his face); when Grandpa pulled the pen down a bit, little man hit success!!  We cheered him and he grinned!  Thus starts a phase of grabbing and gnawing, but I am so proud of the little guy!

First Tubby Time — about 2 weeks old.

Blessing Day — about one month old.

Sitting in a mini rocking chair – about four months old!