5 months

I seem to only update about once a month lately but life is crazy and I just can't do it much right now. Andrew is 5 months old and Jackson has been 2 for 3 months already! Time is flying! Jon has 2 class meetings and 1 seminar meeting left for his grad program. He is close to finishing his internship hours and over halfway done with his big portfolio project! I cannot tell you how excited we are to be done with that!

Andrew is basically mobile now. He can roll and scoot all across the room. He rolled off of the bed once in the night time but luckily he was fine, just scared. He tries to get on his hands and knees to crawl but isn't strong enough for that yet. He also loves to stand (with us helping) and I swear he wants to walk so badly. This kid is big and strong and is ready to take on the world already.

Andrew is so patient and will hardly fuss or cry when hungry or tired. He had a rougher time this week and appears to possibly be teething. He has been a drooling mess and chewing a lot. He also wanted held more and would only sleep well if in our bed. We haven't seen any teeth yet, but I am sure it won't be long.

Andrew is always full of smiles and laughs. He is a very loving baby. He loves watching his brother and his daddy and loves when he can get our attention. He has tried rice cereal twice, sweet potatoes once, and bananas once. He nurses every 1.5-2.5 hours typically but goes a little longer at night.

Jackson continues to make us laugh constantly. We are in awe of all he knows and remembers. The other day he described eating some crackers with my uncle and that occurred last summer. But he hasn't forgotten! He can say several word sentences and is just talking non-stop at home but is much more timid in public. He doesn't talk much around others. He says funny things and picks up on all we say and do.

first taco!

first time eating rice cereal

monster hunting

he started on the mat and rolled across the room

planting strawberries

4 months

Our little Drew has changed so much this past month. He is starting to laugh and smile a lot more. He likes to do crunches and wants to sit up so bad. He also loves to stand while being held. He has another cold which is about his third already, so sleeping has been a bit more difficult for him. He is a great baby and is so patient. He is happy and easy going for the most part. He takes a few naps a day but they are usually short, 40 minutes or so. He is in bed with us a lot still, but hopefully that will change when his stuffy nose is gone. He has a dry head that he scratches a lot but it is getting better. Jon pulled out the piano toy for him and his is loving sitting and playing on it. I will have to get a picture to put on here, it is on Jon's phone. Andrew is also doing much better at hanging on to toys and putting them in his mouth. At his 4 month check up he was 17.1 lbs and 25.5 inches. He is 80th percentile for weight and 65th for length. He is a big boy and mostly wears size 6 and 9 month clothes.

Valentine's Day

I was lucky enough to have 3 Valentines this year. I love having my 3 guys. On Friday Jon and I went to our Ward Valentine's Day party for a date. It was a lot of fun and we dominated the Newlywed game for the third year in a row. Then on actual Valentine's Day, we gave simple Valentines, gave Jackson a balloon and a piece of chocolate, and made pink sprinkled pancakes. Jackson wasn't too into the pancakes but that's ok. Then for dinner we did our traditional fondue and we let Jackson partake in lots of chocolate fondue...

Happy Little Valentine

Jon says he looks like a little Hitler :/

Andrew

I haven't updated much about this little guy yet. He is 3 months already!

He is a big boy and so strong! He holds his head up really well now. He tries to sit up and stand and does mini crunches. Andrew is snuggly and loves to sleep on our chests or snuggle in close to us. He has chubby cheeks, thighs, and tummy. He has a little hair but has lost some. He has some minor cradle cap and a hairy lower back. ;) He will totally be glad I documented that. He is a really good baby overall and has gotten better each day! 

Sleep was rough at first, he would stay up until midnight and struggle to stay asleep long at all. He ended up in bed with us a lot and it was no bueno. Andrew used to be really grunty and that seemed to keep him from sleeping well. We finally realized he needed to sleep on his tummy. So even though it is against the rules. we tried it and he sleeps way better now. We watched him close at first but now he can lift his head and turn it side to side so it doesn't worry us as much.

Andrew got pneumonia around 6 weeks old and we had to go to the ER. Thankfully he did not have RSV and was not hospitalized. Antibiotics did the trick and he is healthy and happy!

Andrew smiles all of the time now and laughs sometimes. He is happy and sweet most of the time but gets really fussy before bed. He scratches his head when he is tired just like Jackson did and Jon still does.

One month- I had to squeeze Andrew into this outfit. This is the outfit Jackson wore home from the hospital.

2 months

3 months