Thursday, December 29, 2011

Month Three

Liam,

Today you are 3 months old! Your next doctor's appointment isn't for another month but you're doing really well and weigh 13 lbs now. This has been a fun and exciting month, you've changed so much and hit a lot of milestones.


You can grab things now though you can't hold them for very long. You really like to hold your giraffe and rattles. You also like to reach out and touch things. When I was holding you the other day you reached out and touched my face and kept touching my face. It melted my heart!  We've put you in your play gym and you like to reach out and hit the toys dangling in front of you. I don't think you realize you're doing it but we congratulate you every time you do it and encourage you to do it again. You just smile at us. You're not a big fan of your bouncy chair anymore. You don't like to lay back unless you're eating, in your swing, or sleeping. When we hold you, you like to be upright and facing out. You want to see what's going on and if you're facing me or daddy you try to look side to side to see what's going on.


You almost rolled over when we were at Uncle Keith and Aunt Cari's house for Christmas. You'd roll onto your side but you couldn't figure out how to roll completely over. We tried everything to encourage you, laying next to you and talking to you, putting toys next to you that got your attention, but you just couldn't figure out how to push yourself that last bit to roll over. Later that night though, in your crib, you had completely rolled over and were sleeping on your belly. At one point I checked the monitor and saw what you had done and got up to move you onto your back again. But it wasn't before long that you were back on your belly. You probably rolled onto your belly three or four times that night. Now it's become a routine where you'll roll onto your belly at least once a night.

Your sleeping habits haven't really changed much. You're still going to bed around 7:30 or 8 pm and only waking up once a night usually around 3 or 4 am and then you don't wake up until 6 or 6:30 am.  Some times we even have to wake you up so we can make sure to get you to daycare on time and me to work on time. There have been a couple nights though where you've slept completely through the night. One night you slept from 8 pm to 5:30 am. We couldn't believe it! We were so excited and thought you'd start sleeping through the night every night, but the next night you went back to your old routine. We can't complain though, because it really isn't that bad of a routine. Once a night is pretty good!!


You got kicked out of daycare for the first time this month or as daddy says "you got kicked out of school". I got a call that you had two diarrhea diapers and if you had one more I'd have to come get you. Well you had one more and I came and got you and brought you back to my work. Daddy came and got you and took you home. Not only were you out of daycare that afternoon but they have a 24 hour policy so you couldn't go back the next day either. Daddy and I did our first juggling of work so we could watch you. I stayed home with you in the morning and then daddy came home at lunch and watched you in the afternoon. I'm not sure what caused the diarrhea because you weren't sick and you were fine when we got you home.

It has been one exciting month! Happy three month birthday sweet little boy!

Love,
Momma

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Christmas Weekend

Before heading to Columbia Falls for the weekend we had our own Christmas as a family, our FIRST Christmas as a family!  We helped you open some of your presents though you weren't really interested unless it lit up or made noise. But we sure enjoyed it all, from watching your reactions to just being together as a family.
 

 This was your first road trip and we didn't know how you'd do because sometimes you like being in the car seat and then there are other times when you want nothing to do with it unless you're being swung in it. But you did really well sleeping the majority of the trip. Though the beginning of the trip was my favorite when you were still awake. You're talking more and more making all sorts of noises so that's all you did for the first half an hour. Your dad and I talked back to you smiling every time you responded.

Once we arrived at your aunt and uncle's house I put you in their huge bean bag chair. You loved it!! Pretty sure we're going to have to get you one...


While I was busy cooking our Christmas Eve dinner with Grandma you hung out with the rest of the family in the living room. We had a great meal; turkey, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and formula for you! Yum!!


After dinner it was time for presents! You and Ridge got to go first so we got all your presents out and made each of you a pile. Your dad and I took turns opening your presents. You got a lot of great stuff!!






Tired Boy!


The next morning we got a call that your Great Grandma Erickson had passed away. We'd already planned on making her famous doughnuts so it meant even more after we heard the news. Now its going to be tradition to make her famous doughnuts every Christmas. It was a great day despite the news. Santa Claus stopped by some time in the night and dropped off some goodies for you and Ridge. We spent the rest of the day playing with your toys and watching movies. I'd say it was a very successful Christmas!

Loves his giraffe

 


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Great Grandma Erickson

Your Great Grandma Erickson passed away Christmas morning. I wish you could have met her because she was a wonderful woman and taught me so much.  I have so many great memories with her too! From the trips to Minnesota each summer to when your great grandma and grandpa would come to Montana to visit. The best memories are when your great grandma taught me how to bake her famous pies which to this day I still make. When you get a little older I'll make one or a couple of her pies and you can tell me what you think of them!! The other great memories are when we'd make doughnuts and have the music going and everyone working the different stations...I was always the sugar shaker!

We love you Great Grandma! You will be greatly missed!!


Meeting "Little Jesse"

Our friends, Erin & Jesse Langston, were in town this weekend along with their little guy Jesse. This is the first time you guys have met since you both were born. You two are only three weeks apart! It was so cute seeing you two interact with each other.


Sunday, December 11, 2011

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Xmas Tree Hunting

Last weekend we took you into the woods for the first time to find a Christmas tree. You did really well too! I had to do an emergency diaper change though. I had the heat blaring in the truck because I had the door open as I was changing you on the front seat. I was trying to change you as fast as I could so I could get you all bundled up again. Daddy found us a great tree and even better that it was on the side of the road! It was a lot fun getting out as a family and with friends.