Halloween 2011

Grammaw helped us outfit our little Monkey for his first Halloween.

Pumpkin Patch

Grammaw took Will and Gabriel to the pumpkin patch.

Will -- 1 year old

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Will considers pulling Gabriel's hair.

Gabriel watches his big cousin.

Three/Four Months

More photos taken by Aunt Joanah. Thank you again, Joanah!

At G's 4 month well-check appointment, he was:
weight: 17 pounds 6 ounces (91%)
height: 26 3/8 inches (90%)
head circ: 42.7 cm (52%)

Four Month Old Letter

Dear Gabriel,

Today you are 4 months old. It is amazing to me that you’ve been here for such a short time and have already changed so much. Sometimes I look at you and you look like you’re a little boy instead of a baby.

You’re becoming a lot of fun to play with now. You smile and laugh at us when we interact with you. You laugh real laughs now that make your daddy and me feel so happy. You talk a lot now. We have whole conversations! Daddy and I realized that our days of relative quite are probably over now that you’ve found your voice.

I still have moments in which I am in complete disbelief that I grew you in my body and brought you into this world. Watching you change everyday is just the most amazing thing I’ve ever experienced. Your chubby little hands reach for me sometimes and my heart just melts.

You supposedly rolled over from your back to your tummy while at daycare, but I haven’t seen you do it yet. You’re not a huge fan of tummy time, so I can’t imagine that you actually rolled over on purpose. But I know you’ll be mobile soon enough and no one will be able to stop you. You are a lot like your daddy in that you are always moving and wiggling unless you’re deep asleep.

You’re fascinated by the flashing lights on the tv. We probably shouldn’t encourage that… You also play piano on my iPad. It’s pretty cute. We read a number book the other day and you looked at the pictures as I pointed to them. We will start reading more now that you’re bigger and show interest.

I love that you still like to cuddle and be held, but that you sleep in your own bed at night. Right now you’re still a momma’s boy…you fuss when daddy is in charge. But you recognize daddy’s voice and face and you smile at him when he comes home from work and says hi. I’m sure the day will come when you prefer dad…until then, I don’t mind being the most important person in your little world.

I can’t wait to teach you things and play games and see you grow into who you are. You’re just amazing.

Love,

Mommy