April 18

Hi baby!
We had a super big day today! You were in a good mood most of the day but not as happy as yesterday. You went to Starbucks with daddy then took a nap. After your nap, we decided to try to feed you some cereal. I think we were supposed to wait until 4 months but you are drinking so much formula (about 6 oz every 2 - 2.5 hours) that we thought we start to slowly introduce cereal. I read that the first few feedings are less about the food and more establishing the habit. You did great. You were fussy at first because you were hungry so we let you drink a little bit of your bottle. After you drank a bit, you were happy and were playing with the cereal in your mouth. I was a bit sappy because you are such a big boy now! You were sitting in your bumbo like a big boy and eating like a big boy! Then, we went over Grampa Keith's to work on his computer. Him and Heather loved you up for a couple of minutes but not long enough for them! Kylie shark asked if she could have you today so we had an appointment with her too. She was so excited because you gave her your new squeal!!

When we got home, you spent a lot of time on your exercise mat as your dad and I did stuff around the house. All of a sudden, you squealed and your dad looked over. You had rolled over from your back to your tummy! You didn't like being on your tummy once you got there and so you had to get our attention to roll you back over. We were both so bummed we missed it. Your daddy thought that maybe you pulled on your giraffe and pulled yourself over. He kept watching you and you were playing with your giraffe but you rolled over AGAIN and you didn't use your giraffe at all. Now, you have rolled over both ways!

We have a BIG week this week buddy! Gramma Debbie wants to see you on Monday & Tuesday. I asked Grampa Keith to pick you up on Wednesday because I have a haircut. On Wednesday, we (hopefully) get to meet Baby Jake! If not, we definitely get to meet him on Thursday!!! On Friday, we are going to pack it up and head up to see Baby GodDaddy and Erica. Your cousin Brandon will be there and Auntie Val too. We are driving up with Great Gramma so you will have lots of family time!!

I will leave you with a sentimental moment. As we were feeding you the second time, you were just gazing at your daddy. You were looking at him with such admiration and then you would grin at him. He was looking at you just as intently and then he would smile back at you. Oh my gosh, it was a moment to make my heart go pitter patter. He told you that he hopes you remember these moments where just looking at us makes you happy because you might not like us so much later down the road :)