5 months

Avett Murphy!  I just don't know where to start with you. I never knew I could be so in love.  I am sitting here in the bedroom in the old blue rocker holding you while you sleep.  I don't get to do this very often because I am so busy during the day with your sister that when you do take your naps I have to lay you down in your crib.  You are SO heavy.  You are just a really solid mass of a baby.  You are so strong and you always like to do things early and fast and much too ahead of your age.  

You smile all of the time.  You are just about the flirtiest baby I've ever seen.  I love it.  You and your sister started laughing at each other about a month ago.  You watch her every move.  When she notices you looking at her she will start dancing or making noises and then you guys just start giggling together.  She wanted to hold you today and so I let her.  You are so big that she wanted you back off about a minute later.  But she said, "I love brother.  Teeny ears. Cute baby." I hope you will always be close.

You love to play with the baby wipes.  I can never keep you on your back.  You must be on your tummy at all times.  You started sitting up last month.  You put yourself to sleep for almost every single nap.  You love to pull the blanket up over your face when you are falling asleep.  It makes me so nervous so I always come back in after you fall asleep and take it off.  You are so good and easy going.

Everytime I pick you up from a nap you nuzzle in my neck and make an 'mmmm' sound.  I swear it sounds like you are saying mama sometimes.

I'm sorry I'm 3 months behind on your videos.  You and your sister keep me so busy that when nightime comes and you two are finally asleep all I want to do is hang out with your dad and relax.  I'll try and get to them soon.  

I am finally getting used to your bald head.  It strangely makes you look more like a baby as well as more grown up.  

You are such an amazing addition to our family. I can't believe we ever lived without you.  We are all so crazy about you and we love you.

off the charts

I can't even believe that is my two month old sitting in that chair.  He is enormous. Like not even on the growth charts enormous.  Yesterday at his two month appointment he weighed 16 pounds 9.5 ounces and he is 24.25 inches long.  I guess that's what you get when you have a 6 foot 3 husband.

Let me put it this way....earlier this week I had to pack up all of the newborn and 3 month clothing.  He now wears 6 month clothes.  There are so many cute things I had for him that he never even got to wear.  

He is smiling so much and is so interactive.  He loves when Evie gets right in his face and starts making noises and faces at him. 

Evie is obsessed with taking his socks off.  I keep having to put on new pairs during the day and then I come across little piles of socks where she throws them.  It's so weird.

He started sleeping through the night last week.  This is a total fluke and not because of anything I did. Evie didn't sleep through the night til well after she was a year old.  There are still a couple of nights he will wake up once but I am loving our schedule.

He has made life so much richer and more fun.  We adore him and there are moments I think I may squeeze him too hard because he's just so cute!