Baby Update: 4mths

On Sunday, Elias turned 4mths old.

This also meant a 4mth check up for him. We went this afternoon to the doctor's office; after a rough morning of Elias not feeling very good. Crying & fussing unless he was being held upright. Poor little guy. That said, I didn't get much done around the house, either, but a teensy bit. I'm slowly getting stuff done, moreso when Nick comes home & he hangs out with E while I work on some chores.

Elias weighs 15lbs9oz (that's without a feeding, either, he didn't wanna eat, either this morning), is 24inches long, & his head circumference is 41.25cm. I'll be looking up the percentiles soon to chart in his baby book.

He also got some booster immunizations. I premedicated him with a bit of Tylenol & he didn't seem as upset as last time. He also didn't sleep ALL day long like last time, but his tummy seemed to be affecting him later on.

Then we went to Target to get some milk & use some coupons I have that expire on the 31st. We are a hybrid diapering family now, so we use cloth diapers @ home & then disposables @ night & for traveling & such. But, that doesn't mean I'm not looking for deals. I found some Pampers on clearance (that also came with $30 worth of Proctor & Gamble coupons) that I used a coupon on, then stacked coupons (where you use one store/Target coupon & one manufacturer's coupon for the same item) on two more packages. I can also use the points from Pamper's packages to earn rewards.

What else? Elias still loves his Bumbo, his hands (the best toys ever), his Taggies blanket (he falls asleep with it over his face... it's like an Elias tranquilizer), & being interacted with. He loves standing (on his own, too, once!), sitting up on his own, rolling from his back to his stomach, blowing bubbles, talking/singing, & dancing around the house. He's so much fun!

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday morning! It's Nick's last work day of the week or YEAR actually, so I'm looking forward to spending the upcoming 4day weekend with him. We were planning to work in the barn Thurs + Fri & finally get it organized, but it's supposed to rain. Maybe we can start on it Friday, though. Well, I can guarantee you we will! :) Maybe we'll work in the house Thursday & I asked Nick for a movie day, too. It will be nice to snuggle & watch movies w/out worrying about what we need to do next. We don't even have plans for New Years Eve. I wanted to do a bonfire this year (like we have done for the past 2 or 3 years), but we just haven't had time to get the property shaped up how we'd like to. Maybe we can plan one in February or so!

As the nerd I am, I will also be posting my goals/resolutions for this year. Nothing too crazy, but this blog always works as accountability & a reference! :)

Some Pictures

These are a bit backwards as far as chronology goes, but wanted to share some recent photos! Too tired to explain each of them or put them in order! :)

Our "New" Ride

I realized I never posted pictures of the van... here goes!

Merry Christmas!

Since all the cards have been given or mailed out, here's our Christmas card this year! It's only Elias (obviously) as we couldn't/didn't coordinate a family picture during the day... since Nick can't keep his eyes open when there's a flash involved, we couldn't do it during the evening! :) He says his reflexes are much too quick for the camera!

Christmas Card Season

I kept bugging Nick about taking a family photo for this year's Christmas card & since it may not happen anytime soon... I made one with the cute pictures from the last post. The will be ready tomorrow morning & mailed out Saturday!

So, without further...

WAIT! I can't post it before I mail them out! :)

I will post next week once most people have a chance to have gotten them in the mail. But, they are super cute. And in 5x7, so I guess they could even be framed if our recipients wanted!

Have a wonderful Friday! I will be heading into town to meet a friend for some last minute Christmas shopping, buying some frames to show of E's pictures, picking up the Christmas cards, burning some stuff (we burn instead of shred 'round these parts), printing some coupons (instead of burning most of my nursing notes [sorry, Ms. D] I'm gonna repurpose them & print coupons on the backside! Yay for reusing!), addressing/stamping our Christmas cards, attending a Christmas party @ a friend's house, wrapping our Christmas presents (umm, that's right, none of them have been wrapped!), & maybe some cleaning?!

My goal is to get up out of bed after E's morning feeding (usually around 6:30 to 7:00 am) & start working, instead of staying in bed with him for his morning nap. But, you may notice what time it is, therefore we may nap together. He's been fighting sleep like crazy each night & finally going for the "big sleep" around 11:00ish, but sleeps almost 12 hrs less his 15m morning feeding @ 7am.