5 months

Our little Lincoln has just barely started to "sit" for a few brief seconds.



He really is just mostly resting his belly on his legs but he result is kind of sitting:) Well, enough to snap a few quick pictures.



He is still not sleeping through the night. Any day now right????? He also is not taking a bottle or pacifer..only me...lucky, lucky me. I'm not really complaining because he is a really good baby and just so cute! (Although I may be just a wee bit biased.)



He is growing so fast and is getting interested in toys and of course whatever his brothers are doing.

coming to an end....

As Xavier's kindergarten year is winding down they have had several fun things going on. We all were able to attend the Kindergarten Picnic last Friday and have lunch with Xavier.






Well, Dax had lunch while Steve watched Xavier eat. Before we left, I asked Dax to ask Steve whether he wanted me to pack him a lunch. He had had some fruit and yogurt earlier so I wasn't sure whether he was going to be hungry for lunch. Dax came back and said "He just wants water." So when we get to the park Steve looks at me and says...did you pack me a lunch? I said No, you said you just wanted water. We both look at Dax. Dax looks back at us and says (somewhat sheepishly), "Sorry". I said what did you ask Daddy? Dax replies "I asked him if he wanted a Gatorade or a water with your lunch"? I guess we shouldn't rely on a 4 year old for communication. I think Dax was SO excited about having a Gatorade for lunch that he couldn't get the question right.



 It was a really perfect day for a picnic, a little cooler than the 86+ degrees we had the prior days.







This is Xavier's teacher Ms. Parker. We love her!



Soon, the Kindergarten year will be behind us...I'm not sure I am ready for it to end yet!!

4 months

And time just continues to speed right along. Lincoln had his 4 month check up this week. He is 14 lbs 4 oz (50%) and 25 1/4 inches long (75%). Just for fun, I checked the stats on both Xavier and Dax to see how Lincoln compares. Xavier was 17 lbs 8 oz and Dax was 16 lbs 12 oz and they were both 26 3/4 inches....so our Doodle is just a bit smaller than they were. Although the only real difference I can see is that Linc's legs are not as full as the other boys were. He had to have 2 shots at the appt. and I could not believe that he didn't cry on the first shot at all and hardly cried at all on the second one that the nurse said would sting. He is going to be my tough boy and that is probably a good thing since he has 2 older brothers!






He really putting his hands and other toys in his mouth and is starting to drool. He is not sleeping through the night yet much to my dismay. I think it is time for some "tough love"! He also has forgotten how to take a bottle so we are trying to re-train him on that so Steve and I can go on a much needed date without him in tow!




Who could not love that face??



Bald IS beautiful:)

*Thanks Jenna for the cute hat!

spring break '11

We were beach bound again to FL, but for the first time with Doodle on the outside!! (Our last trip I was pregnant and actually announced the pregnancy to Steve's family when we got down there). We packed up and headed out bright and early and were able to log some miles before the boys were actually awake enough to make some noise. We planned on dividing the trip into 2 days because of Lincoln. We made it to FL but were still about 4 hours from our destination when the baby had had enough. Finding a hotel was another story but we did end up finding one after some intense searching while driving down the highway trying to book something via iphone. Needless to say, the actual driving part was not very fun. The big boys did just fine as always, but Doodle was not really enjoying it...and boy did he let us know!!

Once we got there, the boys were ready to have some fun.





A little relaxing by the pool,



plenty of games...


One of my favorite things to do is watch the sunset on the beach. The boys seemed to enjoy them too. One night the boys went down in their pjs to say goodnight to the sun.





We had wonderful weather all week- mid 80's and sun and it only rained 1 day. What I don't have pictures of (as I needed about 15 more hands/arms to carry everything) is time spent on the beach building in the sand and going into the ocean (to "ride the waves" as the boys say) and the awesome homemade icecream at Big Olafs ,but trust me when I say that those were total highlights for all of us!

Doodle had some highlights of his own

as he rolled over for the first time on the trip.
It was good to spend some time together as a family in such a beautiful and warm part of the country. We made it there and back safely and I look forward to returning many, many, many times with all of my boys!

3 months

I cannot believe that three whole months have come and gone since we have brought Lincoln home from the hospital. We all have been enjoying him so much!

Daddy time!


Hanging with X.



Personal space invasion with Dax:)


Some of Lincoln's favorite things to do are talking to anyone who will listen, standing up, swing, bouncy seat and little gym. He is just starting to take an interest in toys and purposefully bat at the hanging toys in the gym.



He is growing into such a big boy!

baba-tized

Sunday, March 6th we had Lincoln baptized or baba-tized as Dax would say. Thanks to all family and friends who were here (and who were here in spirit) to celebrate with us.



It was truly a lovely and special day.

On a funny note, we usually go to 8:30 Mass but that Sunday we had the baptism at the 11:30 Mass. It was not our normal Sunday routine and the boys had been up a while, played and had breakfast when we told them that it was time to get dressed.

Steve: Boys, it is time to get dressed.
Dax: What?
Steve: It is time to get dressed.
Dax: What for?
Steve: Church.
Dax: Church? We have to go to Church? I thought Lincoln was getting babatized today.

Gotta love my Dax!

2 months

Our little Linky Doodle is 2 months old already! We went to the Dr. for his 2 month appointment and he weighs 11 pounds and is 23 inches long. I think they said that was 40% and 50%. He has had some issues with reflux mainly at night so we started him on some Zantac and hopefully that will help some. He is still waking about every 2 1/2 hours at night to eat but has been sleeping from 8:00 pm to around 12:00 so at least I have a bit of a break:) Xavier slept through the night at 9 weeks and this is our 9th week so they may still be some hope! (Dax on the other hand didn't sleep through the night until about 5 1/2 months but I am not going to even think about that right now!)

He is really starting to coo and smile. Xavier can get him to coo and "talk" the most. Dax has a bit of a problem getting in Lincoln's personal space bubble...he just loves him a bit too much:) He doesn't love his pacifer but will take it when he is extremely hungry or tired. His favorite things right now are his bouncey seat and his gym where his wild arm movements knock into some of the toys hanging from it that make noise. And yes, we call him Doodle about 95% of the time...it just fits him perfectly!