19 Weeks

Was inspired by a layout I saw like this on Pinterest and thought it was a cool idea! :)

 

Got milk?

This little guy cracks me up!!  Yesterday Austin was in the same room where I was pumping and he was playing with a toy while I talked to him.  Byron came in the room and started teasing Austin, saying that the pump was getting all the milk and it was going to be gone.  Austin looked very concerned and upset while Byron was telling him this.  I then told Austin that the milk really was going to be for him and he would just be getting it from a bottle.  Well that kid turned back to Byron with such a completely smug and satisfied face, we both just about died laughing!!  It is amazing (and slightly scary!) how much he is able to understand us.

Videos!

I have definitely been a bit behind with posting videos on here!  I take them on my phone and unfortunately am not able to post directly from there, so I am finally getting around to downloading them on the computer and now posting....

All dressed up for Halloween:

Playing with a rattle on 11/3/12:

Meeting his PraBaka (great-grandmother) for the first time:

 

Playing on his activity mat (11/30/12):

 

 

His cousin, Danny, reading him a story:

 

 

His cousin, Claudia, singing to him (he was SO excited!!):

 

 

 

Playing with his mobile in his crib for the first time (12/12/12):

 

 

Christmas morning:

 

 

 

Talking up a storm! (1/7/13):

 







Austin's Fourth Month

This little baby is growing so fast!!  It's amazing how much his development has improved over the past month.  He continues to surprise us with new things all the time, including rolling over for the first time this month!  He has rolled from front to back several times, and is incredibly strong with holding his head up while on his stomach.  Austin not only grabs for things now, he is able to hold on and is actually starting to play with toys (although they mostly just end up in his mouth!).  EVERYTHING he grabs he immediately tries to put in his mouth and is continually sucking on his fingers.  A few little ridges are forming in his mouth and I think those teeth are not very far away!  Austin has also started becoming a bit of a "helper" lately.  During diaper changes he lifts and lowers his legs on his own and also holds his onesie and shirt out of the way.  He is definitely starting to understand language a lot more and is more and more responsive to what we say.  We are starting to use baby sign language with him, though we have a lot to learn ourselves!  He loves to "talk" though he often gets very serious and just listens when on the phone or Skype.  Austin now sleeps the majority of the time (including nighttime) in his crib in his room instead of sleeping in the pack 'n play in our bedroom.  His nighttime sleep averages about 9-11 hours and he usually takes 2 hour naps during the day (so thankful the hard work is paying off and we are all sleeping well!).  He is such a happy baby and though he's had a slight laugh for a while, he has recently starting doing a full giggle - it is the cutest thing ever!!  I hope to capture it on a video one of these days!

 

Austin's First Months

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This photo book was our gift to our parents for Christmas.