Sweet Little Roley Poley

Precious Boy

Michigan in January

We were able to take a little mini-vacation last week up to Michigan to see George's extended family. Needless to say it was really cold! But we had a great time and were so happy for everyone to meet Baby George. He was such a trooper throughout the entire trip. We drug him all over southern Michigan and he was easy and happy the whole time. Most days entailed at least an hour or more in the car and he just took in all in stride, napping wherever and whenever he could. If you know me, you know that I can get a little obsessed with his schedule, but I really was able to let all of that go and just enjoy the time with family. I was really proud of both of us!

Here is a recap of the trip - in pictures:

Headed to Detroit to meet up with Grandma & Grandpa 

Snoozing - he did so good on the plane!

George III & V

I thought this would be the only snow we got to see...

But the next morning we woke up to this! So beautiful! 

Great Grandma

Table for 20 Baldaufs, please 

All bundled up for a walk in the snow

The Barn

Headed home 

Baby on the Move

Well, my sweet boy has reached his first big milestone. He's rolling over! It's so precious. He's pretty excited about his new trick and looks really proud of himself after he does it. I've noticed such a change in him over the last couple of weeks. He's so interactive and playful lately. It's really fun.

This was his very first roll all on his own - about a month ago.

Please ignore the excited Mom voice!!

He's a pretty good little jumper too!

Happy Holidays!

Okay, I know I'm a little belated in doing the Christmas post, but we've been busy! We had Christmas with my family at our house in Austin and then celebrated with the Baldaufs in Lake Charles over the New Year's holiday. Our first Christmas with the little monkey was so much fun!

Merry Christmas!

Santa, what the heck did you bring me?

I love this little turkey

My two favorite girls stayed with us for a few days after Christmas - so fun! 

Sweet Cousins 

Opening presents at Grandma & Grandpa Baldauf's 

He's forever chomping on those hands

Sink bath!

Aunt Maureen from CA - so pretty!!

The Nursery

...in case you're interested.

Prints by my wonderfully talented best friend  

We get some good cuddling done in this chair 

Friends

Hand-made cut outs by Mom & Dad

And, of course, the most important part

My Little 4 Month Old!

Baby George turned four months old yesterday, which meant a trip to the doctor for a well-baby check up and vaccines. :( He's a tough kiddo though and only cried for about 10 seconds after the shots. I think it was harder on me than it was on him. Here are his current measurements: 19 pounds 12 ounces (97th percentile) and 26 inches (90th percentile).

He is getting much better with his head control and is talking, laughing and squealing constantly. He loves bath time and taking walks in the evening to look at Christmas lights. He's reaching out for stuff now and putting everything in his mouth. I'm forever picking Oliver hair off of his wet, slobbery face. The only issue we've had is a persistent blocked tear duct in his right eye that may require a procedure if it doesn't clear up in the next few months. Other than that, we're doing really good! He's sleeping through the night and is a good little napper during the day. I'm feeling much more confident in my mom skills so things are really getting more fun. I'm so thankful for this sweet boy. My life has changed in a really good way.

If one is good, five are better

Our First Visit to Old St. Nick

We took Baby G to see Santa yesterday! We had such a good time, despite the fact that by the time we actually got to see Santa we were well past nap time. Due to my lack of planning, we parked at the wrong end of The Domain (a big, outdoor shopping area) so we had a 20 minute trek to Santa's workshop. We don't use a stroller yet - I usually carry him in a Bjorn but I left it in the car because I thought we were close - so we had a pretty long walk carrying a nearly 20 pound baby! When we finally got there, Santa was on a break. Of course. We had another 30 minute wait ahead of us, but Baby G was still in pretty good spirits so we soldiered on. The weather was perfect and we had a good time just sitting around. He was really sleepy by the time Santa got back to work, but he wasn't cranky at all and even gave us a little half smile for the picture. Sweet boy. I'm so blessed.

Waiting on Mr. Claus

Little Turkey

Sleepy Face

He was really sweet w/ Baby G

Our "official" Santa picture - Precious!

Crashed out on the walk back to the car