3 months

This little guy has rolled from belly to back and back to belly now.  He's just over 3 months!!! 

The three words I think best capture who he is at this stage are:

1. content.  Oh is he ever content.  He loves to sleep, cuddle, eat, and lay around taking in everything that surrounds him.  And by the way who doesn't like to do those things??

2.  charming.  He is quite the charmer.  His eyes are always looking for us and when catches our gaze he lets out the most delicious smiles.  His whole body balls up with excitement and his big gummy smile is out of control.  You can't help but smile back.  He is irresistible.

3.  strong.  Just like Sully, Felix is a strong boy.  Besides rolling he has great head control and has from the first week of his life.  He pops that head up to look around like a little curious turtle.  Plus he likes standing tall.

We are all completely smitten with this little guy Sully calls "Fix."  

I catch them smiling at each other ::sigh:: and Sully showers him with kisses and hugs.  This right here is fun to watch.  I live for this.  These two boys melt my heart over and over again.

Felix at 3 months wears size 2 diapers. Size 6-9 month clothes.  Weighs 20 pounds according to our home scale.

Sullivan says...

Me:  in the kitchen doing dishes.

Sullivan:  rushes in, scoots the step stool up to the counter nodding his head he says, " I wanna make cook, mom.  I wanna make."

Me: "What do you want to make?"

Sullivan: "I want to make cook hot dog."

Me: " You want a hot dog?"

Sullivan: nodding "otay, otay mom."

You bet your buns we made that hot dog together.  The kitchen is his favorite place to be these days, and I am more than happy about that.

scenes from the day

Hanging out in the nursery.

Watching Sully "paint pickers" on his easel in his room.

"I did it! I made fishies."

More painting.  This one is a little wall art for Felix's room.

"messy"

I think this picture would be cute on a canvas.

Final masterpiece.  Sully loves seeing his art up on the wall.

I love it too.

These two

holding hands:

Sully said proudly "I'm holdin' the baby."

 Kisses:

Sully said "I'm tissin' the baby."

These two boys have completely exceeded my expectations in every way.  Growing up, when I thought about my future the only thing I knew for certain was that I wanted to have kids.  I had no idea it would be this good.

I love the bond that is forming between them.  I feel like I've been given the two most beautiful babies in the world.  

Happy Halloween!

If you ask Sully what he is he will tell you he's an "ark" which is his way of saying shark.

One very adorable shark if you ask me.

Happy 2nd Birthday (10.23.2012)

Dear Sullivan,

 You are the most loving two year old around.  Your daddy and I look forward to your tight hugs and sweet kisses each day.  

You like to grab our hands and pull us in the direction you want to go, which is a lot of places.

You love being involved in whatever we are doing.  So I include you in as much as I can.  You enjoy sitting on the kitchen counter to help me mix ingredients or help with your daddy's coffee on the espresso maker.   When ever he finished his drink you get concerned and want to make another one for him.  You'll walk into the kitchen and put the cup on the counter-top directly in front of the espresso machine.  Smart boy.  You also put dishes in the sink for us, and still love throwing things in the trash.

You've stunned us with your smart ways countless times.  One day your daddy asked you if you wanted a drum set and you started moving your hands like a drummer would.  We were shocked because we have never shown you anything drum related before.

You ask for baths during the day, and often take a couple cars in there with you.  You try to pull your diaper off and get all your clothes off as well.   If you could be naked all the time you totally would.

You've gotten so much better in situations where other people watch you.  We go to MOPS and you will cry when I drop you off but you must quickly calm down because the ladies always tell me how good you were when I go pick you up.  A year ago I would get my named called to go pick you up from the nursery because you wouldn't calm down, so this is a BIG step for you.

You are so so curious about EVERYTHING.  You constantly ask "what's this?" or "what's that noise?"  And you are almost always finding things, like acorns, rocks, or leaves.

   

Your dad has these loose plastic teeth that he works on at school and you found a few and put them in your little cars, then you asked for "more teeth."  Haha.

You also had your first dental appointment and we went to see your daddy.  At first you were not happy about it at all, but then you came around and were so sad to leave daddy at school.

You lift my shirt to kiss the baby and then you lift up your shirt so I can kiss your belly.  So sweet.

You and your friends have started to play together rather than just near each other.  Its adorable to watch.

You are 35 inches tall and 29-30 pounds.  You wear a size 6 shoe and size 2 clothes.  

Interesting foods you love to eat:

raw beets

radishes

sushi(not the raw fish kind yet)

green olives

I love that you have really started liking food over the last four months.  It took you a while to get excited about eating but now you are always open to trying new things.

Some of the first words I hear you say when you wake up in the morning are:

"all done"

"wheels?"

"beeps?"

"georgie?" (because you love watching Curious George)

You always give me a kiss in the morning.

You are embarrassed by my dancing, however you eventually come around and start dancing too.  You mostly run in circles, roll on the floor, and march your feet.

Favorite toys to play with:

 -just about any car or toy with wheels

-balls of any kind but its especially cute to hear you say "golf ball"

We are so blessed to have you.  Happy second birthday Sullivan!  I love you so so much, more than I ever imagined.  

~Mama