Graham- 5 months!

Every day I feel like Graham has grown. He seems a lot taller then the other kids. I love getting him out of bed everyday and snuggling him.
Graham at 5 months:

*17 lbs 9 oz
*25 in and 3/4 (I think...)
*Loves baby food. So far he is enjoyed sweet potatoes and squash with some rice cereal.
*Thinks his older brother is hilarious and loves to follow him around with his eyes
*rolls over both directions and rotates and maneuvers around everything.
*He only likes to chew on his binky. Sometimes he will take it if he is screaming in the carseat.
*Loves the TV/ screens. The colors catch his eye and he stares
*He will stare at someone until they make eye contact with him
*Loves to smile, especially when someone smiles at him. He was a stubborn smiler in the beginning but he has transformed into one happy boy!
*He loves to chew on things.
*Can't keep shoes on for the life of him.
*Loves any attention. All the time.
*I finally have him sleeping in his crib unless he is eating. Sometimes I fall back asleep and he sleeps with me for a tiny bit but not much.
*Takes 3-4 naps a day. Usually 1 or 2 longer ones. Still loves sleeping in his carseat while we are out.
*Loves the swaddle. After our trip to Disney world this week, we will try and take the swaddle away. He rolls over while being swaddled and ends up face down.
*He usually gives me 4-6 hours in the beginning of the night and then eats every couple hours. We also need to work on that :) I am a push over. But if by chance, he is our last one, then I don't care! He goes down around 8 ( give or take an hour) and sleeps till 7:30 or 8 before waking up for an hour or so.
*Lily likes to share her blanket with Graham and have him smell/eat it. I think she will convert him to be a blanket loving person.
*He loves to talk after naps. Just coos away
*starting to get a little whipsy hairs. Some grow longer then others
*Takes a bottle and is starting to tolerate some formula. (We are leaving him with Grandparents while we go to Universal Studios for a day and I didn't want to bring frozen milk)
*Loves to chew on his toys and fingers.
* I likes to hold his pants or toes
*He is a happy baby as long as he gets his naps and eats. Still mostly on demand, with a little schedule.
*He likes to be upright. Always in the bumbo, high chair or anything. He doesn't like being on the ground very much.

I lost his stickers during the move.. so he gets Lily's. And a feminine tank top...

Classic Graham face

He didn't have fun at the salon

feeding lots of babies

Lily sharing her blanket during scripture study

We looked over at Graham and he was sitting like this. Eyeing Bryson's food

Akoy made sure Graham wouldn't roll around and eat his legos.... He trapped him

Graham 4 Months

Our little "gammy" is 4 months. Lily can't quite say her "R" and it comes out Gammy. It is really cute in her voice. Graham is continuing to grow every day. About once a week we are in awe in how much he has changed.

Weight: 16lbs 10oz-66%
Length: 27.2 in 98%
Head: 42.5- 67%

Neither of my other kids were tall. Maybe Graham will be tall like my brothers! :)

-he had his first double ear infections. they were not welcome! He wouldn't smile and was horrible. He had a cough and runny nose and it was so sad to see him sick. Luckily he seemed to perk up after the medicine kicked in.
-Discovered his fingers. He loves sucking on them. Usually 3 of them, sometimes 2.
-Wears size 3 diapers. He has a history of blowing out. Being on an antibiotic did not help. He was having multiple blow outs. I'm so glad he is off that stuff. Most of poop (sorry TMI) ended up on his clothes but sometimes it would venture on the floor or myself.
-Started to giggle more and more. At first it was more of a grunt. It almost sounded like he was in pain trying to laugh.
-I still haven't got him on a good schedule. He usually has a few naps during the day and one long one in the afternoon. He sleeps really well in the carseat when we are out and about. LOVES being swaddled. He won't sleep without being swaddled. He usually wakes up between 2-4 times a night. I really need to work on that... :) He still sleeps with me a good part of the night. We are slowly getting used to the carseat in the crib. I need to get him out of that as well...
-some of his nick names are, Gammy, bubbles, graham oh graham,
-Started ROLLING OVER a week and a half ago. He can go both ways. Sometimes that dang arm gets in the way but he is totally rolling over. BEFORE 4 months. He started rolling off of an ottoman and luckily I caught him before he fell off.
-Loves all attention. He just lights up when I start talking to him. He will "talk" back to me and just smile so big. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't get enough attention and is just a growth on my hip. I've been trying to be better about giving him attention.
-We seem to get a lot of comments on his 'big eyes' He still needs to grow into them. They usually have a good amount of white on top. Just a curious guy!
-We introduced rice cereal and he loves it. He eats it so well.

He liked tackling the bear

He has crazy eyes

Can you believe he is already growing up so fast?!

Graham 2-3 months

Man, I'm bad at keeping up on this! Poor 3rd child. Graham turned 3 months a couple weeks ago. I still have yet to find the belly stickers. Dang packing! We had his 2 month appointment before moving and he got his shots. I didn't take any pictures. Yup, third child. :) Graham has had some acid reflux and we had to get his medicine refilled. So around 3 months we went to our new doctor in Utah. Graham weight an oz shy of 15 lbs at the time. He is growing like a weed!
Before we moved, we put away most of his newborn clothes. He fit in them longer then the other kids. Since then, we need to put away his 0-3 month clothes. Most of them are too small and hard to get on.

Graham during the past 2 months.
- Loves sleeping WITH me. On my arm. He is slowly getting put in a crib for part of the night. We ended up putting a carseat in the crib and he sleeps in that. It seems to help his reflux. He doesn't sleep very well on his back. I didn't think I would ever sleep with any of my kids. From the hospital, Graham has been passionate about wanting to be held while he sleeps. Graham usually sleeps really well in his carseat. He takes one good nap a day and then lots of little cat naps. We need to try and get a schedule. I've been a sucker for his cuddles. Postpartum depression finally got me on my third and his snuggles were magic and helped me feel better. I think the whole newborn/3 kids/crazy 2 year old/moving really got me down. After many tears, we are finally feeling good a majority of the time!

When Lily was 3 months I told Bryson I was ready for another. It took me awhile to convince him and get through some other trials but then we got Graham. I am no where near ready for another! Little Graham might be our last.

-When he is screaming, it will sometimes take a binky. He thoroughly enjoys chewing on it while I hold it to his mouth.
-Every once in awhile he will take a bottle. We try to give him the opportunity every week or so. He loves when the milk is warm/hot.
-Slobber machine. His shirts are always super wet. We have started putting bibs on for slobber.
-Almost all his poops end up in a blow out. He has some power.
-Started smiling right before 2 months. He was super stingy with his smiles. Since then, he loves to give us big smiles. I love watching him look around and then make eye contact. He smiles so big.
-Eats his fists anytime he can. (contributes to the slobber)
-Starting to giggle when we play "Patty Cake"
-Loves being swaddled. He won't sleep for long if we don't wrap him up. Sometimes he will fall asleep before we even get to his crib. A good swaddle calms him down.
-Doesn't really know what to think about tummy time.
-Akoy will talk to Graham every once in awhile and make his smile. Lily doesn't pay a ton of attention to him. I think there was a lot of jealousy on her part.
-rolls to his side but not all the way over.
-He has crazy big eyes just like his sister Lily. We often have to retake a picture so he doesn't look funny.

shopping with dad

Feel asleep on his tummy

My boys!

Found himself in the mirror

I took a few pictures for his 3 month. I'm still trying to figure out all my camera and photoshop settings.