Four Months Old

As promised, here is an update on William. William is such a happy baby! He is pretty mellow, too. If you notice, in most of his pictures he has the same expression; it's somewhat of a look of surprise. He does smile - lots, actually. It's just that as soon as the camera comes out, he looks at it with a look of curiosity (and maybe even defiance - just try to get a picture of me smiling, I dare you!) and his smile disappears. We love his cute laugh. He is such a joy in our lives.
Here are his stats as of December 19th.
Weight - 15 lbs 7 oz (70th percentile)
Length - 25 3/4 inches (70th percentile)
Head circumference - 43 cm (70th percentile)
In case you couldn't tell, he's growing quite well! He's well on his way to becoming like this guy.

He holds his head up so well! This is him in his high chair. He hasn't started solids yet, but I think we'll start them within the next few weeks.

He LOVES his hands! He sucks on them all the time! He loves looking at them too.

Haha! We actually caught a smile on camera! This was probably a laugh too!

On a recent trip to Layton, I hung this toy on the bar of William's car seat. He grabbed onto it and then fell asleep. When David put the bar back once we got into the car, he still held onto it. I'm not sure how long he held onto it for, but we thought it was pretty funny.

For a long time, William could have cared less about the toys hanging above his head. Then, one day he actually started to play with them. It's amazing how quickly some things change - how one day they don't notice something, and then it's like BAM! they can't leave it alone! Lovely description - right!

***On a side note, I have read in a few blogs the comment that blogs often turn into brags about kids. If you feel that way, then I'm sorry. I don't, though. I think that people blog so much about their kids because they love them and because they are excited and proud of them. Bragging to me is "my kid is better than your kid", but I don't feel that way at all. I just think that my son is special and wonderful - the same way that you hopefully feel about your child(ren). What else would I blog about instead of my family? Politics - no thanks. The weather - mmm, no. I'm going to blog about what I love, and the thing I love the most is my family.

Infant in Arms

On the 3rd of December, William and I flew out to Nebraska to surprise my sister, Becky. My dad also flew out. Originally my dad and I were on different flights, but my dad talked to one of the agents and he was able to change my flight so William and I could fly with my dad. It was SO nice flying with my dad. He was a huge help with William. William was quite the trooper. I didn't have time to feed him before we left my parents' house at 6:30 am. Then at the airport there wasn't any time because as soon as my flight was changed we had to RUN to our gate. It didn't help either that I was "selected" to go through the special security line and then they had to search my carry on. Anyway, William finally got to eat once we boarded the plane. He was so patient. He did so well on all of his flights - to and from Nebraska. He slept on each flight! When we flew back to Utah we weren't able to get on the same flights as my dad. But I still had lots of help from others at the airport. Once when I was quite obviously struggling to get something, this sweet little old lady helped me out. I am so grateful for her help! Here are pictures of William's first airplane ride.

Asleep in my dad's lap.

I look funny, but here we are together. On this flight from Minneapolis to Omaha we sat right behind first class. It was SO nice! I could stretch my legs out and still not touch the seat in front of me!

Anthony absolutely LOVED William. He would play with him and poke him all day long if he could. William loved Anthony, too (most of the time!).

William with his newest cousin, Makayla.

4 months old already!!!

William is now four months old! It's crazy how time flies when you're having fun. He goes into the doctor today for his checkup. I'll try to do an actual post within the next few days.

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Makayla

I am currently in Nebraska visiting my sister, Becky, and her family. I flew out yesterday with William and my dad. Becky knew my dad was coming, but she didn't know that William and I were also coming. (Becky's husband and mother-in-law knew that I was coming and helped keep it a surprise.) We surprised her yesterday evening. Becky had her baby, Makayla, early this morning after laboring all day yesterday and all night. She finally had to have a C-section because Makayla was face up instead of face down. My dad and I took William and Becky's two kids to visit them today. Makayla is really adorable! She is 7 lbs 8 oz and 21 inches long. I think she was born at 2:51 am CST.

The new happy family! Matt, Becky, Josie, Anthony, and Makayla.

Becky and her children.

Sweet little Makayla.