Blake's 6 Month Well Visit

Blake saw Dr. Hulsen for his 6 month well visit today.  Blake did great and is busting through milestones left and right!! Dr. Hulsen was very impressed with how well Blake is sitting up on his own and that he is rolling over from belly to back and back to belly.  Blake weighed 17lbs 4.5oz which places him in the 50th percentile for weight and measured 26 inches which places him in the 45th percentile for length.  When Dr. Hulsen asked how he has been liking his food, I told her I have not fed him any baby food yet.  Dr. Hulsen was shocked!!  She could not believe how chunky Blake was for only receiving breast milk.  I'm a firm believer in no food before the baby is ready.  Blake hasn't show any interest in food at this time, so I'm not going to force it.  Dr. Hulsen didn't force the subject either, she gave me the go-ahead to feed him baby food when he is ready.

Blake is such an easy-going happy baby.  When Dr. Hulsen opened the door and smiled at Blake, he beamed back at her and started talking to her.  Dr. Hulsen was in awe of our little cutie.  Blake is very expressive with his grins and giggles.

Blake still doesn't have any teeth but he sure loves to chew on his blankets and burp cloths.  He has finally started to take his paci which is a huge relief.  He has been sleeping in his own room in his crib for about the past 3 weeks now and has been doing great.  He still wakes up to eat 3 times a night, but with the help of his paci hopefully the feedings will be decreased.

Blake has had a busy month, so I took lots of candid snapshots.  Blake really enjoys having his hair styled, pretending he is a pilot, napping in mommy and daddy's arms, going out to eat, playing pretend dress-up, and playing in his exerscauser.

Blake's hair was in his eyes and I couldn't take it any longer, so I put a pink headband in his hair.  :)

 Nolan had my phone and snapped a picture of Blake! I love the disgust on his face. Haha

Balake REPRESENT!

Blake you are such a perfect addition to our family.  We now feel complete as a family of 5!!  You're so much fun to be around because of your contagious grins and giggles.  I love your sweet cuddles at night when you actually sleep.  We love you Bakey Boy!

Happy Easter 2015

This morning Nolan, Carter, and Blake awoke to their Easter baskets filled with goodies.  After sorting through their baskets Nolan and Carter decided to look outside and see if the Easter bunny left any eggs behind.  

It was a chilly morning, but Easter eggs were found.  Nolan had no trouble spotting the eggs and Carter was more excited watching Nolan find his eggs than actually looking for his own.  Towards the end of the egg hunt, Nolan showed Carter where eggs where at and Carter happily picked the eggs up and put them in his own basket.

Blake hung out in the house while the older two hunted for eggs.  Blake thought his basket was pretty neat too, but liked his feet better.

Carter and Nolan were excited to find candy and "monies" inside their eggs!!  Nolan and Carter thought they were cool stuff opening their eggs.  I had to hurry up and take the candy away from them before they ate it all and became sick.  My boys love their chocolate.

Once all eggs were opened and baskets were sorted everyone started dressing for church.  All four of my boys looked spiffy!  The boys all did great at church.  Nolan and Carter were shy at first for the children's sermon, but Aunt KK made sure to make them comfortable.  After Nolan and Carter talked with pastor John and the rest of the kids they went downstairs to color pictures. At the end of church the boys came back upstairs with smiles on their faces.

We were running right on time, so we took family pictures once we arrived back at Papa and Nana's house after church.  My boys being silly and picking their noses, hey whatever makes them smile!!

A delicious Easter lunch was eaten and it was time for all of the cousins to hunt Easter eggs once more.  More candies and monies were found.  Thank goodness for the Easter bunny!!

The afternoon ended with the kiddos playing "crack the egg" on the trampoline.  What a fun day had with family.

 Happy Easter 2015!!

Blake is 6 Months Old

April 1st, marked Blake's half birthday!!  Happy 6 months to our Bakey Boy.  He has his 6 month well visit at the end of the month, but I wanted to go ahead and post his 6 month pictures we took.  Blake is sitting up by himself for longer periods at a time.  He loves to grab his toes and play with them.  Blake is rolling over like a pro and really enjoys laughing at his silly brothers.

Blake doesn't have any teeth at this point, but is chewing on anything he can get in his mouth.  Blake is such a happy go lucky baby!!  He is always smiling and laughing at anyone who makes eye contact with him.  He is a talker too, always babbling to himself.

I have not attempted baby food yet, but it will be soon to follow.  Blake doesn't seem too interested in food at this time so I'm not going to push it.

I wanted to take a picture of the Purcell brothers.  They cooperated for two pictures, which is good enough for me!

Easter Heggs

Yesterday was a good day to stay inside and dye Easter eggs or "heggs" as Carter calls them.  Nolan is such a rule follower!  He used the egg dipper and waited patiently for the egg to absorb the color.  Carter on the other hand, doesn't know what a rule is.  He used his hands and mixed colors every 5 seconds.  Needless to say, Nolan did not want to partake in the egg mixing, so after he completed his 6 eggs he was done.  Carter kept dipping away long after the eggs had absorbed their colors.

Nolan was trying to explain the reason for using the egg dipper.  Carter was pretending to listen.  :)

Boys will be boys and several, if not all, of the eggs were dropped during the coloring process.  That's alright the eggs turned out great!!  There was an egg with "Carter 2015" on it as well, but somehow the writing was either rubbed off or ended up being the egg that was stuck with stickers and not dyed.