Blake is 5 Months Old

Baby Blake is 5 months old!!  Blake enjoys practicing sitting up by himself, rolling over onto his side, and sleeping in his crib at night.  Blake is chewing on everything he can put into his mouth, but his favorite thing to chew on is his fingers.  Blake has not had any teeth pop through his gums, but he's working on them. 

I measured and weighed Blake at home since his next appointment is his 6 month well visit.  Blake weighed 16 pounds and measured 24 inches long.  My little man is turning into a chunky monkey.  I'm glad he's filling out because he was a little shrimp when he was born.  Momma's milk does the baby well. :)

Blakey boy loves to smile and laugh.  Blake goes with the flow around our house and is the perfect baby.  Nolan and Carter adore Blake as well.  Carter is always checking on "my bakey".  Nolan loves to make Blake laugh just by looking at him.

I love this picture of Blakey in his basket.  Haha He doesn't look very impressed if you ask me.

Happy 5 months baby Blake!  We love you so much!!

March Madness

March is a busy month for birthdays!  Great Grandma Beeler and Great Grandpa Tub both celebrated their birthdays this past weekend.  The boys had a lot of fun playing with their relatives and eating delicious foods.

On Saturday, Great Grandma Beeler's birthday party took place at Grandma Donna's.  Carter had a blast "cooking" pigs, horses, and lots of other wild animals in the oven.  Nolan enjoyed playing "office" and regulating everyone's paperwork.

Blake thought Great Uncle Joe was a funny guy too!!

I had to snap a picture of Nolan in action.  When he concentrates on any paperwork, Nolan always has his mouth hanging wide open.  Bill and I call him Papa Dave. :)

On Sunday, Great Grandpa Tub's birthday party took place at his and G.G's house.  Carter enjoyed putting puzzles together with Gpa Tub, while Nolan enjoyed completing word searches with G.G.  Blake had fun looking at himself in the mirror and hanging out with Aunt KK.

Happy birthday to two GREAT people!!!

From shag to swag!

Blake had his first haircut on December 9th and his second haircut on January 14th.  I wanted to let his hair grow to see how it looked longer.  Well everyone kept calling him a girl, so tonight it was time to have another haircut.  Since the other boys were having their hair trimmed, I had Blake join in on the fun.  The hairdresser couldn't believe she was cutting a soon to be 5 month olds hair!!  She did a great job and so did Blake.

This is the first time I was able to take pictures of Blake while he was having his hair cut.  Before, Nana cut Blake's hair while I was at work.

Before picture of Blake and his shag!

All four boys with their shagginess......

Blake sat on daddy's lap so I could take pictures and manage Nolan and Carter.  Blake was really relaxed, but Bill had to put him in a death grip because the hairdresser was so nervous!  All three made a great team and Blake left looking spiffy in the end.

 Carter and Blake were receiving haircuts, while Nolan waited patiently!

 After picture of Blake and his swag!

Blake's 4 Month Well Visit

Finally, today Blake was able to have his well visit completed.  After 10 days of antibiotics, double ear infection and bronchitis are gone.  Thank God, it was a rough few weeks, but our happy baby his back to himself.  Blake weighed in at 14lbs 9.5oz, which places him in the 50th percentile for weight.  Blake measured 24 inches long, which places him in the 45th percentile for his height.  I'm so happy my little peanut is finally growing!

Blake has really started showing his personality since my last post at the beginning of the month.  He is always smiling, laughing, and loves being the center of attention.  I love waking up to this smiling face every morning before the chaos of the day starts.

Blake has taken a few naps in his crib, but I still have not allowed him to sleep in his crib overnight.  A video monitor has been ordered, and once it has been placed in his room I will feel more comfortable allowing Blake to sleep in his crib.  Here a few pictures from Blake's midday nap on February 7th.

Little B has the funniest facial expressions!  I love it.

"Say What"

"I will take over the world"

Our life as a family of five is finally starting to settle down and take a routine!  I'm sure once the routine is established something will throw a wrench into the pile, but hey that's life.  I love my three baby boys and wouldn't change the craziness for the world!!

Happy 50th Birthday Nana!

On January 31, my momma turned 50!  Of course, a surprise party had to be held to honor this milestone.  With lots of planning and help from great friends and family, we were able to pull of an amazing party!  I chose a few family photos that I really liked, which were taken in the photo booth at the party.  Over 70 people came to the party to help my mom celebrate the big 5-0!!

My mom is an amazing person and a true best friend of mine.  I couldn't ask for a more genuine person to be my mom or nana to my boys.  Nana truly is loved by so many people!  Happy 50th momma.  I love you!

Blake is 4 Months Old!

"My Bakey" as Carter calls him is now four months old.  Wowzer!  Blake's well visit is at the end of the month, so I wanted to go ahead and post his pictures we took today.  As I was editing his pictures I couldn't help but admire how beautiful Blake is.  I know he is my own, but he sure is adorable!!

Blake is an extremely happy baby!  If Blake isn't smiling he is either sleeping or blowing bubbles, which is his newest discovery.  Blake has been taking his bottles well and nursing great too.  Blake really enjoys tummy time, playing under his play gym, and watching his silly brothers run around.

Lately Blake has been chewing on his hands, so I'm sure teeth are on their way.  Blake is extremely ticklish too.  When I remove any article of clothing or even his diaper he laughs and shrieks with delight.  

Since Valentine's Day is drawing near I decided to go ahead and take pictures of Blake in his "My First Valentine's Day" outfit.  What a doll!!  Towards the end of the photo shoot Blake became bored and started blowing bubbles. haha

After Blake has his well visit I'll post his stats, but for now you can enjoy his adorable pictures!!