4 Month Check Up!

Okay on Tuesday Mr.T (hehe) had his 4 month check up. Obviously, it's a bit after his four month birthday but you know doctors and how they love to reschedule. We actually had the appt. set up to be two days after he turned four months but they called and rescheduled due to the doctor going to vacation. Anyways, Tristan is doing GREAT! He weighed 17 lbs. and 1 oz. (77th percentile) and was 27 inches tall (94th percentile)! They said he's grown about two inches a month and gained just over two pounds a month. They were impressed with his excellent rolling skills. If you let him he'll roll all over the house! He's also been showing a lot of interest in crawling. Obviously he still doesn't quite get the "on all fours" concept but he tries really hard! He can actually wiggle around a lot and is pretty good at going backwards! It's really cute but you have to watch him like a hawk or you might loose him! The doctor expects Tristan to get his first tooth in about a month or so. Obviously you can't say for sure when they will come in but you can see the whites coming through so they're bound to be here soon! I wonder which will come first - crawling or first tooth? I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

One of Tristan's other latest interest is The Backyardigains. He absolutely LOVES to watch them. It amazes me that a four month old will sit and watch a TV show for thirty minuets straight. And if you turn it off or pick him up mid show he will scream until he gets to watch it again! They actually are pretty cute and the songs are quite catchy. Lloyd wants him to be Pablo (the penguin on the show!) for Halloween but I'm not so sure about that. We will have to see about that as well!

Here's some cute ones of Mr.T watching his favorite show and getting around!

Watching Backyardigains!

Leave me alone Aunt P! I managed to back up this far!
Put one hand in front of the other?
Get outta my face!
Where do you think your going!?

Our Time

So I have what some may call a bad habit. I call it our time. What am I talking about? Well, I take Tristan to bed with me every night. When my little guy starts rubbing his eyes and getting a little fussy I know it's time for night night. Most mommies would maybe give their little one a bottle, maybe rock them quietly in their room with the lights out or just hold them until they fall asleep then it's off to the crib. Not me. When Baba's gets to yawning I know it's getting close to my bedtime too (don't ask - it's what we've been calling him since he was two weeks old. I love my Baba's! :-) . I pick up my sugar and hold him close while walking through the hall to my bedroom. I've already turned out the bedroom light and turned on our bathroom light so there's just enough light for me to see. I grab our favorite fleece blanket and lay Tristan in the bed. I then snuggle up next to him and begin nursing Baba's. It's such an awesome time for us. I really believe there's no better experience for a mom than nursing her baby. Tristan automatically closes his eyes and a rests his little arm on my chest. I pull the blanket up over us and snuggle closely. We both fall asleep like this and snuggle for the rest of the night.

Some people might say it's a bad habit to get into now because he'll be in our bed for years. Well I say I don't care. I just love having my sugar pie there with me all night and sleep soundly knowing he's safe in my arms. I don't care if people say I'm spoiling my little guy because maybe that's what I want. I want Tristan to be spoiled rotten with love. He's going to know that no one loves him like Mommy and Daddy. My little guy is going to be allowed to crawl in bed with me for as long as he wants. I'm always in the mood for snuggling.

Of course Lana doesn't like it so much because she's been booted to the floor. Since we first got Lana shes slept in the bed with us - under the covers and everything. (See a pattern here? LOL) She was our baby before Tristan and doesn't really understand why we can't all sleep together. She tries to lay with Tristan as often as she can and loves to investigate him as much as we'll allow her. She's getting more and more used to Tristan and excepting that he's taken her place in the middle of the bed but she knows we still love her.

Tristan and I sleeping on the couch together when he was 24 days old. He was such a little guy!

Lana had to join us
Like I said Lana will try to lay with him whenever she gets a chance!
Morning Babas!

He loves our bed. Don't dare try and move him - he's not having it.
There's nothing more beautiful than a sleeping baby

Quick Layout

So I'm slowly learning more and more about digital scrap booking and it's been a lot of fun! This week we had a bonus and it was just a quick page but I learned to convert a picture into black and white and struggled over a text box. LOL Here is the finished product. Simple but I think it's cute. I've got a lot more learning to do - I'm still having to go back and double check how to do things. Hope you like it! I'll post week two's project as soon as I finish it! :-)

Celebrating Four Months!

So yesterday was Tristans 4 Month Birthday! I can't believe what a big boy he is! It's truly amazing to watch him learn every day and oh yes he learns something new every day! He has his four month check up soon and I can't wait to see just how much he really has grown! I'm not looking forward to the shots but that's another story. Anyways, last night we went out with my family to celebrate Tristan's latest accomplishments ;) We had a lot of fun even though Mommy was awfully sick and had to come straight home and get into bed. Oh man, I thought I had broken my fever and maybe I did for an hour but it quickly came back.

I was miserable last night - my sleeping schedule went like this yesterday: Woke up at 4:30 a.m. with fever and upchucking...that lasts until 7:30 a.m. when I decide that I should probably call in sick to work then I go back to sleep. Lloyd lets me stay in bed until noon when I stagger into the living room with our large comforter and bed head! (I know you wish I had a pic!) I lounge around on the couch trying to stay away from the baby but he's not having that then at 2:30 my fever spikes up to 100.00 and I get back in bed. I wake up at 4 p.m. covered in sweat believing I've broken my fever and hop on the computer to finish my scrap booking class. At 6 p.m. we get in the car to leave for Olive Garden and immediately my body starts aching. I manage to make it through dinner O.K. but once everyone is done Lloyd, Tristan and I head straight home. We get home at 7:30 p.m. and I make it to the bed about .5 seconds after we get in the door. At 8:30 Lloyd brings Tristan to me to eat and I pass out with Tristan nursing. I wake up at midnight to Lloyd taking Tristan away to his crib. I quickly pass out again. Despite waking up three times for about 20 minuets at a time I conked out until 9 a.m. when Tristan woke up. I am still tired and not feeling on top of my game. AND I have to be at work at one :( I probably shouldn't go in but I know I have too!

Anyways, that's enough complaining here's some cute ones from last night!

Mom and Dad

Neither one of them can quite figure out how to work their camera! ;)Mom enjoying her Mud Slide! Lol
Tristan's favorite dish is finger!
Aunt Angel loving her some Tristan!
Tristan looked interested in the food so we gave him a little bit of bread - he didn't quite undertstand what to do!
It frustrates him a little....
Aunt Kathy and Aunt Angel
Mommy and Tristan (As you can see I'm a bit pasty!)
The whole family (minus me!)

Week One Scrapbooking!

So I started a digital scrap booking class (with the help of my super Digi-Scrap savvy sister Angel!) and it's been a lot of fun! With life being as busy as it is I don't often have time to sit at the computer for more than 15 mins but I took advantage of being sick (FINALLY broke my fever of 100.00 degrees about an hour ago!) to sneak in some class help. Of course I changed the layout a little bit because I just HAVE to be unique! I think it's pretty cute and I'm awfully proud of myself! ;) Tell me what you think!? There will be many more to come!

I also just wanted to note that the woman I am taking the class from has some AWESOME beginner, intermediate and expert level classes and most of them are self paced. They teach you a lot and are compatible for whatever version of Photoshop you have. You should definitely check out https://jessicasprague.com/ and once you've learned all the scrap booking tricks go to Angels Scrap booking Store to get all the cutest embellishments ect.! You'll have a lot of fun and they're soooo cute!

Popo's New Truck

About a month ago Popo (Lloyd's father) came into town, which is a rare occasion as he is a busy truck driver, so Lloyd and Tristan went to visit him. When they got there they realized they were in for a real treat. Popo got a really neat new truck and Tristan and Lloyd got to check it out in detail. It is really nice and we are glad Popo gets to drive around in it! It's a really pretty dark blue and has two full size beds so he gets to really relax when it's time to wind down. I'm sure once Tristan is older he'll think Popo's truck is really cool and appreciate it a little more! Here are some pictures of the fun outting!

The long view 

Closer up

Loving on Mr. Tristan

Popo and Tristan - can you see the resemblance? LOL

Don't take off with Tristan!

Tristan having fun

Okay so today I FINALLY figured out to put my camera pictures on my computer so now you guys no longer have to subject to the crappy phone pictures! So of course I will be posting a lot more now!

These pictures were taken about a week and a half ago. Tristan LOVES riding around on Daddy's sholders and just cracks up almost the whole time. Of course Lloyd holds on tight!

Look at me Mommy!Daddy Kisses For Tristan!
Is this not just TOO CUTE?
Hold on tight!

Another one of Tristans amazing accomplishments has been that he can now sit/stand in his ExerSaucer! At my baby shower extended family pitched in to get Tristan this activity center chair and Tristan just adores it. He hits all the toys and makes me sing to him, tries to get all of them in his mouth and even jumps up and down and rocks the whole thing. Once he gets in he knows he's in for a lot of fun and here is him enjoying that fun!

Well I like my toys but I like my hands too!
Preoccupied by Mommy
Trying to pull the toys into his mouth...he can't figure out why they won't reach!
Oh well! I'll just jump up and rock this thing!

Just chillin'

Well I've got lots more to share with you and I'll try to post again later this week!