all grown up...well sort of.

this was taken this morning...he looks like a little man in his jeans and flannel shirt.  he had baby food for the first time last night.  sweet potatoes and some funny faces.  it made a much bigger mess than the rice cereal.  he does pretty good eating his food as long as his bottle isn't in his line of sight...if he spies it, he won't eat any more 'til he has his bottle.

salute to autumn.

these were taken when we went to the pumpkin patch a few weeks ago.  stetson was being cute but was getting tired so we didn't get any smiles for the pictures.

his fairy godmother (aka aunt heather) was holding him in this one

happy days.

stetson was sitting in my lap yesterday being super cute.  the picture where he's smiling with his mouth wide open is what he does when you open your mouth wide with a surprised face.  it's  hilarious when he smiles like that and shows all his gums.  the middle picture looks JUST LIKE his daddy!

at the post office.

stetson was running errands with his daddy while i was at work.  i miss that little face like crazy when i'm not with him.

out and about.

not loving the parking deck.

helping mama hold the napkins

practicing eating solid foods.

we went out shopping with stetson today. he's cute. he's really aware of his surroundings now.   he's constantly looking around.  he loves sitting in the sling, facing out, and looking around at everything and everybody.  he's quite social and adorable.  

doctor, doctor.

stetson had his 4 month well-check today.  he now weighs 14 lbs 3 oz (still 50th %) and is 25 7/8" (still 75th %).  he handled his shots really well and hasn't complained since.  he's a tough little guy.  he's turning over all the time, holding his head up well, babbling(with much squealing), laughing, not crying in the car---he'll finally fall asleep in the car without screaming--but mostly looks out the window/sun roof and talks--- and is eating rice cereal regularly.  it's so much fun to feed him his cereal...he opens his mouth wide for a bite...so cute!  he also sucks his thumb with his other fingers over his nose when he's going to sleep. "it's so cute, it makes me want to cut my head off"...that's a quote from his daddy about the thumb-sucking.  he's quite verbal and active and i think i have my work cut out for me when he is mobile....he spends most of his wake time laying on his play gym and kicking.  and kicking.  and kicking.  and talking to all the little animals dangling over him.  he squirms and scoots so much when we put him in his bed (on his tummy) that all of his pj's have pills on the knees.  but he's a really good sleeper...possibly because he wears himself out when he's awake!  we enjoy him so much we can hardly stand ourselves.

bro's.

stetson and jude hung out a little (between naps) while john mark and james were downstairs playing music.  they impressively slept through lee worley playing drums... and lee don't play quiet. 

i bet these two will rock out together when they are older.  

the young lion.

stetsonduke

taste of my own medicine

so. jacki+stetson headed to vidalia today, and i'm staying home.  i am working here in town this weekend so i couldn't go. this marks the first time my family has left me here at home by myself. i deserve a taste of my own medicine every now and again.  i'll get a real taste too cos' they will be gone until sunday night. that's just like most trips i take. 

 i'm not really used to this. but i will get to play guitar as loud as i want. 

godspeed, minha familia