Sherman - 3 Months

Sherman is now 3 months old. I thought time flew with Everett, but with Sherman time seems to be disappearing. How has it been 3 months?

The best word to describe Sherman is sweet. He is the happiest the little guy. He smiles all the time and all it takes is a smile from mom, dad, or brother and this little guy starts laughing. Everett is already this little guys best friend. Sherman will laugh and smile at EVERYTHING Everett does and Everett LOVES this. Sherman is very ticklish and loves attention. However, he doesn't mind kicking alone on the floor either.

Other fun Sherman facts:
-He is turning into quite the talker. I love to hear his little sounds and gargles.
-He spits up a lot and laundry seems to have tripled since he arrived.
-He still wakes up about once a night. Occasionally he sleeps through the night and occassionally he'll wake every 2 hours (yawn!).
-He loves to be swaddled, hates the binkie, loves his fist.

4 Month Stats:
weight: 17lbs 3oz (84%)
Height: 25 inches (46%)
Head: 43.8 cm (83%)

We're so grateful he's here and love having his presence in our family.

Gingerbread decorating

Christmas Traditions

This is the first year that we haven't traveled for Christmas. Although we missed family, we had a great time together with our little family. This was a really fun year for Everett. The magic of Christmas was truly alive for him in our home. He had a blast decorating cookies and ginger bread houses and loved watching all of the classic Christmas shows. His favorites are The Polar Express, The Santa Clause, and A Christmas Story. It's really fun to experience Christmas through a child's eye again. I love my boys and all the joy they bring to my life.

Here are my boys after the we put up the tree and decorations. Everett enjoyed hours of fun with the train.

Ginger bread houses are always a hit. Each day Everett would steal some candy from his house, by the time Christmas came around the house was nearly candy-free.

Good times making cookies for santa.

The finished product