Four Months Old

Our little guy is growing up fast! Jasper is four months old today and changing all the time. We've learned this month that he is much more ticklish than his older brother, and he laughs when you nuzzle his belly :) He loves bath time, trying hard to kick that rubber ducky who keeps popping up out of nowhere. J's still a great sleeper, taking 3 naps and sleeping 12 hours a night like a champ! He's not big on rolling over, but he's making up for that by sitting up on his own sometimes - such a big boy! He has great head and neck control, and I'm guessing he'll be crawling before we know it. He's also having fun with some of his toys now - the bouncer and mobile are favorites of the day.

On the list of things Jasper doesn't like so much....number one is definitely the car seat. We've tried mirrors, toys, hanging a picture of Mama in front of him, and finally a personal DVD player to try and soothe our four-month-old tyrant, but all to no avail. The little guy will cry and cry, unless someone is sitting back there with him (apparently Big Brother doesn't cut it). I think he's usually crying because he is ready for a nap in his crib, but when your baby wants to take a nap within an hour of waking up, you can't always guarantee that you'll be home for said nap. If we worked entirely on his schedule, we would never leave the house! The DVD player has helped with running short errands, but I'm crossing my fingers that our little man grows out of this phase soon :)

"Bubba" is starting to really enjoy watching his big brother too - when he's standing still that is :) And, just a side note, Griff's turning out to be a great big brother too. The other day, while I was putting laundry away, I asked Griffin to go play with his brother, who was chillin' on a blanket in the living room. I honestly had no expectations that Griff would even understand what I said, but he ran off and when I found him, he was trying (unsuccessfully) to pick Jasper up. I'm guessing that's how he sees Mama "play" with the baby. He kept saying, "sorry...sorry." Ha ha! At least he tried!

We adore both our boys and we're having a blast watching them grow up!

During a recent purge of summer clothes in Jasper's closet, I found this outfit I LOVED that Griff wore when he was Jasper's age. Below are pictures of the boys posing in their rockin' shuffleboard digs.....watch out red hat ladies...these two are dressed to impress :)