Almost Four Months!

Sully will officially be 4 months old on Tuesday (technically he is 17 weeks old today) so I figured it was time to get an update on here! Sullivan continues to amaze us with how much he grows and changes each day. He is super smiley and chatty most of the time - although he didn't smile when he took him to get his 3 month portraits (as you can see above). He has started grabbing for his toys and can hold a rattle. He can stand pretty well (with assistance of course) and he's gotten really good at holding his head up! He's pretty strong for a little punk! He is FINALLY starting to consolidate some of his sleeping, so I am so excited about that! He took an hour and a half nap this afternoon and has slept for 7 hours at a time the last 3 or 4 nights. HALLELUJAH! I actually woke up at 1:30 last night thinking it was much later, and I was worried because Sully hadn't woken up yet. But then I realized it was only 1:30 so I went back to sleep, and Sully didn't wake me up until 4:00. I am really hoping this pattern will continue!

I think that's all of his biggest accomplishments. But he can drool with the best of them, and in case you were wondering or worried since the last update - he has pooped 3 times this week. He even went 2 days in a row, so I think he's on his way to being regular again! So I guess that's all I have for now. I have some cute videos, but I have to figure out how to get the videos to work, so hopefully I will get those up this week. Check back soon! In the meantime, here's some pics of Sully doing his new tricks!

Our Little Heartbreaker

Sully has had an eventful week! He turned 3 months old on Monday and today he is celebrating his first Valentine's Day! Unfortunately, he's not enjoying it that much (and neither am I) because his tummy is upset and he's got some bad gas. (He definitely takes after his father in that respect! Who knew someone so little could make such stinky farts?!?) Luckily for us, though, Sully is a happy baby and doesn't have days like this too often. In fact, we just spent the weekend with Grandma & Grandpa Willhite and they just raved about how happy and smiley Sully was! He was a very good boy. He practiced his boxing with Grandpa, took two really good poops, and melted Grandma's heart even more. See??

Mark and I also went for our first night out sans Sully while Grandma babysat. We had a nice dinner and saw a movie (Juno - cute and funny) but we talked a lot about our son and even discussed his poop over dinner! I guess we're officially parents now!

Happy Valentine's Day from the Willhites! Cross your fingers that Sully passes some gas!

Winter Fun!

This past weekend Sully and I went to Stoughton, Wisconsin for the annual winter gathering with my Girl Scout camp friends. We stayed with Kathy's parents who have a house on the lake and we had lots of outdoor fun! The big kids went sledding and ice skating and we all spent time by the roaring fire! Sully sat in his first snow bank and did a little sledding (on my lap). He slept through most of it and only woke up to cry when the sun was in his eyes or mom accidentally brushed snow is his face. He definitely preferred laying on the El Paca blanket in front of the fire to playing in the snow. He was a good boy, though, and all the girls loved cuddling with him!

Sullivan James is 2 months old!

Sully just had his 2 month check-up this week and the doctor said he was "perfect!" He weighs 11 lbs and 14 oz and is 22 and 1/4 inches long. He had to get a bunch of shots, but he did pretty well. He's been smiling a lot lately and he's started babbling a little bit. But right now he's fussy and probably hungry, so my first post has come to an end!