Happy Daddy's Day

photos by Jordanna

4 Month Update

Isn't it funny that for Liam I was still counting by weeks at this point. Now, I am lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is or even what time of day it is for that matter. But this isn't about me and the haze that is called time. This is about the development of my Livi Lu as we call her, for no real reason other than it suits her.

She fits right into our nutty crew. She thinks Liam is hilarious and is starting to laugh at him. She is the biggest flirt you will ever meet. She likes to bat her eyelashes and flash her dimples to anyone who will look. She already has daddy wrapped around her little finger. This one is gonna be trouble, alright!

She sleeps 10-12 hours a night and for that I am grateful. She weighs 15.5 pounds and is 26 inches long. Didn't gain too much, but still in the 90th percentile for both. She is grabbing onto toys and even putting them in her mouth at times. I put her in her bumbo last night and was amazed at how well she is holding her head up. It will be just a month or two before we start giving her food and as always, I can't believe how fast it's all going.

Oh- and by the way

Teething SUCKS

Legs!

Remember how I was so proud of my little boy for drawing that face with all it's cute little, appropriately placed parts? Well, now.... BODY parts! You would think I would have taken a better picture of the actual artwork, but look closely and you can see a body, arms, and legs. This is suppose to be a portrait of me and the bottom in black is the ocean where the fish flip. And check out those little crossed feet of his as he colors... so dang delicious!

Movie Night!

We don't let Liam watch alot of TV at home. He gets to watch an episode of Gabba in the morning while I get ready for work and that's it. Otherwise, if he is awake, the TV is off. At the same time though, Chris and I felt like maybe he is at the age where he might benefit from a movie once in a while. It a great way to connect with other kids and I know I have fond memories of watching movies with my family. So we started movie night.

Every other Sunday night, we watch a movie and we make a big deal out of it. I air-pop my popcorn, we turn the lights off, and the lot of us sit down on the couch and watch a movie together. Liam loves it. We tell him throughout the day what is going to be happening that night and when the time comes, he runs around the house with excitement yelling, "Movie Niiiight". Chris and I even bought a couple of new movies from Target that we thought Liam would like. But we have had movie night about 5 or 6 times now and we have watched one movie 5 or 6 times now. Every time movie night rolls around, we try to play up Madagascar or Finding Nemo. We ALWAYS end up watching Toy Story 2. Liam is so familiar with it that it seems like we are watching the commentary on the DVD. He talks through the whole thing and lets you know what is happening. Super Cute.

So needless to say, Toy Story 3 is coming out in a couple of weeks and that will be his first movie in a movie theater. By the way, a little fact that will blow your mind- Toy Story 2 came out 11 years ago!

It's Summer, It's Summer Time

Awesome Things Liam Says

Me: Super Mommmmyyyy to the rescue!
Liam: I super Liam, and Livi super, and Daddy super. We super hero family.

**Couldn't agree more, kid**