New Developments

The past month for our little guy has been pretty eventful. Here's a little of what's been going on.

On March 1, Atley officially turned 4 months old. We celebrated by going to church! After Church, Atley's friend Emily came over to play. I noticed that they were kind of matching, so we took some pictures. It was cute. It kind of looks like they belong at a baby prom or something...

This is the official 4 month photo. He's getting so big!



Lately we've been feeding Atley a bottle to get him used to it in case Mom isn't around. That'll probably be the case more and more this summer since I'll be away at school most of the day. Now he's holding it all by himself! It's nice because it gives me a little more time to do things I need to.



Another discovery we've made this month is Atley LOVES books. I guess he inherited it from his Aunt Darien. He looks at them, holds them, grabs for them, and occassionally tries to eat them. He's also able to sit up with support so sometimes we let him read in Mom's chair.



Here's another time he was sitting in my chair. He was working on homework with Ian and as soon as Ian was finished, Atley was too. He was either bored from all the history, or wiped out because of all the information. I remember thinking I felt the same way on this day; exhausted!



Lastly, this past week we've started Atley on rice cereal! It's been a fun experience for us, but he is still getting used to the idea. Ian was lucky to get a good picture of him smiling. I think it's the only time he did! Here's the video!



This last thing is a video of Atley laughing. We like to play together and I'm intensely jealous of all the playing Ian and Atley will do this summer. I guess I just have to get my kicks while I can! Atley doesn't seem to mind either!

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Videos Galore!

We've been taking a lot of videos of Atley latley because he's learning so many new things. The only reason they haven't been posted it because it takes quite a while to upload them. So, here's our baby in all his technicolor glory!

This is Atley laughing. Just one step above crying, but a big morale booster for Mom and Dad. You can ignore the annoying noises I make. What can I say? Atley loves them and I'd do almost anything to make him laugh.



This next one is real tears! It's weird that babies don't cry tears right off even if they're screaming. This is fun. Take note of his cute little pouty face too!



And here's Atley with his rattle. He's recently started grabbing it all by himself. It's a neat change to see. He's really starting to explore the space around him.

The Good News!

Today we received some wonderful news and would love to share with all of
you!

Firstly, I'm graduating! It's not a surprise, but a blessing. I was
expecting to graduate in December, but we've recently decided it would be
better if I just got it all done this summer. Thus, my graduation date has
changed to July 2009! We're all really excited!

Secondly, since Atley is officially 4 months old we went to visit with the
doctor today. The diagnosis: well baby!! He measure 10lbs 15oz, 24 1/4
inches, and 16in around the head! His weight is still really low (in the 1%)
but the doctor says because of the good growth (and the size of his Daddy)
there's nothing to worry about. He also had a couple of shots, shed some
tears, and snuggled with Mom after. He did really well though, and we're
very proud!

My Boys!

While we've been enjoying the snow what we've really been dreaming of is our summer vacation. Ian and I recently were able to purchase (for a great price, might I add) some plane tickets to visit our parents; Florida and California here we come! We're both excited to go back and visit our roots and show Atley our old stompin' grounds. Besides that I'm sure ready to get out of the Winter and back where the summer never fades!

Another great thing that's happened recently is a surprise date. A couple weeks ago, Ian was able to get a day off work. He arranged for a babysitter and planned a date all without me knowing about it. I love good surprises. The ones where people pop out from behind doors and stuff I can do without though. Anyway, we went to dinner together and he bought me some new slippers. Here's a picture of the surprise invitation.

He had put the invitation on the fridge and called me after class (when he would normally be going to work) and I read the invitation as he was telling me he was on his way home. With all the stress of school and taking care of Atley that comes, it was sure nice to get a break. I must admit it was so sweet, I cried. I'm not a crier, but I'm so glad I have such a thoughful husband.

The other boy in my life has been absolutely adorable lately. We've been taking pictures like crazy and he and the camera seem to have gained a mutual respect for each other. He'll be 4 months old tomorrow, and getting bigger every day!

Grandma Sorensen was really great to sent Atley some clothes this week. Goodness knows the way he's been drooling we've needed more. Here's Atley in one of the outfits. So cute!

As you know, we like to play dress up. Maybe one day he'll hate me for it, but for now it's really fun! This week we decided to dress him up like his Uncle Taran. Taran has a red vest and sometimes wears it out. I think he was a little jealous of how good Atley made this look.

Atley is babysat every thursday night while I'm in class. Sometimes it's kind of a rush to get out of the door. This past thursday I forgot to refill the diapers in the diaper bag. Oops! When he needed a diaper change, the only size diaper my friend had was Newborn. I thought it was so funny how small it looked, so I took a picture. Another one of those that he'll hate me for whe he's older. It's also interesting to note that this size diaper used to drown him! Our growing boy!

Last night I was able to watch my friend Mary's daughter Emily so she could have a date night with her husband. We always love having Emily over to play because she's such a good helper with Atley. Yesterday she said she wanted to hold him, so I sat him on her lap on the couch. Isn't it just adorable?

This last picture was taken today. Atley finally found his thumb! I've written before about how much he loves sucking on anything he can get in his mouth, well he's finally consigned to the traditional approach. We're not sure what to think of it yet. He slept for a good two hours with it in, but I'm kind of nervous what breaking the habit will mean when he's older. For now, it is quite cute and it probably means less drool! Yay for the Mommy!