4 Months Old TODAY!!

Tatem is 4 months old today and I can't believe how time has flown! He is getting SO big and has reached a lot of fun milestones! I'm loving being a mom and spending time with him everyday. It is so much fun to watch him as he discovers new things, grows bigger, giggles at his daddy and gives me kissess... or I give him a bunch of kisses, one or the other!

Tate is now about 20 pounds and about 25 inches long. (this is dad's measurements at home, we're going to the 4 month appointment later in the week to find out specificis!) Needless to say, he's a big growing boy! I got out my baby book to see how big I was at this age and he and I weighed the same at 4 months old, poor little fella that means he's chuncky but I wouldn't have it any other way! Right now he's still just nursing but will also take a bottle at church and when he goes to play at his grandparents' houses. We're going to start trying rice cereal this week and we hope that is holds the key to our success to sleeping better through the night...bless his heart he still wakes up about every two hours!

Some of the fun new things Tatem has been doing lately have really been making us laugh...with him not at him! A couple days ago he really has mastered fun moves with his tounge! He loves to do all kinds of very funny tricks and even pokes it out just like Grandma Haddon when he's really working hard on something. He's also getting really good at holding on tight to all of his toys and playing a little bit better on his own which has really been a big help to mom. It buys me about 20 mins. here or there to get things done before he remembers that he needs to be the center of attention and really prefers to be held. The JOHNNY JUMP is our hero! Tate loves it! He really gets a good little workout in it and has become quite impressive. He falls asleep in it almost everytime...it tuckers the poor little guy out! His daddy has just started school this semester and luckily has all online classes, so while dad works, Tate sits and jumps and talks to him. It's so darn cute! I love my boys!

Church is at 9am now and Tanner and I have been called to teach primary. Tate isn't to fond of primary, or church and its been rough. He likes to sleep at home in his own bed right when he's supposed to be a church. We're lucky that his church clothes are his cutest outfits because if they weren't it'd be very hard to be patient with him! Today, Tanner had him all three hours because I taught our class and lead the music in sacrament meeting. During those three hours we had a mini nap, 4 large freak-outs, 1/2 a bottle, and one XXL blow out all up his back! It was dad's first blow out he faced alone and it seems that everyone made it out OK but it certainly wasn't easy.

All in all, Tate is a huge blessing to have in our home everyday! He's an expert smilier and he has such a strong, sweet spirit about him that we wouldn't trade the late nights, baby fits, and poopy diaper blow outs for anything in the world! He's the best little fella I could ask for!