Mama's Man

This man is FOUR MONTHS now!

he's still such a tiny thing too.

He went to the Dr. a couple days ago for his check-up and this time he's a little bit under average.

I really have no idea how bald, skinny, UNDER average children come from me... so weird.

Jax was always in the 80 or 90 per centile. and his head was and still is off the charts!

Here are some things about our stinky man face:

-He's 100% mama's man. he loves me. he's obsessed with me. i actually love it. i think its awesome that someone is obsessed with me!  he prefers me over anyone else. if someone else is holding him, and he hears my voice, he instantly smiles and has to find where i am. i am the only one who can successfully get him to STAY asleep, and sometimes just looking at him can make him laugh. he's such a cutie. he loves to snuggle with me, and i don't mind it much either :)

- He's still into eating every 3 hours and eats about 4-6 oz. We just tried rice cereal mixed with apple juice for the first time tonight and he loved it! He did really well with it which was surprising to me..Jax didn't do so well at 4 months with the whole eating thing. well, jax still hates it.

-he's not rolling over yet, but he is laughing!! cutest thing ever!

- He still loves bathtime.  

-He's starting to show interest in toys & noises and he'll try to reach out and grab them. 

-He loves to eat his hands and occasionally will gag himself doing so.

-He spits up SOOOOO much. its disgusting! Jax never spit up. like never!  its crazy how different babies are.
-As far as sleeping goes, he's got the whole night time thing figured out. He'll sleep anywhere from 3-7 hours straight in the night! its pretty exciting. Jax got up EVERY THREE HOURS until we refused to keep doing it at THIRTEEN MONTHS! Ahhhhh talk about a nightmare.

-He takes a few naps a day and the longevity (is that the right word? does that mean "longness"?) of them depends on how well the person got him to sleep. If its me, i know what he likes. He likes to be wrapped very tightly, arms and all in a stretchy blanket that will stay tight around him. He likes his binky. He likes to either be laid down with and held or rocked and held. either way, you hold him very tightly in the left arm and spank his bum kind of hard with the right hand while saying "shhhh" in his ear. sometimes , saying the "shhh" isn't required. he likes to be held like 10-15 minutes until he's in a deep sleep. that's when you're safe to very, very quietly walk to is crib and set him in it. sometimes andrew makes the mistake of not wrapping him tightly. that will surely result in a shorter nap!

Jax loves him and he loves Jax. the age gap is actually great because jax realizes he's a baby and treats him like one. he realizes he needs to be gentle and loving with him. they of course are into way different things so there's no fighting. jax realizes mason needs attention and doesn't really get too jealous.  he'll call him things like "cutie heart" and "sweet man friend". hahaha they are so cute! mason loves to watch whatever jaxon does. i can tell already that he's gonna look up to him and everything he does! so its a good thing that jax is such a rule follower & so vocal!

this is mason's favorite blanket, favorite position and favorite place to have his naps.
and this is how its done , professionally, by me of course...

i love our macer facer...only on good days and today happens to be a good day! hahah jk gall! i love him everyday but he can sure be tough to handle with how high maintenance he is!