4 Months

My absolute favorite thing about having this sweet little one is having his chubby cheek rest on my shoulder as he drifts off to sleep. I love sharing the same air as him, I love placing my lips on his baby smooth skin, I love holding his warm little body, and I love hearing his little sleepy hum as he exhales. Did I mention he will often look up and smile just before he falls asleep too? When Lincoln is awake he is very social and loves to laugh. He also makes cooing noises and just generally basks in any attention you send his way. You bring peace to our home Lincoln. 

Sweet little Lincoln is 4 months old and here are his stats:

Weight: 15 lb 11 oz 50-70%

Height: 24 inches 25%

Head: 16.75 inches 50-75%

As a funny side note, Lincoln burps like a man. He swallows a lot of air when he feeds then lets it all out like a champ. Very funny. 

Two-thie

David lost his first tooth! Yeah David. That is definitely a rite of passage from little boy to bigger boy. Right around the same time Gabe lost 2 teeth in one day! The tooth fairy got to visit both boys on the same night which I'm sure won't happen very often. Gabe's lost so many that his smile is looking pretty gappy these days in an adorable 7-year-old sort of way. 

One Word

If I had to pick just one word to describe each member of my family I think it would go as follows:

Lincoln-Content
           Ruth- Bubbly
                     Kenny- Happy
                                 David- Persistent 
                                            Gabe- Excited
                                                      Zach-  Intentional

As for myself, now that's a hard one. Probably just Lucky. 

Grandma and Grandpa Barry

     This is Grandma and Grandpa Barry. The thing that our three older boys liked the most about vising them was each getting to go on a 'date' to Burger King and the dollar tree. When you are under 5 feet tall this is a very special occasion. Hopefully we can arrange something similar this summer when Grandma and Grandpa Barry come out for Gabe's baptism. Wish you guys were closer. 

Double Trouble

Four weeks difference and 50% bigger (Julianna is 10 lb at 3 months, Lincoln is 15 lb 11 oz at 4 months) Zach's right wrist got sore after holding the both of them for 25 minutes but his left arm never really registered an occupant. Lincoln is a sturdy stump compared to Julianna's delicate flower. Give me fat and happy any day though, more to love!

Welcome Spring

Even when it is winter out side I always have spring indoors. Ruthie just loves her "bee dress" she got from Mimi.

Family Picture With Grandpa

On Saturday our family flew back from North Carolina after an 11 day extended spring vacation and I am just beginning to feel like things are settling back to normal. "Behind' is not an adequate term for my 'to-do'list but I wanted to post this picture (thanks to Robbie for taking it) before it got lost in the recesses of forgotten files. Here is my dad with all his posterity to date- 2 daughters and 9 grandchildren- 4 girls, 5 boys. Owen and Gabe are 4 1/2 months apart, David and Riley are 6 weeks apart, Kenny and Scarlett are 7 weeks apart, Ruth is all by herself, and Lincoln and Julianna are 4 weeks apart. Good times with cousins if not a little, OK a LOT, on the crazy side. More spring break posts to come.