18 weeks

You are making the craziest noise lately. It makes me laugh. :) It's kind of a raspy growl and I think you were copying me when you started doing it, but now you just keep on doing it. It cracks me up!

Precious 

I love my Uncle! 

Trinity is Jealous. 

I love this picture. :) 

17 weeks 3 days

The other day I was picking you up from your nonnies house and you were on your back on the couch and you started talking to me when I walked up. The funny thing about you talking was it wasn't the regular cooing talk, but you had this raspy sound to your voice. I thought it was funny sounding so I duplicated it and you smiled really big and let out a big laugh. It was the first time I ever heard you laugh. It was the strangest and most precious sound I had ever heard at the same time. I think it knocked my heart loose. Naturally, I continued to talk to you in the raspy throaty voice and you laughed and imitated me. Now we can't get you to stop making those noises, and last night you must have done it for 5 minutes straight I was laughing so hard my sides hurt. The important thing was we got you to laugh for mommy. She really wanted to hear you laugh and you let out a few squeals for her which made her and I very happy.

16 weeks 1 day

Last night at about midnight I heard you cough and make whining noises. I got up to check on you and you were lying in a giant pool of vomit. The yucky smelly kind not the cute baby kind. I pulled you out and started to clean you up. After I got you to stop screaming your head off, you were making a pitiful little humming/moaning noise and you looked really pale. Your mommy and I were worried about you. It was the first time you got "sick". We brought you into our bedroom and I held you on my chest and you went to sleep. I put you back in your bed at 4:42am and you were doing well. I checked on you this morning and you don't have a fever or anything, but you still look pale. That could just be mummie's skin color in you. :) Either way we were a little frightened, but we resisted the urge to call the pediatrician and instead read a book to figure out not to panic. LOL! Yay us!

16 weeks (4 months)

Well kiddo this is the official we don't have to cater to your every whiney outburst time. It's actually kinda cool because when you wake up to eat at 4am I just feed you burp you and lay you back in your bed still awake and you fall right to sleep. I don't have to tell you how cool that is, and even if i did you wouldn't understand till you had a kid and that is waaay too far off to think about.

My Love

Lori,

About 5 years ago we were going through a REALLY hard time, and you gave me a little keep sake that I will cherish forever. I loved it so much I memorized the saying on it. The poem was called The Little Boat of You and Me and it reads.

"The Little boat of you and me went sailing on the deep blue sea. We weathered wind and crashing waves, but we were strong and true and brave. And we were still in love so we, kept sailing on the deep blue sea. The little boat of you and me."

You will probably never know how much that truly meant to me. It was my lowest point. I wanted you to know despite any tough times, and we've had a few, I will never jump ship. I love our little boat, and our new little passenger. I Love You, purely and truly.

Love,
Mike

14 weeks (3 months 2 weeks)

Last night grandma was holding you and I was talking to grandpa while he was on the computer. I happened to look over, and you were staring at me with eyes wide as saucers. I was instantly melted. I smiled at you and you got a great big grin on your face and kind of curled up like you do when you're really excited. I gave you a big kiss and told grandma how much I love you. I am wondering, when you are old enough to read this, will really mean anything to you, or is it just going to be something your dad wrote. Alot of things go through my head in regards to you. I pray that I will be able to show you this when you graduate high school, but right now I just take it one day at a time.

Peek-A-Boo! 

13 weeks 3 days

I am so happy that the cousins get to come over more this Summer. It's crazy how much I love those kids as much as I love my own little boy. I wonder if that's abnormal. They are my sisters kids, but I worry about them and love them like I love my own child. I can't wait for them to grow up together, and to one day share their own stories about growing up. Maybe they will raise their kids to be close. One day.

Mr Smiley 

In the pool 

Babies First Cereal 

12 weeks

Today you are twelve weeks old, and I was looking at the pictures below at work, and I can do nothing but smile. This weekend while we were visiting Oma and Opa you were fussing in your swing crying and I looked over to check on you and you were doing fine, but you expected me to pick you up apparently because when I turned away you got this shocked face and stopped crying. Everyone was stunned at how you seemed to be incredulous that I wouldn't pick you up. :) I continued to ignore you even tho I wanted to pick you up, because that is what a daddy has to do. Be tough. I have to be strong so you can be too. I love you baby boy.

Big Hug For Daddy 

Lovin The Puggies 

Today In The Car 

2 months 2 weeks 6 days

Yesterday we went to a graduation party in Wisconsin and took the baby. Well it was super hot and he was a little son of a gun all day. Nobody got to see him smile. :) So we had him inside for the whole day in the AC trying to appease the little brat. :) When we got home we put the baby to sleep and my brother said he would watch the baby so Lori and I could go see Mr. And Mrs. Smith. We both wanted to see the movie really bad because we both love Brad Pitt! :) So we went and had a good time. It was a great movie and we got some Taco Bell afterwards on the way home.

Well to make this long story longer. Like that sentence just did. We got home and the baby had woken up the minute we left and hadn't slept a wink since. Matt was rocking him in his room and the kid just wouldn't sleep. Just the thought that he might have known we left and was upset was enough to make me want to grab him and rock him to sleep. As soon as I had him it was no more than 5 minutes and he was out like a light, but I held him longer anyway just because I enjoyed having him calm and in my arms. There is nothing like the smell of you own baby. As weird as that may sound. I am most certain it is a drug.