Too cute!

This picture was just too cute, I couldn't pass it up! Bandit loves to play with Micah on the floor now I have to keep my eye on both of them. Smokey jumped down the stairs and Bandit decided to 'hide' behind Micah, cute huh?

4 Months? Seriously?

Micah is already 4 months old and we can't believe it. 1.) I can't believe it was over 4 months ago that I was in the hospital and he didn't want to enter this world. 2.) I can't believe it has been over 4 months since the last day I was working full-time. 3.) I can't believe it was over 1 year ago when I found out I was pregnant with him. How time flies!

He growing like a little bean sprout.... already 16 lbs and 25 inches long. (Yes, 16 lbs.... I know he is a big boy, everyone that sees him tells me! ha) 4 Months old and is wearing 6-9 month clothing. Great huh?

One of his favorite places is on the floor with his tunnel. Not only Micah but Bandit also loves the tunnel. I have to keep my eye on Bandit now.... I couldn't help but take this picture before I got Bandit out of the tunnel. Every now and then Micah will decide to try and roll from his back to his stomach but it seems he scares himself and doesn't go all the way. I am waiting for the day when he finally makes his move and flips right over.

Job Update: Since I passed all the tests to become a sub-secretary with the school board I have been called out 1 time. Hopefully it will pick up so I can get my seniority and get a full-time job soon!

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have been super busy this past week or so. I had the first part of the secretaries test for the school board and Micah went to the babysitters for the first time. He seems to really enjoy it there. She also has two little boys so it works out great.

I ended up passing the first part of the test (typing 50 wpm, easy) and I took the second part yesterday. This may be where it bits me in the arce. I'm horrible at grammar and there were a few grammar questions, figures. Anyway, I hope to find out today if I passed it or not. Wouldn't it be great to have the same schedule as Scott and Micah when he grows up?

Our little man is growing more and more everyday. He is around 14 lbs now and full of life. Scott & I have noticed that he is more alert throughout the day. Which is great because he is sleeping about 9 hours through the night now! Woot!

As you can see in the picture he loves night time. We give him his bath and wrap him up in a blanket, usually covering his head. Scott decided that just his head needed covered the other night and look at poor Micah.

We had some visitors this past week. From grandma & grandpa C watching him for a few hours, great maw-maw and Aunt Nancy coming over for a visit and John, Joy & Emily stopping by we were busy. Joy has to come over to get her 'Micah fix' at least once a week, which is fine by me because she absolutely loves him. Emily just wants to hold him and kiss on him, as you see in the picture below. Emily is 6 years old and my 2 month old son seems to be catching her in the weight and height category. LOL

Of course, Bandit couldn't be left out. He loves when John, Joy & Emily come over because he doesn't have to be thrown outside. They also have a dog and are very comfortable playing with him. Joy decided to get him hyper and play around. Bandit has a mind of his own and showed Joy who was boss, biting her butt! HA They ran and ran around the house until Bandit laid down and gave up! Thanks Joy, for wearing my dog out.

NOTE: On the job search. I had an interview this past Thursday but haven't heard anything back, so I take that it means I didn't get the job. Hopefully the school system will work out and I can get a job there or maybe sub for awhile!

Eyeballs

Lately Scott & I have been wondering if Micah's eyes are going to change. They are bright blue and he has coal black hair. Scott has dark eyes and my eyes are very dark also. As of right now we aren't seeing any dark spots in Micah's eyes so that makes me think they aren't going to change.

Micah does have a good chance he will keep his pretty blue eyes, both my brother and Scotts brother have light eyes. I am going to make a poll and post it to the left of this post. Please feel free to vote and tell me if you think his eyes will change or stay the same.

On a side note, our little constipated baby is no longer having troubles. YAY, that means he isn't fussy anymore and we are all doing much better. He is back to taking the regular amount of formula instead of 2 oz every 2 hours. Hopefully this keeps up and he doesn't get backed up again.

I tried to do a mini-photo session with Micah the other night but as you can tell it didn't go too well. I need a black sheet to get the photos I want. Hopefully sometime this week I can run out to get one. Bandit also decided he wanted his picture taken and kept getting on the sheet with Micah. Very smart, knows where to get the attention. Cousin/Aunt Kerri is willing to make our announcements for us but I need to get a better picture for her, and soon!

Fun Firsts!

This weekend was full of a lot of first for Micah. Friday night was his first full night in his crib and he seemed to really enjoying it, sleeping 8 hours for us. I woke up around 1 am freaking out and had to go into his room to make sure he was still breathing. (My Aunt Joy said I would do this but I never believed her, she was right)



Another first is he is beginning to smile for us. Big happy smiles and we love it. They are still hard to get with a picture but I will keep trying. He loves to follow light and smile at them. Another thing he loves to smile at is his daddy. Scott will make faces and sounds then Micah will just smile and coo. There is nothing better in the world than to watch them play.




We had many visitors this weekend. My Aunt, Uncle and their two kids came in from TN on their way to the beach. They also brought my grandparents up to see Micah. It's great that family can come in and see how big he has gotten. Scott's family brought us dinner tonight (Chinese, yum yum) and spent some time. Grandpa C always says "I will see Micah when he is 5 years old and ready for t-ball" (sure) I just had to get a picture of Micah looking up at him thinking "I'm not 5 yet, what happened?" It must be a male thing because he started to grin and coo at Scott's dad also.



Bandit could not be forgotten so Mark took good care of him. Mark has yet to hold Micah but he does come over and give Bandit all the attention he deserves. What a good brother-in-law, always there when our dog needs something! When Mark is over, you can forget about Bandit wanting anything to do with you, they are best buddies.

This week is going to be filled with job hunting. I'm off tomorrow to turn my resume into another place. I'm hoping someone will call me soon, I'm getting very anxious. Keep me in your thoughts as I continue to look for another job.

Lazy Day

Pancakes anyone? We had a yummy spread of pancakes for lunch.... at 2:30! Micah decided he didn't want us to eat them hot and woke up for more food right when I was almost done. 30 minutes later we were able to enjoy our 'lunch'. They actually look pretty good, right?

Micah is staying awake more. It seems he isn't getting enough food through the day and wants to wake up about every 2 hours during the day. This is really fine by me as long as he sleeps longer at night. (which he is doing, knock on wood)

This next picture is when I said 'daddy is going to change your diaper'. The look of death on his face.

We also had some last minute visitors today, Aunt Joy and Cousin Emily. They haven't seen Micah in a couples weeks and commented on how big he has gotten. Oh yes, we know, he is our little chunk monkey!

The last big excitement of the day came when Bandit decided to get spazy on us. He go a hold of one of Micah's bibs and burp clothes. Since he thought this was cool, I placed a bib on him to see how he liked it. His reaction actually surprised me, it really didn't bother him that much. He even set down for a picture with it on! Ready for dinner.

Appointments, Appointments

Micah's second Drs. appointment was today. This was just a 'well babies' visit so nothing traumatic had to happen to our little man. He is getting big on us.... 12 lbs and 23 inches long. This is above his age but the Dr. said he was in the good percentile and it would probably all even out. His weight is good for his length so we are thankful for that.

After his appointment he didn't seem to want to sleep. He would eat then fall asleep for about an hour and want more food. This went all for about 5 hours and needless to say, he was pooped. I finally just swaddled him in the blanket and laid him on the bed with me. In the picture below you can see what happened.




Bandit seems to be doing better. We believe the meds the vet gave him for his peeing and pooping attempts may have relaxed him a little too much. He has been a lot better the past few days. No more peeing in the kitchen, YAY! He is still very jealous and it seems to be worse since we got home from IL. I just have to start loving on him at night when Micah is asleep.

Smokey, well Smokey is who he is. He is a loner cat and has always been that way. He comes downstairs to lay in the sun every morning but after that he is done for the day. The only time we see him is at night or when he is out of food. Very easy going cat that doesn't need a lot of attention.

Enjoy the pictures because I don't know when I will get a chance to catch this again.