Isn't It Funny

Isn't it funny how birthdays as a mom become less about you, and more about family traditions?

Isn't it funny how eating out with just you and your husband is considered a special occasion, even though you used to do it every weekend as newlyweds?

Isn't funny how you no longer expect the balloons, streamers and birthday banner, but when they do come it makes them even more special?

Isn't it funny how excited your own kids are when it comes to your birthday festivities, cards in the mail and especially the cake?

Isn't it funny how much more difficult it is to blow out 26 candles in one breath, and how it ends up setting off the fire alarm in the process?

Isn't it funny how those homemade birthday cards can melt your heart and beat out a Hallmark any day?

Isn't it funny how the little ones always steal the show without even trying? Isn't it funny how many times it takes to get a picture of the whole family on your birthday... with every one's hands down
and looking in the same direction?

I have to say that my birthdays have changed so much since I've become a mom, but they have only gotten sweeter in the process.

The Dallyman

One Day Old

7 lbs. 1 oz.

One Month Old

11 lbs. 5 oz. Two Months Old

13 lbs. 3 oz. Four Months Old

15 lbs. 4 oz.

This guy just keeps growing and growing!

Here is the latest and greatest with our Dallyman:

Eats: He's still nursing every 3-4 hours during the day, and goes anywhere from 4-6 hours at night. He's one of those fast and furious eaters which is kind of nice, but it sometimes leaves me wondering if he ate enough! We started rice/oatmeal cereal with a little bit of baby food for flavor this week. I was hoping to wait until he was 6 months old to do this, but he seemed ready. Dallin has quite the appetite and is loving eating solids.

Sleeps: For some reason I assumed that if you have one baby that learns to sleep on their own easily, then all the other babies you have will do the same. Dallin is not at all like his sisters in this area. For a long time we have been helping him to go to sleep by bouncing him on the exercise ball or on the corner of the bed. He has a hard time winding himself down to go to sleep, so it's been a challenge at times to keep him asleep during nap time, or to get him to sleep if we aren't home. This week we started putting him in is crib at nap time instead of the co-sleeper or swing and after a few days he is doing great. He naps every 3-4 hours for about 45 minutes to 2 hours (if I'm super lucky!). I have really enjoyed being able to keep Dallin in our bedroom at night. We weren't able to do so with the girls since there were two of them, and they didn't fit in the co-sleeper for very long. Lately I've been taking Dallin from his crib once I'm ready to go to sleep, and nursing him in our bed lying down (he sleeps through it all). Once he's done, I put him in the co-sleeper and then bring him back into bed for his next morning feeding and until we are ready to get up for the day. Some mornings I wake up to the sound of him filling his diaper and or tooting, followed by some loud "ah" sounds. It always makes me laugh.

Tricks: At around 3 months old, Dallin started rolling. Sometimes he would just roll and roll across our living room floor. We have to make sure to buckle him into the bouncer seat so he doesn't roll out! Another one of his tricks was spitting up or pooping up the back of his outfit every time we put him in the bumbo seat, but fortunately that habit ended. Dallin loves to chatter and smile, and his laugh is so cute. Up until a few weeks ago he HATED car rides. Dallin would cry and cry the whole time we were in the car. Fortunately he has gotten better in the last week or so, and I'm hoping that won't change. He chews on anything and everything and that he can get his little hands on, including his own feet. Dallin loves his sisters and smiles at them every day. He also loves watching Brenna and Brooke play, and you can tell that he wants so badly to do what they are doing. I'm sure once he can sit up and crawl he will be going to town on all their toys, so I better start baby proofing the house now!

A Sunbeam

You are looking at two of the latest and greatest Sunbeams in our ward. Yes, Brenna and Brooke are in PRIMARY! Since our ward is made up of mostly older families, they haven't had very many in the sunbeam class . 2007 must have been a busy year for others too because now there are seven kids in there, and they called three teachers. The girls have been ecstatic about going every Sunday. They feel so big now that they are in primary:)