Our Little Reader

Mateo is somewhat fascinated with pages....magazines, books, you name it. Sure, he doesn't know what the stories are about yet, but in time I hope he learns to love to read. We recently got the book "Honey for a Child's Heart" (any Christian bookstore) that has lots of good info on authors and books for kids through age 12. We read a couple of books to him most nights before bedtime. He's much better at settling down to listen (and play with the pages) now where before he'd just squirm around.

"Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." - Proverbs 16:24

We got this jumper as a gift and it doesn't fit our doors. They are a bit too tall so we tried it in the pantry door, but the doorway was too narrow just as we suspected. We'll have to take this back and get one that sits on the floor with a stand. I'm not sure he's actually big enough for it just yet, but he seemed to have had fun while it lasted. Mateo tiptoed all around in this thing.

Portraits

Portraits were my gift on Mother's Day. Irv took us the Sunday after Mother's day. We had a great time and Mateo had such beautiful smiles for the camera. We were very uncertain if he would smile or not, but hopeful he'd pull through for us. He had a small moment of crying when the photographer wanted to get pictures of him on his own though that didn't last long. What a trooper!

Spring is here

May 15th ~ Just a couple of shots in the grass. We weren't sure if he would go for this or not, but he seemed to enjoy the coolness of the grass.

Hey, what's this...I've got toes?!?

May 13th . . . Mateo finally found his toes. What fun it was to watch him continuously grab his toes once he finally discovered them. Now he is constantly sticking his legs out and then getting those feet up in the air. He's only stuck his toes in his mouth one time, but I suspect it will become more frequent and I'll be able to snap a picture.

First Mother's Day

May 10th, Mother's Day weekend . . . Irv's parents came into town. Irv took us all out to a yummy Sunday breakfast. I love breakfast out on a weekend!!! It's a good thing we don't do that all the time; it's just more special that way. We went to a small local restaurant we had never been to and have talked about trying. It was worth it. The restaurant wasn't nearly as packed as we thought it would be. Of course, we were there pretty darn early too. The menu was a newspaper with crossword puzzles, word searches, and other fun games. The time passed pretty quickly between ordering and eating. As you can see, some of us slept.

Who dropped the pacifier??

I'm Free . . . Kind of

Now that I'm a big boy, almost 3 mos old here, I don't need to be swaddled anymore. I prefer the sleep sack even though it looks like I'm sleeping in a dress. I still need the sleep positioner to feel snug as a bug in a rug.

Easter Outfit

A special outfit for a special boy. Thanks Granny Lou!!

Third Month Stats

I forgot to get a picture at the doctor's office, but this is a cute one!

Date: May 5, 2009 (April 21st, 3 mos)
Height: 25"
Weight: 12 lbs 3.5oz

Third set of shots: Polio and Prevnar