18 weeks

Taylor's 4 month well child exam went well. He weighed 16 pounds 4 ounces and is 26 inches long. That's puts him in the 90th percentile for both height and weight. But his little head is only in the 50th percentile!!! Isn't that so hard to believe? I feel like he has such a big melon. :) I had the vaccinati*n discussion with our doctor and that went well too. I was so nervous but I feel like she really listened and asked questions and tried to understand what my concerns are. I'm still doing research and when I have a better handle on how we're going to proceed I'll tell you more...

The kids and I spent the weekend in the cities with my parents. It was lovely. I got to do some shopping. :) (the Hanna Andersson Outlet was having a big sale and I got some organic cotton jammies for the kids - I love those and I cannot afford them at full price so I watch for sales!) But mainly it was just nice to spend time with them. I know I talk about my parents a lot but I just love them! They have always been such a major support system for me and have continued to be so as I've become a wife and a mother. And I so appreciate their involvement in my kids' life. And sometimes I feel like Andy and I will need all the help we can get to raise our kids in this crazy world! My dad, bless his heart, asked what I wanted for breakfast on Sunday morning. I said crepes because we used to have those quite often growing up and I haven't had them for years. Well, he made them for me and they were absolutely delicious! It was such a sweet thing to do and I appreciated it so much.

Andy put up our Christmas tree last night with help from Lily. It was so fun for both of us to see how excited she was! She's finally old enough this year to understand what's happening and to want to be a part of it. She was just delighted to help her daddy put ornaments on the tree. It was precious. We played Christmas music to enhance the mood and it was so fun to hear her singing along, "...and heaven and nature sing. And heaven and nature sing. And heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing." So cute. And as for putting up the Christmas decorations already - Thanksgiving is so late this year and we want to be able to enjoy the Christmas stuff a little longer!

Taylor's biggest news is that he tried cereal for the first time last night!!! It was more or less a success. He ate it. But he was frustrated in between "bites" since it wasn't a constant flow. :) He'd get mad and then try to suck on the spoon. But for his first attempt I think he did great.

I did a TERRIBLE job taking pictures this week. I didn't even get one of Taylor on Saturday - his 4 month birthday! I don't even believe it. Absolutey terrible. But here are a couple snapshots from this week:

Lily hanging ornaments on the tree

Taylor's 18 week birthday
You can see how broken out his face is - poor little guy. The doctor suggested ster*id cream but I'd rather not put that on my baby's face and we're going to try some other things to try to give him some relief

He has the biggest and best smile. His eyes light up and it's contagious!