Your smiley and happy personality continues to blossom and it is contagious. You can warm up a room with a flash of your gummy grin and make any bad day easily forgettable. You go in spurts of talking and cooing, and leave little room for anyone, including your sister to get a word in. You laugh and giggle and sometimes, try to laugh so hard that no sound really comes out. Simply put, you make life happier and better, and I didn't even think that was possible. You have brought so much joy to our life, we are so blessed that you are ours.
You weighed in at the doctor this month at 15 pounds, 3 ounces and 25" long. You've finally crawled up into the 50th percentile for weight and still top the charts at almost the 80th percentile for height. From what I can remember, I feel like you are smaller than your sister when she was the same age - turns out though, you are about a dozen ounces heavier and and almost 2 inches longer than her. #bigboysrule
Although you are big, she is still bigger and faster. This won't be the case forever, but until then though, you're stuck having tea parties with her other babies, listening to her sing her favorite songs (I'm sure you've gotten Wheels on the Bus, Let it Go and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star memorized already), watching her show off all of her favorite new tricks, and letting her hug, kiss, tug and pull on you and your arms, legs and passie. You are such a good sport. Ironically though, one day she was close to your face and as luck would have it, you were swinging your arms and caught her hair. I guess you'd call that a dose of her own medicine. She wasn't a fan, and immediately tattled on you. Oh boy, I can see what life could be like in another three or four years. Regardless of the hair pulling incident, she is still your biggest fan. I catch you watching her intently as she plays around you, laughing at her when she's telling you something funny (or even not so funny), and smiling at her just because. I love watching your brother - sister bond develop. Always remember to be nice to each other - you're always going to be on the same team. #teamschamberger
You are still sleeping and eating wonderfully. Typically still sleeping from 8:00 or 8:30PM until about 6:00 or 6:30AM. Occasionally, you'll wake up around 5:00 or 5:30 AM, but I'm definitely not complaining. You are eating about 20 ounces in a bottle at daycare during the day and we just introduced rice cereal into your meal plan. At first, you weren't a fan and perfected the "bitter-cereal-face", but just after a few nights, you're already starting to get the hang of the spoon and may have actually gotten more in your mouth than your bib finally. You are drooling a lot. I'm wondering if there are teeth in your near future. So far though, just a lot of drool and bubbles and more drool. #getthisboyabib
You've mastered rolling over from your tummy to your back; and can get about half way back over to your tummy, but not quite all the way yet. We're doing lots of tummy time to build those neck and core muscles and as you get stronger, you're starting to prefer sitting up in your exersaucer or bumbo chair as opposed to laying down.
Everyone says you look like your daddy. I don't know though ... I think you may be more handsome even than he is. Your hair is steadily growing and getting lighter. You still don't have much though, but it's definitely more than your baldy sister had at this age. #growhairgrow
Some of your favorites this month include Sophie the giraffe, your hands, grabbing your feet (although you haven't figured out how to get your toes into your mouth ... yet), taking a bath and making lots of splashes, flying above Daddy's head, riding on Daddy's shoulders, and watching your sister. We've also started reading books with Olivia before bedtime. She likes to read in the chair in your room, and luckily, me, you and her can all fit. Olivia has made the ottoman Daddy's official seat.
You had your first airplane ride and trip to Atlanta this month to visit the Schambergers. You (and your sister) did so awesome on the plane and really, traveling all together. It was so fun to see the Schambergers and spend time with them. Before you know it, you will be running around with them, playing ball and being ornery.
It's hard to imagine what life was like before you. You are the perfect fit into our family. You and Olivia are a constant reminder that life is good. We are blessed. And although raising two munchkins is no easy task, it is totally worth it and the most rewarding experience. We are truly blessed indeed.
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