Happy Valentine's Day

Helloooooo, ladies....

Say Cheese

Leo is an incredibly happy baby, except when he's unhappy. He smiles, giggles and full belly laughs all the time. Unfortunately, this is hard to catch on film because as soon as I pull out the camera, he gives the black eye of the lens a cold stare (not unlike the look he gives me when I set him in the bathtub or try to give him a sippy cup). I got this shot of him smiling by having him look at me and then sneaking the camera around the side (that's why it is quite off-center).

Cuts

Tom has been begging me to let him cut Leo's hair. I resisted, but he pestered me enough to allow it. He just wanted to trim some long hairs sticking up from the top of his head. Most of his hair has fallen out and come back as adorable fuzz. But these long stragglers were really driving Tom nuts. I was teary-eyed, though I can't really articulate why. We saved some of the trimmings for his baby book.

Here's the result.

We also did some major cutting when we made some curtains for Leo's room. This was quite the undertaking. We picked out some really cute fabric and lined it with "block out" fabric. Leo's room is bright during the day, even with the blinds closed. I've convinced myself that he would take a decent nap (longer than twenty minutes) if were only a little darker in there. This is what motivated us to spend a lot of time putting these curtains together. We're happy with how they turned out (just don't look too closely at the stitching).

Four months old

Leo is four months old today. He's getting to be such a big boy.

We had a visit from Addison.

She's not a big fan of tummy time.
Then we went on a playdate at the park. One of the moms suggested we try the swing. Leo really loved it--smiled and giggled, except when I got out the camera.

It would sell a million copies...

The shirt says it all...

Healthy, happy baby

Leo had his four month doctor's appointment today (one week early). He's 15 pounds 13 ounces and 24.5 inches long. She said he looks like a very healthy, happy baby.

She also suggested we start sleep training. We've embarked on it tonight. Tom is doing the hard part--staying in the room with Leo, reassuring him without picking him up. I'm the wimp with the earplugs in, crying harder than Leo. We've known for a while he needs to learn to fall asleep on his own, but I've been resisting doing it. Hopefully, we don't have too many nights like this one. I totally love and admire Tom for doing this because I would cave in and pick him up after just a few minutes, totally reenforcing the crying.