4-Month Checkup

Yesterday, Hampton had his 4-month doctor's visit. It went great, and here's where we stand...

He's 17 lbs 5 oz and 25.5 inches long

He's in the 75th percentile for height and the 90th for weight (He's a Howard, what can we say?!)

He has a few very dry patches on his skin, and the Dr. thinks he has sensitive skin.
She wasn't worried, but recommended a new lotion to try.

She recommended waiting until he's 5 1/2 months old to introduce solids, so it will be just a little while before he gets to try something new. Tanner is happy that he's still little enough to be strictly bottle-fed!

Weekend Update

This weekend was a very fun one, since we got to enjoy the 70 degree weather!

Friday night, Bo had to make a trip to the Urgent Care clinic to see if he needed stitches after a workplace "oops". Luckily, he didn't need them, and instead came home with a bandaged leg and dinner from a new place in town called Mojos.

On Saturday, we rounded up Bob & Randi and headed to Mobile. We ran some errands, went to the Mobile Homebuilder's Show, and stopped at a great farmer's market called Rick's Produce where we got 10 pounds of potatoes for 99 cents! We had lunch at Five Guys, home of maybe the best burger ever, before heading home.

While Bo had a work function on Sunday, Tanner & Hampton headed to the fabric store and TJ Maxx to pick up some stuff for guess who? That's right, the king of the house! We rounded out the weekend by catching up on some TV shows we hadn't had a chance to see yet. It was a beautiful weekend, and we're looking forward to many more of wonderful weather!

Hampton Hang Out

Hampton doesn't quite get the appeal of the johnny jump up yet. He loves to bounce, so we thought he'd love to do it on his own. So far, he's just "hanging out" in it.....sucking on the top & spinning himself in a circle. As soon as he figures it out, though, we know there will be no stopping him!

Whatever You Call It......

...Binky, Fooler, Paci, or Plug......

.....We Likey!!!

Happy 4-Month Birthday!

We can't believe it's already been another month! Where is time going? Hampton is getting bigger, cuter, and more fun by the day. We love watching him playing with his toys, and we love how he's interacting with us. Mostly, we just love him!

Current Likes:

Toys, toys, toys!
Sitting in his Bumbo
Squealing as loud as possible
Watching everything that is going on
Putting anything & everything into his mouth


Current Dislikes:

Waiting on his bottle....when he's ready to eat, he's ready to eat!
Taking a nap
His door jumper. He just doesn't quite understand it yet.
Not being able to eat the yummy-looking stuff we do.
Not being able to wear all his cute spring clothes because it's so darn cold!

Happy Everything!

Today is a big day! Not only is it Tanner's mom's birthday, but it's also Tanner's brother & sister-in-law's anniversary. We wish a happy day of celebrations to everyone! Have a great day Randi, John, & Amy!

John & Amy at our wedding in 1999....they've been together a long time!

Randi at Christmas in 2008.....she's been on the planet a long time! Ha ha ha!

Who Says Naptime Isn't Fun?

Hampton is starting to really be interested in some of his toys, so this week, we decided to get out a new one.

One of Bo's co-workers gave Hampton a toy that has toys hanging from it, so we decided to try it out. First, we sat Hampton in his bumbo seat, and he played and giggled with it for a good bit.

After a little while, he got frustrated, so Tanner decided to make him a pallet in the living room to lay on and play with other toys. She added the fisher-price thing, too, in case he wanted to play with it again later.

Hampton went straight back for that toy, kicking and grabbing at it. The next time she looked over, Hampton was asleep! He had fallen asleep while playing with it. 20 minutes later, he was back awake and back to playing with the toy....like he'd never stopped!