Laughing with Sarah

Four months - March 21, 2014 Look at this big, beautiful boy! Happy four months, Sam! If it is possible, I think that he is getting cuter and cuter each month. As I write this, I am looking over at his rosy cheeks and big, curious eyes, and his red-tinged hair, and his little button nose, and I just can't get over how sweet this little man is. Sam had his four month well-baby appointment on Friday. He weighs 14lbs, 2 oz and is 25 inches long. He is strong and healthy, and is right at the 50th percentile in height, weight, and head circumference. He also got three more vaccines. One oral (which he loved), and two in his little legs. The nurses each took a side, had me hold his hands and get my face up close to his, and then on the count of three, stuck him at the same time. His eyes got wide, then filled with tears, and then that little lower lip came out, and he was sad baby until I could pick him up and cuddle him close. Sam is getting stronger every day. He's not wi...

I have been planning for a while to write up a review on all the baby stuff we registered for and received. We were fairly conservative in our registering - really honed in on the basics. So most of the things we received are in our regular rotation. This list might look long, but these are all things that we use regularly - much of it daily, and the rest of it weekly if not more often. GEAR Travel system - After lots of research and reading lots of reviews, we settled on the Britax B-Agile stroller/B-Safe carrier travel system . We love it. The stroller is lightweight and easy to maneuver. The carrier is super-safe...and heavy. The weight of the carrier is the only thing I don't love. But it snaps easily into the stroller and into the car seat base, and the car seat base was super easy to install. No regrets about this purchase at all. Baby seat/swing - We registered for a baby seat ( Summer Infant Resting Up Napper ), which is helpful for setting Sam down when we are down...