Ezra's 4 Month Report

Weight: 15 lbs 2 oz (60th %)

Height: 26" (90th %)

Ezra is a happy, hefty baby. We've been going through a cold in our house (started with croup in Ava), so for about 4 nights he slept 10-11 hours without waking, and barely slept at all during the days. Last night he woke up again in the middle of the night though, so I'm not sure what the pattern going forward will be. He's so precious to me I can hardly stand it sometimes. Ava has started kissing his cheeks repeatedly the way she sees mommy do it.
He is loving to feel textures in his mouth. He grabs blankets and whatever else is in reach and chews/sucks on them. He also love to munch his hands.
He still has the redness around his eyes and forehead and we have an appointment tomorrow with the pediatric dermatologist to see if he can figure it out.
His eyes are still blue and he still has his white patches of hair.
I love my kids. I just can't say that enough.

Laughing Stock

Ezra likes to chuckle and laugh. Here's a mini video of him smiling and chuckling. It's not his biggest smiles, but still he's pretty happy.

He's quite the opposite of Ava. At 3 months he's wearing 6 month clothes, and I think at 6 months Ava was wearing 3 month clothes. He's a really sweet baby and we feel very blessed to have him. Ava loves to give him hugs and kisses too.
And here's one of Ezra in the stroller (wearing a pumpkin hat) smiling a really big smile.

Bubble, Bubble, Foam and Trouble

Last weekend Ryan still had a foam making machine in the truck from some events they've been putting on. So we decided to bring it out and let the kids have some fun. First we let Ava play in the morning (she loves bubbles when bathing or doing dishes, so we knew this would be a hit with her). Then we took it to Grandma's house in the evening and covered the trampoline with bubbles. They had a blast (despite the moment of whining in the video).

In other note-worthy news, Ava's food of the week is broccoli! She is loving it (and so am I)! We call it "baby broccoli" because it is "baby trees" and lots of fun to eat.

Ezra's 3-Month Report

Weight: 14.4 lbs (75th %)   Height: 25.4 inches (95th %)

He smiles and coos and sleeps well. He does have some acid reflux and has been spitting up a lot lately, but he's still a sweetheart. I just have to do laundry twice a week. He has started drooling a lot lately too—I think teeth are coming. His cheeks are oh-so-kissable!

I just love the little (big) guy! He's such a sweet baby, and very much a mama's boy. 

He has some red splotchiness around his eyes and forehead, so we are working on figuring out what that is all about. First we will try Benadryl (doctor's instructions) to determine if it's an allergy to something. If that helps, then we'll work on figuring out what the allergy is. If that does nothing, we will try an eczema medication, but I don't think it's eczema.

Ava's Alphabet

Ava sings the following for her ABC's:
A-B-C-F-G-I-Q-R-S
She sings it whenever she sees letters or words on something, like a t-shirt or paperwork.

He Sits!

Ezra is now 2 months old, and doing great. Well, doing great except for thrush. Thrush is definitely not great, not for baby and not for mom.
He is able to sit in the Bumbo now, though I haven't left him in it for too long yet. 

 How many chins do you see?

 He knows what's coming...

And the kiss is planted.

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

The other night on our way home from Grandma's house, I heard from the back seat, "Tinkle, Tinkle, star,(mumbling) high, diamond, (mumbling) sky." I realized Ava was singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I haven't sung that to her for a while, but somebody must have more recently. It was precious. I love those little moments when they do something unexpected that you didn't know they were capable of!

And to keep thing interesting, here is a blurry phone pic of a big scratch Ava acquired on her face during a nap one afternoon last week. I saw it as soon as I went to get her and couldn't figure out how.... What I thought was a piece of skin at the bottom of the scratch turned out to be a large wooden splinter protruding from her face! I still can't figure out where it came from though, I see no missing slivers from the crib. Now I can say, without exaggeration, that this child gets injured even in her sleep! (She also gave herself a black eye and a scratch near her eye in two separate incidents in that same week. And no, I'm not a negligent parent).