Happy 4 Months!

Happy 4 months my sweet bugaboo!

His stats:
Weight- 13 lbs 9oz
Height- 23 1/2 inches
 

- Daniel still loves to be swaddled to sleep. He has figured out how to get himself out but most of the time he stays all bundled up. It is pretty cute though when he just gets one arm out or just his little fingers poke out.

- He still loves bath time! He loves to splash and play in the tub. I think giving him a bath is one of my favorite things to do with him because he is so happy during it. 

- He is wearing 0-3 month clothes but his coming home from the hospital outfit is still big on him (its newborn!)

- We started using the bumbo more which I love because its easy to move to wherever I am in the apartment but Dan doesn't like it for long periods of time. It restricts his movement which he really isn't a fan of. 

- Dan is so strong! He is starting to try to pull himself up when he is laying down and doing little baby crunches. He is doing better with tummy time and doesn't get frustrated with it as quickly as he did. He is great at holding his head up and reaching for his toys. 

- He is such a happy baby now! He usually only cries when he is hungry and when he has to burp. He likes to snuggle and be held but he won't fall asleep in our arms anymore unless he is just completely exhausted :( 

- We are so blessed to have a baby who is such a good sleeper. He has never had his days and nights mixed up. We have a nice bedtime routine now. He gets a bath and then we feed him. Then we sit and read scriptures together and say our prayers. Its a nice wind down to the day. Once we put him down he will sleep about 8 hours or so which is great for us.

-He has discovered his fingers and hands so they are always in his mouth! He frequently gets frustrated when he realizes that he cannot keep his hands in his mouth while he eats or when he has his pacifier in his mouth.

- Dan is so close to rolling over. We're increasing the amount of tummy time and side time we do to help him get even stronger and to help his head round out since it is a little flat.

Notice the hand out of the blanket...silly boy :)

Carolina Raptor Center

One thing we knew we wanted to do while Mike was out of school was to go out to dinner at the cheesecake factory. So while we were in Charlotte we found this place that helps injured birds of prey called the Carolina Raptor Center. Mike loves falcons and hawks so I knew he would really enjoy it. It was nice but it would've been better if the weather had been nicer but we had the whole place to ourselves which was awesome so we could be loud and take our time.

We also got to see some cool birds while were there. We saw eagles, owls, hawks, falcons and some other types that I can't remember the name of. Most of these birds are there because they were hurt and so they can't fly and some were imprinted on humans so they can't live with other birds.

Bald Eagle- They had six

Red Tailed Hawk- Mike's favorite

After seeing the birds we went to cheesecake factory and had a very yummy dinner and oh so delicious cheesecake :) All in all it was a great day to spend with my little family and Daniel was a champ the whole day!

Cross Country

This last weekend my dad brought his cross country team up to Dorman High School in Spartanburg for a meet. Since its so close to us we decided to go see my dad and let Dan see his grandpa too.

Before Dan was born my dad bought him a shirt that said 'future patriot' since my dad coaches the patriots at Fort. We put the shirt on when he was first born and it swallowed him and when we put it on this past weekend the difference was amazing! I can't believe how much he's grown in just a few months...it makes me sad and happy all at the same time. We had a great time cheering the team on though!

Top of the World

Since Mike has this week off from school we decided to go and do something everyday and just explore the area that we live in. This was also the best way to get Daniel used to spending time in the car while still letting him sleep in his bed at night.

The first place we decided to go visit was Mt. Mitchell which is the highest point East of the Mississippi. We picked the only day this week that it hasn't been cloudy and raining to go and it was beautiful. The drive up the Blue Ridge Parkway is beautiful so half the fun of going is the beautiful view you get all the way up. The view at the top was beautiful. I love getting to enjoy the beauty of the Earth. Being up there really made me miss being in the mountains though. As beautiful and amazing as it was, its just not the same as being out West. Still I can appreciate these mountains and it truly is amazing and beautiful.

These were at an outlook at about the halfway point. 

When you get to the top you still have to walk a little bit to get to the summit but really its not far at all. It was funny though because we were tired going up and out of breath since we are so used to being at a lower elevation. It was a bit sad but it would have been fun to do a little more hiking so hopefully we can go back. The view was worth it though.