Freddy’s 4 month stats:

16 lbs 10 oz (75th percentile)

25 inches (50th percentile)

He is a big HAPPY boy and he is pretty much ahead of schedule on everything.  

We LOVE our boy!

I was busy picking up or something this morning and I looked over at you and this is the face you were giving me.  I LOVE YOUR FACE!

You are the most amazing baby in the whole world!  You are so easy going, so funny, so happy and completely adorable.  You are sleeping wonderfully, but your Dad still gets to have man time with you.  You usually go to bed between 8:30 & 9 pm and then wake up around 6:30 or 7 am.  I feed you and then Daddy takes you downstairs and plays with you until your first nap of the day.  You have a great time with Daddy, but I think Daddy enjoys his time with you even more.  One of the games that Daddy likes to play with you is “FLYING FREDDY” – it’s where Daddy takes you under the arms and puts you high above his head and flies you all around the air yelling in a high pitched voice, “FLYING FREDDY, FLYING FREDDY, FLYING FREDDY!!!”  You love this game.  

You have been learning so much lately.  You are really good at grabbing things, moving them and putting them in your mouth.  You are sitting up!  Fredrick – you are 4 months old and you can sit up by yourself!  You are not good enough yet to sit up with out Mama or Daddy right by you and with pillows around but you are doing it.  You are so amazing!  You are starting to teeth.  You don’t have any teeth yet, and probably won’t have any for a long time yet, but you are chewing on EVERYTHING, drooling like crazy and you’ve been a tad bit more grouchy than normal.  You are talking and laughing so much more now.  It is so fun to hear your little voice and it’s impossible to listen to you laugh and not be filled with complete happiness.

You love going OUT.  Whether it is to the grocery store, the fabric store, a restaurant…church…it doesn’t matter.  You just love going there and being there.   You give a huge smile to every single person that you see – whether they are looking at you or not.  You laugh at any person who talks to you (Mom and Dad try everything and anything to get you to laugh and have the hardest time, but a perfect stranger can say, “Well aren’t you cute!?” and then you just crack up laughing…then of course they want to keep talking to you and you keep laughing and so they keep talking….we always end up spending a lot more time than I plan on when we go places).  We recently went out to dinner where you went crazy at the dinner table while we were waiting for our food.  You were just so excited – you were bouncing all around, I could barely keep hold of you.  You were screaming and talking and smiling – you were so cute.  Another time we were at dinner a family seated near our table couldn’t help but just adore you the entire time we were there.  They would talk amongst themselves for like 5 minutes and then it was back to talking to Freddy…then they would talk to each other and then it was back to you!  They couldn’t get enough of you.

Somethings that people have said about you:

“MOM, he looks like that grown up man who eats way too many chicken wings!”

“That is the CUTEST baby I have seen in a VERY long time!”

“Well he looks like he’s a GOOD eater!”

“He looks like a breast fed baby”

“What are you feeding him??? CREAM?!”

“He is so…Jolly…”

“Freddy, you are the smiliest baby!”

Freddy, I can’t tell you enough how happy you make me.  I love everything about you.  You give them best smiles.  You give the best snuggles (you get that from your Dad).  A game we have been playing lately is, “UPSIDE DOWN FREDDY!”  It’s just where I take you by the cankles and hold you upside down while saying in a high pitched voice, “UPSIDE DOWN FREDDY, UPSIDE DOWN FREDDY!!!”  You love it and I love to see you smile and hear you laugh.  You are getting more and more active, so Daddy and I went out and bought you a new toy.  You are still growing into it…but you love it.  Here is a couple of pictures of you in it today (on your 4 month day).

We also bought those little rings you are reaching for…you LOVE them.  p.s. notice your slobber face!

Like I said, you’re still growing into it a little bit.  LOOK AT THOSE CHUNKY LEGS!

I don’t know if you can tell in this picture, but you LOVE to stomp.  You’re in mid-stomp right now and you are super happy!

Do babies get any cuter?!?!  No…no, they don’t!

Fredrick boy…I love you so much.  You make me happier and happier every single day, because I love you more and more every single day.  You are one of the greatest blessings in my life.  I hope you always know how much I love you.  I would do anything for you.  Happy 4 months baby.  They have been the best 4 months of my life…I just wish time would go by a little bit slower…I am going to miss you being 4 months old.  I already miss you being tiny tiny…but I love watching you grow.  I love you my stinker silly, Mama love you!

Watching the fireworks, Freddy LOVED them

Freddy and his friends Jackson and Landon

Daddy (Daddy’s dinner) and Freddy

This little guy is only 1 week younger than Freddy.  So cute!  He has little side burns!

And this is just cause I forgot…..

This is the shirt Freddy and I made Daddy for Fathers day.  Love you Daddy!

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THIS 4TH OF JULY THAT WE ARE NOT PREGNANT!

One year ago today, we found out about Freddy.  We are so grateful for him.  We decided JUST FOR FUN to take a pregnancy test and we were VERY pleased with the results.  Anyway, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY – Hope you have a great holiday

MORE PHOTOS OF FREDDY….

Typical Everyday Freddy…so happy

Me: Rita, can I borrow your pen?

Rita: Sure….if I can hold your baby…?

Me: Deal (exchange pen for baby)

  a few moments later

Rita’s little boy: Mom, feel how soft his head is!!!!

Rita: Yeah, be careful…not too hard

(I look back to check on him…happy as a clam)

  a few moments later

Rita’s little boy: MOM, look how wiggly his ears are!!!

Rita: Yeah….

   a few moments later

Rita’s little boy: MOM, he looks like that grown up man who eats way too many chicken wings…

Rita: Uh, OK…

Burgess and I: Laughing during church.

Freddy: Happy as can be…

Later on Rita describes Freddy as “Jolly”.  I think that is a great description.

I thought that was worth sharing

I couldn’t get these pictures on this website so I put them on my journaling blog…if you want to see, go to here!

My Dad is….

Genius

Successful

Fun

FUNNY

Generous

Selfless

Kind

Hard Working

an Example for me and my child

Creative

Devoted

Humble

a Sponge (that was Burgess )

Persistent

Handsome

Wise

Faithful

Obedient

Dad, you are amazing to me.  I love you.  Happy Fathers day!

Burgess made the Dean’s List!

Let’s see….

Burgess worked full time

took 15 credit hours

 had a baby

did all the night time feedings

and made the Dean’s List….

My husband is amazing….

Freddy pretty much came out of the womb sucking his fists.  He has been trying ever since he was born to suck his thumb but for some reason when he closes his fist he always tucks his thumb underneath his fingers so he ends up gnawing on his fists.  Well he finally found his thumb…but still can’t close his hand with out tucking his thumb under his fingers….one step at a time….

He is so cute when he sucks it because he has to keep his whole hand open so he won’t lose his thumb.  I love how he “smacks” while sucking.  He now sucks on his thumb ALL THE TIME!

 
GREAT JOB FREDDY!  You got your thumb!