7 months

our sweet boy is 7 months old! he now has 4 teeth, and is getting a 5th. he will eat pretty much anything you give him (he LOVES bananas) he is able to sit up on his own now..and i'm sure it won't be long until he is crawling everywhere. he is so curious about everything and will put anything he can get his hands on in his mouth. javan has been babbling a ton, and last week he even said ma ma! well..it's more like ma ma ma ma ma ma:) (although i'm sure he does not know what he is saying, it still makes me smile)

Merry Christmas!!

merry christmas everyone!!

javan's first christmas was the best one yet.. we spent the holiday with lots of food and family :) it was definitely a white and snowy christmas. javan loved grabbing at the christmas tree branches, staring at the lights, and tearing open..(well, trying to eat) his gifts... happy birthday jesus!

well i was a little off.. Javan is 18lbs 7 oz and 28 inches long at his 6 month appointment today.. still getting so big! this will be his first thanksgiving!!! we are SO thankful that he is a part of our family.. healthy and happy:) thank you God.

6 Months old!

Javan is yet another month older. half a year already!!! wow. he has gotten so big and is the sweetest boy. he is rolling around like crazy.. almost able to sit up by himself.. loves to hear himself "talk".. and sleeps all the time! he will sleep about 12 hours at night, plus 4 naps during the day! he must be growing. we started giving him a bit of cereal this week. he LOVES it, no surprise :) i will be curious to see how big he is at his 6 month appointment on wednesday.. i'm guessing he is 30 inches long. we will see!!

little wonders

one of our favorite things is to go on walks to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. javan loves looking up at the trees as we pass under them. he seems mesmerized by the colorful leaves blowing in the wind. i will miss this when the trees are bare and it's too cold for a walk..

5 months!

on october 21st javan was officially 5 months old!

he is such a joy each and every day. he is getting more and more personality, laughing and smiling at us all the time. his bottom 2 teeth popped through this week!! he is rolling like crazy, and not wanting to stay in one place for too long. he is sleeping better at night since we started giving him a big bottle before bed. last night he even went 12 hours between feedings, only waking up once to have his diaper changed! that is a record for him.. he loves to hear himself "talk" and will make silly noises and then laugh at himself. it's so cute:)

Pennsylvania

our first family vacation! we flew out to PA to visit jared's brother andrew and his family.. javan did great on the airplane. it was a great time. so wonderful to spend time with family! we miss having them closer. here he is at a pumpkin patch with his cousins ethan and justus.

Javan is 4 months old!!!

wow, time flies. it's hard to believe our little baby (who isn't so little anymore) is already 4 months old. this past month has been filled with lots of laughs and smiles, becoming more interactive and aware, and finding comfort in thumb sucking when he is tired. he has also discovered that he has feet and likes to stare at them and watch them move, and also grabs at them from time to time. this past month we have become adjusted to me returning to work part time. javan does great with daddy the nights i am gone and has figured out that a bottle isn't so bad after all :) at his 4 month check up, our little man weighed in at 16#5 and was 26.75 inches long (95% for length!!) i think he is going to be tall like his daddy. we thank God for 4 months of life with our sweet boy. he brings us so much joy each and every day.

happy baby

3 months

i can't believe our little guy was 3 months old on aug 21st! he is such a joy. so many smiles and laughs.. he is making lots of cooing noise and loves to hear himself "talk". he has discovered his hands and will just stare at them as they move. he has also found his thumb/fingers and will suck on them quite often. he is getting better at putting himself to sleep in his crib. he is so observant and will be completely entertained laying on his back looking at his toys. he is such a big boy! 15#6oz and 26.5 inches already. he is growing up so fast. we are so incredibly thankful that he is in our lives.

smiles

Javan has been smiling so much!! so cute :)

Javan is 2 months!!

i can't believe how fast time goes now that we have him.. this past month has been wonderful! he is getting bigger each day, sleeping better, and starting to smile a lot more! it is so sweet:) javan is now 14 lbs and 23.5 inches and is in the 89th percentile for his age.  he is going to be a big boy!! i am enjoying these last few weeks before i go back to work part time.  here are some pics from this month...enjoy!

2 week professional pics

Here are some of Javan's 2 week portraits we had taken by Sarah Schultz Photography. He did so well during the photo shoot! He was awake the whole time.  We think they turned out really well:) 

happy one month javan jared!

Happy Father's Day

Happy 1st Father's Day to the best daddy in the world!! Jared is such a wonderful father to our little boy.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband to be Javan's daddy.  Here is a picture of Javan wearing the outfit that his daddy wore home from the hospital 30 years ago!! He is such a handsome boy, just like his dad. 

one month old!

We can't believe our baby boy will be one month old tomorrow.. Wow, how time flies!  Javan is such a joy to have in our lives. He is the sweetest little boy.  We can't imagine how life was without him.  He is getting bigger and bigger each day,... getting more and more alert.. and has even given us a few precious smiles :) Here are some photos from the past month.  

javan's hair is curly when it gets wet.. just like daddy!