Anson's Big Swim

I took Anson to the pool last weekend while Grady and Daddy were at the Big Dig (Daddy forgot the camera, so no pictures - boo). It was Anson's first time actually going in the water (other than just dipping his toes). He seemed unsure but certainly didn't fuss or show any unhappiness. He was actually "sitting" on the top step for a while, just relaxing.

Of course, being by myself, I couldn't get any pictures of him IN the pool, but here are a few of him all ready to go!

Thanks Gaga!

Grandma Schmidt (Gaga, as G calls her) came to stay with us last week when Daddy had to travel to Atlanta. It was so great to have her and she was TONS of help. I am not sure what sort of insanity would have occurred without her, but I feel like I may owe my life to her right now. So THANK YOU GAGA! She made everything nicer for everyone. It was especially nice that I could bring Grady to his first week of school without worrying about Anson being happy or tired or whatever. Whether he realizes it or not, I know Grady is thankful for that too.

Here are a few pictures from the week:


Gaga and Anson







Gaga was great about playing with Anson when I was doing some special things with G, like going to the playground. She also got him to roll from back to belly, which had only done once before! Here he is having some tummy time.

Smiling at the baby on the block:



The pictures of Grady's first day of school were also taken when she was here. Wish there were more pictures, but we were busy taking care of the boys!

Anson is 4 months old!

Baby Anson is 4 months old today! He celebrated by sleeping fabulously last night - 7:30PM to 5:30AM straight through. Then he went back to sleep for 2 more hours. Keep it up A!

At 4 months he is doing very well. He is an extremely happy and mellow baby. He is nice and chunky (about 14.5 pounds - we'll know for sure next week) and seems very healthy. He LOVES to eat and so far is still just nursing. Some solid food will be in his near future (just rice cereal for now). He is wearing 3-6 month clothes but some are already too short for him. He seems quite long! He is rolling both ways now (though he doesn't do it all the time), smiles almost constantly, and is starting to laugh quite a bit now. He is just starting to grab at and sometimes even hold toys. He also seems to REALLY want to sit on his own, though it will be a little while before he is capable of that. He loves when we sing to him and play little games (like bicycling his legs).

Most nights he sleeps from about 7:30PM-6:30AM and only wakes once to nurse. Then he goes back to sleep for about another hour. Naps continue to be a bit all over the place, though he seems to be doing better lately.

Here is a picture of the little guy - hanging out and smiling - what he normally does.